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JasonLinett Loyal user Alexandria, VA 202 Posts |
This post is meant to stir some ideas and hopefully create (or destroy!) some new ones.
In my stand-up show, I've started to work in the concept of getting one or two ahead. I don't mean this in terms of method, but in presentation. Here's an attempt at an explanation... Let's break a demonstration down into three elements - procedure, process, and revelation. The procedure is the steps required to create the final moment. The middle element is the process in which you present your mental skill. Procedure: Secretly bend the spoon Process: Intense focus Revelation: The spoon "visually" bends Procedure: Peek via a center tear Process: Look into their eyes, touch their shoulder, etc. Revelation: Tell the the name of their pets. My attempt is now to blur the line of procedure. Cut down the time of the "work" within a show to allow more focus on the process and revelations. Thoughts? To further explain my idea, an example would be to have the information already obtained from a peek while readying a spoon bend. Think pre-show done during the show. Spoons handed out within the course of a billet sequence so all you have to do is take them back from the audience. The goal is to maintain clarity in performance - so don't go bending a spoon while revealing the name of a woman's pets. The goal is to achieve "the work" earlier and cleaner. |
Jon_Thompson Inner circle Darkest Cheshire 2404 Posts |
If I've got this right, you're getting the information for the next (or next but one) revelation while performing the current effect, and so on. I can see how that could divorce possible cause from effect. Does it get complicated?
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harishjose Special user 932 Posts |
Spectator should be only aware of two things: Process & revelation. They should not be aware of procedure.
To believe is Magic.
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