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Issue Number: #1418
Date: Sunday 10th December 2017
Editor: Alan Watson QSM
www.watson.co.nz
E-mail: editor@magicnewzealand.com
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Hi here is the latest news
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1. Editor's Message
2. Vanish magic magazine 41
3. Timon Krause's Lecture
4. Masters Of Illusion - Jubilee Theater At Bally's Las Vegas
5. The Magic Word Podcast - Murray Sawchuck
6. The Art Of Audience Manipulation - #471 - Kyle Peron
7. Broken Wand - Paul Willers
8. Learn More About FISM
9. E-zine Archives
10. Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice

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1. Editor's Message
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Editor@MagicNewZealand.com

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2. Vanish magic magazine 41
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Message by Paul Romhany

Latest copy of Vanish is out now with our stunning feature story on Erica Vanlee. Our holiday cover is one of the best yet and getting amazing feedback.

This issue we also celebrate 60 years of magic with Chuck Jones, a fitting insight to a true legend by Nick Lewin.

You'll also learn magic routines from cards to a comedy chapstick routine and even a novel vanishing hanky routine.

Magic Masterclasses also launched with an article in the current issue and their first guest is Mike Close. Mike opens up about many things including what you need to do to appear on Penn and Tellers Fool Us.

Latest reviews and more articles by the pros.

Free to download the digital copy from www.vanishmagazine.com

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3. Timon Krause's Lecture
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Message by Richard Webster (NZ)

More than forty magicians attended Timon Krause's lecture last week, and I was delighted that so many younger magicians attended. Many of them had met him when he lectured here three and a half years ago, and were keen to see him again. This time he gave a detailed explanation of his Which Hand routine that he used to fool Penn and Teller. He also explained several other effects, including his 23 Card Trick, which uses the 23-enigma superstition featured in the Jim Carrey movie, The Number 23, a clever version of the Elephant in Denmark, and a coin toss designed to bolster people's belief in themselves.

Timon invented his Which Hand routine when he was an exchange student in Hamilton, and included it in his book, "Cut the Strings", which he wrote and published while only sixteen years old. It was obvious even then that he was destined for greatness, and it's been a joy to watch him develop and progress as an entertainer over the last seven years. Last year he was on Penn and Teller, this year he was a finalist on Holland's Got Talent, and he has an even bigger year planned for 2018. Right now, as I'm writing this, Timon is in Japan filming a show that will be broadcast there on New Year's Eve. I believe Timon Krause is a superstar in the making.

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4. Masters Of Illusion - Jubilee Theater At Bally's Las Vegas
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Message by Steve Moyer (US)

Masters of Illusion, The CW's hit primetime television series and America's largest touring magic show, will debut a thrilling live stage show in the Jubilee Theater at Bally's Las Vegas, 3465 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89109 beginning Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. Starring the world's greatest award-winning magicians, including Jason Bird, Farrell Dillon, Greg Gleason, Chris Randall and Tommy Wind, this 21st century magic show is unlike anything audiences will have seen before.

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5. The Magic Word Podcast - Murray Sawchuck
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Message by Scott Wells, M.I.M.C. with Gold Star

It's that time of year when we celebrate the holidays with tradition. And one podcast guest that has become a tradition every December on The Magic Word is Murray Sawchuck, Celebrity Magician. Murray lives and works in Las Vegas, Nevada and performs his own show (nearly) daily at Planet Hollywood. But throughout the year, Murray also travels globally to perform for public and private events plus several television appearances. He has been a regular on the CW's "Master's of Illusion" Television Show for the past four years as well as being a regular on "Pawn Stars" TV show. He maintains a high profile in the social media including a YouTube channel that has over a half billion views!

In this week's podcast, Murray talks about his opinions on branding, how he developed his image and how it is evolving. He also gives us an update on some of the local shows that have come and gone on the Vegas Strip plus his opinions on using microphones.

You can watch a video tour of Murray's home that I recorded earlier this year, see some Christmas photos of the outside of Murray's home, read the blog, listen online to the podcast, and download the MP3 file at: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/396-another-murray-christmas

And while you are shopping online this season, remember to use the link on TheMagicWordPodcast.com website for the Amazon Affiliate program. Each of your purchases on Amazon will help fund the podcast. "Murray" Christmas!

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6. The Art Of Audience Manipulation - #471 - Kyle Peron
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Message by Kyle Peron (US)
magic4u02@aol.com
Kylekellymagic@gmail.com
KPmagicproducts.com

Here is a topic many of you have experienced time and time again but may not have ever been aware of. It is something that we each experience but don't realize it when it is really happening to us. Is there such a way in which a magician can essentially, by definition, manipulate the audience's emotional and moral reactions to what they are viewing? Is there a way in which a magician can change the way the audience responds to what they are seeing on stage? This is the art of audience manipulation and the subject I would like to try and discuss a bit more.

This all came about when I finished watching a movie and stopped to think that my emotions were changed drastically from the start of the movie to what I was feeling at that moment. It was a weird experience for me. Most of the time, and I am sure many can relate to this, we just watch a movie and do not think about how we react to it at all. For some reason that day I did stop and started thinking about this a lot.

I realized that here was something so strong and powerful that it could be used as an ultimate tool in any magician or manipulators tool box. I realized that before the movie started I was feeling pretty stressed out and upset about issues from work. As the movie progressed I realized that my own emotions and attitudes were changing as I was watching what was happening on the screen. I laughed, I felt sadness, I was angry and all these things were happening directly to me without me ever really being aware that it was occurring in the first place. WOW! If a movie can manipulate how I felt, could this really be carried over to magical performance or manipulative acts? It got me really thinking.

I then realized that this theory is nothing new but perhaps it is new when applied to the art of magic. I realized that this idea of audience manipulation occurs in literature and poetry all the time. You read a book and as you read it mental images appear in your mind. The words on the page create thought and images but they also create emotional responses to. We can have a book or word manipulate the way we are thinking at any given time. Poetry is based on this idea alone.

Well if theater, movies and literature can directly apply this audience manipulation concept, why could it not be applied to the magical arts. I thought about this a lot and realized maybe that some are using this but a majority simply don't because they are not tuned into it or even aware of the fact that this can happen and be used to create full magical moments for their audiences.

So why do we as manipulators of magic not use this wonderful device that is used so commonly in the areas I described above? Well maybe it is in part due to the nature of magic in general and how many of us come to find it. I think many magicians get so locked up into the object and trick part of what magic is. We get hung up on the mechanics and the techniques if you will and that is what fascinates us the most.

If this is the case, then it can be safe to say that it transcends itself into our performances. We get hung up on the objects and moves that we end up performing mainly for ourselves. We do the moves to impress our inner ego that we can do these hard moves. We then go for the "wow" factor that our inner ego screams for.

Perhaps also, it can be said that we do not utilize audience manipulation because we are also hung up on the fact that the audience is the audience and we are the magician. There is that idea and notion that you are on stage and they are in the seats and this invisible wall that exists should not be broken. We do not realize that we can reach out into the audience and directly manipulate them as well. It never crosses our minds because we are too busy concentrating on the manipulation of the objects of magic… whether they be cards, balls and so forth.

I started thinking about this new device of audience manipulation and wondered what it could do for any performer if used properly and if added as another tool in our magic arsenal. What could we do if we stopped to realize that we can break down that wall between performer and audience and instead of just manipulating the objects in our hands, we also, through our actions, can cause the audience to be manipulated as well. Could the audience really become another object a magician could manipulate just as easily as a deck of playing cards? It is a fascinating thought if one stops to think about it.

I think using this idea of audience manipulation can be such a powerful tool. Why wouldn't any magician want the ability to control the way an audience feels or thinks at any given moment in their act or show? Instead of the audience just watching the magic and applauding its skillful value, they could be directly involved in the magic actually taking place. They could be brought into the magic. They could be caused to directly experience an emotion or feeling based directly on what the magician is doing. In this way the magician really is manipulating how the audience should feel at any given moment in the act/show. Pretty powerful stuff if one starts to think about it and adapt it.

But how do you apply this? Well once again I like to say that the answer lies in stepping away from magic. Look at what already does this well. Look at movies, theater, and books and poetry. Start to realize what is happening to you as you watch or read these things. What are you thinking and why are you thinking it? Are you starting to feel a different way at a certain point? Chances are the answer is yes and when you think about it you can often find out why.

In a lot of cases it can be a combination of music, words being spoken or even the lighting or the movement. Cinema and theater does this all so well. When you see the phantom of the opera you are made to feel fear due in part to the music being played and the lighting changing. The posture of the character changes with it and the words spoken may be more harsh and drawn out. All of these elements start to cause the audience to be manipulated into feeling a certain way.

So if this is the case, let us as magicians use these devices used in other art forms. Let us grab a hold of them and apply them to our magic. Let the audience be manipulated to be drawn into the magic you are presenting.

If the audience can feel sadness when you want them to or feel joy or amazement when you create it for them, isn't that bringing your magic to an entirely new level? To me it brings it to a new art form entirely. It grows the art of magic. It changes it for the better.

As always, I encourage you the readers to let me know your thoughts. So if you have any thoughts on my articles or suggestions or comments, please feel free to e-mail me directly at kylekellymagic@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you.

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7. Broken Wand - Paul Willers
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Article forwarded on by Peter Phillips

Burnley Express - Susan Plunkett

Read more at: https://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/death-of-well-known-former-travel-agent-and-magician-1-8898844

Death of well known former travel agent and magician

Former travel agent and magician, Paul Willers, a well known former travel agent and magician has died at the age of 78.

Paul Willers took over Central Travel in Burnley in 1966 and ran the business he loved for 30 years.

It was based in Croft Street and later moved to Parker Lane and during three decades Paul got the opportunity to travel all over the globe, including several parts of America and the Far East.

Born in Cliviger, Paul was a pupil at the former Todmorden Road Primary School in Burnley and Nelson's Edge End High.

After completing two years of National Service he went to work for his father's company, Central Motors at Whitegate, Padiham. He worked for two years as a coach driver before he decided to become a travel agent.

Interested in magic since the age of 12, Paul developed a stage act as a magician and he also had a Punch and Judy show.

Wendy, his wife of 58 years, acted as his assistant after the couple met while they both involved in staging a show for patients at Burnley General Hospital.

She said: "Paul loved stage magic and he had some quite daring tricks including one where would throw a pack of cards into the air and catch one on the edge of a sword."

Paul was also involved with the Chamber of Commerce, the Burnley Pendleside Rotary Club and the Round Table.

He was also a member of Skal International, the organisation for travel professionals. Paul leaves two daughters, Jennifer and Karen, eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Funeral details will be announced shortly.

Read more at: https://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/death-of-well-known-former-travel-agent-and-magician-1-8898844

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8. Learn More About FISM
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Discover the background to the World's largest organization of magic
societies....

Go to: http://fism.org/about/learn-more-about-fism/

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