Hi, Everyone... Routining Your Magic for the most part is not really that difficult but can be at times a frustrating task. In this article, I'm going to try and give you some tips that might take some of the mystery out of this sometimes daunting task.
1. Before you even try and put a routine together. Make sure you know your material while you are blindfolded, and hanging upside down on a fiery rope. "LOL" I know sounds a little harsh but this is where most magicians fail. How can you focus on a routine if you can't manage your techniques? " Food for Thought"
2. Never use a mirror while you are practicing, I know you were always told "make sure you practice in front of a mirror" But hey this is 2007, get yourself a video camera it doesn't have to be anything fancy...0 and your good to go.
The best investment you can make. Now why a video camera you ask... one major reason when you look into a mirror you are really only seeing one perspective. A video camera catches what an actual audience would see. Plus your not staring into a mirror, your playing to your imaginary audience. This in turn, will give you more freedom.
3. Now comes the fun stuff...Given the amount of time you have put into your magic & your repertoire. "Get ready for this" you should at least have 6 basic sets ready to go at any time. And of those 6 basic sets, you should have 3 to 5 routines each.
The reason for this... is quite simple. Say you are at a party performing your tricks, and it's a pretty close knit party (people on top of one another.) Well, think about it you just performed an effect that blew this guy away... He runs to tell his buddy you have to see this..." or worst yet decides he wants to follow you around for awhile." So you can see where I'm going with this...
4. Another Tip, try and change up your sleights a little..." your method of operation." Not only does this keep you polished as a performer. But the main purpose is that it keeps your audience off balance. And that's what you need to make them feel like they have just witnessed real magic.
5. And finally, an Example Routine Structure:
You should always do your sets in 5 to 6 effects no more. Your opening effect should be surprising and very quick, to get there attention. And it also doe's a great job in establishing you're a magician. Your second should be just as amazing, but a little longer of a routine. The third should bring them down to earth just a little bit. The fourth, effect should send them running..."and this to should be a longer routine.
The Idea is to leave them wanting more... And if you have done your job right of course they are going to want an encore, and this is where you let them have it...with your strongest trick.
I hope these tips on creating a well structured routine. Demystifies this whole deal of routining, your act. "And puts, you on the right path." If you want to get more into routining and also learn how to get your magic business off the ground...Visit my lens for an example of the Formula I use to set up my routine. And continue to use this formula on every new act I come up with.
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