Routining

[sabrefox61]

Just wondering if there are any books out there about routining?

 

[Randy]

Peter Mcgabes Scripting Magic and Strong Magic goes over it and other ways on how to enhance and understand things in magic.

 

[manipulator]

Tarbell's books has a section on one of his books. i forget which one. you can look them up online.

 

[Twozwozer]

Here's a good post from one of the guys at my magic club.

http://forum.scmc.co.nz/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=115

Thoughts on Routining

A good rollercoaster starts off slow, grabs your attention, there are some unique and interesting parts in the middle, it slows down slightly, and then the end is the best part of all. Afterwards you are left wanting more.

Using this example in a magic show :

1)Let the audience get to know you
2)Get their attention
3)Impress them
4)Do something different or unique
5)The show-stopper
6)End

David Ginn's Kidshow Format :

1)Comedy Warm Up
2)Silent Magic to Music
3)Talking comedy or sucker trick
4)Audience participation routine with one helper
5)Two-or-more helper routines
6)“Danger” type trick (older children only)
7)Show closing, usually with music

“No-Brainer Format” : (impromptu closeup etc)

1)Second best trick / attention grabber. Simple. Visual.
2)Something different. Tangible. Involvement.
3)Best trick. The lasting memory.

HOW TO ROUTINE YOUR SHOW

Keep a list of the tricks you know and/or the ones you want to put into your show. You may wish to break it down into Stage, Closeup, Children's Magic, etc. Using the formula above (or another one that works), slot tricks into each spot.

The only real way to know what is good and what works is to test it in front of an audience and improve it over time.

Closing Thoughts :

Anyone can do tricks. Doing a bunch of tricks doesn't make you a magician. Presentation is the art.

Your show must be ROUTINED and must flow. Pulling tricks out and doing them randomly is not a show, and the audience knows it.

Practise the transitions between tricks. Patter and prop management.

Superman / Control Every Moment.

If you are working to a formula it's a simple matter to rotate tricks in and out or put new shows together!

Mick Peck"

Cheers, Tom

 

[sabrefox61]

Thanks guys!