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SmallCheeto Regular user Seattle, WA 115 Posts |
Hi Guys,
I was wondering if anyone had any good lines to say when you mess-up on a trick so bad, you can't go on. Magically, Matthew Toner |
Jaz Inner circle NJ, U.S. 6111 Posts |
If you can't recover then you're going to have to admit that you blew it and move on.
"That is what is known as a magic OOPs!" ""Funny...it worked in the book!" Here's more. http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......forum=24 |
SmallCheeto Regular user Seattle, WA 115 Posts |
Thanks for the link!
Magically, Matthew |
Chrystal Inner circle Canada/France 1552 Posts |
You mess up....then say "I wish someone could help me out"..."do you know which way I came in?"
Sometimes laughter diffuses a situation as the audience lightens up as they may have been uncomfortable regarding your situation and not know how to respond. A joke or some light hearted quip usually gives them a cue to how to react. Another theory is just to go on, most audiences don't even realize you've messed up, unless it's very blatant. Try not to act flustered or upset by it, as again the audience takes it cue from you how to react. Remember they don't know what was "supposed" to have happen in most cases and so they don't know you messed up. Experience with performing will eventually give you all sorts of comebacks or quips as to how to handle these situations. Good luck to you! Chrystal |
Cory Gallupe Inner circle Nova Scotia, Canada 1272 Posts |
I had the tip of my stealth pen fall of in the middle of a show, and I just said "Well, that's a wierd pen..." And later on, the kids wanted to see the pen, I gave it to them, with the tip in my hand, and a little girl RIPPED OFF the real tip. The tube of ink came out and everything! It didn't break, all pens can do that. But it made a lot of laughter throughout the room! And another time, I was doing the hummer card, I didn't mess up, but the kids asked to see the card, he thought there was magnets on it. So, I gave him the card, (I took off the tape) and he attempted to spin it like I did, instead, it flew across the room under the bed, then he said, "Well, theres no magnets there" and everyone was hysterical. Cuz I mean, the card FLEW! it almost took my head off. It was like he was a pro card thrower or something!
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SmallCheeto Regular user Seattle, WA 115 Posts |
Thanks, I guess I'll just have to learn from experiance! I just know I would rather mess-up in front of my family, rather than an audience.
Magically, Matthew Toner |
Cory Gallupe Inner circle Nova Scotia, Canada 1272 Posts |
I believe there is a book called "Slieght of Mouth" It talks all about what to say when some situation comes up. And do a search on the Café, or even google, Im not sure if the google would work, but I know this has been discussed on the Café many times before. There is what to say when you mess up, what to do with hecklers, some jokes, ways to tell people to shut up without offending them, and much more, just look around. -Cory.
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Stinkfist New user 65 Posts |
My b-2 bomber lid fell off once while doing the effect for these two strangers.i sat there and laughed and felt really stupid.what's even funnier is for some reason they didn't notice anything happened.so they were probably wondering why I was sitting there laughing and with a dumb look on my face in the middle of the effect.
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aznviet6uy Veteran user Santa Rosa, CA 315 Posts |
Say... " the real magician will be here shortly" or "it worked when I was showing it to a blind man" hahaha
-Chris
shhh..... I see Magicians.....
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SmallCheeto Regular user Seattle, WA 115 Posts |
I like that,"it worked when I was showing it to a blind man".
Magically, Matthew Toner |
Brad Burt Inner circle 2675 Posts |
Philosphically I don't believe in admitting one HAS messed up unless you have just so radically screwed up you just can't get out of it. I honestly believe that if you have thought about it before hand and are fairly sharp you can get out of most problems in about 99.5% of the time.
Here's what I did in .5% that I could not recover....I made fun of it, but in a way that got the laugh and the audience on my side. Here is what happened almost verbatim... First, I spaced and totally lost track of where I was in a set up deck effect...not good. I then shuffled the deck...worse. I looked at the deck, I looked at the audience, I smiled and just about laughing told the audience, "I have just screwed this trick up so badly that I can't even fake a good excuse!" I gave them my best look of chagrin and the place fell apart. While they were laughing I set the deck up again right in front of them. I even looked at them and told them that I was, "..setting the deck up again." They laughed again and I'm positive that they thought it was a joke. I went on to do the routine and got a standing ovation. Given lemons make lemonade brothers and sisters. I would greatly have preferred no mistake, but mostly there are ways around the mistakes so that no one ever knows there was one...but, if not just make light of it and go forward. By the way, here is a great out if you lose someone's selected card. Imagine you have just had a card selected, shown about and then placed back in the deck. You miss your control, whatever, but you lose the card. Without missing a beat look up at your spectator assistant and say, "O.k., you understand the process now, right?" He'll say yes. Say, "Great let's do it for real this time." And, go from there! If you lose the thing a second time then you just haven't practiced enough. Best,
Brad Burt
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Jordini Inner circle 2765 Posts |
I actually was at an event recently where I saw some magicians mess up some tricks, and here are some of the lines they used:
"I've been drinking a lot" (he actually had been) "I've been high on morphine and wormwood for the past few weeks" "That's not right...you see, I was using a stacked deck, and somehow the shuffle didn't work out" |
SmallCheeto Regular user Seattle, WA 115 Posts |
Thanks for the advice, when the audience doesn't know what's supposed to happen, they won't know ypu messed up.
Magically, Matthew Toner P.S. Quote:
On 2006-02-27 15:58, BradBurt wrote: I like that idea! |
Marco S. Inner circle 1017 Posts |
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On 2006-02-28 18:44, SmallCheeto wrote: Me too. Obviously, it works. |
Chessmann Inner circle 4242 Posts |
If you are embarrassed, your audience will be embarrassed for you.
If you have fun with it, your audience will have fun with it. But watch out - as has been said, many times they have no idea you messed up. That's where the judgement comes into play. Mark
My ex-cat was named "Muffin". "Vomit" would be a better name for her. AKA "The Evil Ball of Fur".
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SmallCheeto Regular user Seattle, WA 115 Posts |
Okay Chessmann, thanks for the comment. So, the audience "will act WITH you".
Magically, Matthew Toner |
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