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by Tardis » Jan 16th, '09, 18:50
Hi I am Tardis ,
I am 13 years old. I have been doing magic since I was 6 and have been doing it for 7 years, however I have only, in the last few years, started buckling down and really getting on.
I have only done one paid show, although I have done some freebies for friends and family and 2 or 3 for the camping and caravanning club, however I am doing another paid show soon.
Seems I am still quite young it is only natural that I do children's magic. Also another benefit of my youth is I can see in advance if children will like it or not, to a certain degree any way.
Tardis,
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by dat8962 » Jan 16th, '09, 18:53
Hi Tardis and welcome to TM. 
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It's not really an optical illusion - it just looks like one!
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by moonbeam » Jan 18th, '09, 15:38
Hi and welcome to TM 
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If we can sue McDonalds for making us fat and cigarette companies for giving us cancer; why can't we sue Smirnoff for all the ugly gits we've sh*gged ??
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by Fabian » Jan 18th, '09, 16:43
Hi Tardis,
I found that as a 13 year-old, I didn't need to do "children's magic" like plastic cups and balls etc. I really enjoyed card tricks that had a sort of story to them, and other kids my age liked that more.
Don't get me wrong, cups and balls is amazing when performed skillfully, but IMHO (in my humble opinion ) my magic is better and gets better reactions when I have a decent presentation or some sort of visual "edge" as it were, that I don't really find in kid's tricks. However, the only thing I still use from a magic set I 1st got, are these two plastic paddles with a fly on each one, and by doing the basic "sleight", you can make the flies disappear and hop around. I just like the reactions I get when I perform this as a sort of "joke" item. I'm actually amazed sometimes that people scream and remember that routine over some of the more demanding tricks that took me ages to perfect. Once, when I asked a kid at my school after a little impromtu performance I did outside, he swore the flies were REAL.
That just goes to show that sometimes the simpler tricks, the so-called "kid's tricks" get the best reactions out of people, and they're really impressed.
So, it's your choice on what you perform, as reactions can be very diverse, but on the whole I think adults appreciate a little more depth when it comes to magic. If you did the same effect on two adults with two very different patters, their reactions would most definately not be the same.
Good Luck in your magic, Tardis!
Fabian.
I found that as a 13 year-old, I didn't need to do "children's magic" like plastic cups and balls etc. I really enjoyed card tricks that had a sort of story to them, and other kids my age liked that more.
Don't get me wrong, cups and balls is amazing when performed skillfully, but IMHO (in my humble opinion
) my magic is better and gets better reactions when I have a decent presentation or some sort of visual "edge" as it were, that I don't really find in kid's tricks. However, the only thing I still use from a magic set I 1st got, are these two plastic paddles with a fly on each one, and by doing the basic "sleight", you can make the flies disappear and hop around. I just like the reactions I get when I perform this as a sort of "joke" item. I'm actually amazed sometimes that people scream and remember that routine over some of the more demanding tricks that took me ages to perfect. Once, when I asked a kid at my school after a little impromtu performance I did outside, he swore the flies were REAL.
That just goes to show that sometimes the simpler tricks, the so-called "kid's tricks" get the best reactions out of people, and they're really impressed.
So, it's your choice on what you perform, as reactions can be very diverse, but on the whole I think adults appreciate a little more depth when it comes to magic. If you did the same effect on two adults with two very different patters, their reactions would most definately not be the same.
Good Luck in your magic, Tardis!
Fabian.
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by Lady of Mystery » Jan 19th, '09, 10:20
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by Tardis » Jan 19th, '09, 13:10
fab1qaz wrote:Hi Tardis,
I found that as a 13 year-old, I didn't need to do "children's magic" like plastic cups and balls etc. I really enjoyed card tricks that had a sort of story to them, and other kids my age liked that more.
What I meant was I do magic for children's shows, not I use Marvin's magic, or whatever. Also I use a lot of expensive and quality props.
I did think I had explained that sorry if I gave the wrong impression
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