A way of improving the magic of the community

OliveroG · 05-13-2012, 07:23 AM

I was reading the forum and stuff, and this idea just came to my mind, it would be fun if, every once in a certain amount of time, everyone of us uploaded a video of a performance of an effect.

Why, you ask? Well bassically this has many advantages, first, you can show the forum your improvement, second, you can be told of your mistakes or the things you can improve, third, every list of two things must have a third.

So what do you guys think of this? Oh, when i say a performance, i mean a real routine, not a 10 seconds video of a vanish, something more elaborate (and therefore, fun to watch).

We're not an incredibly big community, so this idea seems to fit just right for us, but that's just my opinion.

Arnau · 05-14-2012, 07:45 PM

It sounds cool. But do you mean we should all agree to do it on the one day, or just upload performances from time to time in general?

I have been thinking of some performances to show you guys lately

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BTW, I think this is a great idea because it will motivate us to work hard on one routine just for uploading it here

OliveroG · 05-15-2012, 02:24 AM

If we get to do this, it should be taken as a compromise, so we would upload videos every specific date, like a gigantic project of the community. This should be really fun.

We could have sort of challenges every amount of time, for example... a week where you can only do... mentalism, or coin magic, or a week where you should do a trick with a spoon and a coin, so we will need to research new stuff and maybe find other kinds of magic that we might even like and start practicing after that.

thetophatfirm · 05-15-2012, 06:01 AM

I am so down with Olivero on this one!!!

TommySteal · 05-15-2012, 09:34 PM

The specific date thing, like once a week, sounds like a very cool way to get motivated and creative. I also like the challenge of performing whole routines and not just controls or colour changes. Good idea Marcos, let's see some magic.

Fin · 05-16-2012, 05:40 AM

I'd love to contribute to something like this but I'm pretty hard to pin down since I'm pretty busy with work. But keep me posted; I'm definitely interested

Arnau · 05-16-2012, 08:41 AM

It sounds really good

Shall we start deciding dates?

OliveroG · 05-16-2012, 03:56 PM

I think we first need to get a few more people interested, maybe a few Admins interested would help to organize.

KGaborMagic · 05-16-2012, 04:50 PM

Yeah, it's definiately a good idea. I'm in it!

Mark · 05-16-2012, 05:52 PM

Great, great idea!

I hope you understand I won't participate myself unless I'd have time left for it, but I'll definitely come in to give advice every now and then.

Did you have in mind to make this part of the Magicians-Only 'Magic Feedback' forum or?

la0o9 · 05-16-2012, 11:14 PM

looks like everybody is pumped, i wonder if i could join... with the schedule i'm running with these days...

Pig · 05-16-2012, 11:35 PM

once a week is too strict.
i hate real life conflicts.
btw +1 to the idea!

Arnau · 05-16-2012, 11:45 PM

We can do twice a month. In the middle and at the end of the month.

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We could start already at the end of this month maybe

OliveroG · 05-17-2012, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arnau

We can do twice a month. In the middle and at the end of the month.

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We could start already at the end of this month maybe

That seems right to me... but we should decide how to do it, we could do one big post where all the videos are embed, or should everyone do their posts separately?

Arnau · 05-17-2012, 12:59 PM

Yes, I think the best way to do it is by having someone post, on the agreed date, a message that says something like: "you now have x days to post a video". And we just post our videos as a response

TommySteal · 05-17-2012, 03:48 PM

We should post a new thread in the magic feed back section to start the whole thing, titled something like "Monthly Magic Challenge" and yes we should all respond to that thread with our vids every twice a month so that we would end up eventually with a very long thread full of ideas and opinions.

Arnau · 05-17-2012, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TommySteal

We should post a new thread in the magic feed back section to start the whole thing, titled something like "Monthly Magic Challenge" and yes we should all respond to that thread with our vids every twice a month so that we would end up eventually with a very long thread full of ideas and opinions.

Agree

OliveroG · 05-17-2012, 06:14 PM

Do you think twice a month is ok, or should it be monthly?

Arnau · 05-17-2012, 08:26 PM

I vote twice a month

la0o9 · 05-17-2012, 11:47 PM

i also vote twice a month

05-13-2012, 07:23 AM	#1
OliveroG Marcos Olivero Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Venezuela Posts: 103	A way of improving the magic of the community I was reading the forum and stuff, and this idea just came to my mind, it would be fun if, every once in a certain amount of time, everyone of us uploaded a video of a performance of an effect. Why, you ask? Well bassically this has many advantages, first, you can show the forum your improvement, second, you can be told of your mistakes or the things you can improve, third, every list of two things must have a third. So what do you guys think of this? Oh, when i say a performance, i mean a real routine, not a 10 seconds video of a vanish, something more elaborate (and therefore, fun to watch). We're not an incredibly big community, so this idea seems to fit just right for us, but that's just my opinion.

05-15-2012, 06:01 AM	#4
thetophatfirm Red Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 162	I am so down with Olivero on this one!!! __________________ -This the bottom of my thread.

05-15-2012, 09:34 PM	#5
TommySteal Tom Join Date: May 2011 Location: Italy Posts: 274	The specific date thing, like once a week, sounds like a very cool way to get motivated and creative. I also like the challenge of performing whole routines and not just controls or colour changes. Good idea Marcos, let's see some magic. __________________ My cigar is not a symbol. It's only a cigar. - Sigmund Freud

05-16-2012, 11:14 PM	#11
la0o9 Move monkey atm Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Not where you'd want to go :P Posts: 747	looks like everybody is pumped, i wonder if i could join... with the schedule i'm running with these days... __________________ "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"

05-17-2012, 03:48 PM	#16
TommySteal Tom Join Date: May 2011 Location: Italy Posts: 274	We should post a new thread in the magic feed back section to start the whole thing, titled something like "Monthly Magic Challenge" and yes we should all respond to that thread with our vids every twice a month so that we would end up eventually with a very long thread full of ideas and opinions. __________________ My cigar is not a symbol. It's only a cigar. - Sigmund Freud

05-14-2012, 07:45 PM	#2
Arnau Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Barcelona Posts: 39	It sounds cool. But do you mean we should all agree to do it on the one day, or just upload performances from time to time in general? I have been thinking of some performances to show you guys lately ---------- Post added at 08:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:56 PM ---------- BTW, I think this is a great idea because it will motivate us to work hard on one routine just for uploading it here

05-15-2012, 02:24 AM	#3
OliveroG Marcos Olivero Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Venezuela Posts: 103	If we get to do this, it should be taken as a compromise, so we would upload videos every specific date, like a gigantic project of the community. This should be really fun. We could have sort of challenges every amount of time, for example... a week where you can only do... mentalism, or coin magic, or a week where you should do a trick with a spoon and a coin, so we will need to research new stuff and maybe find other kinds of magic that we might even like and start practicing after that.

05-16-2012, 05:40 AM	#6
Fin Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 530	I'd love to contribute to something like this but I'm pretty hard to pin down since I'm pretty busy with work. But keep me posted; I'm definitely interested

05-16-2012, 08:41 AM	#7
Arnau Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Barcelona Posts: 39	It sounds really good Shall we start deciding dates?

05-16-2012, 03:56 PM	#8
OliveroG Marcos Olivero Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Venezuela Posts: 103	I think we first need to get a few more people interested, maybe a few Admins interested would help to organize.

05-16-2012, 04:50 PM	#9
KGaborMagic K. Gábor Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 229 Donor Score: 110	Yeah, it's definiately a good idea. I'm in it!

05-16-2012, 05:52 PM	#10
Mark Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 935	Great, great idea! I hope you understand I won't participate myself unless I'd have time left for it, but I'll definitely come in to give advice every now and then. Did you have in mind to make this part of the Magicians-Only 'Magic Feedback' forum or?

05-16-2012, 11:35 PM	#12
Pig Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 9	once a week is too strict. i hate real life conflicts. btw +1 to the idea!

05-16-2012, 11:45 PM	#13
Arnau Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Barcelona Posts: 39	We can do twice a month. In the middle and at the end of the month. ---------- Post added at 11:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:45 PM ---------- We could start already at the end of this month maybe

05-17-2012, 12:59 PM	#15
Arnau Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Barcelona Posts: 39	Yes, I think the best way to do it is by having someone post, on the agreed date, a message that says something like: "you now have x days to post a video". And we just post our videos as a response

05-17-2012, 06:14 PM	#18
OliveroG Marcos Olivero Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Venezuela Posts: 103	Do you think twice a month is ok, or should it be monthly?

05-17-2012, 08:26 PM	#19
Arnau Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Barcelona Posts: 39	I vote twice a month

05-17-2012, 11:47 PM	#20
la0o9 Move monkey atm Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Not where you'd want to go :P Posts: 747	i also vote twice a month __________________ "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"