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William Draven Elite user Las Vegas, NV 486 Posts |
As an entertainer you can be remembered for two things. Who you are, and what it is that you do.
The magicians who are remembered for what they do usually are spoken of fondly by people in afterthought about the amazing effects that they performed at the companies christmas party the year before, but when asked who it was you only get a vague discription that could be any of about 20 diffrent guys. Sure you may have done the most amazing card trick ever, but what good does it do you when people are more impressed with your skill than you as an individual. With magicians like Copperfield or Burton (or many others too long to list here) what they do is a moot point. You remember the individual, the experience. They could perform a silk from thumbtip or levitate a car it wouldn't matter. You remember them. Guess who gets booked more? And you wonder why. So when you look in a mirror which one are you? Someone who is remembered for their tricks, or someone who is remembered for who they are? Balls in your court |
Gatehouse Regular user Cardiff, UK 117 Posts |
Interestingly, there's a post currently building up in the 'Penny for your thoughts' forum about believability which touches slightly on appearance and the way you present yourself.
Anyway, I guess for me the key is finding the balance and that's a highly personal thing - thankfully everyone is different |
Paped New user 16 Posts |
Cool article and its true.You must have your won style , for ex. David Stone
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Ed_Millis Inner circle Yuma, AZ 2292 Posts |
I think people will remember who you are because you have connected with them. You may do an awesome trick. You may have a very memorable personal style. But if you do not draw them into your show, then they will leave and forget you.
At some point, your audience needs to know that they have just shared a very unique experience with you. Probably not everyone, but at least a few. You have managed to get underneath their public face and encouraged them to give you a little piece of who they really are, and they do not resent that because you were in there with them. We go through life every day - we laugh at funny jokes, tsk tsk over someone's situation, feel sadness or horror or outrage at a news story. An dthen we go home, sit down to eat dinner, and it all sluffs off like an egg sliding out of a Teflon frying pan. And for too many magicians, that perfectly describes their show: full of moments of enjoyment while the audience sits there, but empty of anything that's still sticking the next day. There has to be a transition in the performer's thinking if they are to make this connecting thing happen. At some point, you must stop thinking just about you and your show, and begin feeding into your audience. Don't just involve them in a trick - draw them into the experience. Of course, that assumes you are interested in doing more than just showing off your tricks, and you are examining your act to see where you can put something of yourself out there for the audience to connect with. It's much less about the show and much more about you. If all you give them is a show, all they will ever be are watchers. But if you give them an experience with you, they will have you to remember long after the show is gone. Ed |
funsway Inner circle old things in new ways - new things in old ways 9982 Posts |
Do people remember who you are without doing any magic? Your value as an interesting person, a person with integity, a person of kindness, etc. should come though with everyone you meet. Doing a couple of tricks can't change who you are. Sure, your character can be memorable if you are consistent and entertaining, but beneath it all there must be a "you" that engages the audience.
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Ed_Millis Inner circle Yuma, AZ 2292 Posts |
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Do people remember who you are without doing any magic? Excellent!! Thank you for that! Ed |
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