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MagicByUriel Veteran user Johnathan Townsend has a lot more than 358 Posts |
All right people, here it is. A few months ago I posted my routine, and got very good advice from different people. So I incorporated the things that everyone said and came up with this routine.
Enough chit chat. Grab a bag of popcorn and enjoy the show! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bni4bldWHGs
"Magic is the only art that the audience wants the performer to screw up" - Daniel Garcia
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JamesTong Eternal Order Malaysia 11213 Posts |
I don't see any video or is it just me.
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dcjames Special user 577 Posts |
Link doesn't work. Says "Video is Unavailable."
“Magic is very easy to do - poorly.”
Tommy Wonder The Books of Wonder Volume 2 |
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MickeyPainless Inner circle California 6065 Posts |
Nope James, I don't see it available either!
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MagicByUriel Veteran user Johnathan Townsend has a lot more than 358 Posts |
Sorry, give it a few minutes. Youtube is slow, what can I do.
EDIT - video is up now!
"Magic is the only art that the audience wants the performer to screw up" - Daniel Garcia
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dcjames Special user 577 Posts |
Good work. The final reveal (yellow ball) surprised me.
Nice.
“Magic is very easy to do - poorly.”
Tommy Wonder The Books of Wonder Volume 2 |
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JamesTong Eternal Order Malaysia 11213 Posts |
Great job.
Is the working surface a bit tight for those 3 cups? |
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MagicByUriel Veteran user Johnathan Townsend has a lot more than 358 Posts |
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On 2008-11-02 01:13, JamesTong wrote: A tad, but I'm OK with it. I have plenty of space when using my Foxy II's.
"Magic is the only art that the audience wants the performer to screw up" - Daniel Garcia
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Keith Mitchell Special user 799 Posts |
Black coat, black pants, and black close-up pad, saw lots of blackness and had a hard time seeing the dark C&Bs. Still deaf since birth, so forget about patter. What did I see? Not much! He did look like he was pretty good spinning that wand, but that is all I could tell through all that darkness.
My only adice about that video is to turn on the lights. |
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MagicByUriel Veteran user Johnathan Townsend has a lot more than 358 Posts |
Madkiki, I'm sorry about the lights. For some reason my 8 megapixel camera did a pretty crappy job at recording this one. I was actually wearing a navy suit, which didn't blend in really with the cups.
I'm sorry about the lighting.
"Magic is the only art that the audience wants the performer to screw up" - Daniel Garcia
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pepka Inner circle Uh, I'm the one on the right. 5041 Posts |
The routine is pretty solid. The first final load really shocked me. I would recommend losing the silver case as a stage, a larger work area would probably make you more comfortable and would make the trick play bigger. Also, with those dark copper cups, lose the red balls. You really want them to pop. Same thing goes for your loads with the dark blue. I use 2 sets of cups regularly, My silver Sherwood cups get red glitter balls with fruit and a giant red ball as a loads, and my copper cups get white glitter cups with matching load and fruit.
Oh, and that phrase, "I'm an honest magician", you really say that too many times. Or maybe you're going for a call back. You do the Ammar load VERY well. I think if you make just a few changes, which are mostly color related, you'll have a killer routine. |
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Chessmann Inner circle 4242 Posts |
At times you spoke so rapidly that I didn't quite understand what you said, or had to concentrate on what you were saying (something an audience member should never have to do). There were a also a few 'dead beats' - just little moments here and there where everything halted for just a beat or two.
I think if you speak your words a little more slowly at times, that will help maintain the flow of the routine (I know that sounds funny, but try it). Take note - nothing was bad. I see my comments as more helping someone move from 'good' to 'very good'.
My ex-cat was named "Muffin". "Vomit" would be a better name for her. AKA "The Evil Ball of Fur".
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MagicByUriel Veteran user Johnathan Townsend has a lot more than 358 Posts |
Thanks for the advice guys!
"Magic is the only art that the audience wants the performer to screw up" - Daniel Garcia
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MagicByUriel Veteran user Johnathan Townsend has a lot more than 358 Posts |
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On 2008-11-02 07:21, pepka wrote: I fully agree with the needed pop of the balls. I'll look into getting some. Do you have any advice where I can get some high quality/heavy balls? I'm a little tight on cash right now, so please take that into consideration. Right now I use the red 7/8" balls my PF cups came with. I think they are made by RNTII, because I purchased the cups straight from Jake. Just as a side note, my final loads are a lighter GREEN. The camera did a pretty crappy job, not sure why.
"Magic is the only art that the audience wants the performer to screw up" - Daniel Garcia
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rannie Inner circle 4375 Posts |
I think its a solid routine. The only suggestion I can give after watching it twice,,,is for you to have more eye contact with your audience. You tend to look at the table more than the audience even during some moves. It is something that is difficult to unlearn later on. This is one of the important things that my mentor kept reminding me about. I have been doing my routine for 15 years. For the first 3 years I was watching all my moves like the audience. It took me a while to undo this habit as it became natural to me. I listened to my mentor and to my other teachers and friends in magic...I worked hard on it and I continued to do so. It may not be the best but it keeps getting better.
You have improved a lot. Please keep an open mind and heart regarding the suggestions. Best of luck! Mabuhay from Manila! Rannie
"If you can't teach an old dog new tricks, trick the old dog to learn."
-Rannie Raymundo- aka The Boss aka The Manila Enforcer www.rannieraymundo.com www.tapm.proboards80.net |
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MagicByUriel Veteran user Johnathan Townsend has a lot more than 358 Posts |
Thanks for the advice Rannie!
"Magic is the only art that the audience wants the performer to screw up" - Daniel Garcia
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rannie Inner circle 4375 Posts |
You are most welcome Uriel. I hope I was able to help in any way. Keep it up ok!
Rannie
"If you can't teach an old dog new tricks, trick the old dog to learn."
-Rannie Raymundo- aka The Boss aka The Manila Enforcer www.rannieraymundo.com www.tapm.proboards80.net |
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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24312 Posts |
There are NO PAINTINGS of the ancient Egyptians doing the cups and balls on the walls of the pyramids.
None. Zero. There are no paintings of the ancient Egyptians doing the cups and balls at all.
"The Swatter"
Founder of CODBAMMC My Chickasaw name is "Throws Money at Cups." www.cupsandballsmuseum.com |
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MagicByUriel Veteran user Johnathan Townsend has a lot more than 358 Posts |
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On 2008-11-02 17:06, Bill Palmer wrote: You think the average person knows that Bill? If you feel so strongly about it, then I'll take your advice. After all, you have been doing this a lot longer than I have. I can remove that little part.
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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24312 Posts |
No, I don't. But if you have just ONE person in the audience who knows it, and he yells out "BULL****!", then what are you going to do. You will freeze, because you have been caught out.
Marvyn Roy did just that the last time he did the bit where he lit the big lighthouse bulb. He took it out of the act. I've spent five years researching this material, and it offends me when people spread this kind of nonsense. Your patter needs a lot of work. You need to slow down, and watch for redundancies. The best magic tells a story and only deviates from the truth when necessary.
"The Swatter"
Founder of CODBAMMC My Chickasaw name is "Throws Money at Cups." www.cupsandballsmuseum.com |
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