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Brad Burt Inner circle 2675 Posts |
Hello:
The following method for learning a routine is particularly productive for longer sleight-of-hand card routines, but will work with almost anything. Take the routine if in a book and using a pencil, high lighter, etc. break it down into it's most logical components or steps. Now, work at each step to get a solid over view. It's assumed that any unknown or unperfected sleights needed will first be acquired, etc. Now, RECORD the steps of the routine slowly and in detail onto some kind of recording device. I still prefer a small cassette recorder. Now, you can eliminate the constant back and forth of reading how it's done. Just play the recorded method and follow along! I have figured that this is at least 2-4 times faster, at least for myself in learning a new and more complex routine. Note: Routine on a DVD??? Just write out the steps and then record. If you keep old tapes or digital recordings and index them...you have a killer way to review older unused routines. Best,
Brad Burt
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Atom3339 Inner circle Spokane, WA 3242 Posts |
This is excellent, Brad. Larry Barnowsky actually breaks down routines into equations, another time-saving effective approach.
TH
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Pecan_Creek Veteran user The Nation of TEXAS! 323 Posts |
This is what I do:
In Word or Pages I make a table with 2 columns. One for sleights/ moves/ direction. The other for patter. I write out the patter usually double spaced in the patter column. I write a kind of short hand in bold in the column on the left of the sleight/ misdirection or whatever movement goes with that portion of the patter. Like a script with direction/ staging notes out to the left. Just the act of typing all of this out aids with memorizing and restructuring/ organizing a routine. I find that most routines fit on 2 or 3 pages and can be spread out on my table as I practice. |
Yekrats Loyal user Dayton, Indiana 209 Posts |
Pecan, that's good advice right there!
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dman11 Inner circle USA 1067 Posts |
All good ideas, thanks!
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Albatros Regular user Germany 132 Posts |
I also like to outline my routines on a sheet of paper - basically just a short note to remind me of what to do. This requires a certain amount of reading/re-reading or watching to be familiar with the whole thing so that the notes make sense. But afterwards it saves a lot of time and its always possible to take out the sheet to remind me of something ("was that last Elmsley to the bottom or..."). Pecans idea of the two columns might be a nice addition to this, gonna give it a try
All the best, Sven ^^
"Palming cards... Like sex, it can be learned by almost anybody,but doing it well requires some native talent and assiduous practice." (John Scarne)
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MHamel New user New Hampshire 71 Posts |
Hey guys,
I just added a new section to my web site and it is video chat for magicians! I want to have this be a place where you can show eachother tricks and also share ideas and get feedback. This is free and all I ask is we keep it fun for everyone! the link is: http://www.theartofillusions.com/magic-jam-session.php this will take you directly to the page. All you need is a webcam and then you can join in. My goal is to have this be a place where there will always be people doing magic. I hope to have a time every week to make it the official jam session time... but like I said its new so I'm trying to get some people on it first... Please help spread the word! |
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