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Rick Maue turned me on to an exercise that helps with concise scripting. It's the Two Sentence Horror Story. I really like this exercise for multiple reasons. Below are some examples of ones I've written.
* I've never held a baby before.
Is this much blood normal?
* That face looks really familiar.
I just can't imagine why it's coming out of my wall.
* Getting out of prison was easy.
Killing myself to do so was the hard part.
* Her eyes…
ContinuePosted by James Short on September 24, 2023 at 11:45am — 1 Comment
Check out Charlotte's new blog and podcast where she writes about her magical journey and talks about her beautiful experiences (and not-so-beautiful ones). https://charlottependragon. substack.com/?utm_medium=web
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I have more than enough magic to last a lifetime of someone much younger than me, so naturally I picked up the most recent Dani DaOrtiz book.
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What Can a Clown Teach You About Public Speaking?
As many of you know, this past week has been National Clown Week.
Just kidding - Most of you do not know it was National Clown Week.
It's 2023, and I've become known to many as a speaker, trainer, and entertainer, spending most of my time in front of the classroom or an audience.
I have spent most of my life on…
ContinuePosted by Tommy Knucklehead on September 13, 2023 at 9:00am — 1 Comment
I like to periodically set myself up with challenges to hone my abilities. Sometimes it's creating an effect, sometimes it's essays on my thoughts about magic, and sometimes it's coming up with a meaningful presentation for some effect I haven't scripted yet.
Like many magicians, I've had Nickels to Dimes for roughly forever. And like many magicians, I relegated it to the back of my junk drawer, for forever minus a few weeks. I decided it was time to add this back to my…
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I used to have long discussions on magical theory with a friend. We would talk about word usage, effect selection, performance persona, attitude, body language, whatever. He then took off to parts unknown (well, Malone's bar) to try his hand at being a professional magician. We've (sort of) kept in contact, and in one of his emails he seemed to discount those theoretical discussions as being of limited value. I'm hoping this is due to his enthusiasm for the current 'hands-on' nature of…
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Editor David Charvet discusses the new book Magic in America: The Story of the Society of American Magicians written by David Goodsell. Get the behind the scenes story of the making of this monumental publication.
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Children's book author Amy Kimlat discusses her new book Hocus Pocus Practice Focus - The Making of a Magician.
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The Expert at the Card Table is defined by many as the definitive book on sleight of hand card magic.
On this episode, Director Hans Joachim Brucherseifer discuses his film The Expert at the Card Table - Looking for Erdnase and the mystery surrounding who the author truly was.
Watch the film at www.erdnase-movie.com
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Ian Keable loves to do research. His latest book details 10 great hoaxes of the 18th century including a woman who gave birth to rabbits, ghosts who threw things around the house, and a man who proclaimed to be able to jump inside a pint bottle.
Host Bruce Kalver discusses his latest book A Century of Deception available at www.centuryofdeception.com.
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Henry Brown was a slave in the 1850’s who thought of a very novel and magical way to disappear. Magician Rory Rennick has done extensive research on this amazing piece of history.
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