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ptbeast Special user Oregon 831 Posts |
I am considering setting up a table at a haunters convention
to sell t-shirts and items from Alchemy Gothic (some interesting items for bizarrists, by the way). It seems like bizarre magic would be a perfect fit here. While I have performed on stage and in what would probably best be called a parlour environment, I have never done anything quite like this. Any tips from those who have/do? Dave |
Magickman Elite user St.Petersburg, Fl. 402 Posts |
PT,
Magick is a wonderful way to get people to crowd around the booth. Don't be afraid to call out to everyone and ask them over. I believe I would use a little of the sideshow fare to get their attention. Make the first effect a good one! Once the astonishment sets in you will have them eating out of your hands. I am sure you will have a great time! Do you know what effects you will be using? Magickman
What man knows he calls Science
What he has yet to learn he calls Magick Both are real! _Tony Andruzzi_ |
Seance Elite user Talking on the other side with 427 Posts |
PT,
Use tarot effects and quick readings in between shoutouts (or hawking your wares). You can use some of Alchemy Gothic's items to hold loaded papers, small pictures, etc. Females purchase Alchemy Gothic items more than men, so tarot and readings are readily appealing to them. Of course, you know the effects have to be quick (almost street magic like). I'd time each of the effects at no more than five or seven minutes. Use your sales pitch in between effects. Good luck! |
shinobi Loyal user Durban, South Africa 272 Posts |
Rope someone in to help with sales while you are busy performing and to keep an eye on stock "shrinkage" if you have a big crowd. magi aren't the only ones to use misdirection for devious purposes.
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kaytracy Inner circle Central California 1793 Posts |
Rope, that is a good addition!
Kay and Tory
www.Bizarremagick.com |
drwilson Inner circle Bar Harbor, ME 2191 Posts |
The classic pitches offer incredible value not found elsewhere and but-wait-there's more freebies.
If you are doing your job your booth will be too busy for actual readings most of the time. Why not give away free cartomancy fortunes? Ours have a miniature playing card, a fortune based on that card, all attractively wrapped in handmade paper and tied with yarn. They are only $1! Everybody wants one. Since the convention is for haunters, you can make these look creepier than you would for a regular carnival. Why not set up a fortune teller booth with a skeletal gypsy? The skeleton could hold a bowl with free fortunes, or you could charge people to pick one. The booth just has to look good, it doesn't need motion or lights. You could also give away tickets for a free palm reading with any purchase. Ours look great; we used heavy black paper for scrapbookers stamped in gold ink with a palmistry design from Rubber Baby Bugger Bumpers: http://www.rubberbaby.com Give them the palm reading ticket and tell them to stop by when the booth isn't busy. When folks see you doing palm readings you'll always be busy! Of course, during those slow times when you are doing palm readings, you can slide right into a bizarre effect, which is best for a few people anyway. The tales that they tell will bring the crowds! Knock 'em dead! Oh, I guess at that show, some of them start that way... Yours, Paul |
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