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Tension
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Tension is the root of all evil.
Whenever we get caught, busted by our audience, you can
bet tension did the deed. |
In every sleight, easy
or difficult, you can find some degree of tension. The audience
doesn't see the tension; They smell it! They know you're guilty just
like a border guard knows you've got a Cohiba.
At the seminar, you'll learn about the sources of tension. We'll
talk about
how to spot it, and how to eliminate it. We'll learn which sleights
encourage relaxation by their very design. Some sleights necessitate
so much
tension that we'll never be able to use them effectively. We'll
learn how to
recognize these sleight for what they are, and throw them away
forever.
Sometimes we can't eliminate tension; we'll learn how to cover it.
Sometimes, tension can help us - we'll learn how.
Angle efficiency
We live in a 'magic
club culture'. We all talk about magic with our magician friends.
This affects our point of view in ways we can never understand. Our
skewed perspective often works against us. We perform a trick, and
get terrible results. How could this happen? The book said this idea
would work. My magician friend said this idea would work! Sometimes
the resources at our disposal don't address the problems we
encounter in the real world.
For example, many of us have problems performing magic surrounded.
In the
last century, before the advent of close up magic as a hobby, all
magicians
were professionals. They all performed in the real world. Those guys
knew
about practical technique.
These days, magic conventions are filled with guys doing moves for
one or
two people at a time. It's not uncommon to see ideas demonstrated in
a
corner, where two walls cover the bad angles. And god forbid the
spectators
are sober! Many of today's hobbies technique designers don't
perform. This
makes their job easy. They don't have to consider whether or not
their ideas
actually work.
 At
the seminar, we'll talk about angle efficiency. When we examine a
technique, we'll talk about when and how it should be used. Does it
work on
stage or just close up? Can it be done surrounded, or just for one
person?
Can it be done for seated people, or only for a group of standing
spectators
grouped tightly around you? Even if the move can't be done
completely surrounded, and many can't, can the move be covered from
the bad angle? If it can, the move is angle-efficient.
The masters addressed these problems every time they performed.
Today's
magicians view this discussion as an afterthought. You'll learn to
apply
this thinking to everything you do. It will improve your magic.
Let's take the Sting out of the
Sting.
You've probably been a magician so long you don't even remember what
it's
like to experience magic. It's been a long time for me. I know this
because
whenever I see a new trick that fools me I say, "Wow. That was neat.
What's
next?" But that's not how real spectators feel. To them, a strong
effect can
feel like a blow to the gut.
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The magic you'll learn at the
seminar looks incredible. Some of it uses overt misdirection to
make things appear right beneath your nose. When you're
spectators experience these effects, they get shocked. Remember
the feeling that first made you want to become a magician?
That's the feeling we're talking about. |
But that power comes with a price. You're a magician. You love
magic. When
you first felt that rush you loved it. That's not necessarily the
standard
response. A strong effect can literally knock the wind out of a
person.
Believe it or not, most normal people do not like a kick in the
stomach. I
know many world class sleight of hand men whom audiences would run
across
the street to avoid watching. I also know many successful, working
magicians
who have more modest skills. These men don't perform world class
magic. But
they make people smile, and they work all the time. It's hard to
perform
powerful sleight of hand magic, but it's even harder to perform it
in such a
way that people will enjoy the experience.
At the seminar, we'll talk about how to take the sting out of the
sting. We'll talk about techniques to apply after the magical punch,
when your
audience stands exposed before you. They're sensitive. They've had a
personal, powerful experience. You must consider next actions very
carefully. Your next words will either bring the audience closer to
you, or push them away. If you make the wrong choice, or no choice
at all, you'll never win them back. Forget about your show - you'll
have enough trouble getting out alive. Come to the seminar - learn
how to perform powerful magic AND make them thank you for it!
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Aaron Fisher 2008
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