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Convention competion?
- Thread starter Donald C.
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That's another one of my pet peeves... when people say they do not understand text. Read the freaking thing, do not scan it!
Of course I don't know you. I wasn't directing my statement just towards you, I was talking to everyone who says that in general.
Oh and I just looked at some of your videos(you wouldn't happen to be the same guy who does like T11 battles 24/7?)
The thing is, your performance needs more work than I thought. I really was expecting a lot from you since you do have that "3 years of experience." I guess I should stop worrying about your list of effects and just tell you, keep practicing and make up some good presentation for it.
I don't think your routining is the problem, as I said in another one of your threads. Your presentation needs a lot of work, you rush through the effects and you just aren't very engaging.
Your sleight of hand is fine, but the presentation is what you would expect from somebody fairly new to magic, not somebody with 3 years experience.
Slow right down and think about what your going to say.
On the subject of books (i'm not directing this at anybody, it's just some thoughts). I'm very skeptical about people who claim to be visual learners, I suspect they just can't be bothered to read. Nobody uses one single learning style, they simply have a preference. Even somebody who genuinely is a visual learner (if that even exists) can still quite easily understand text if they concentrate and make a serious effort to read it.
When I first read an explanation of a magic effect I quite often don't understand it, I have to read over it quite a few times to comprehend what it actually says. I suspect many people just skim over it once and decide they can't understand it.
Your sleight of hand is fine, but the presentation is what you would expect from somebody fairly new to magic, not somebody with 3 years experience.
Slow right down and think about what your going to say.
On the subject of books (i'm not directing this at anybody, it's just some thoughts). I'm very skeptical about people who claim to be visual learners, I suspect they just can't be bothered to read. Nobody uses one single learning style, they simply have a preference. Even somebody who genuinely is a visual learner (if that even exists) can still quite easily understand text if they concentrate and make a serious effort to read it.
When I first read an explanation of a magic effect I quite often don't understand it, I have to read over it quite a few times to comprehend what it actually says. I suspect many people just skim over it once and decide they can't understand it.
Hey man,
I think the guys here have been on the money - even if they have come across as harsh. I've just had a look through your YouTube, and the persistent thing is that you don't allow the time to create magic. You do a couple of tricks - and there were a few "That was a cool trick" comments - but it didn't feel magical. They were cool tricks because your sleight of hand is just fine. But you speak too quickly and I don't think you engage with the audience very well. I watched the videos because that's what I said to myself I was going to do - not because they interested me.
All those effects have the potential to be stunners, so don't rush the patter, slow down, build up suspense, and build up a rapport with the audience - this last one in particular is not where I'd expect you to be at after 3 years of performing. 3 years of magic without going out and performing perhaps, but not 3 years of real performance experience - it just says that you don't look at your performances and try and improve them, because the issue is the same throughout.
With your experience you should be able to understand your audiences. More than looking back on your sleight of hand, look at your decisions in relation to the spectator(s). It's cool, but it's not magical at the moment. Involve the spectators in that magic moment, it's ok to pace things differently but be very deliberate in when you're going fast and when you're going slow, these are all choices and they should be made depending on the audience that you have - and again, you should have performed enough in three years to pinpoint and predict the types of people your audience are, but do think about it when making choices in performance, and think about it afterward as well.
NB: That Erdnase was truly shocking. What the heck is that? Definitely not three years of learning magic. Your hand could've been a plank of wood and about as magical as watching one. Reminds me of Brian Tudor's attitude on Showoff 3...
I think the guys here have been on the money - even if they have come across as harsh. I've just had a look through your YouTube, and the persistent thing is that you don't allow the time to create magic. You do a couple of tricks - and there were a few "That was a cool trick" comments - but it didn't feel magical. They were cool tricks because your sleight of hand is just fine. But you speak too quickly and I don't think you engage with the audience very well. I watched the videos because that's what I said to myself I was going to do - not because they interested me.
All those effects have the potential to be stunners, so don't rush the patter, slow down, build up suspense, and build up a rapport with the audience - this last one in particular is not where I'd expect you to be at after 3 years of performing. 3 years of magic without going out and performing perhaps, but not 3 years of real performance experience - it just says that you don't look at your performances and try and improve them, because the issue is the same throughout.
With your experience you should be able to understand your audiences. More than looking back on your sleight of hand, look at your decisions in relation to the spectator(s). It's cool, but it's not magical at the moment. Involve the spectators in that magic moment, it's ok to pace things differently but be very deliberate in when you're going fast and when you're going slow, these are all choices and they should be made depending on the audience that you have - and again, you should have performed enough in three years to pinpoint and predict the types of people your audience are, but do think about it when making choices in performance, and think about it afterward as well.
NB: That Erdnase was truly shocking. What the heck is that? Definitely not three years of learning magic. Your hand could've been a plank of wood and about as magical as watching one. Reminds me of Brian Tudor's attitude on Showoff 3...
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There was a video you did... One of the Street Magic vids, I think part 5... The erdnase change you performed was very clunky and awkward... Don't rush the Erdnase, make it smooth and magical - as with your presentation in general, slow down a little! 