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afinemesh Inner circle Senseless gibberish that amounts to 2621 Posts |
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On 2013-03-28 11:49, Payne wrote: Exactly!
"I've always been mental, I'm sure of it" Boris Pocus
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fortasse Inner circle 1201 Posts |
.....and then there routines - like's Vernon's - that even incorporate exposure of how the trick works ......well, not really but the audience thinks so and is therefore doubly duped. it's a case of turning exposure on its head and using it to good effect, as a misdirection tool.
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CJRichard Special user Massachusetts 542 Posts |
Someone just posted exactly the same question, except about linking rings. The answer is the same. A good routine is magical to watch even if the effect has been around for centuries. Maybe that's WHY they've been around for centuries.
"You know some of you are laughin', but there's people here tryin' to learn. . ." -Pop Haydn
"I know of no other art that proclaims itself 'easy to do.'" -Master Payne Ezekiel the Green |
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kentfgunn Inner circle Merritt Island FL 1639 Posts |
The cups and balls actually cannot be exposed. Singular routines can be tipped, one at a time.
There's an infinite number of ways to do the trick. If you ever worry the routine you're doing is, in any way, in any portion of the public's knowledge; pick a better routine. I suspect the sequence I learned from the instructions in my first magic set, is fairly well known. I wouldn't perform that sequence for a paying audience. If you work for magicians, busting out Vernon's routine, in any of it's incarnations is probably not the best idea, unless you're freaking great at it. Really good magic can't be exposed, especially if you have some level of originality. See Master Payne's routine for a fine example. KG |
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Gary Kosnitzky Elite user 409 Posts |
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On 2013-03-28 01:15, RudyC wrote: Your question is a highly personal and artistic one. Michael Skinner gave up doing the Linking Rings in his close-up act at the Golden Nugget Hotel in Las Vegas after it was exposed on television. So your question is a very valid and important one. But one that only you can answer, nobody else. If you take advice from someone else you're just listening to someone tell you how to be exactly like themself. Follow your own path. |
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afinemesh Inner circle Senseless gibberish that amounts to 2621 Posts |
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On 2013-04-27 18:32, Gary Kosnitzky wrote: What a great idea, Gary. Thanks!
"I've always been mental, I'm sure of it" Boris Pocus
"Someday we'll look back on this and it will all seem funny". . .Bruce Springsteen |
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KIDDMAGIC Regular user 132 Posts |
Magicians sometimes forget how much of a niche magic really is. Even with all the exposure, it mostly only reaches those who seek it. I do magic for kids and new ones come along each year. lol
Even less known as David Kidd
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Kent Wong Inner circle Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2458 Posts |
This is just my opinion but I really don't think people care how a trick is done, so long as they are being entertained. In fact, if the entertainment value is strong enough, people are often willing to forget they know the secret.
Having said that, I have performed the cups and balls for many years. The Jamaican Cups and Balls routine that I created was actually awarded a Gold medal in 2007. The actual moves were not overly unique, but having a Chinese Canadadian dressed in Jamaican garb (complete with dregs), singing a song with a Jamaican accent, while performing the cups and balls, was so different that it caught the judge's attention. Since then, the Jamaican Cups and Balls has become a staple in many of my smaller corporate shows. Kent
"Believing is Seeing"
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Gary Kosnitzky Elite user 409 Posts |
If The spec knows how it is done it might
be entertaining but it is definitely not Magic. You might as well be a dancing and singing transvestite, that can also be entertaining. |
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Kent Wong Inner circle Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2458 Posts |
Hmmm ... I've never actually seen a dancing and singing transvestite. Guess I'll just have to take your word for it! (Sorry, I couldn't resist. )
Kent
"Believing is Seeing"
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Bill Wilson Special user 536 Posts |
The Cups & Balls is quite often part of magic sets commonly found in toy stores. I don't believe this is exposure anyone should worry about. And if someone says "Oh that's in my son's (or daugher's) magic set, then explain that it shows them the BARE essentials of the trick and is intended mainly to get the youngster interested in magic.
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scottjenkins Loyal user 218 Posts |
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On 2013-05-02 12:31, Gary Kosnitzky wrote: It's true. I know how dancing and singing transvestites work (a combination of clothing and adjustments), but they're still entertaining! Depends on the performer!
Scott Jenkins
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bishthemagish Inner circle 6013 Posts |
I close every formal close up show and every walk around show with the cups and balls. I don't care about if it was exposed in so and so book or TV or on youtube.
Cheers!
Glenn Bishop Cardician
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