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Geoff Weber Inner circle Washington DC 1384 Posts |
I would like to attempt Nowhere Man at my next show. The question I have is should my volunteer be stooged or not? Right now, I'm leaning towards stooged, because I think that would get the funnier reactions, also if I had a real volunteer, they would realize the audience could see them the minute the audience starts laughing (which I'm hoping they will)
I have not made up my mind for sure yet. I am also worried that a stooged volunteer might not be a good enough actor to make it seem "real". I am also thinking of using a young boy of about 12 years as my volunteer. Has anyone actually tried Nowhere Man? If so, how did it go over? |
fxmagik New user UK 28 Posts |
If you can use a real volunteer then this will be best, as they react much better than a stooge, also as people in the audience know them the reaction of the crowd will be much bigger.
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MagicIllusion New user 7 Posts |
Hi Geoff,
What is the effect of this illusion? I have not heard of it, but I am a fan of Paul Harris' work. |
Geoff Weber Inner circle Washington DC 1384 Posts |
You say you will make them disappear, nothing happens but the audience acts like they did vanish. This falls under the "paper balls over the head" genre of tricks in that the audience is in on it and it only seems magical to the volunteer.
You can read about it in Art of Astonishment volume 3 |
marko Inner circle 2109 Posts |
Ya, but Paul's touch of the other volunteer seeming to truly vanish to your second volunteer is what sells the illusion to that one. The second volunteer not being a stooge makes the reaction more genuine and amusing. This is one of those things you just might have to try to see if it works. If not, call in the stooge.
Thought: Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage.
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Geoff Weber Inner circle Washington DC 1384 Posts |
I should have mentioned, I will vanish two people, my assistant and the audience member. The assistant really vanishes from the perspective of the audience member.
I guess my biggest concern is that I want the audience to feel free to laugh and enjoy themselves. If I used a real volunteer and they were truly fooled by my assistant vanishing, and were confused by the audiences reactions, they would realize what was going on as soon as the audience began laughing. I doubt I will do this, but one nice variation (if the volunteer is stooged) would be to finish it off with a DeKolta Chair vanish of the person when you say you are going to bring them back. I always like a nice surprise ending. Reproduce the person at the rear of the theatre. |
marko Inner circle 2109 Posts |
I highly recommend playing The Beatle's "Nowhere Man" while doing the Dekolta Chair finish.
Thought: Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage.
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Geoff Weber Inner circle Washington DC 1384 Posts |
I've started putting together plans for a full stage show. And I want to include the Nowhere man routine with the Dekolta chair climax. Can people recommend which plans I should look at? I know of Osborne's and Darwin's, but I don't know what they're like. My main criteria is that I need a version that can be done on any stage, (so no trap). Also, the lighter/smaller to pack the better..
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