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There is more to being a great magician than just
learning the secret behind a few magic tricks.
In fact, you don’t have to have great magical
talent to impress an audience with a magic trick.
Having a performance style that fits your personality
is key. The worst thing that a new magician can
do is learn a new trick and perform it exactly
as it was taught to them. Too many times, I have
seen a beginner performing a magic trick and using
jokes that just don’t fit their personality.
So here are the steps that I suggest to anyone
new to the art of magic and illusion: |
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1.
Find a particular trick or sleight that you would
like to learn. Choose only one… not twenty
at a time. |
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2.
Practice the skill part of the trick over and
over until you can perform it in your sleep. Then,
get up the next day and practice it some more. |
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3.
Create the story line (patter) that you will use
when you perform this trick. I suggest using something
different than what came in the instructions.
You’re a magician now, so be creative. Think
of something that will flow nicely and fit your
personality. Don’t force jokes if you
aren’t a funny person! |
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4.
Put it all together and practice, practice,
practice. Don’t show anyone the trick
until you are so comfortable with it that you
can perform it smoothly and naturally. I know
you won’t listen to this step… no
one does. But don’t get discouraged if
you perform the trick for a friend and they
bust you on the method. That has happened to
every magician at some point. There are a couple
of reasons why you might get caught. Maybe you
messed up the “move” and they saw
it. Maybe your misdirection needs some work.
Maybe you caused them to look where you didn’t
want them to look.
| EXAMPLE: you have a gimmicked deck of cards and you
start the trick off by saying “Here
I have an ordinary deck of cards.”
All that does is tells the spectator to
question if the cards are ordinary. The
better way to get the spectator to believe
that the cards are “ordinary,”
is to handle them in an ordinary fashion
before you start the trick. The spectator
will assume the cards are “ordinary”
if you treat them that way. |
| TIP:The
best way to get rid of a gimmicked deck
of cards after the trick is over, is to
work into a new trick that doesn’t
require them. For instance, lets say you
just made a card vanish from the deck and
re-appear in your pocket. As you remove
the card from your pocket, also remove your
next trick and move right into it after
a brief pause. Don’t give the spectator
time to question the method of your first
trick. |
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5. Don’t force people to watch you perform.
Although it’s hard for me to believe, there
are many people out there who just aren’t
into magic. You’re not going to change them,
so don’t perform for someone who doesn’t
want to see a trick. |
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6.
Know when to stop. When you are asked to perform
some magic, you should show your top two or three
magic tricks. Don’t go on and on until they
are completely bored of you. Leave them wanting
more. |
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7. Don’t challenge your audience to figure
the trick out. When you perform magic, it should
be fun for you and your spectators. If you position
it as a puzzle, they will try to figure out the
method, rather than enjoy the magic. |
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8.
This is the toughest one. Don’t reveal the
secret. If you do, you’re not going to be
banned from all the magic clubs in the world.
Angry magicians won’t beat you to death.
You will, however, lose the amazement of your
audience. They have no interest in learning magic; they just want to learn the secret. When
they can’t figure it out, it is amazing and
you are an incredible magician. As soon as they
learn the method, they will be disappointed and
they will no longer find you incredible. |
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9.
Come up with a great answer to “Can you make
my wife disappear?” You will hear this question
any time you perform for a group of married people. |
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