"I've invented a trick, how can I get it released?"
How about inventing a repretoire and releasing a book - that's what most of us are interested in. Something SUBSTANTIAL! Save it for your book/DVD/instant download.
Another point to ponder - did you invent an original EFFECT, or another handling of a classic "magical plot". The chances are that it's the latter - there's almost nothing new under the sun nowadays! You then have to evaluate whether its any better than the rest of the handlings out there, whether it brings anything new to the table...etc, etc.
This means searching out all the previous handlings and having a go at them, seeing where yours fits in. If it turns out that you've taken the effect to another level, then that's awesome - and if you want to release it, for fame, riches and the attentions of beautiful women, then more power to you.
If it's simply a variation - and a good one - then maybe one day it could make it into your book, DVD, ebook or instant download describing a whole bunch of your original effects/handlings/presentations.
Of course, the other outcome here is that you find a superior version of what you're doing out there somewhere in the vastness of what has come before, and even then you STILL win - because now you have the opportunity to present better magic to your audiences.
ALL of my "inventions" are variations, but in my opinion they are good ones - they fit my performing personality, they get great reactions at gigs and they are practical for table hopping. I will never be famous amongst magicians, the beautiful women will turn their attentions elsewhere (with the exception of the one I tricked into marrying me!) - but I have achieved enough by entertaining my audiences. That is what magicians are supposed to do!
I think that the modern trends in magic marketting encourage this attitude of "invent a trick, sell a trick, get the adoration of people just like me". It is extraordinarily difficult to become a pop star, film actor or some other form of worshipful celebrity, so most fans have to settle for merely admiring their idols. However, it seems that being a creator of magic and having your own slickly edited preview videos gains you just as much cred in our small little world as being a pop star and it just seems so much more...achieveable.
And yet, its not just about making something up. These guys have worked very hard to achieve the standards that make them the magicians that they are. Their creations did not happen overnight and I'd be willing to bet that the vast majority of what they release to the magical community have evolved through countless performances, peer testing, scrapping, rebuilding, presentational changes...years of effort...into the polished piece that we see at the end of the line. So before you try and find a way to release your invention, ask yourself...is it really up to scratch with that standard yet?
How about inventing a repretoire and releasing a book - that's what most of us are interested in. Something SUBSTANTIAL! Save it for your book/DVD/instant download.
Another point to ponder - did you invent an original EFFECT, or another handling of a classic "magical plot". The chances are that it's the latter - there's almost nothing new under the sun nowadays! You then have to evaluate whether its any better than the rest of the handlings out there, whether it brings anything new to the table...etc, etc.
This means searching out all the previous handlings and having a go at them, seeing where yours fits in. If it turns out that you've taken the effect to another level, then that's awesome - and if you want to release it, for fame, riches and the attentions of beautiful women, then more power to you.
If it's simply a variation - and a good one - then maybe one day it could make it into your book, DVD, ebook or instant download describing a whole bunch of your original effects/handlings/presentations.
Of course, the other outcome here is that you find a superior version of what you're doing out there somewhere in the vastness of what has come before, and even then you STILL win - because now you have the opportunity to present better magic to your audiences.
ALL of my "inventions" are variations, but in my opinion they are good ones - they fit my performing personality, they get great reactions at gigs and they are practical for table hopping. I will never be famous amongst magicians, the beautiful women will turn their attentions elsewhere (with the exception of the one I tricked into marrying me!) - but I have achieved enough by entertaining my audiences. That is what magicians are supposed to do!
I think that the modern trends in magic marketting encourage this attitude of "invent a trick, sell a trick, get the adoration of people just like me". It is extraordinarily difficult to become a pop star, film actor or some other form of worshipful celebrity, so most fans have to settle for merely admiring their idols. However, it seems that being a creator of magic and having your own slickly edited preview videos gains you just as much cred in our small little world as being a pop star and it just seems so much more...achieveable.
And yet, its not just about making something up. These guys have worked very hard to achieve the standards that make them the magicians that they are. Their creations did not happen overnight and I'd be willing to bet that the vast majority of what they release to the magical community have evolved through countless performances, peer testing, scrapping, rebuilding, presentational changes...years of effort...into the polished piece that we see at the end of the line. So before you try and find a way to release your invention, ask yourself...is it really up to scratch with that standard yet?
