spectator

Hi guys, So im working on an effect where I need the spectator to choose a forced card from a selection of cards on the table. So there are 9 cards on the table in a row and I need the spectator to choose a pre-selected card by either bringing there finger down onto it, or naming it allowed...

We all know magic is about the spectator and that means that sometimes you have to endure performing a trick you hate for people because you know it'll blow their minds. Maybe it's difficult to do, requires extensive set up, it's expensive, painful, etc. I've heard for a lot of people, it's the...

We all know that to be better in magic, we have to practice, practice and practice at home, but we also need to show others our tricks which is essential to becoming better. I always show my friends magic tricks, however, I feel that I am starting to annoy them especially when I started to...

I thought it'd be cool to share a small but significant victory in my journey to become more comfortable performing magic for people. I'm typically a very social outgoing person, but for some reason I'm really insecure about showing my magic to people. I've posted several threads on this topic...

Ok, so this has happened to me a couple of times, I perform a trick to say 3-5 people and one of them guesses the correct method and goes "I think you took 2 cards and showed them as one" etc. (not necessarily in a rude way) or part of what the spectator guessed was true. This inevitably...

I get a lot of ridiculous questions when performing and thought it would be interesting to share mine/hear everyone else's. So here are a few of the strangest questions I've been asked: "Does it have to be a blue deck? Because you're wearing a blue shirt too and that's kind of suspicious..."...

Let me explain. Magic seems (to me) to be the only art form where “I hate you” “you son of a b****”, and “f*** you” are taken as compliments? Because I get this all the time (Im 18 so doing magic for teens evokes this kind of response) and my reply is always “thank you” with a smile. This...

If a spectator asks you to teach them a magic trick, do you? I almost always do. Usually this isn't when people ask "how do you do that?" it's just when they ask "can you teach me a trick?". It usually seems to come from a place of genuinely wanting to learn something cool to show their friends...

"Oh you can't fool me! I've watched every episode of Magic's Biggest Secrets/Penn and Teller Fool Us/both Now You See Me movies" It might just be a teen thing. But I've also found that most of the people saying this are the ones who will call out "I saw that!" when you haven't done anything...

Hey guys so whenever you ask a spectator to say a card out loud some cards are more picked than others, so I was wondering if there are any studies on the most picked cards like... A table with order of most picked ones or something like that. Any place where this stuff is discussed?

I recently purchased some Akkelian Envelopes. They're gimmicked, so you can know what a specator wrote inside of them. I'm developing a routine, where once I know the "word" they wrote, I could maybe somehow use the one ahead principle to "predict" what word they chose. Basically, I need...

As a high school student, no matter how a trick is performed, I almost always have a spectator who is skeptical of how it is done. I've found it's usually the kids who think very highly of themselves and will try to explain it. The funny part is, usually they have the most ridiculous...

The other day, I made a thread about the best reaction you've ever gotten. Now I'd like to ask, what's the worst spectator you've ever had? Now this could be someone who is heckling you and trying to expose you for not using real magic or it could be someone who had a negative reaction to the...

I was wondering what's the best reaction you've ever gotten was? Like what was the trick you performed and what did the how did the spectator react? I'm not sure what it is for me to be honest. I did this one trick with a calculator prediction once and her reaction was just wide eyed and...

Any magician have preference for their magic act. Some prefer talent and practice sleight of hands and study flourishes. Others wish to do more impossible feats and use gimmicks. There are as well the balance who bring equal amounts of both. When you perform, I understand you can't bring every...

Hi guys! Many times I have seen a trick when the spectator's ring disappears (afetr light of a flash paper) and then it appears in 10-times packed and sealed box. The spectator opened the box and he confirmed, that the ring belongs to him. I saw it more times, but I have never found it like...