Now, this may have been posted before, but I was just wondering what some of you guys would describe your normal performance styles as? I personally would describe my self as a more stand up style magician. If I can make a spectator laugh, it's almost as good as making them scream. I also find my self to be very audience-interactive. I always find myself cracking jokes with and about the audience, if it's close up I perform almost entirely in their hands. Anyway, yeah, that's me. . .anyone else?
Performance Styles
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I'm kind of a serious, light-hearted, melodramatic, intensely laid-back, overacting under-performer.
Just try and figure out what that would look like.
Actually, I'm kind of light-hearted, and I make jokes as I go along.
Just try and figure out what that would look like.
Actually, I'm kind of light-hearted, and I make jokes as I go along.
When I do magic, I can't be sitting down in a chair. I have to be standing up. I just can't sit down to do a trick, I have to put energy into it.
Also I always use comedy in my act. I love making people laugh, especially when I'm performing.
Also I always use comedy in my act. I love making people laugh, especially when I'm performing.
I too must stand to do my magic.
I call it Jazz Magic after Jazz music because the audience drives me from trick to trick.
I have a good reptoir to choose from when performing and love to do two or three tricks and leave them wanting more.
Joking and being personable to the audience is a must as well.
Snorri
I call it Jazz Magic after Jazz music because the audience drives me from trick to trick.
I have a good reptoir to choose from when performing and love to do two or three tricks and leave them wanting more.
Joking and being personable to the audience is a must as well.
Snorri
Dude... I can't believe you just said that.
It's not a bad thing, at all... that's just a very very weird coincidence. Wow.
I always say, "I found this weird thing that happens sometimes..."
My magic revolves around me being clumsy, but all of the sudden getting the trick right...
My magic revolves around me being clumsy, but all of the sudden getting the trick right...
I'm like Danny, I can't sit down to do a trick. I don't run around when I'm performing or anything, but I like to move around so everyone watching has a chance to see what's going on. In the beginner's tips video here I remember Chris Kenner saying something about how some magcicians turn into a different person when they perform, I'd have to say I would be exactly the same or even more laid back than usual when I'm "doing my thing"
I made a video this afternoon that focused on character and mood more than presentation or skill. The chorus in the song I used was talking about red pills and blue pills. This made me think of the Matrix, and I was like... Cool, that's kind of neat and fits in. But then buddy here posts that and it freaks my freak.
I know you did. That's why I said "Morpheus" and not some other character.
I'm just kidding, wouldn't that be awesome if I did it on purpose though?
I'm just kidding, wouldn't that be awesome if I did it on purpose though?
(Interesting conversation you guys are having...matrix and all that...)
I try to be as much like myself as possible. It just so turns out that I have a very eccentric personality, which people sometimes don't understand. Think of, like, Willy Wonka, and you would probably get me.
Basically, I act as though I'm very unusual, yet still friendly. Mysterious, yet open. Clumsy, yet skillfull.
Occasionally, (since acting is sort of one of my skills), I try out different personalities. Sometimes, I act as the hopeless magician, that suddenly does something so mindblowingly amazing that people cannot comprehend what just happened. I love doing that. Especially things that touch people inside.
I try to be as much like myself as possible. It just so turns out that I have a very eccentric personality, which people sometimes don't understand. Think of, like, Willy Wonka, and you would probably get me.
Basically, I act as though I'm very unusual, yet still friendly. Mysterious, yet open. Clumsy, yet skillfull.
Occasionally, (since acting is sort of one of my skills), I try out different personalities. Sometimes, I act as the hopeless magician, that suddenly does something so mindblowingly amazing that people cannot comprehend what just happened. I love doing that. Especially things that touch people inside.
Now are we talking classic Willy Wonka or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Willy Wonka?
I just try to be myself...I find that if you allow yourself to be who you are, people will be more amazed then by trying to show them you are some super talented conjurer from another time or dimension
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Liam Carrie
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Because I perform mainly for my friends my persona doesn't really change unless I'm doing my Suicide King effect and that's only because the situation and nature of the effect calls for it.
Other than that, I'm usually quite light-hearted, kind of like Daniel Garcia I guess... Just need his magical powers now
- Sean
Other than that, I'm usually quite light-hearted, kind of like Daniel Garcia I guess... Just need his magical powers now
- Sean