undertaker1 wrote:[can anyone help me get expriance with the following illusions -buzzsaw thin box -zigzag- and others the reason i ask is that i have known a magician in the south west of england but he needs someone to be more used to handling thease illusions cheersi][/i]ps im based in SOUTHEND essex
I believe I and several others addressed this question of yours on at least one other forum. You must either purchase, build or lease said devices and present them on your own as part of your own show unless you wish to work as a full time assistant with other performers.
As I believe I said previously, there are many variations to these effects, some a bit more up-to-date while others are far more portable. Too, certain variants will allow you to get away with "more" when working in venues where you have less control over lighting, sets, and audience closeness to you and the prop itself.
Grand Illusion programs... just to own the things, requires some big money. Not just to purchase them but to maintain and transport as well as the hours of rehearsal time each piece demands... and that's just for starters. Buying & performing large scaled magic is not like any other field of this craft and contrary to the theories of most, just owning the prop does not mean you can present it in a way that will get rave reviews and standing ovations... trust me on that. Like so many others that worked in this arena, I've had to cut effects out of shows because they simply don't translate to the audience the way I, as the performer, envisioned... you'll find the same type of tales in the memoir's of Dante, Thurston, Copperfield, and others... it's a curse of the genre.
The other thing I believe I've pointed out to you previously, is a piece like the Buzz Saw is bloody dangerous! That could be literally so... Copperfield had an assistant get seriously maimed by his Death Saw, Gay Blackstone (and several other ladies that have worked it) was seriously hurt by the Buzz Saw and even less "menacing" pieces like the Girl to Bush and long lights through lady (which I believe to be on your list, yes?)
You seem to be new at this an thus, enthusiastic. But the best advice anyone can give you is to keep it very simple, take it slow and build on you OWN show... you don't have to do the material you did with this other guy. You do need however, to get some better understanding when it comes to what's practical and what's not. I can assure you, owning a Buzz Saw illusion is quite unpractical for the most part and I've owned several of them
