Don’t you just love it when someone performs a magic trick,
you have no idea how they have done it, and you are absolutely amazed? That is
the feeling I want to instill in people with my magic tricks. I want to people
to wonder, “how did he do that?”
I’ve always loved magic. Always love watching magic tricks,
being amazed by their unending splendor. And I thought to myself, why couldn’t
I do this? Well, hopefully, after 7 weeks of hard work and determination, I
will be able to perform awe inspiring, and head scratching tricks. I’ve always
wanted to be able to pull a bunny out of a hat, but I doubt I will ever achieve
that. I’ve also always aspired to pull a coin out of someone’s ear, and I think
that is certainly plausible. Hopefully I don’t make a fool out of myself and
end up with no magic tricks in my repertoire.
The first step to becoming a master magician is to practice
the basics of magic. You must be able to trick your audience, and very
convincingly make sure that they believe the trick. There’s a reason why it’s called
a trick. You must trick your audience into thinking that you have made the
penny disappear, or that the illusion you have created is actually real. To do
this, you must execute everything perfectly.
My main resource for learning magic will probably end up
being youtube, though I do have a few books at my house outlining some basic
and simple tricks. I might even be able to find some props lying around. I have
a big finger that I can use to conceal other objects, like a coin and some
paper. I hope that I will be able to pull off something.
My main goal is to perform a medium level magic trick, but
hey, if after 7 weeks I have the skill to pull a rabbit out of a hat, great for
me! I think that the best way for me to immerse myself in all the facets of
magic would be to focus on a different type of magic every week, and then,
after 4 or 5 weeks, decide on which type of magic I enjoy the most, and
formulate an original magic trick around it. I think that this is a great idea
to learn all about magic, and make sure I don’t miss out on any potentially
interesting topics.
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