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James Adamson Special user Deatsville - Holtville - Slapout, AL 945 Posts |
I use muliplying balls (Fakini-Yellow) in my manipulation act and I am not happy with the finish. Just doing a barehanded vanish of the last ball does not seem to be the answer, nor does the typical finish of an additional 4 balls in the other hand. I sort of like Tim Wright's finish which has a big ball that all the other balls go into (have not tried it out yet on an audience). I even thought about the last ball being thrown into the air changing to a yellow silk, but again I am not sure if this is a strong enough finish for this effect.
Maybe some Brainstorming feedback will help my mental block?
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MikeJRogers Veteran user Australia 354 Posts |
After figuring out your performance character, theme etc. You might want to try yellow throw coils.
Good Luck, Mike
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magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
James:
I will ask you what I ask all my students and people I teach acts and routines to. What is your act about on stage? What is your character when you are presenting the manipulative sequence? Is there a theme involved? What is your style like and your music? Answers to some of these questions might better help us understand your act, your motivation and a little about your style. this will impact what makes sense in the act and what would be appropriate as an eneding for you. Can you fill us in on a little more about your act and style? I would be happy to help you with ideas and suggestions. Kyle
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James Adamson Special user Deatsville - Holtville - Slapout, AL 945 Posts |
In my manipulation act I am dressed classic magician in stlye, my opener is a modified version of Tony Clark's vanishing cane to dove, but instead of the dove I use a full glass coke bottle, I then use Tony,s' Black & White Gloves to Streamer to Coke Bottle Production. I then remove my lapel rose to silk, split the silk, do Slydini tie with silk have knot disolve and produce 3rd coke bottle.
For a change of pace I then switch the coke bottle for a Nielson bottle and use Martin Lewis' Comedy coke routine. Then instead of cards I elect to do the mulitplying balls to get back to a serious note. I have a set of Cola Surprise Bottles (which can give the impression that up to 9 <nine> additional full cola bottles are produced <normally only use six>) and finish with a two-liter coke production via a Ken Reedy custom made square circle all set to upbeat instrumental music and thus I have an 8-9 minute complete routine. I just gave away my whole act, but what the hay I'm not Jeff McBride or Tony Clark. As you can see I am heavily influenced by Tony Clark and his misdirection production techniques, yet I was looking for that different approach that doing doves and cards.
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magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
James:
All of these are great sequences. My only question to you is why coke bottles and the formal tux? If your going this route, that is fine, but you need to make sure the theme is well thought out and makes sense to the audience. Why a formal tux and then produce coke bottles? Are you working at a coke vendor? Is your character thristy and these coke bottles keep appearing? Are you a waiter perhaps? I think the character and theme need to be better related. If so, then it really starts to add so much more impact for the audience and makes it easier for the audience to understand and connect with your character. Your coke idea is very clever and can really work well. I just feel strongly that you may want to re-evaluate the character and theme that is built around it. Have it make sense and have the character relate better. If you would like some suggestions or ideas, I would be happy to relay them to you. Kyle
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James Adamson Special user Deatsville - Holtville - Slapout, AL 945 Posts |
Kyle & others,
I mistyped my dress, it is suit jacket with a tux shirt, not full tux with tails. My orgin of the act did involve Coca-Cola Company and has been used for all my stage work as my opening trademark so to speak. I have not devoleped it to a fit a actor type theme. That could be a idea to explore. The one weak part of the act thru followup questionaries is the lack of a good ending for the multiplying balls. I would appreciate you or any others persons ideas. Thanks
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Pete Biro 1933 - 2018 18558 Posts |
John Booth's book, Marvels of Mystery, contains a great routine with a "cannonball" finish. I used it for years.
You toss each ball into a top hat, a burst of flame, and tip the hat and a ball, filling the hat comes out. I used Golf Balls and Abbott's sold a hollow giant one that was perfect. You could make one to match the Fakinis for sure.
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magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
You could also throw one ball up and have it turn into a red silk. You open it up and it has the coke symbol on it. Then tuck into pocket.
Kyle
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
James,
You are trying to figure out what will work before you know "What you like and enjoy performing". Why not try a few ideas and then settle on the one you like? The larger ball is a classic finish, as is the Flash four finale. You cannot go wrong with what works. If you are trying to come up with something different, then work it out and try it before your available audiences. Bill |
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abc Inner circle South African in Taiwan 1081 Posts |
Just an idea you could think about. Make a cylinder, drop the four balls into it and produce another coke bottle out of the cylinder.
I have always wondered what the point of multiplying balls is if you make four and then let them disappear again. Its like producing a full-size car and then before someone can drive it you make it vanish again. Good luck |
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boltt223 Regular user Arizona, USA 175 Posts |
James,
What I am currently using is; after producing multiple billiard balls (and I use the same color as you do) I drop them in my top hat, except for the last one. I do a vanish and appearence sequence then do a vanish toss. Pull the ball from the top hat and finishing with diminishing ball to confetti. |
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FCpreacher Elite user PA 439 Posts |
Question: How does Kyle do that?!
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maylor Loyal user england 231 Posts |
FCpreacher - Do you mean endlessly coming up with good ideas???
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FCpreacher Elite user PA 439 Posts |
That's exactly what I mean.
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zombieboy Special user Connecticut, USA 889 Posts |
Rememeber, a big finish is not always the answer. Sometimes an air of finality or punctuation is an excellent way to finish as well. However, it does depend completely on your style and routine.
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magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
Thanks guys. I appreciate it. It was just a simple idea that would tie in nicely to the theme. I guess I just have a different way of looking at things. Call me "different" hehe. Just glad I can offer advice and suggestions to those who need them.
Kyle
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Magic_streak Regular user Singapore 196 Posts |
Kyle you really made me stop to think about my stage appearance as well. I really appreciate McBride's act where he wears different costumes and changes the mood of his music. First he portrays himself like a phantom or something then becomes a ghoul or witch then different types of demons using masks. Very interesting and imaginative. Perhaps we should work towards that!
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abc Inner circle South African in Taiwan 1081 Posts |
I only joined a while ago and I have to say if there is one person so far that has really gotten my brain to work more creatively it is Kyle. Just that alone makes this site worthwhile. Thanxa lot your ideas are really excellent.
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maylor Loyal user england 231 Posts |
Exactly!! Keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jim Snack Inner circle 1338 Posts |
I'm agree with Kyle here. I love manipulative magic, but much of what I see is "visual bubblegum" with little overall thought to character, theme or other theatrical elements which can take an act to the next level.
Character is not something you develop only externally, say by putting on a certain costume. You can put on a clown wig, make up and big shoes and still not be a clown. True, costumes can help you get into character, but the basis for the character must come from some aspect of who you are. Developing a character is an organic process that involves removing external layers and revealing some truthful aspect of your personality. Henning Nelms in Showmanship for Magicians, explores character development in great detail. It's worth studying. As is Maskelyne and Devant's "Our Magic," who talked about artistic principles of Unity and Consistency. The classic manipulative magicians, Cardini for example, build acts that follow these principles. More modern acts, such as Tina Lennart's "Washer Woman" act, do the same. Furthermore we see the character undergo some sort of change or transformation during the course of the act - the washer woman discovering her beauty. Such character development makes it interesting to the audience. Look at your act in its entirety and you will start to come up with ideas for specific moments within the act that are consistent with the overall picture you are trying to create. You might also want to get someone with theatrical experience to take a look at it for guidance. |
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