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| Posted On Jan 19, 2009 at 1:37 PM |
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adamomagus
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Which form of magic out of the three is the most "versatile", and can be used the most?
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| Re: Mentalism, Cards, or Coins? |
| Posted On Jan 20, 2009 at 4:55 PM |
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I think coin magic is the most "available"...because everyone carries coins, but not many people (other than magicians) carry a deck of cards with them.
Card magic is the most "versatile" because there are SOOO many effects and types of effects possible.
But Mentalism is the most "impactful" for an audience of adults. For an audience of children, I would say that coin magic is the most impactful (think, "coin from behind the ear."
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| Re: Mentalism, Cards, or Coins? |
| Posted On Jan 20, 2009 at 5:05 PM |
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I agree.
Coin Magic (for the everyday magician) is a must to learn, as it can be used in any situation, whether someone asks to see a trick or not.
Card Magic is a definite must for the magician. When people think magician, they usually think card tricks. Like Tim said, there are "SOOO many effects" possible with them.
Not much more to say about Mentalism, but it IS more of a choice to branch off into mentalism. A different style is usually used.
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| Re: Mentalism, Cards, or Coins? |
| Posted On Jan 20, 2009 at 6:11 PM |
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I absolutely agree.
Personally, I prefer Card Magic and Mentalism since I specialize in Card Magic, and therefore am able to do much more interesting effects than with coins. I enjoy Mentalism since its the only kind of magic (some may say it isn't magic) that many people think has a chance of being real.
Coin Magic is nice, though I believe that it's very limited in terms of effects you can do with it. I must say that I do get good reactions from my coin magic, as I usually do it with another person's coin(s) (unless I'm using half-dollars, which aren't that common) which is more impressive since it appears to be "real".
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| Re: Mentalism, Cards, or Coins? |
| Posted On Jan 20, 2009 at 11:42 PM |
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You can do the most effects with cards. Coins are a little more limited. Mentalism I guess you could come up with some different stuff.
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| Re: Mentalism, Cards, or Coins? |
| Posted On Jan 25, 2009 at 4:06 AM |
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I personally love coins and with a little imagination you can break open the thought that coin magic is very limited. A prime example is Bobo's coin magic, that has tonnes of effects that you may never even thought of until you came across it. Another great thing about coin magic, is the emotion. poeple are attached to money which makes money magic that much better, especially if its their money.
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| Re: Mentalism, Cards, or Coins? |
| Posted On Jan 25, 2009 at 10:33 AM |
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There are many coin effects, though I believe that building a nice routine with coins is a difficult task, as there are a limited number of things you can do with coins. For me, after a while it gets a bit boring watching a magician make coins change position, or appearing in places such as under a card, or under a spectators hand, and then finishing their entire routine by extracting the silver from a half dollar. Coin routines can be very impressive though, if you can make a fitting presentation (not just a "look what I can do" one) that incorporates a variety of tricks.
Also, I would say that money does have a way to catch people's interest, though it's not going to enhance your
coins-across routine much, as what your demonstrating is the ability to teleport things from one place to another. The value of money to people is only really useful when you're doing a routine about the money, such as a short changing routine.
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