A new paradigm of magic and lying to Magicians

OliveroG · 09-19-2012, 08:17 PM

We must also consider the fact that the secret of the effect is not what makes it magic, the combination between the presentation, technique (This includes not only sleight of hand but audience management techniques, theatrical techniques, communication techniques and so on) and other factors is what creates that atmosphere where we don't really care about the effect, but to be amazed (Ascanio theory), consider for example Dani Daortiz, he uses the classical sleights in card magic (top change, palm, passes, classic controls, DL), and the BOLDEST solutions to known cardmagic problems, and he still fools the hell out of everyone, why? because he knows how to combine all the above in order to engage an audience into not caring about anything but the magic, even if they're magicians.

This particular scenario is repeated among magicians in the magic conventions, because in those very particular situations when we have the chance to see so much magic, we prefer to shut down the analytic mind in order to feel again what is to be a layman, this is the exact same feeling a layman have when he DECIDES (leaded by you) to accept magic and not to try to catch the method behind it.

That being said, i think that if everyone knew the secret behind everything, magic would still exist, but it will be limited only to the people who really took time and effort to explore not only the sleight of hand, but to actually study magic itself, and everything that goes with it. If we are able to shut the analytic mind of out audience, they'll feel magic no matter what.

09-19-2012, 08:17 PM	#3
OliveroG Marcos Olivero Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Venezuela Posts: 103	We must also consider the fact that the secret of the effect is not what makes it magic, the combination between the presentation, technique (This includes not only sleight of hand but audience management techniques, theatrical techniques, communication techniques and so on) and other factors is what creates that atmosphere where we don't really care about the effect, but to be amazed (Ascanio theory), consider for example Dani Daortiz, he uses the classical sleights in card magic (top change, palm, passes, classic controls, DL), and the BOLDEST solutions to known cardmagic problems, and he still fools the hell out of everyone, why? because he knows how to combine all the above in order to engage an audience into not caring about anything but the magic, even if they're magicians. This particular scenario is repeated among magicians in the magic conventions, because in those very particular situations when we have the chance to see so much magic, we prefer to shut down the analytic mind in order to feel again what is to be a layman, this is the exact same feeling a layman have when he DECIDES (leaded by you) to accept magic and not to try to catch the method behind it. That being said, i think that if everyone knew the secret behind everything, magic would still exist, but it will be limited only to the people who really took time and effort to explore not only the sleight of hand, but to actually study magic itself, and everything that goes with it. If we are able to shut the analytic mind of out audience, they'll feel magic no matter what.