Hide and Seek

[Jacob L]

Hey guys! This is something I have been working on recently. The effects (except maybe the first one) are not original, but the story line I put with it is, and I have a lot of fun performing it.

Hide and Seek

Comments and Critiques are welcome. Thanks for watching!
Your boy,
Fez

 

[Rmana]

What's up with your couch? ahahaha

Overall, pretty good performance.

 

[Jacob L]

Haha yeah its a bit torn up, I'll use a table for my next video.

Thank you, this is one of my favorites now.

 

[MillionaireMike]

Yea i really enjoyed it and the storyline was great, did you make it up yourself? and yea I kept looking at the couch too lol

 

[Jacob L]

Yea i really enjoyed it and the storyline was great, did you make it up yourself? and yea I kept looking at the couch too lol

Yeah the effects were not mine, but the storyline was, I was just playing around one day and came up with it. Haha guess I shouldve used a table instead

 

[James Smith]

Not bad, not bad at all. It was a bit (and I mean just a tiny bit) too long. Maybe you could take out one or two phases. (No more than that.)

It was hard to see what was going on a few times, but that's know fault of yours.

You obviously took a long time to come up with the patter for your effect which is not easy. I've never been fan of patter where inanimate objects have thoughts and feelings though. I just find it a bit cheesy. Each to his own I suppose. If spectators enjoy it, that's all that really matters.

Overall, good video, keep going!

 

[Jacob L]

Not bad, not bad at all. It was a bit (and I mean just a tiny bit) too long. Maybe you could take out one or two phases. (No more than that.)

It was hard to see what was going on a few times, but that's know fault of yours.

You obviously took a long time to come up with the patter for your effect which is not easy. I've never been fan of patter where inanimate objects have thoughts and feelings though. I just find it a bit cheesy. Each to his own I suppose. If spectators enjoy it, that's all that really matters.

Overall, good video, keep going!

Thanks Davy! I appreciate it.
I replied to your friends video by the way.

Anyone else? I take criticism well, so dont be afraid to be honest.

 

[Andy.Boss.Glass]

To be honest, i thought i wasn't that good. The story/ effect didnt really flow/ make sense. You handled the cards alright, could use a lot of work. It wasn't really all that original at all, which you stated, but if its not original, what is our motive to watch something weve already seen done OVER and OVER? This is but my own opinion man, take it as you will. Cheers to better videos man!


peace.

 

[Jacob L]

To be honest, i thought i wasn't that good. The story/ effect didnt really flow/ make sense. You handled the cards alright, could use a lot of work. It wasn't really all that original at all, which you stated, but if its not original, what is our motive to watch something weve already seen done OVER and OVER? This is but my own opinion man, take it as you will. Cheers to better videos man!


peace.

Alright, each one to his own opinion. Can I ask more specifially why you didnt like it? was it the effects, storyline, etc.? I would like to know what I can work on.
I can see your point on not wanting to watch something unoriginal, but we have seen tons of variations of Tivo 2.0, some with different additions, and some robot copies of D&D. I have not seen performances of these tricks, so I cant say I have seen these, as you say, OVER and OVER. I thought the way I performed it, altough almost like doing another Tivo 2.0, gave it a fresh feeling to it. The spectators can see the same trick again and again if you change the presentation. I perfrom each phase individually sometimes, and that gives it a new feel. I'm just trying to give myself variaty.

What way didnt the story line flow? I have asked people and they said they followed it just fine and enjoyed it? This is all to help me improve, I'm not getting pissy with you

There is always room for improvement, so feedback is appreciated

Your boy,
Fez

 

[Andy.Boss.Glass]

Alright, each one to his own opinion. Can I ask more specifially why you didnt like it? was it the effects, storyline, etc.? I would like to know what I can work on.
I can see your point on not wanting to watch something unoriginal, but we have seen tons of variations of Tivo 2.0, some with different additions, and some robot copies of D&D. I have not seen performances of these tricks, so I cant say I have seen these, as you say, OVER and OVER. I thought the way I performed it, altough almost like doing another Tivo 2.0, gave it a fresh feeling to it. The spectators can see the same trick again and again if you change the presentation. I perfrom each phase individually sometimes, and that gives it a new feel. I'm just trying to give myself variaty.

What way didnt the story line flow? I have asked people and they said they followed it just fine and enjoyed it? This is all to help me improve, I'm not getting pissy with you

There is always room for improvement, so feedback is appreciated

Your boy,
Fez

By unorginal, i mean it may be orginal TECHNICHIALLY, but in my eyes, its just another sandwich routine. What makes it different? And, quite honestly, would spectators want to see this? I can see a few parts maybe, but the patter is NOT polished in anyway. Overall, it seems like your performing someone elses effect, not your own.

 

[Jacob L]

By unorginal, i mean it may be orginal TECHNICHIALLY, but in my eyes, its just another sandwich routine. What makes it different? And, quite honestly, would spectators want to see this? I can see a few parts maybe, but the patter is NOT polished in anyway. Overall, it seems like your performing someone elses effect, not your own.

Ok, I see your points. Very valid. To be honest, its really not that different from a sandwich routine, its just one massive one.
From me experience, spectators do want to see this, or if its not requested, they enjoy watching it. I had a job interview to do magic at Dippin Dots yesterday, and while asking my step dad what tricks I should perform, he recommended Hide and Seek.

I showed my friend this who also does magic, and he really enjoyed it. He said he liked not really knowing what happens next, because each phase was a sandwich routine yes, but in a different form. And I know that a sandwich routine is still just a sandwich routine, it still offered some "freshness" he said.

Any advice on improving my patter? Did I just stumble too much or was the whole thing not to your liking?

P.S. The spectators don't know its someone elses effect . I'm not using that to justfiy my "lack of originality" here, I'm just saying that they dont know if its "unoriginal" or not.