Michael Kras
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The Magic Connection GameAlright, here's the object of the game: I will start by giving two very different magic effects, and you must relate the two in a logical, simple, and meaningful manner... What's the point of this, you ask? Well, as magicians (particularly in formal performance) a flow in routining is very much necessity, connecting each routine so your entire performance flows as a whole instead of "a guy performing a bunch of tricks".
FOR EXAMPLE: Connecting Ambitious Card and Twisting The Aces(I'm wining this so I apologize for it's poor quality)- "As you can see, some cards in the deck are very thick-skinned, love being on top, and are in general very ambitious. BUT some cards are pretty shy, they don't like to be the center of attention and they keep to themselves... for example, the Queens" (go into Twisting the Aces from here, with a "shyness" plot)
Ok, so for starters... connect The Vanishing Bandana and Snowstorm in China (yes, I do already have my own segue, I just am curious to see what you all come up with).
Whoever answers the preceding gets to pose the next connection challenge. ONLY THE PERSON who solved the previous challenge first can propose the next.
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Ben Train
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Re: The Magic Connection Game | Michael Kras wrote: |
Whoever answers the preceding correctly gets to pose the next connection challenge. ONLY THE PERSON who solved the previous challenge first can propose the next. |
I'm sorry, say what now? Answers the question correctly? How many solutions are there? Is it finite?
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LIVR
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Re: The Magic Connection Game | Ben Train wrote: | | Michael Kras wrote: |
Whoever answers the preceding correctly gets to pose the next connection challenge. ONLY THE PERSON who solved the previous challenge first can propose the next. |
I'm sorry, say what now? Answers the question correctly? How many solutions are there? Is it finite? |
The nerve... how dare you attempt to contradict someone and introduce critical thought on a magic forum? Get the moderator in here to smack this kid upside the head!
But, since we're on that tangent anyway. I challenge the assumption that you even need to have transitions between pieces. If we are to play this game you should justify why these transitions are a necessity. You should probably also justify why you are trying to segue between a serious piece of classical magic and a lame piece of comedy magic in the first place.
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teddy
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I'm playing along...
For a connection between the vanishing bandana ans Snowstorm, I would talk about portals.
"Magicians can create portals. For example, I can create a portal inside my fist that goes to China and put the bandana through it.
But the portal can also bring something from China. I think it's snowing in China, actually. I hope that doesn't interfere."
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LIVR
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| teddy wrote: |
"Magicians can create portals. For example, I can create a portal inside my fist that goes to China and put the bandan[n]a through it.
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You've never seen the vanishing bandanna performed have you?
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Michael Kras
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LOL!!!!!!
And Ben, sorry for being unclear. I meant, ANY good answer,and yes, it is finite.
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BrianMillerMagic
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Re: The Magic Connection Game | LIVR wrote: |
But, since we're on that tangent anyway. I challenge the assumption that you even need to have transitions between pieces. If we are to play this game you should justify why these transitions are a necessity. You should probably also justify why you are trying to segue between a serious piece of classical magic and a lame piece of comedy magic in the first place. |
I agree with this, but perhaps we ought to bring that discussion to another thread and leave this one to the game that Michael proposed just for the sake of a game?
If you'd like to have a discussion about this, as I would, and I'm sure Ben and perhaps others might, feel free to start up a thread in either In This Corner or The Sessions.
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Michael Kras
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It wasn't intended as just a flat-out game perse, just a test for learning purposes. Sure, go ahead, explain why the segues are jusitified, but that's not the object of this thread. I didn't want to get that deep here, I just want to see how people would connect two very different effects in a logical manner.
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Ben Train
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My answer- I wouldn't link them.
I'd do one or the other, or, if I HAD to do both, I would have a transition piece in between them.
I'm thinking an ace assembly. That way the show has NO cohesiveness!
Ben
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Michael Kras
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UGH, please allow me to clarify one more time... this is not intended as a brainstorm for act compilations. It's simply a challenge, this IS the creativity forum after all.
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Reuben The Great
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This looks a LOT like a brainstorm for your act! 
And in my personal opinion, I wouldn't follow one up with the other.
They're twO TOTALLY different effects.
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Reuben The Great
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I was a=honestly trying to think of how to connect them, but one is a comedic patter routine and the other is a serious routine to music.
I want to hear YOU segue!
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Ben Train
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My answer was a little out of the box, but it meets your criteria, no?
How would I link them? With another trick.
Booyah.
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Michael Kras
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You want my segue? Alrighty.
Well, after doing the Vanishing Bandana, I look inside the parcel box and notice something extra... the paper receipt for my purchase. I comment on how the white sheet is all too much of a reminder of the cold winter days we've had so far this year... after all, snow can be trecherous, sometimes even painful, and hard work to shovel and clean up. However, positively, the snow is a thing of beauty... painting a shimmery white blanket over the ground, large soft flakes gently floating towards Earth. So, despite all of the pain and angst snow can bring, we can still love it for it's beautiful nature. Hence, I then begin a tribute to snow... the Snowstorm in China routine.
Not great, I know, but that's the best I could come up with.
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