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Few questions for you all...

Postby Alfred Borden » Aug 21st, '11, 08:56



(1) What type of magic do you enjoy performing most?

(2) The magic trick you enjoy performing most?

(3) The magic trick that gets the best reaction

(4) Favourite magic trick you enjoy watching a fellow magician perform?

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Re: Few questions for you all...

Postby SpareJoker » Aug 21st, '11, 13:04

Alfred Borden wrote:(1) What type of magic do you enjoy performing most?
Card magic.

Alfred Borden wrote:(2) The magic trick you enjoy performing most?
The magic routine I enjoy performing the most is Time Piece (Cardshark, Darwin Ortiz). Basic effect: A haunted pocket watch finds a card previously selected by a spectator. The watch then predicts a time that the spectator merely thought of. Finally, the engraving on the back of the watch changes into the name of the selected card. Ends completely clean, watch can be examined at the end (the watch is completely ordinary, and is not gaffed in any way).

Alfred Borden wrote:(3) The magic trick that gets the best reaction
See above. The routine I like performing the most is the one that gets the best reaction.

Alfred Borden wrote:(4) Favourite magic trick you enjoy watching a fellow magician perform
Guy Hollingworth's Reformation. Poetry in action.

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Postby dat8962 » Aug 21st, '11, 13:11

(1) What type of magic do you enjoy performing most?


Close-up.

(2) The magic trick you enjoy performing most?


Chop cup

(3) The magic trick that gets the best reaction


Everything - ditch anything that doesn't get the reaction that you're after.

(4) Favourite magic trick you enjoy watching a fellow magician perform?


I love the big stage illusions, particularly anything done by Copperfield.

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Re: Few questions for you all...

Postby koliko987 » Aug 21st, '11, 13:11

1.Close up card and coin magic.

2.Anything that uses flash paper :D

3.ID,Triumph and all close - up levitations and animations

4.Culligula Triumph(Kostya Kimlat).I like to see that there are devoted magicians who spent a lot of time and patience perfecting this advanced Triumph.(If you haven´t seen it search youtube for "Kostya Kimlat Triumph)

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Re: Few questions for you all...

Postby Jobasha » Aug 21st, '11, 19:22

1. Bizarre magic, or at least storytelling, usually heavily plot based magic. Increasingly doing just readings though.

2. I enjoy performing From Hell a lot. It was one of the first bizarre tricks I got and has remained a favourite as a result. Despite the them I find it actually one where I get a lot of laughs oddly. On the whole my favourite tricks are practically self working ones like from hell where the spectators are the centre of attention rather than the magician. I don't find myself enjoying card tricks where all the focus is on me as much I used to.

3. Don't about most impressive, but most memorable reaction I can think of was a day in York a year or so ago I did the haunted key. The Italian girl who I performed it to freaked and went off screaming. That convinced me it had a lot more power than I'd given it credit for.

4. Don't know about specific tricks, but certainly specific performers I've enjoyed watching. Roni's a joy to watch at work. Roy Davenport I really enjoyed. He's got a lot of enthusiasm and he knows how to pass that onto the audience.

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Re: Few questions for you all...

Postby phillipnorthfield » Aug 21st, '11, 19:45

(1) What type of magic do you enjoy performing most?

Mentalism, Cliche...but... suits me well.
(2) The magic trick you enjoy performing most?

My Closer, Spelmanns Prize Draw mixed with Berglas ESPacology, my Add a number and a callback. Lots to think about.
(3) The magic trick that gets the best reaction

Blindfolded Rubik's Cube. People still talk about it 6 months later.
(4) Favourite magic trick you enjoy watching a fellow magician perform?

Tough one, probably something that involves Equivoque, I love seeing bold methods flooring people.

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Re: Few questions for you all...

Postby TonyB » Aug 21st, '11, 20:07

I love performing mentalism. I love watching a good Q&A or hypnotism. What I get the best reaction from is ventriloquism. My favourite trick to perform is the balloon swallow.

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Re: Few questions for you all...

Postby hds02115 » Aug 21st, '11, 20:45

1. Close-up / card Magic

2. Currently my own version of out of this world however my favourit changes from time to time.

3. Probably my card under the box routine. Just the fact that they miss it time after time.

4. Gypsy thread or Teller's Shadows effect.

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Re: Few questions for you all...

Postby Lawrence » Aug 22nd, '11, 08:50

TonyB wrote:I love performing mentalism. I love watching a good Q&A or hypnotism. What I get the best reaction from is ventriloquism. My favourite trick to perform is the balloon swallow.

We need a "like" button on this new fancy forum set out.
That post sums up so much of "magic" performance so well.

I would say I like to perform card tricks, main trick being card to pocket.
I like to watch card sleights and misdirection (VERY different from watching the effect)

The performances I do that gets the best reactions are balloon modelling and contact juggling

Not magic, but read into that what you will

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Re: Few questions for you all...

Postby Alfred Borden » Aug 22nd, '11, 09:54

Thanks so many of your for taking the time to answer my questions

Some really interesting answers, the first thing I did around 4/5 weeks ago was a Marvin's Magic course (worst waste of £50 ever :roll: )

The Haunted Key was included, and I honestly thought I would never use it, just goes to show!

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Re: Few questions for you all...

Postby Jobasha » Aug 22nd, '11, 12:03

It's not the trick though that counts with the key it's the presentation. Given a good routine it kills. Same goes for almost any trick, sort your presentation and your onto a winner. Ball and tube most people would write off, but Docc Hilford took it and made a superb routine. Pea cans are another that seem like a horrible trick, but then turn up in all sorts of mentalism and bizarre presentations.

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Re: Few questions for you all...

Postby Jing » Aug 22nd, '11, 17:17

1. Close up and Kids.
2. Recapped, plus my own routines + routines where I've added my own spin, but recapped is up there at the top.
3. Francis Carlyle's Homing Card Plus - I only ever do it as a... oh I'll just show you one more, so I know they are already into the magic...
4. Franz Harary.

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Re: Few questions for you all...

Postby TheStoner » Aug 22nd, '11, 21:48

1) What type of magic do you enjoy performing most?

Hypnosis (especially when you've got a somnambulist on your hands)

(2) The magic trick you enjoy performing most?

Signed card to wallet

(3) The magic trick that gets the best reaction

Anything that happens in their hands (and all you need to do it is a good top change)

(4) Favourite magic trick you enjoy watching a fellow magician perform?

Always love a good coin disappearance

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