Craig Browning wrote:My point on the whole "exposure" issue was again, a nit being picked for what should be obvious reasons; I could argue that the Center Tear has been exposed to death or the Thumb-Tip and how they are more or less common knowledge so there's no reason to cry when they're exposed on Tv or some other public resource... the logic is the same. Yet, let a perceived "Celebrity" of the industry expose such things and it gets ignored or looked at way differently than when some schmo does the same thing on-line
I brought this out NOT to create some kind of "tension" but rather, to get folks to pause a bit and think about how we address such antics and ask where the line really is in the sand that we're not supposed to cross?
It's a well known stage technique known by anybody who knows anything about optics. It uses principles that are used in TV studios and conference rooms all over the world. It's not a magic trick, it's a technique used in stage productions, haunted houses, and a few magic shows
Shouldn't magic be about entertainment? I don't know anything about stage magic and I don't know the secrets, so I think just like a layperson. If I see somebody "cut in half" I know the woman isn't really cut in half and is curled up safely in one of the boxes. If it's performed well, then I don't care. I rather liked Gorillaz's live performance at the MTV Music Awards when they appeared on stage, even though it's no secret that it uses Pepper's Ghost. I didn't care because it looked good and I like the music
If you have problems with people knowing your magic secrets, then you have bigger problems
