Seattle Magicians Blog

Author: Izrul Fizal

Anyone can perform professional magic tricks; all it takes is
courage and commitment. Most magicians can truthfully say that
the majority of tricks in their bag are relatively easy to
perform, yet the real work is done offstage with hours of
practice. Many professional magic tricks are based on scientific
principles, and learning what makes them work goes a long way in
making a better performance.

Whether you want to make a lasting name for yourself, or if you
just want to be the life of the next party, here are a few keys
tips to developing a set of professional magic tricks.

1) Learn Each Trick Completely

If you are a beginner, learn simple tricks first. The procedures
for doing magic tricks can be found online or even in books from
your local library. Even though tricks may be classified as
easy, study and memorize every step. This will be good training
for you when you advance to more difficult tricks. Get into the
habit of learning each trick completely; this is a good first
step to performing professional quality magic tricks.

2) Practice Makes Perfect

Sometimes, practicing is the hardest part. We all want to
immediately work in front of an audience to hear their applause
and gasps of wonder. But to get the accolades, you must first do
the time. Practice your magic tricks before a mirror, or
videotape yourself for a play by play account. Practicing is
never a waste of time.

Each minute brings you closer to your goal of performing
professional magic tricks. When you watch your performance,
either in a mirror or on videotape, you can spot any mistakes or
actions that should be corrected. Practicing is the best way to
progress.

3) Zero in on Details

Once you get the hang of a few tricks and understand the basics
of magic, you may think you can relax a bit. Not so. Magic
tricks, even the simple ones, have details that can’t be
overlooked.

Every magician knows that their entire performance may hinge on
the smallest of details. Never look for a shortcut; there are
none in magic. Professional magic tricks succeed because the
magician considers every step and detail to be equally
important.

4) Simplicity Equals Success

Here is an amazing and totally true thought: Most magic tricks
are incredibly simple. Of course, professionals want their magic
tricks to confound and astound, but the reality is that these
illusions are based on easy to learn principles. Sometimes, most
of the magic is in the magician’s performance, rather than the
trick itself. Many tricks that are currently seen in shows today
are actually hundreds of years old. This testifies to the
magician’s everlasting ability to entertain and to the
audience’s never ceasing wonder.

To perform professional magic tricks, first develop a
professional attitude and then practice until your skills are of
professional quality. Remember that a professional is merely
someone who has studied and mastered his subject. In the case of
magic, anyone can reach this level with a determined commitment
and a desire to be the best they can be. Before going onstage,
repeatedly practice your act offstage. And then listen to the
applause that you will conjure up!

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Author: Dey Ette

Magic Tricks: Who doesn’t get impressed and attracted by magic?
Ranging from small kids to adults, the simple magic tricks
entertain them. But magic tricks are not something related to
powers beyond human’s reach. It is mere mastering the skills of
sustaining the attention of the onlookers while the ‘magician’
completes the well-practiced steps to achieve the magic. Thus
the onlookers are eventually convinced that they had witnessed
something supernatural rather than recognizing the tricks. Well
magic tricks cannot be termed as duping the onlookers; it
demands lots of practice and mesmerizing skills like talking
continuously while performing the trick to divert the onlookers.
With the job of magician briefed, it is time to have a brief
about performing simple magic tricks to impress friends and
family. With proper guidance and interest of the individual, one
can pull off a good magical performance. Though adults can see
right through certain magic tricks involving smoke or the trap
doors, it is a fact that there exist several unsolved magical
tricks all over the world. But to clarify once again, it has
nothing to do with witchcraft or supernatural powers; in simple,
those magicians had been really clever that they never let their
audience guess what had actually happened.

Types of Common Magic tricks: Most of the magic tricks involve
the conjuration with simple playing cards or the coins. Finding
the card which the onlooker picks from the pack of cards is one
of the most general one. As many will be aware, it is a simple
trick of noting the one below the card seen and returned by the
onlooker. Care must be taken while shuffling such that the two
cards do not separate. Then turning the cards to its face, the
card seen by the onlooker can be easily found. It may sound
simple once it is explained but the admirable part is most of
the magicians do not expose how they manage the particular
trick. Unless those are resolved, they can be called as magic
tricks. The next most general magic tricks are the ones dealing
with disappearance of persons or place, or to cut the assistant
in half, to fly without any support and so on. The list is
endless and it should be accepted that most of these tricks are
worth appreciating for the magician’s hard work and preparation;
nothing comes for free, even magic.

The ‘Magic’ of Magic Tricks: The differentiation between what is
trick and what is ‘real’ has always been fuzzy. Though most of
the simple magic tricks can be related to the cautious
mastermind of the magician, there have been several cases of
unsolved magic tricks such us instants when magicians made
famous places disappear for a while in front of hundreds of
onlookers. All over the history there are such unsolved puzzles
which still awe many. It is an agreed fact that there has been
no documentation to prove that these were ‘magic’ but at the
same time, there are no evidences to prove against it either.

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Author: Kim Wist

Trade shows offer a different but very interesting venue for
various entertainment artists. Because people move around and
performances are very seldom arranged at specific times, a
performer’s main job is usually to attract and keep customers by
the stand.

However, a skillful performer can attract a big group at the
same time and develop a good overall feeling about the company
he’s working for. I often found that some people don’t come
immediately to visit the stand after the performance, but
interest is awakened and they come later the same day.

As a magician I have worked on many trade show events and found
different ways to promote the client and their products. Magic
is good because people are generally very interested in it and I
have found that the company message is easy to deliver disguised
in a magic trick. The magic performed can use the company name
or product, thus linking the sales message with magic itself.

Different attraction methods has been used by companies;
musicians, jugglers, loud sound effects and even theater but
nothing works better than a seasoned performer who can gather
big crowds in minutes. As in street magic, we need sound, color
and movement to attract attention, it is a good idea to work on
a slightly elevated stand from time to time, but once some
onlookers are attracted, the interest is developed and more will
come.

Once the customers are around the stand, the sales staff has a
better chance to move in on them. This is why magic is good,
because it can hold peoples interest for many minutes and those
few minutes might be the difference between a sales person
making a contact or not.

I have had special cards printed with the company’s logo and
message printed on the other side. When doing a card trick I
make a visual card change in the customers hand and give the
changed card as a souvenir to keep. This is very strong, because
first of all the customer has an object to keep that changed in
his hands impossibly and he will show it to others and tell them
the story. The others will hear where this happened; the company
name and the magicians name get free promotion. If he tells this
story to his mates at the trade show café, one simple card trick
can attract many more free customers per day to the stand. This
is the power of good magic!

A magician at a trade show stand can create a much more
memorable image of the company than a standard, often boring
stand could ever do. Many trade shows stands are uninspiring,
except to those particularly interested in the product. People
walk around and see the same type of stands over and over again,
and we need something to really awaken their interest, get them
to stop, wake up from their day dreaming state and visit this
interesting stand. Using a magician as an attraction creates a
different image and can easily make this company stand out from
the others offering the same product or services. It also makes
you memorable, and sometimes at trade shows this is all you
seek.

The best way to do this, for me as a magician, is to use close
up magic and impromptu stand up performances by the stand. I
might start slowly with close up and get some people interested
and then slowly turn it to a more public performance. For the
stand up shows, I use a wireless microphone, some colorful items
in the beginning that change fast and some custom build sound
effects in between effects. Humor is also very important, and
once a good crowd is gathered, the important message is simple
to deliver. If done correctly and professionally customers will
remember this company and they get many new potential clients.

About the author:
Kim Wist is a professional magician and one of the most
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Author: Maja Gartmann

Fans were screaming, people clapping, the whole theatre was
going insane, it felt like being at a Rock Concert, I found
myself at the hottest act in Vegas staged at the Luxor Hotel,
Criss Angel’s Believe. Criss Angel, the hottest new magician
with Rock star looks became famous with his TV show “Mindfreak”.
This show deputed in 2005 and soon became a huge success, due to
Criss unusual stunts and street magic. Criss put a new spin on
Magic Shows and now he translates this into a new Vegas stage
production. The Show is truly un-believable nothing you’ve ever
seen before: part theater, part Magic Show, part Ballet, you
cannot put this spectacle into a category and it’s no other than
Cirque du Soleil who teamed up with Criss Angel to create “
Believe”, a show beyond your wildest dreams. Criss Angel chose
the show’s title based on Houdini’s famous promise to his wife
that, if he could communicate from the other side, he would do
so with the code word “believe” so that she would know it was
him. In the show, Angel is the centerpiece of a surreal allegory
with Victorian overtones. It doesn’t surprise to hear that Criss
favorite movie is the Wizard of Oz. It’s about a magician who
gets hurt while performing on stage and while hanging between
life and death has fantastical dreams or hallucinations of
finding love, reaching for it and not getting it, getting it,
and having it ripped away by death. The shows goal is to
represent the emotional connection you feel when you watch
magic. A fresh and new approach to magic, do you believe?

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Author: David McHendry

Houdini secrets finally revealed. Amazing new book by the man
himself. This master magician,escape artist,and supreme showman
finally reveals his secrets. Harry Houdini started as a magician
working music halls all over the u.s.a. later in his career he
found fame for his escapes from straightjackets, handcuffs,
prisons, etc. He continued to concentrate on the escape artist
side of his act as it brought him more publicity, and therefore
sold more tickets. Harry was a master showman and knew exactly
how to market himself. His fame grew and grew and he has now
become legend. He also provided a valuable public service by
debunking many so called mediums and spiritualists of the time.
He exposed them for what they were, con artists. Houdini tricks
book comes with 8 free related books on subjects such as
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Author: Dey Ette

Professional Magician: It is no child’s play to make the large
number of onlookers to believe that they have witnessed
something which is beyond the human’s natural powers. With the
advent of latest technology, the profession of magicians has
become more challenging. If a professional magician does not
shake the beliefs of the onlookers and audience, he/she can
never be considered as ‘amazing’ magicians. Though most of the
top magicians will brush it off saying that it is never hard to
perform onstage, the hard work that goes behind the onstage
performance is very crucial. Decades before even a simple trick
would have amazed the audience. But with increased awareness
among the onlookers about the tricky techniques used by the
magicians, none can pull a lousy magic trick. Imagine, the
individual demonstrating the magic tricks must quickly and
carefully surpass the suspicious eyes of the onlookers who watch
out for any signs which will reveal the ‘magic’ of the trick.
This instruction stands good for anyone who wishes to do even
the simplest of magic tricks – be professional while performing
the tricks. Mastering this art of expertise to gain control of
the attention of the onlookers will require personal advice from
the professional magicians and tons of practice.

Tips while Performing Magic Tricks: Every magic trick has a
scientific explanation behind it. But it is termed as ‘magic’
only because the audience are unable to fathom the reasons
behind tricks. Anyone who wishes to be a magician by profession
or just wants to perform the simpler tricks to entertain private
audience, learning the tactics of professionalism is essential.
Mastering the basic tricks completely before switching to the
more complex ones will be very helpful. This is because if one
knows the tactics of hiding their efforts while performing the
magical tricks then they can proceed confidently into larger
arenas. Constant practice is the key as it will be lousy if the
magician fumbles with the tricks because he/she forgot the exact
procedure.

Few Renowned Professional Magicians: There are few magicians who
awed the entire world with their magic tricks, some of which
remain unsolved till date. Listed here are handfuls of those
noted ones. Who can forget David Copperfield who made the Statue
of Liberty disappear with thousands of audience witnessing the
magic? Sigfried & Roy rocked the magical world with their white
Siberian tigers. They continued to impress the crowds with their
awesome magic all through their career for many years. David
Blaine is also famous in the history of magic who had performed
unsolved tricks with the cards and illusions which made many
believe that perhaps ‘magic’ did exist. There are several others
who may not have received the well publicized recognitions but
they enthralled their audiences. The most commonly performed
magic tricks by the professionals are making persons or places
disappear momentarily, cutting people into half and joining them
back, reading the mind of particular onlooker and so on. Thus
with a touch of professionalism, one can excel in magic tricks.

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Author: Mick Hanzlik

Harry Houdini is probably the most famous magician there has
ever been – if you were to ask somebody on the street, even
today, to name a magician, there is a very good chance they’ll
name Houdini, even though he died in 1926.

So, here are a few facts about Houdini that you may not know:

1. He was born Erich Weiss, although he chose to call himself
Houdini in honour of a famous magician from France, Jean Eugène
Robert-Houdin.

2. He was actually born in Budapest, Hungary, although his
family moved to the USA when he was very young. However, he did
claim in later years to have been born in Appleton, Wisconsin.

3. Houdini began his performing career as a magician, and not a
particularly good one, adopting the name King Of Kards for a
while, before embarking on his unique career as an escapologist,
for which he became so famous.

4. He married another artiste, Bess, who helped him on stage as
his assistant for the rest of his life.

5. It was during his highly successful tour of Europe, just
after the turn of the century, that he acquired the name The
Handcuff King.

6. He became renowned for his suspended straitjacket escapes, as
well as escapes from under water, but his greatest creation was
the Chinese Water Torture Cell, in which he escaped from a steel
and glass cabinet that was filled with water, while hung upside
down by his ankles.

7. Aviation was a fad of Houdini’s for a while, and was the
first person to achieve a controlled, powered flight over
Australia, in 1910, in his own Voisin biplane.

8. Houdini produced and starrred ina few movies, including The
Man From Beyond (1921), although it’s a good thing he never gave
up his day job, as they were far from successful.

9. For many years, Houdini was the highest paid performer in
vaudeville.

10. Houdini was a member of the Society Of American Magicians
and served as their President from 1917 until his death in 1926.

11. After the death of his beloved mother, Cecilia, he devoted a
large part of his time to debunking fraudulent mediums, after
many vain attempts to contact her from beyond the grave.

12. His exposures of spiritualists cost him his friendship with
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the famous Sherlock Homes
stories.

13. The best known movie about Houdini was released in 1953 and
starred Tony Curtis in the title role. This movie showed Houdini
dying when failing to escape while under water, but this was not
what actually happened – he really died – after contracting
peritonitis, supposedly after being punched in the abdomen by a
student before he had to time to steel himself. He died several
days later, on Halloween 1926, at the age of 52.

About the author:
Mick Hanzlik is one of the oldest-established locksmiths in
Northampton, England. He is also one of the country’s
leading experts on Harry Houdini, as well as being a
professional magician.