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Hi Guys,

I have set up a blog to try and credit the right magicians as it seems people who produce DVD's don't seem to know who created certain moves and tricks. I think it would be good to have a database of the tricks and moves crediting the right magicians and a video next to them so the magician can see what the move looks like.

I just set this up today and I was wondering what you guys though. It would only be able to be accessed by magicians.

Thanks.

It's already been done - see http://www.magictricks.com/library/invented.htm

Mandrake wrote:It's already been done - see http://www.magictricks.com/library/invented.htm

This is great but I was thinking more along the lines of sleights instead of tricks. It would be both and a sort of wikipedia for magicians.

Surely that would just read as a list of

Dai Vernon, Dai Vernon, Dai Vernon, Larry Jennings, Larry Jennings, Larry Jennings, Juan Tamariz etc...?

Good idea, but would take far too much time. Would also be so many arguments about who came up with what, variations and the such.

Good luck to you though :p

you will hardly ever get a diffinitive name for the creator for each sleight.

Moves are re invented every day, and renamed constantly.

the problem is, the difference between one slight and another, is often a tiny one,that is bought about because the performers hands naturaly shape themselves to a slightly different handling.


most of the classic moves can be put down to a handfull of people. Vernon, Marlo, Ramsay, Goshman, ect.

Modern moves can be atributed to Wiliamson, Ammar, ect.

there are many modern moves, which should not be looked upon as sleightsi.m.h.o , because you need to have both hands in play to place it there, and angles are too sensitive for a live performance.

daleshrimpton wrote:you will hardly ever get a diffinitive name for the creator for each sleight

Elmsley Count = Ghost Count but who calls it by that name these days?

Mandrake wrote:

daleshrimpton wrote:you will hardly ever get a diffinitive name for the creator for each sleight

Elmsley Count = Ghost Count but who calls it by that name these days?

those who know that That was the original Name Alex gave to it, and the effect that spawned it. I have the original effect in part of my collection, and in truth, it doesnt use the count as we know it. I love the thing. I got it in a mixed lot off ebay. It took me ages to track down a copy of the original instructions, but did.
Its a super reveal of a chosen card.

I must admit to calling it the Ghost Count, but mainly to show off.

Mr_Grue wrote:I must admit to calling it the Ghost Count, but mainly to show off.

You know the way to my heart.

the counthesaurus is a lovely little resource...its an abcedarian...

Ok,I have made the blog. Please contribute anything you can,thank you very much.

http://historyofmagictricks.blogspot.com/

Hopefully this will grow and as it does I will add more features to the site.

i hope you're not going to have any reveals on there

It's called the 'Wikipedia of Magic', couldn't you just set up a wiki?

Would be much easier to edit!

I could help set up if you'd be interested. Admining would be up to you though!.

IAIN wrote:i hope you're not going to have any reveals on there

Definitely not. Don't worry about that.

phillipnorthfield wrote:It's called the 'Wikipedia of Magic', couldn't you just set up a wiki?

Would be much easier to edit!

I could help set up if you'd be interested. Admining would be up to you though!.

Its just that it would be easier to expand this and have more control on it if its a blog. Thank you very much for your offer but at this time I'm just looking for people to spread the word and contribute there knowledge.