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- April 22nd, 2024, 3:23 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Astonishing ACAAN on Fool Us
- Replies: 82
- Views: 3102
Re: Astonishing ACAAN on Fool Us
I can only assume you are trolling at this point Dennis? As I and several others have pointed out for this trick to have even been shortlisted to be taped the method would have to be disclosed and signed off by multiple people. You seem to be suggesting that they must have come up with a method that...
- April 22nd, 2024, 12:10 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Astonishing ACAAN on Fool Us
- Replies: 82
- Views: 3102
Re: Astonishing ACAAN on Fool Us
Since creatives on the show are part of this forum I’m sure they will jump into the thread at some point but- The magic team (Mike close) have to be FULLY Appraised of the method used and there’s usually a discussion about what would count as a fool; for example if p&t think you used a bit of gl...
- April 21st, 2024, 5:23 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Astonishing ACAAN on Fool Us
- Replies: 82
- Views: 3102
Re: Astonishing ACAAN on Fool Us
This act is “this seasons” presentation of a Martin hart act. The rules of the show (no stooges, no preshow) are absolute and wouldn’t be broken. Martin is also a student / promoter of the Bergas legacy which tips the likely methods to most of what he does. Martin hires a female performer (typically...
- February 5th, 2024, 6:11 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Close up Pad Material?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1366
Re: Close up Pad Material?
Neoprene is the most common material that's used though normally a thicker piece (6mm - 1/4 inch) backed straight onto your surface material.
- December 30th, 2023, 5:42 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Mundane Tasks of the Unreal (full show)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 867
Re: Mundane Tasks of the Unreal (full show)
I’ve got to put it on record - this show has some of the most beautiful, logical, magical, brilliant pieces of stage magic (and more importantly, stage magic staging) I have ever seen! This sets a standard all stage magic shows should strive to achieve and which shows with 100x the budget couldn't a...
- December 18th, 2023, 6:53 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Dynamo review - 2 stars Telegraph
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1645
Re: Dynamo review - 2 stars Telegraph
//boring hat on//
Uk laws about “passing off” means that trading under a name that was a misspelling of the previous name wouldn’t pass because of how blatant and deliberate it was to not be (but imply) the previous trademark.
Uk laws about “passing off” means that trading under a name that was a misspelling of the previous name wouldn’t pass because of how blatant and deliberate it was to not be (but imply) the previous trademark.
- December 17th, 2023, 1:11 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Dynamo review - 2 stars Telegraph
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1645
Re: Dynamo review - 2 stars Telegraph
To skip a very long story, he didn’t actually own the name “Dynamo” and his (former) management did. There’s been several years of back-and forth but ultimately this special was the way to formally end ties and previous obligations and go forward under his own name (Steven Frayne) without legal rami...
- October 27th, 2023, 11:29 am
- Forum: Platform & Stage Magic
- Topic: Copperfield's next special announced
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3882
- October 18th, 2023, 4:14 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Trying to find info on a buried alive escape with a steel plate from a 1990's magic TV special
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3763
Re: Trying to find info on a buried alive escape with a steel plate from a 1990's magic TV special
Lance burton - https://youtu.be/02Afpc-rXRM?si=q7wtt0cl3-Jc3a9F
His tv specials were produced by Gary Oulette who produced all those other glossy multi magician tv specials and had the same creative team on all of theme so they do all look and feel the same - even down to the music :-p
His tv specials were produced by Gary Oulette who produced all those other glossy multi magician tv specials and had the same creative team on all of theme so they do all look and feel the same - even down to the music :-p
- September 28th, 2023, 5:07 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Derren Brown's Unbelievable - a review
- Replies: 58
- Views: 15116
Re: Derren Brown's Unbelievable - a review
"Critical Flop" is not the phrase I would use when a show is getting three our of four (or five) stars. "Critical flop" is one or two stars. None of the reviews you cite have given the show that low of a rating. "Fair to middling" is the expression I would use, and a m...
- September 25th, 2023, 4:20 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Tony Hassini speaks ...
- Replies: 41
- Views: 7284
Re: Tony Hassini speaks ...
Well apparently he came to England via the cargo ship docking at its final destination of Brighton which is remarkable for a town with no docks...
- September 9th, 2023, 9:41 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Tony Hassini speaks ...
- Replies: 41
- Views: 7284
Re: Tony Hassini speaks ...
It's a poorly edited pair of podcasts - the first one is basically entirely a puff-piece for Tony & IMS. In the second he takes him slightly to task but it is very half-assed and really doesn't come close to taking tony to task until the literal post-script; even then Erik skates around actually...
- August 30th, 2023, 12:26 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Derren Brown's Unbelievable - a review
- Replies: 58
- Views: 15116
Re: Derren Brown's Unbelievable - a review
It would be fair to say that the show as currently presented is quite some distance from the show originally intended/announced. It is also fair to say that the reviews thus far are decidedly 50:50 - a few people rave about it, a few absolutely hate it, a lot in the middle are "it was kinda ok ...
- May 23rd, 2023, 4:09 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Copperfield piece on CBS Sunday Morning
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1295
Re: Copperfield piece on CBS Sunday Morning
Perhaps the international version is different to the home broadcast but all we got was some stock footage, a hint at a “discussion about design” that lasted 10 seconds and some more stock footage? I hope they can do the deal and announce the new special because I can’t wait to see some new footage ...
- March 12th, 2023, 2:25 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Amac's Find The Lady
- Replies: 56
- Views: 16184
Re: Amac's Find The Lady
Brad, I heard the same allegations (that the Steinmeyer version was not the same as the Amac version) and that this was being claimed by Taylor, though I wonder how Taylor gained his knowledge of Jim's method, since he was not at the performances (presumably someone in attendance informed him of th...
- March 6th, 2023, 5:19 pm
- Forum: Book of The Month Club
- Topic: David Copperfield History Book.
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10481
Re: David Copperfield History Book.
That's a pretty tough measuring stick. Surely there's room for success somewhere on the spectrum between the bestseller list and "doomed"? Having the leftovers sold off as remainders is part of the lifecycle of most new books from major publishers. He published a decent book, and in a qua...
- March 6th, 2023, 4:08 am
- Forum: Book of The Month Club
- Topic: David Copperfield History Book.
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10481
Re: David Copperfield History Book.
David is a fine fine performer who has rightly earned his place in the history books and this book has clearly had a lot of effort out into it but it was doomed from the start- whilst his vegas shows sell well he hasn’t had any meaningful mainstream media exposure or high profile tours for more tha...
- March 5th, 2023, 3:59 pm
- Forum: Book of The Month Club
- Topic: David Copperfield History Book.
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10481
Re: David Copperfield History Book.
David is a fine fine performer who has rightly earned his place in the history books and this book has clearly had a lot of effort out into it but it was doomed from the start- whilst his vegas shows sell well he hasn’t had any meaningful mainstream media exposure or high profile tours for more than...
- January 24th, 2023, 5:14 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Who said ‘you should be able to describe a trick in a single sentence?’
- Replies: 35
- Views: 7121
Re: Who said ‘you should be able to describe a trick in a single sentence?’
I fear we're mixing descriptions for "archive" purposes with descriptions for "marketing" purpose; both are valid but serve very different purposes. In the midst of a long discussion with others, when pondering ones own thoughts or when writing a review then a deeper understandin...
- December 19th, 2022, 9:13 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Awakening - brand new 'magical' Vegas spectacular
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2095
Re: Awakening - brand new 'magical' Vegas spectacular
They're not humans (although ironically it could be) as it's part of a show scene that has to repeat 46 times per hour, 12 hours a day. Video's don't really do it justice as the whole ride was designed to be viewed with human eyes not flattened by a camera but there's a good PoV here https://twitter...
- December 17th, 2022, 5:49 am
- Forum: Reference Room
- Topic: Owens Magic Supreme
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3920
Owens Magic Supreme
Looking for some pointers towards a person or reference for the large props built by Owens in the late 70's / early 80's. I have technical questions about construction methods (and materials / standards) and design elements that aren't answered by the published material i've found so far. Is there a...
- December 6th, 2022, 11:15 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Magician charged with murder!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1764
Re: Magician charged with murder!
Various threads on Facebook confirming it’s him. Also a back and forth of negative reviews posted about dynamike magician by a lady of the same name.
- November 26th, 2022, 10:26 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Paul Daniels Auction Results
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1266
Re: Paul Daniels Auction Results
Mildly interesting behind the scenes info - despite a lot of global participation i'm lead to believe that the vast majority of the items went to Uk buyers; something in the region of just a few dozen lots going out of the country.
- November 21st, 2022, 6:08 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Is Coin Magic Obsolete?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 6945
Re: Is Coin Magic Obsolete?
I would argue that coin and money magic are more relevant than any other form of close-up, because it is logical (IMHO) to do magic with money as an impromptu form of entertainment. Richard makes a point that he tried to borrow a quarter but was not successful. But no one would be surprised if you ...
- November 20th, 2022, 4:31 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Is Coin Magic Obsolete?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 6945
Re: Is Coin Magic Obsolete?
I’m in my early 40’s- I haven’t carried “change” for several years. There’s a slight grey-zone but anyone under 20 right now won’t have any meaningful concept of coins. If you’re presenting coin magic then unless your effect is just as powerful if the coins could be replaced with “cookies” you shoul...
- November 17th, 2022, 2:02 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Dani DaOrtiz
- Replies: 132
- Views: 94500
Re: Dani DaOrtiz
They may have come up on stage and joined other magicians at the table, but from what I remember they were always very reserved (specially Teller, ha ha ha). But I've never seen them gush and swoon over any other magician like they did over Dani. Again i have to highlight that this is just plain wr...
- November 17th, 2022, 10:41 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Dani DaOrtiz
- Replies: 132
- Views: 94500
Re: Dani DaOrtiz
That isn't exactly what I meant. I am referring to the fact that both Penn and Teller were sitting at the table which I have never seen them do for any other magician on the show not to mention bringing in Donny Osmond to sit there too. I have never seen this arrangement with any other performer. T...
- November 8th, 2022, 12:03 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Pendragon Harness
- Replies: 2
- Views: 760
Re: Pendragon Harness
Douglas Nelson was managing that closing sale on behalf of Owens - reach out to him and i'm sure he'll be able to put you in touch with the bidder and help out.
- November 3rd, 2022, 7:06 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: 3D Printing Designer
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2674
Re: 3D Printing Designer
The project I am working on is a download. Besides the manuscript, the files for 3D printing of the gaffs will be provided. 3D printing services are everywhere these days. I was wondering: has anyone else done the same, offered 3D files for magic gaffs? I fear you have over-estimated the ubiquity o...
- October 28th, 2022, 6:20 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: 3D Printing Designer
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2674
Re: 3D Printing Designer
I have a whole floor of our workshop dedicated to 3D printing across multiple technologies. Feel free to dm me with an outline and I’ll happily give you an overview of whether it can be done
- October 13th, 2022, 5:35 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: The Original Tiger Kings - S&R in The Atlantic
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1409
Re: The Original Tiger Kings - S&R in The Atlantic
It’s one of the more honest pieces written about them but still heavily PR’d and quite noteable for the things it doesn’t say - I can’t help thinking that the (relative) failure of the auction has forced a rethink of what the legacy should be. FYI loved the show, had only great experiences with the ...
- October 5th, 2022, 7:41 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Awakening - brand new 'magical' Vegas spectacular
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2095
Re: Awakening - brand new 'magical' Vegas spectacular
From my understanding it's closer in concept to an old school vegas spectacular than cirque in that it is dance and performance based rather than circus act based
- October 4th, 2022, 12:05 pm
- Forum: Platform & Stage Magic
- Topic: No-Egg-Bag Egg Bag
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4137
Re: No-Egg-Bag Egg Bag
With respect; 99% of magic principles are using more "complications" & contractions than any normal person would think necessary so i wouldn't be so quick to throw out a tried and tested method in this scenario. Chop cup is closeup of which i have almost no experience so others can spe...
- October 4th, 2022, 5:06 am
- Forum: Platform & Stage Magic
- Topic: No-Egg-Bag Egg Bag
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4137
Re: No-Egg-Bag Egg Bag
I'm not sure you are using it in a different context and i'm still certain what you're describing probably isn't magical. But lets flip the question around - when there are existing methods for doing what you're trying to do what advantage does your method have over those and how does that weigh aga...
- October 3rd, 2022, 7:30 am
- Forum: Platform & Stage Magic
- Topic: No-Egg-Bag Egg Bag
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4137
Re: No-Egg-Bag Egg Bag
I'm not sure it's magic - the reason an egg bag works is because an egg is to big (and fragile) to palm and that the bag and your hands can be cleanly shown empty at the same time. Producing a smaller, easily palmable object using your hand and a bag neither of which have been shown conclusively to ...
- September 10th, 2022, 2:54 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Chop Cup Magnet Revitalization
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2000
Re: Chop Cup Magnet Revitalization
Good tip, Jonathan. I am experimenting with the original idea of having the cup and the ball in contact with a really string magnet for a couple of days. For boring physics reasons the only way to transfer magnetic power is with the addition of significant additional energy - a static magnet severa...
- August 23rd, 2022, 10:40 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Wise words if you're putting on a show
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2140
Wise words if you're putting on a show
Some very astute observations about the cliches and mistakes being made (far too) often in magic performances at the moment that is well worth a read - https://twitter.com/WestMagic/status/1560962828437229572
- August 14th, 2022, 3:31 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Jerry Sadowitz at the Edinburgh Fringe
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2964
Re: Jerry Sadowitz at the Edinburgh Fringe
When one’s whole career is to be counter-culture and pushing against the norms time plays a cruel trick over overtaking you when you least expect it. Also I have a feeling pleasence’s reaction has more to do with the fact the show wasn’t selling as well as expected - well by comparison to most festi...
- August 11th, 2022, 3:11 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Magic in the Magic Kingdom (Anaheim, CA); 8-2022
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3150
Re: Magic in the Magic Kingdom (Anaheim, CA); 8-2022
I can’t offer and specific answers here but as someone who has worked in resorts and parks across the world- non-branded entertainers have gone from almost every park on the planet. A minimum wage actor who has spent weeks or months training to play a specific character following a tightly defined c...
- August 10th, 2022, 4:32 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Magic in the Magic Kingdom (Anaheim, CA); 8-2022
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3150
Re: Magic in the Magic Kingdom (Anaheim, CA); 8-2022
Disney parks earn literally billions of dollars revenue from ticket sales and ANYTHING that diminishes the quality of the DISNEY experience people have paid for is shut down in an instant because even if something only dissuades 0.1% of customers from returning that represents millions of dollars lo...