you know what's going on guys welcome
back let's get straight into today's
video we're going to talk about some
tips on building your magic routines if
you're either a performing magician or a
hobbyist that wants to look into
transition to performing or if you just
got invited to a family party and need
to perform some magic these tips will
help you put together a solid routine so
you can entertain the crowd and
hopefully make your presence memorable
in a good way so the first thing I want
to say is you must find a theme meet
Chris chris is pretty nervous about his
first gig he's been practicing for
months and months on his own but somehow
landed himself in a corporate event and
doesn't know where to go from here so
let's help Chris out so Chris first
things first you got to find a theme you
got to find some common ground which all
of your routines are going to string for
it now you don't have to do this a lot
of performers are very strong characters
and they just they're just energetic and
full of life but what you're going to
have to keep in mind is how are you
going to keep their attention how are
you going to keep the flow going from A
to Z without boring them and with
staying on topic what I suggest to do is
find a common ground with your routine
let's say the common ground is
perception we want to play with people's
perception now at least we have a
framework for the routine that we're
going to create now if you want this
team to be generalized or if you want it
to be specific that is up to you it
could go from the theme of perception to
the theme of maybe time travel or to the
theme of if you ladies and gentlemen
today's theme is going is going to be
abortion that's because we all know but
it's up to you depending on your
personality now when you get in when you
walk up to the spectator this is the
most terrifying thing that you're ever
going to experience as a performer
performing for the first time you're
going to have the shakes you're going to
have the jitters and your mind is going
to be blank for the first time even
though you've prepared everything up to
this moment right now you're drawing a
blank and that's what we're going to
help you out with so first things first
you need an opener you need something
quick something that's easily
understandable something that acts as a
good icebreaker to tag along with this
visual piece of magic or this fun piece
of magic that everyone going to
understand off the bat might you might
want to throw
a joke knock knock are you left-handed
or right-handed you left-handed or
right-handed who doesn't actually matter
you might want to throw in a little
anecdote or present yourself in a way
that makes it interesting
good evening my name is sherry I'll
sherry congratulations Shay for being on
pregnancy you're not you're not
something that I have a lot of fun doing
is telling people that there's a
magician here and he was hired here to
entertain you guys that's something you
guys want to see I can bring like a
burgundy read he's fantastic they might
go yeah the office before they go no in
that case just move on all right I'll be
right back
hey guys what's up I'm the magician and
then you get a little Leavey laughs
people are like all I get I see
everything and then BOOM start them off
with the trick now magic there are a lot
of good openers to something that
initializes the magic in an easy and
very easily understandable way don't
want to confuse them off the bat
something super convoluted an evening
start off this night I need you each to
look at chapter three of these one for
you and one for you check chapter two
perfect now everybody have a book now
each I'm going to give you each a deck
of cards okay overhand shuffle the deck
of cards each four times didn't start
yet four times each perfect start off
with something very simple easily
understandable that establishes your
prestige that makes you the magician in
their eyes now for the routining now for
the middle ground
first of all time is everything don't
make anything longer than seven to ten
minutes that's the maximum amount of
time you want to a lot this specific
block of people personally when I
perform I like to have three or four
sets that lasts about five to ten
minutes each that when I jump between
groups
I could instantly get into another set
without having to reset and then when
I'm all done those four groups I'll take
about two three minutes to reset
everything I just did and I can do it
again and again again let's say you only
have one routine let's say you only have
this one group of people you're going to
still have to find things that are a
easily resettable so that you're not
resetting things in front of the
spectator all right glad you enjoyed
that that was great excuse me could be
second read these back for the next
table sentence
put these away all right for my next
trick we're going to use a normal deck
of cards you also want to make sure that
these tricks are generally angle proof
if not if you know your angles it's fine
and if they play two to three people
it's fine but those you can't always use
because chances are you're either going
to be surrounded by a group there's
going to be people behind you peeking in
they want to see how it's done so just
make sure you got your angles covered
also this is a big one for me
minimum pocket space you don't want to
be the guy sifting through his pockets
for nine minutes to find a gimmick that
you bless at home if you can find two
routines that use one deck of cards and
you need to do a deck switch for that
routine well maybe you can fit three
routines into that deck switch I'll give
you a little hint board objects are the
best way to get rid of pocket space
because if you can do magic with board
objects objects that belong to the
spectator or that are organically on the
table you sir do you have an unlit match
would you have a piece of tape
preferably just a small square of black
duct tape sir may have over your
wheelchair these things will come very
much in handy because you will not be
pulling things out of your pocket I
think the spectators really get a kick
out of something with their items so
whether it's their rings their watch
their dollar bill their coin their fork
really study routines that are based
around borrowed objects this will serve
you in so many cases not just in
performance but also in impromptu
situations but someone asked you to do a
trick you don't have anything on you can
grab something or borrow something quick
little tip as well is try and remember
names now this goes a long way
remembering names is a bit of a skill
and you can use mnemonics in that way so
when you see some money Dan maybe he's
got a big round face and dance in your
head it's a in the frying pan right
until you see this big frying pan head
in your face but now every time you see
Dan you're gonna think physic the frying
pan face because I got stand that's
dance my man Dan frying pan right there
you swing off to four other groups and
come back and be like alright guys I got
time for one last trick would you like
to something it was Dan right Dan is
going to be floored that you remembered
his name because he doesn't remember
yours
you can just say Dan right he goes yes
I'm Chris by the way in case you forgot
know where he's been and you just go on
and this is
something that like genuinely wow this
guy actually either a has a really
impressive memory or really cares about
flow is also very important what's going
to allow your tricks to string together
and to be cohesive now the coin will
disappear and we'll never see it again
I'm a next trick we're to do some card
magic perfect card I love cards and was
this your cup thank you very much thank
you alright let's do some coin tricks do
you want to mean small example but you
get what I'm saying if you're going to
do some mentalism don't jump back to
playing cards right that's for me very
important if you start out with simple
tricks card tricks and that type of
thing the spectator already knows
there's something fishy with the cards
over the slights or something so it's
more of a demonstration of skill it's
try to get them on your side to show
them a little bit of entertainment take
them up for spin but as soon as you
delve into some mentalism and some
mind-reading you don't want to go back
to a silly packet trick once you've
established that stay within that realm
try to keep that flow going more and
more you're going to perform the more
sort of jokes one-liners tips you're
going to get because the more you're
sort of feeling comfortable with
yourself with your character and you
know the situations the other type of
people you're dealing with in regards to
your character I always make sure I have
like a heckler killer in my pocket
something some routine that I have in
the back of my mind is if I get a really
difficult spectator I can just pop that
one out and everybody back on my side
including him hopefully if you're
interesting that I made a video on how
to deal with hecklers go ahead and check
that video out and now after you've done
all these impromptu miracles and the
strong opener and some strong borrowed
items stuff and maybe now you've moved
on to some mentalism now it really gets
interesting because now people are
looking at you like damn this guy knows
as an actual legit magician you not
like that crappy magician I had at my
birthday when I was 12 no now you're
ready for the grand finale I'm telling
you right now they're going to remember
two things they're going to remember one
when you introduce yourself and two when
you left and whatever tricks you did the
beginning the end to book and this
routine are likely what's going to say
in the spectators mind not saying that
that's 100% true but in all likelihood
you know the middle is going to be a
little bit of a blur because you're
going to be laughing they're going to
entertain different things are happening
but
and this is where you grab their focus
so now that you've got their attention
and you've established your prestige in
the eyes of the audience you want to
create a real live miracle either that
they'll never forget that they're going
to remember forever fee maybe you leave
them with a souvenir souvenir magic is
very strong and I'm very very keen on it
I think if you can perform a trick like
let's say even voodoo because you don't
know Buddha is an effect that I release
that leans the spectator with a burnt
signed and torn card that they decided
to die and burn and tear it leaves them
with an impossible souvenir that they
can never reconstruct in their mind and
they're kind of left with that I'll put
that in a wallet next time you see you
or a friend we'll talk about it these
are really strong things also red pill
is an effect that I created which leaves
them with a sealed deck with the card
that they thought of inside the
cellophane on the outside of the deck I
like to leave them with something
special at the end whether it's a bent
fork or thank you and I'm going to leave
you with a signed photo of me this is
for you to keep you can put in your
wallet too close to your hearts
souvenir magic is really strong and it's
a good way to sort of end everything and
be like and this is for you thank you so
much for your time you guys have been
great you're great audience I'll swing
back here if I got the time because you
guys are the but if you're not
going to create like some souvenir magic
to bookend this just make sure this last
routine resonates with the audience
you've had a chance to connect with them
you've had a chance to maybe a chubs or
personalities now is your chance to
shine now is your chance to actually
connect with them individual get away
from all that
silly string magic and really sit down
and be like okay guys you're a special
group I really like you and I want to
give you something I know that sounds
weird because what do you give people
that you just met but I do want to give
you something as if you like you I'm
going to give you time I'm gonna give
you time I've given you some of my time
but that's bored some of yours so it's a
good exchange I don't leave you with the
time and even if it's just one second
I'm going to give you one second here's
how that's going to work
but now they're in thrall another life
what hell it's happening maybe now I got
to say before I go on and before I move
on to other tables I just want to tell
you that this is my dream this is my
dream what I'm doing right now I'm
living my dream much as I'm sure a lot
of you are living your dreams and your
careers and everything and I just want
to say how grateful I am that you're
here that we're sharing this time
together I created something special
that
is only going to perform once this
evening and I want you guys see it I
want to perform it for you so if you
don't mind I'm just going to take two
minutes of your time and I'll be on my
way but I really want to share this and
hopefully I hopefully leave you
something truly astonishing how's that
gone Oh God
yes yes boom now you create this
beautiful environment for your magic to
grow in that's very important so setting
the stage for the final routine setting
the stage for a genuine human connection
that you're going to be able to have
with these other beautiful people and
now that you've gone through all the
jokes and all the laps you're feeling
comfortable with them they feel
comfortable with you letting you into
their circle now you're going to give
them something back in return for
letting you in for thanking that make
sure that you create something that
means something to you and that possibly
will leave them with something special
now not saying it all sappy and be like
when I was a child and then that like
come on be real be a real person with
these people that's what they want to
see all right so my final thoughts on
creating routines now I didn't give you
specific things to do because there's so
much magic as they use what's
comfortable for you use these tips such
as pocket space such as timing and flows
such as beaming everything together one
last thing I want to say is cut out the
fat okay trim the fat what I mean by
that is let's say I collect furniture
and I go through every part of the world
every my favorite city in every part of
the world and I collect pink furniture
and I bring it all home and they're all
my favorite pieces of furniture and I
put them in a room and I look at my room
my room is like because these
pieces just don't work together they
might be individually in my favorite
pieces but they just don't work together
having the ability to trim the fat like
that and getting rid of things that you
actually love in order to create a
better structured routine is something
very hard to do it takes a lot of time
but you're going to have to do that on
your own you're going to have to trim
the fat if something doesn't make sense
it's not justifiable if it just doesn't
flow get rid of it okay come back to put
it in another routine somewhere else
keep in the back of your mind put it in
the drawer but for now concentrate on
the routine the room there right is the
project not the individual pieces and
that's my final thought thank you guys
so much for watching this I hope you got
something out of it I got to get ready
for this gig tonight because it's
getting late going to edit this video
and drive up there
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