School magic

s13zeTheDay · 03-30-2011, 04:06 AM

This is my first attempt at filming some magic at school. Enjoy.

la0o9 · 03-30-2011, 07:42 AM

so... which guy was you?

and it seems you've managed to fooled quite a few people, just check the comments out.

Albert · 03-30-2011, 08:49 AM

Good job! It always takes courage to go out and perform!

Just a few pointers for the future (which is hard to control at first):
1) It seems like you were a bit nervous, which made you speed up some of your tricks. Slow down and make sure the spectators can easily follow what you are doing. Just take a nice breather in the middle of your tricks to slow down your pace;
2) During your the biddle trick, you said something like "now spread the cards and you will see one card face down". In the future, I would try and avoid telling the spectators what will happen since it ruins the climax.

Other than that, well done!

s13zeTheDay · 03-30-2011, 02:24 PM

I have been debating what to do in the biddle trick, because many people don't know what to do if I don't expressly tell them. For example, many people either just turn over the top card or start spreading then stop, because they don't know what they're looking for. While I agree that in general you shouldn't say what's going to happen, I do think that in this instance there is still some suspense because they look to see 1) if it really happened and 2) if it's actually their card. Though I still think that this isn't ideal, just from my experiences better than not.

Also thanks!

Albert · 03-30-2011, 05:06 PM

Of course, i know what you mean since ive been performing the biddle trick like that before. Personally i changed up the patter up a bit so that i could later say "...and like that your card returns to the deck. Check for yourself" or something along those lines. Coming up with a good patter is always difficult

la0o9 · 03-31-2011, 07:39 AM

Personally, i just like to act like i don't know anything( after the false count i spread the cards BEFORE saying that i'll make one disappear), and then i just let them "help" me look for the card inside the deck( yep, incompetent magician act, but i only do it as the 3rd or 4th trick after establishing that i'm a decent magician, it loosens people up a bit). But i agree, patter is hard...

Fruglemonkey · 03-31-2011, 05:06 PM

How big's your school?

s13zeTheDay · 04-01-2011, 12:08 AM

there are about 850 kids

s13zeTheDay · 05-13-2011, 12:06 AM

EPISODE 2
Enjoy

Albert · 05-13-2011, 12:40 AM

Good job going out there and performing for the crowd!

I do believe a little more practice can really improve the performance, but nice job regardless!

03-30-2011, 04:06 AM	#1
s13zeTheDay Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 150	School magic This is my first attempt at filming some magic at school. Enjoy. __________________ What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is, what can you make people believe you have done. --Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study In Scarlet

03-30-2011, 07:42 AM	#2
la0o9 Move monkey atm Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Not where you'd want to go :P Posts: 747	so... which guy was you? and it seems you've managed to fooled quite a few people, just check the comments out. __________________ "Doubt isn't the same as saying people are bad, it simply means you actually care, 100% trust is nothing more than ignorance"~ Akiyama Shinichi- Liar Game "It's not the destination but the road to it that is worth the trip" "Be careful what you wish for... it might just come true"~ old saying "It's a small world, but only relatively" "Reality is not the world, it is the way humankind depicts the world, thus when you alter a person's way of seeing the world, you alter reality itself"

03-30-2011, 08:49 AM	#3
Albert DarkSleightZ Artist Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 671 Donor Score: 110	Good job! It always takes courage to go out and perform! Just a few pointers for the future (which is hard to control at first): 1) It seems like you were a bit nervous, which made you speed up some of your tricks. Slow down and make sure the spectators can easily follow what you are doing. Just take a nice breather in the middle of your tricks to slow down your pace; 2) During your the biddle trick, you said something like "now spread the cards and you will see one card face down". In the future, I would try and avoid telling the spectators what will happen since it ruins the climax. Other than that, well done! __________________ "Bluffing is an important act to all strategies." - Lelouch Lamperouge

03-30-2011, 02:24 PM	#4
s13zeTheDay Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 150	I have been debating what to do in the biddle trick, because many people don't know what to do if I don't expressly tell them. For example, many people either just turn over the top card or start spreading then stop, because they don't know what they're looking for. While I agree that in general you shouldn't say what's going to happen, I do think that in this instance there is still some suspense because they look to see 1) if it really happened and 2) if it's actually their card. Though I still think that this isn't ideal, just from my experiences better than not. Also thanks! __________________ What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is, what can you make people believe you have done. --Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study In Scarlet

03-30-2011, 05:06 PM	#5
Albert DarkSleightZ Artist Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 671 Donor Score: 110	Of course, i know what you mean since ive been performing the biddle trick like that before. Personally i changed up the patter up a bit so that i could later say "...and like that your card returns to the deck. Check for yourself" or something along those lines. Coming up with a good patter is always difficult __________________ "Bluffing is an important act to all strategies." - Lelouch Lamperouge

03-31-2011, 07:39 AM	#6
la0o9 Move monkey atm Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Not where you'd want to go :P Posts: 747	Personally, i just like to act like i don't know anything( after the false count i spread the cards BEFORE saying that i'll make one disappear), and then i just let them "help" me look for the card inside the deck( yep, incompetent magician act, but i only do it as the 3rd or 4th trick after establishing that i'm a decent magician, it loosens people up a bit). But i agree, patter is hard... __________________ "Doubt isn't the same as saying people are bad, it simply means you actually care, 100% trust is nothing more than ignorance"~ Akiyama Shinichi- Liar Game "It's not the destination but the road to it that is worth the trip" "Be careful what you wish for... it might just come true"~ old saying "It's a small world, but only relatively" "Reality is not the world, it is the way humankind depicts the world, thus when you alter a person's way of seeing the world, you alter reality itself"

03-31-2011, 05:06 PM	#7
Fruglemonkey Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 41	How big's your school?

04-01-2011, 12:08 AM	#8
s13zeTheDay Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 150	there are about 850 kids __________________ What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is, what can you make people believe you have done. --Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study In Scarlet

05-13-2011, 12:06 AM	#9
s13zeTheDay Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 150	EPISODE 2 Enjoy __________________ What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is, what can you make people believe you have done. --Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study In Scarlet

05-13-2011, 12:40 AM	#10
Albert DarkSleightZ Artist Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 671 Donor Score: 110	Good job going out there and performing for the crowd! I do believe a little more practice can really improve the performance, but nice job regardless! __________________ "Bluffing is an important act to all strategies." - Lelouch Lamperouge