|
|
JamesinLA Inner circle Los Angeles 3400 Posts |
Just got Levent's salt pour gimmick and dvd. Also got his specially designed salk shaker. You get the best and amazingly well thought out and perfected gimmick that he designed and manufactors himself and another great history lesson about the trick as well as famous routines recreated. A delight and facination to watch. Thanks again, Levent.
Jim
Oh, my friend we're older but no wiser, for in our hearts the dreams are still the same...
|
leomagnus Veteran user 303 Posts |
My feelings exactly.
|
Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
Other forum on this topic:
http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......forum=10 http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......&forum=8 http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......&forum=4 http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......forum=10 http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......forum=10 |
JamesinLA Inner circle Los Angeles 3400 Posts |
Bill,
thanks for those links. I just watched Fred Kaps do it and for me at least, he's got the best routine. One thing he seems to do to set up the long pour effect is to pour less salt into his hand than is ultimately produced. That really sells the effect of endless salt since it fills the salt shaker from whence it came and the keeps coming. Does he have salt preloaded in the gimmick I wonder? Jim
Oh, my friend we're older but no wiser, for in our hearts the dreams are still the same...
|
Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
Jim, if it is true that he was using the Paul Fox/Danny Dew Gimmick, then that would be a logical conclusion.
There are different was to theme this effect as I have mentioned previously. Levent's idea is to produce the same amount of salt that has been vanished. This follows Roy Benson's idea as well. The Fred Kaps idea is to vanish a small amount and produce what seems to be much more then what has been vanished. This I believe enhances the magic portion of the effect. My own personal opinion of course, and how I perform the effect; I use a very small salt cellar to point this fact out to the audience. Paul Kozak also takes this approach with his finale of a wide huge stream of salt. Of course, it all depends how you wish to analyze for presenting the effect upon your audiences. Each performer has donated his little feature to the effect that can be combined into making this a super effect. Presley Guitar's handling is the best I have read for the ordinary magician wishing to easily present this effect. Then combining the touches of the other that came before, makes the audiences "burst out in applause" trick of the highest magnitude. If someone could come up with super patter and reaction, it would bring this trick more into a modern day performance effect. And let us not forget Jeff Hobson's version as well. I hope I did not forget any one's donation to this classic effect. |
Oliver Ross Inner circle Europe 1724 Posts |
Bill is right. The most "difficult" part of this effect is to come up with modern pattern. The last known idea I remember is "Sugar" by Scott Alexander and Puck.
Paul Kozak's plot isn't bad either, he uses the Salt Pour for his Tequila act. Oliver. |
JamesinLA Inner circle Los Angeles 3400 Posts |
Well, you guys may scoff (I don't' really think you will) but the reason for me getting this effect was because I'm using it as part of my themed library shows this summer for this year's library theme. That being said, I may well use it in my normal shows as well.
Jim
Oh, my friend we're older but no wiser, for in our hearts the dreams are still the same...
|
Nick W Special user 515 Posts |
How was Guitars handling different from others?
r. I've had interesting response: several Thai people have said they do not understand the salt pour. What's not to understand? It seems clear to me, but I'm not a layperson. As we all know, Kaps was a great actor. That's what sold the pour. They don't use much salt in Asia. Salt flavour comes from fish sauce. But the effect was greatly enhanced when I made it clear that the salt going into the hand was much much less than what came out/produced. How about a themed act: a Columbian drug lord producing cocaine. Makes sense. |
Oliver Ross Inner circle Europe 1724 Posts |
Yes Nick, you're right. We shouldn't just stay with salt. Everything that can be poured in the fist would work, as long as it is visible enough for the audience. I thought of sugar, flour, pepper (if you wear a white costume), chalk and who knows, someday someone will come up with a liquid version of this effect.
Oliver. |
Anatole Inner circle 1912 Posts |
John Moehring got a great reaction out of the Salt Pour when he presented it on the Sullivan Show. Ed even said as he shook John's hand at the end of the act, "You'll have to teach me how to do that!" So Ed was obviously impressed by the trick.
I think, though, on a show with other acts, sometimes the other performers have complained about having to follow a magician who has just left salt all over the stage. Same problem with Snowstorm in China. It is definitely a crowd-pleaser. There is built-in comedy--the "magician in trouble" motif that goes all the way back to "The Sorceror's Apprentice" if not farther. ("Further" or "farther"? I can't remember what they said was the difference in "Finding Forrester.") ----- Amado "Sonny" Narvaez
----- Sonny Narvaez
|
Levent Special user USA 801 Posts |
Quote:
On 2012-05-22 02:14, JamesinLA wrote: Hi Jim I'm currently working in Taiwan and I am in my hotel waiting for the car to take me to the theater and I just happened to see this thread! I'm so very glad that you are happy with the gimmicks and the DVD!
Levent
www.LeventMagic.com |
JamesinLA Inner circle Los Angeles 3400 Posts |
Levent,
Sure you had a great show! Do you work in different lanuages? Jim
Oh, my friend we're older but no wiser, for in our hearts the dreams are still the same...
|
Levent Special user USA 801 Posts |
Quote:
On 2012-05-27 07:36, JamesinLA wrote: Hi James: Sorry for my late response. In the past few years, I have been working quite a bit in foreign countries. When I work in countries that speak English, I do a ton of rapid fire lines, which means I tell a lot of verbal gags. But if the audience does not understand english, I do not tell jokes, but I keep talking constantly in discriptive patter and rely on the visual elements to convey the humor and magic. Also I use a couple of signs written in the foreign language to emphasize a point or gag. The following clip was shot in Taiwan a few weeks ago, but I believe it aired on Taiwan TV this past Saturday night. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0AvP2GBi7M&sns=em
Levent
www.LeventMagic.com |
JamesinLA Inner circle Los Angeles 3400 Posts |
THANKS FOR SHARING, Levent!
your fan, Jim
Oh, my friend we're older but no wiser, for in our hearts the dreams are still the same...
|
The Magic Cafe Forum Index » » Finger/stage manipulation » » Levent's salt pour gimmick and dvd (0 Likes) |
[ Top of Page ] |
All content & postings Copyright © 2001-2024 Steve Brooks. All Rights Reserved. This page was created in 0.03 seconds requiring 5 database queries. |
The views and comments expressed on The Magic Café are not necessarily those of The Magic Café, Steve Brooks, or Steve Brooks Magic. > Privacy Statement < |