Hey guys,
I've been thinking alot how other magicians think. Yeah, kinda weird, but I have for some reason. (I was bored )
Now think for a second and I know it's hard for most of you guys, but think of why you complete your trick. Think of why you do the trick in the first place. Think of why you do magic.
I don't know why you guys do it, but I do it because honestly, it's just fun for me. I love to have a good time and it just so happends that magic is what I like to do for fun best. And that's really the whole point of magic and the entertainment industry in the first place. It's to have the performers and the audience have a good time.
Todays younger magicians focus is all wrong. Not all of yalls, but most of you. How many of you here's main focus is to get that freak out reaction? Raise your hand...now if you just raised your hand, your dumb because your sitting there by yourself on the computer raising your hand for no reason because someone told you too. But most of you guys probrably said yes in your mind and this was my goal for a long time too. Is to get that freak out reaction out of people.
Freak out reactions to most magicians are the best types of reactions and the most enjoyable to you. And some of you when you dont get this reaction and instead they stand or sit or whatever gigleing or sitting there silent, you guys get disapointed. Because YOU didn't get the reaction YOU wanted. When in reality, it's not about YOU.
You have to let the spectator enjoy themselves just as much as you enjoy performing for them. They dont have to FREAK OUT for them to have a good time. Let them react any way they feel is more FUN for them. You DONT have to have your entire performance trying to scare your audience in your tricks to get a good reaction. Most likely, if you hang back and hang loose and go with the flow and be natural they will have a better time and you will have a better time.
If in turn they DO freak out when you dont try to FORCE them to freak out, then that's great good for you. But if they don't, don't get down on yourself because that will hurt your performance and hurt your audience chances of having fun.
The center of the universe shouldn't be around your audiences reaction, it should be the fun they and you are having through-out the ENTIRE effect and performance.
Sometimes a smile or a look of astonishment in their eyes is a hell of alot better for your spectator than a FREAK OUT.
Have a good one,
I've been thinking alot how other magicians think. Yeah, kinda weird, but I have for some reason. (I was bored )
Now think for a second and I know it's hard for most of you guys, but think of why you complete your trick. Think of why you do the trick in the first place. Think of why you do magic.
I don't know why you guys do it, but I do it because honestly, it's just fun for me. I love to have a good time and it just so happends that magic is what I like to do for fun best. And that's really the whole point of magic and the entertainment industry in the first place. It's to have the performers and the audience have a good time.
Todays younger magicians focus is all wrong. Not all of yalls, but most of you. How many of you here's main focus is to get that freak out reaction? Raise your hand...now if you just raised your hand, your dumb because your sitting there by yourself on the computer raising your hand for no reason because someone told you too. But most of you guys probrably said yes in your mind and this was my goal for a long time too. Is to get that freak out reaction out of people.
Freak out reactions to most magicians are the best types of reactions and the most enjoyable to you. And some of you when you dont get this reaction and instead they stand or sit or whatever gigleing or sitting there silent, you guys get disapointed. Because YOU didn't get the reaction YOU wanted. When in reality, it's not about YOU.
You have to let the spectator enjoy themselves just as much as you enjoy performing for them. They dont have to FREAK OUT for them to have a good time. Let them react any way they feel is more FUN for them. You DONT have to have your entire performance trying to scare your audience in your tricks to get a good reaction. Most likely, if you hang back and hang loose and go with the flow and be natural they will have a better time and you will have a better time.
If in turn they DO freak out when you dont try to FORCE them to freak out, then that's great good for you. But if they don't, don't get down on yourself because that will hurt your performance and hurt your audience chances of having fun.
The center of the universe shouldn't be around your audiences reaction, it should be the fun they and you are having through-out the ENTIRE effect and performance.
Sometimes a smile or a look of astonishment in their eyes is a hell of alot better for your spectator than a FREAK OUT.
Have a good one,