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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
I ran across this video of SOMA, winner of a FISM award. I believe this act, like those before him mix manipulations with unique props. His act has logic and interest as well. I especially like how his act goes full circle, ending where it began.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=end......xw56RDik This act is much like the famous magicians that also achieved acts with unique props being manipulated, as in Richard Ross, Topaz, and others. Soma's use of standard manipulation and unique props remade with today's common item should be noted and studied. Mr. Electric aka Marvin Roy lectured on having unique act in magic. He said that to have an act that will get you work, and have you stand out above all the other magicians, you should manipulate "meat balls", and not Billiard Balls. Not an exact quote, but hopefully you will get the idea. SOMA has done just that and has found a way to put what he has learned to a unique purpose in his act. Instead of the Multiplying Billiard Balls, he performs the Multiplying Cell Phones. Instead of just plucking coins from the air because he can, he deposits those coins in an on-the-street Pay Telephone. I am sure he had to go to great expense to have the props made, that is taking a big chance, but it looks like it paid off for him by being a FISM winner. I think it would be interesting to hear the story of having special props made just for one purpose and person. The above mentioned artists as well. It would be an interesting story, that they believed in their idea so much that they convinced a skilled craftsmen to work with them to make a truly unique prop. His act had enough uniqueness to hold my interest to the end. Wish I could have seen him in a live performance. |
billappleton Inner circle Los Gatos, California 1154 Posts |
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On 2011-12-02 06:13, wmhegbli wrote: Yes me too. Very modern, lots of surprises. I loved the giant coins and coin rolls. Not to mention a little True Smoke. Very cool. |
Suren Veteran user Armenia 314 Posts |
I liked it a lot!
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Oliver Ross Inner circle Europe 1724 Posts |
I totally agree with you !!!
If you own Eberhard Riese's book "Foundations" everything is very well explained in there, even though it's quite short. Topas said in this book that in pure manipulation acts it's great to use objects that you could use somehow after their production, which are hand-size, easy to recognize by the audience, with some kind of value and loaded with some kind of emotion. Extra positive features would be objects that could naturally expand their volume, that look modern, that could enhance their optical appeal with an acoustic stimulus, like an musical instrument and which are apparently difficult to handle like fire, ice, etc. I think today it's not easy to construct an interesting manipulation act, that doesn't use classical magic props like cards, balls, cigarettes or coins. I know as well, that those guys (Soma, Topas etc...) work in a team with other magicians to come up with new ideas and that the road to sucess is long and not easy at all. A lot of time, money and of course work goes in there. Soma's act, as you've said, is an excellent exemple of how a today's manipulation act should look like and we should try to learn from him and others by making our own manipulation act unique and interesting to today's audiences and not another "boring" classical manipulation act that looks like all the others. Oliver. |
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