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itsmagic Inner circle middle earth 1117 Posts |
I wonder has there been anyone doing T&R newspapers where the restored newspaper is different than the torn paper? Like tearing a business newspaper and restoring it into the comics or vice versa if you're performing in front of business people. Many possibilities. There would be two magical moments, a torn newspaper becomes whole (first magic), but magically changes (second magic) into another more appropriate or funny newspaper. What are your thoughts on this premise? Has it been done before? If not, maybe there's a good reason why?
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Robin4Kids Veteran user Lower Alabama 396 Posts |
I think the strength of the T&R effect is the fact that is appears to be torn and then restored to what it originally was. I'm not sure if restoring it to a totally different part of the paper would be more amazing or just make it more obvious that you have switched the torn paper with another paper that was never torn. Personally I think it would be hard to pull off, but not saying that it couldn't be done.
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
Here's a routine I used to do... I began with a newspaper that was printed with a headline that said, "Spectator chooses the Ace of Hearts". This prediction was wrong, so I tore up the paper, then acted as if I had a thought... I took the pieces and restored the paper. The headline now read, "Spectator actually chose the Seven of Clubs". This of course, was the correct prediction.
~michael baker
The Magic Company |
Robin4Kids Veteran user Lower Alabama 396 Posts |
Now that's a clever spin on the T&R effect Michael! How did you get custom printed headlines on the papers??
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Mary Mowder Inner circle Sacramento / Elk Grove, CA 3659 Posts |
I've always wanted to restore it in a taped up version (blue painters tape).
Unfortunately, the spectators will not think how twice as magical it is. They'll leap to a more simple answer. They'll think it is another paper . Frankly we are always up against that tendency with this effect so it's a call on going in that direction. That doesn't mean you can't do one of these versions but recognize that it will leave a different impression. I'd start with treating it like Magic rather than Comedy. Once you've seen the powerful effect it has when played as Magic, you may think twice about weakening that impression in favor of Comedy. -Mary Mowder |
Frank Simpson Special user SW Montana 883 Posts |
Many years ago I worked for a retail chain. Occasionally I performed in-store promotional shows. I would tear up a competitor's ad and restore it as our own ad (Gene Anderson method). In that context it was a hit (especially when the corporate higher-ups attended), but as a rule I find it hard to beat the straightforward regular old torn & restored. I do like Michael's idea though!
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
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On Apr 7, 2014, Robin4Kids wrote: My method was kind of a sticks and rocks one... back then, I had no access to anyone who could print large sheets of newsprint. They may have been available, but I had no idea where to start looking. So, I printed my own headlines on newsprint through my computer. Then, I cut away an appropriate area of the headline space on each of the newspapers (like a window) and glued the fake headlines into the space, with maybe a 1/4" overlap. It gave better results than trying to just glue my headline over an existing one. These days, with oversize printers being more common, I'd probably just negotiate with someone who had one, and get a larger run made of full sheets.
~michael baker
The Magic Company |
itsmagic Inner circle middle earth 1117 Posts |
Hi everyone, thanks for chiming in.
Frank, that is a great application of the T&R that's appropriate to your venue - tearing a competitor's ad and restoring it to your client's ad. Curious why or how you came up with that instead of the "normal" way of tearing client's ad and restore client's ad? Michael, another great outside the box thinking of the T&R - not only restoring the newspaper, but changing a wrong prediction to the correct one. What I like about these is the MOTIVATION behind WHY they are tearing the paper and WHY they are restoring it, not merely tearing and restoring paper just because you can. But there's a practical use of your magic. That's the kind of creativity and outside the box thinking I was looking for. We have the bill change, why not newspaper change? - maybe I also like the comedic idea of restoring the torn newspaper into one that's all taped up, like Mary Mowder suggested. This would be similar to Greg Otto's torn and restored dollar bill, where his torn bill is restored into a taped up bill. Yes as Mary pointed out, it's a different response you'll get - magic or laughs. But I think both are magical whether you want to play it straight or add the comedic twist. I think there's more character adding the comedic twist. People may remember you more than another run of the mill T&R. But as you all say, it's a judgment call. Magic is an art. There's no one, correct way to perform our art. |
Pop Haydn Inner circle Los Angeles 3691 Posts |
Billy McComb was the first to do the comedy restored, where he taped the restore paper with black electrical tape to make it looked 'pieced' back together. When I opened for Tomsoni at Caesars in Tahoe, he was doing the torn and restored to dove production, and I was doing the Gene Anderson tear. I suggested he put the black tape on his restore like Billy McComb, and then it would look like he was making fun of me. He liked it so much he kept it in.
On television in the early 80's, I did the double Gene Anderson tear invented by Johnny Brown of Texas, and put the tape on the second restore. The patter was about demonstrating the "only two" possible ways to do the trick--to not really tear the paper, and to "not really" restore the paper. |
John Martin Inner circle 1017 Posts |
Tony Clark, in his version of the Slydini newspaper tear, let's one piece fall out before the restoration. When the newspaper us restored a piece is seen missing on one of the pages.
John |
jimgerrish Inner circle East Orange, NJ 3209 Posts |
I'm currently writing up my collection of "Paper Blendo" effects which is where I believe this category of trick fits. It is an offshoot of the torn and restored newspaper effect which allows for a blendo-like transformation into a banner or poster that can be completely different from that with which you started. The magic comes with the visible transformation, just as it does with a silk blendo effect.
Jim Gerrish
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jimgerrish Inner circle East Orange, NJ 3209 Posts |
Just following up. I finished my e-Book "Paper Blendos" and photographed details of Qua-Fiki building one from scratch, as well as a video of him performing his Christmas themed version (he likes to plan ahead).It's in The Wizards' Journal #26 for those interested. For those not interested, pretend I was never here.
Jim Gerrish
magicnook@yahoo.com https://www.magicnook.com Home of The Wizards' Journals: https://magicnook.com/wizardsTOC.htm |
Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
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On Apr 9, 2014, John Martin wrote: If memory serves me, I believe it was Kevin James I saw do something similar in his lecture, although he actually restored the missing piece. Very clever method and brilliant effect!
~michael baker
The Magic Company |
jimgerrish Inner circle East Orange, NJ 3209 Posts |
Wiz Kid Ee-Gee-Fiki (formerly known as Wiz Kid Eleazar) included a missing piece/restore optional ending to his "Ultimate Newspaper Tear" in his 2005 book "Tear-Able Magic" at The Magic Nook. One of the pieces "accidentally" falls on the floor before the final restoration. When the spectators point out that the paper did not get fully restored, Eleazar takes the fallen piece and VISIBLY melts it into the hole where it belongs before dropping the fully restored newspaper into the hands of the spectators. It's all described in his e-Book on the subject.
Jim Gerrish
magicnook@yahoo.com https://www.magicnook.com Home of The Wizards' Journals: https://magicnook.com/wizardsTOC.htm |
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