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big k
New user
100 Posts
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Posted: Aug 10, 2003 12:35am
What do I do if this happens? Lets say I have a gimmick, and when I'm done, they want to look at it. What do I do? Just flat out say no? But then they think something is up. I would say the best possibility is saying no.
Thanks,
big k
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Scott Xavier
Inner circle
3673 Posts
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Posted: Aug 10, 2003 8:53am
Or say, later, I'm going to perform this next trick. Improvise, when you fail at amazing and in the end are exposed you cease to be seen as a magician. You become a con man or trickster at best. The magic is happening in your audience. This means management is key!
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Monte
New user
82 Posts
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Posted: Aug 11, 2003 4:22pm
Learn how to manage an audience and this will very very rarely be a problem. Read up on Mike Close's material as he talks quite a bit about audience management. 
Monte, as in the 3 cards.
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imagealter
Regular user
Christopher Griffin
154 Posts
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Posted: Aug 12, 2003 11:42pm
I usually feed them my hands and say, "Here, check out the gimmick but be careful, I need these for my next trick"
Magically here,
Christopher Griffin
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Mark Martinez
Quality Control
Wisconsin
1275 Posts
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Posted: Aug 16, 2003 9:06pm
Big K,
Changing the effect isn't a bad idea, but I don’t think you have to change the way you do the effect, change the way you end the effect...
By giving it an ending that goes right into another effect, you help take the heat off the first effect. Cups and balls is an example of this you make a small ball disappear, and then reappear under a cup, the appearance takes the heat off of any "funny" business that you as a magician have to do!
Yes audience management is a “must learn” skill, but routineing can also help this problem.
Magically,
Mark
Success comes before work only in the dictionary. - Anonymous
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Maestro
Special user
706 Posts
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Posted: Aug 23, 2003 1:31am
Sometimes you can switch out a gimmicked object for a non-gimicked object. So then if they ask to examine the object it's not a big deal. This isn't always possible though.
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eeesp
New user
Minnesota
27 Posts
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Posted: Aug 23, 2003 2:24am
I agree with both, remove the effect and if you want it in the show, wait untill you have the problem worked out. Then add it back.
Oh how many tricks I have in my magic drawer and in my head that I can not show because there is a risk I will get busted.
Eric E.
www.ericduzmagic.com
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Dynamike
Eternal Order
20628 Posts
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Posted: Oct 8, 2003 2:55pm
It all depends what it is. Sometimes I do the retention pass as I am handing it to them. And I look suprised it vanished.
Dynamike
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