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James Adamson Special user Deatsville - Holtville - Slapout, AL 945 Posts |
Candini,
What size trunk do you use and how much does it weight? The trunk I use has side handles and latches/catches on the closeable side. Due to the cutting sytle used, I don't see a good way to dress it up by attaching anything to it as suggested by Macmagic. It not bad looking, just not the most professional looking. The ones I have found that I like are @ http://www.trunkoutlet.com/ I miss-read the weight without tray before, 23 pounds for the smaller, 26 for the medium, and 29 for the larger. Still a big jumpup. But it looks more professional than my current trunk. To those that use trunks is this the weight range that yours falls into?
Be remembered for performing what looks like MAGIC, not skill.
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Alan Munro Inner circle Kentwood, Michigan, USA 5952 Posts |
I just use a large, colorful plastic tote to carry the props. It's so light that I can lift it easily with my little finger - fully loaded is another story. Most of the props can be set at home and transported to the show that way. The tote sits on a restaurant tray stand.
I hate making a lot of trips to the car, so I can get everything in in two trips, unless I'm bringing in the Abbott's Chair Suspension. The suspension takes two trips because of the weight of the props. For large audiences, I also bring in the sound system, backdrop and lights - two more trips to the car. |
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magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
I am not sure if this has been mentioned before, but Sammy Smith offers and carries two sizes of cases that seem to work out great for magic. I think they are on his website. I have several of them and use them to carry and store some of my stage acts. They work quite well and are not that havey or cumbersome.
Right now I LOVE using some of these bags put out by Case Logic. The great thing about them is that they fold down very flat for storage at home at at the event. When they fold out, you can really pack them with your props and it is sturdy enough to carry as well as water proof for outdoor events. Kyle
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larrymoore New user 31 Posts |
Just my opinion!
I have been using Brian Flora's stuff for a while and to me, it is simpler. He taught me so much about minimalism. Doing simple things with the fewest of props. I have also learned how to bring my audience into the program and they get more involved in the program. I have a briefcase and yes, I can do a kid show and also an adult show from the same case. Would like to hear any ideas on this topic also. |
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scottasf Regular user san leandro, ca 157 Posts |
My Children's Show packed into a small skate case. Played BIG, packed small.
examples of effects: Egg bag, WHat's Next spot card, Snake can routien, prof nightmare, rope routien. When I used biffer props, I had one of those suitcase tables. that would hold my square circle and other larger props. Magically Thine, Scott Alcalay
2008/2009 President Oakland Magic Circle
"Life would be so wonderful if we only knew what to do with it." - Greta Garbo |
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Brian Lehr Inner circle Edmonton, Canada 1605 Posts |
My items are currently in a small suitcase, so I'm looking to get a suitcase table soon.
It currently holds: Appearing Cane Blooming Bouquet Change Bag Chicken Feather Turkey Wishbone Rubber Chicken Rocky Raccoon Prof. Nightmare ropes Coloring Book/Crayons/Paintbrushes Nested Wands Breakaway Wand Vanishing Bandana Chick Pan Baby Chick (I was wondering where I left him four days ago! ;-) ) Egg Vase Snake Can And... an assortment of costume items (funny glasses, clothes, wizard hat, etc.) Brian |
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Jim Snack Inner circle 1338 Posts |
A porter with a horse drawn wagon was once sent to pick up the great Max Malini at the train station for a show. When Malini climbed aboard carrying one small case, the porter asked, "Where's the show?"
Malini replied, "I AM THE SHOW!" I watched Paul Daniels at Abbotts Get-Together several years ago put on a great show for over 1000 people with nothing more than a Chop Cup, Professor's Nightmare Rope Trick, and a Signed Banknote into A Walnut Routine. Great entertainment. It's not about the props, it's about the entertainer. That being said, I also love a big show and was disappointed when I last saw Copperfied's "Intimate Evening with David Copperfield." I wanted to see a bigger, more spectacular show like he used to do. For myself, if it doesn't fit in the overhead compartment of an airplane, I rarely do it. Just do what you love, what the audience likes, and what works for you. Jim |
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Brian Lehr Inner circle Edmonton, Canada 1605 Posts |
For those who wish to follow this discussion further, here are two previous threads on the same topic:
One Trip from the Car Storing Stuff Brian |
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graemesd Veteran user 369 Posts |
I can get my whole show in a thimble with room to spare
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NJJ Inner circle 6437 Posts |
My whole show IS a thimble.
I just got myself a total trolley. Its a lightweight trolley that works in three ways and turns into a stepladder/table for backstage. I use it all the time for any show that is NOT a kid's party. http://www.danozdirect.com.au/?cid=72||&......mitem=17 I still make one trip from the car but I have two boxes, my backdrop, table, soundsystem and more on the one trolley. Also, instead of finding packs small tricks I try and find 'no set up' effects. This means I avoid anything with a complex set up that will waste mytime. e.g. no tear newspaper instead of the year version. |
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MarkTripp Special user Michigan 618 Posts |
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On 2005-02-15 08:10, Joseph_Then wrote: This is one opinion; Mine is when I was doing birthday parties I did the Harlan pack small birthday party for about a year and NO ONE, EVER said it was too small. People loved it, and I got many dates from it. The whole show fit in a Sammy Smith baby prop case too. The late Brian Flora carried everything in an apron and there is MUCH to his thought process that people should digest. I would suggest you do indeed look to those sources. Mark Tripp |
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DanHarlan V.I.P. 998 Posts |
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I did the Harlan pack small birthday party for about a year and NO ONE, EVER said it was too small. I'm very pleased to hear a positive report from the trenches! Carry on! For Everyone: With regard to what you're packing, or not packing (and how many trips you need to take to your backseat to make your act bigger), just understand that entertainment comes in all shapes and sizes. Here in Hollywood, there are at least a handful of entertainers. Or, so I have heard... from a reliable source who has an influential friend with good connections to a guy who's cousin works for the bakery that supplies bread to the president of the bank that is currently in discussions with an independent filmmaker who delivers the pizza to the neighbors of a certain producer with a project currently casting non-speaking background extras for the vampire's lair scene filming all this week; no pay, no meals, experience required. Now, everybody knows that some entertainers are considered Celebrities -- Take Keanu,... Please! (I'll sell you a map to his house for five bucks). When people spot him purchasing his new underwear at Frederick's or picking up the latest copy of Rainbow Triangle Weekly, they say "AAAAAAAYYEEEEEEEAAAAAH, THAT'S KEANU, OH, MY SWEET L'IL JEeZyKrEEzY, IT'S HIIiiiiiiiiiiimmmmmm!!!!!" {Grammar Host: Please leave this comment intact, the expression above is precisely what you would hear each and every time Keanu cuts the cheese... Ahem... at his favorite bistro, of course (Vito's in Santa Monica, according to my source).} Keanu is just a person. One, small man. No props. All he has to offer is himself. On the other hand, there are the artists... I'm talking about the ones who matter... The ones who do it for the love of the craft and the smiles on the audience's cute little faces. I'm talkin' 'bout the kind of artist that... makes... a... Statement. You know -- The balloon-twisting performance artist transformed by his own hands into the archetypical fool by the use of costume and make-up. Oh, and the wig. Can't forget the wig. Just can't. Believe me, I tried. He boldly defies Humilty by setting up an impressive array of steamer trunks, tackle boxes, garbage bags and folding chairs, wheeled-in, lashed to a stolen U-Haul handtruck, at the Hallowed Entrance to the Most Sacred of all Great Temples in our Land... Mann's Chinese Theatre... and multi-plex... and gift shop... with convenient adjacent parking lot. That's where you can get your map from me. Five bucks, remember? This performer and his dazzling array of oddities (treasures overlooked and discarded by others "more foolish than he"), delights and amazes all those who pass by, without judgement. He does not care if you are young or old or black or white or flesh-colored or male or female or both! He believes that deep down everyone is Green... or silver... perhaps gold... but definately not copper. This Enormous man (who's shoes you could never hope to fill) will guide your child in a personal expression of her inner spirit by painting a butterfly on her face. He can, and will, make colorful abstract/impressionist sculptures filled with the spirits carried upon his breath. These adorn the heads of the Ones Who See the Sights. He has the ability to connect you, on a mythical plane, to a symbol of greatness by using just the basic requirements of Ceremonial Ritual - a cardboard cutout and a Polaroid camera. You can choose Elvis or Marilyn... or most of James Dean. All of these wonders are spread out in front of you in an overwhelming display of color, texture, sound and smell... perhaps just a little taste, but not too much. You merely make a simple offering to receive your unique gift, then continue on your way where you will soon discover the value of time. Another artist waits seated behind a glittering landscape of metals, crystals, and synthetics designed to harness energy to watch the passage of time. These "watches" (in exotic varieties like Roll-X or MoVahDo) are yours for about the price of a Map to Keanu's. The path ahead is filled with similar artists. They don't have names or faces, that you recall. They affect the physical world and provide goods and services. Lots of services. They are not merely a projected image of an ideal, like the lonely Keanu... who has nothing... nothing but himself. --Harlan ...Malini climbed aboard carrying one small case. The porter asked, "Where's the show?" Malini replied, "I AM THE SHOW!" |
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Danny Hustle Inner circle Boston, MA USA 2393 Posts |
WOW....
Dan, you have been reading that James Joyce again haven't you...ooof I agree by the way with the gratuitous complementary hyperbole about your packs flat kid show. Much good stuff. I hope all is well. Best, Dan- "MT is one of the reasons we started this board! I’m so sick of posts being deleted without any reason given, and by unknown people at that." - Steve Brooks Sep 7, 2001 8:38pm ©1999-2014 Daniel Denney all rights reserved. |
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