Work of illusionists causes admiration with a subtle shade of horror in most of people, from incomprehensibility of the events. These people make that it seems to us supernatural though actually we know for a long time that all secret of any focus in sleight of hand and skillful use of knowledge of human psychology. Of course, it does not mean that everyone can become the illusionist. And if strongly there is a wish?
How to become the conjurer-illusionist and to learn to conjure?
For a start we will understand that to what, as well as in any business.
Various tricks and focuses which seem to the audience something improbable are actually based on human delusions. From here the first rule of illusionism: the conjurer has to believe that there is nothing impossible. Only this way it is possible to think up and show qualitative number.
For the illusionist it is very important to be ready to study. Experts know a set of tricks, from the simplest to very difficult. There are also books on this matter. However future conjurer has to be able, first of all, very attentively and in a complex watch behavior of people and carrying out number by other illusionist. It is necessary not only study to manipulate attention of the viewer, but also to carry out all components actions of any number ideally. That is, the good illusionist – always the perfectionist.
As brings to the following requirement: it is necessary to work much. Number it is necessary to carry out hundreds and thousands of times before display until everything does not occur reflex, and to look as it is conceived. And therefore still it is necessary to show endurance and patience: some focuses are very difficult technically. In case of a successful performance, smiles of the audience and an applause will be an award.
Skillful communication with the audience is the main quality of the conjurer, a main issue in art of the illusionist. It is necessary and is important to be able to do to amuse the audience, to speak, and sometimes to speak without pauses, to be able to convince of something, and it is sometimes simple to stir. The main task of the illusionist – a prestidizhitation. That is, in fact, conjurers have to be able to confuse the heads to a large number of people.
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The illusionist needs to develop the personal original image distinguishing it from colleagues. In this case the probability that you will be remembered considerably increases.
For each performance (not very well, from one number or from several) it is necessary detailed to the concept of a performance. When developing the concept it is necessary to consider not only the sequence of actions and to think over and prepare a requisite. It is necessary to develop a format, that is statement and the score of lighting, level of contact with the viewer and participation of assistants. It is better to plan the most effective focuses by the end of a performance.
It is necessary to learn to submit number, for this viewer it is necessary to keep in suspense, to constantly surprise, "hold" its attention. If the public loses interest and begins to miss, it is possible to consider a performance failed. Therefore never open secrets of focuses even if the audience very much asks and insists. Remain a riddle - it is a part of an image and an indispensable condition of a profession. Raskryvateli of focuses is murderers of illusionism.
Never show the same focus more than 2 a time in a row. Ideally – once. During repeated display of focus the audience will pay attention to details, trying to open an essence of deception and to publicly expose you. During focus never you look at the hands, by the way, they should be trained constantly and to look after them carefully. It is better when at the illusionist the footwear distracting attention and, maybe, an unusual headdress or a bright tie. It great helps.
Any manipulation surely has to be followed by the distracting maneuver, a joke or the masking movement of a free hand.
Try to feel always position of your body and its parts in space concerning the viewer. And in general, there are circus studios and circus schools, that is special educational institutions in which learn how to become the conjurer-illusionist.
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