How To Do Magic Tricks

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 How To Do Magic Tricks

Like every profession or trade, the magic world also follows certain rules and regulations. While performing tricks, good magicians always follow certain 'how to do' rules. Some of these are explained in this article.




According to Robert Houdini, the 'father of modern day magic', "A magician is an actor playing the part of a magician". We all know that in reality, magic spells and wishes and wands really do not exist. So, in order to achieve 'magical powers', a person has to become an actor and believe in himself.

The fundamental rule of magic is to always remember that the audience does not know what you are planning to do. They all know that you cannot perform magic and are only performing tricks. But it is the job of a good magician to make them believe that what you are doing is beyond normal.

One of the most well known and commonly used tricks is to make objects or people appear and disappear. These are performed by creating illusions and by distracting the mind of the audience. For example, we all know about the fire-eater.

Now, what he/she actually does is that the rope is treated with chemicals prior to his putting it in his mouth. But it only sets ablaze due to the air expelled when the mouth is opened. So, the fire-eater acts as if he has eaten the fire while actually simply blowing air at the rope.

Most of these tricks can be performed by keeping the audience from seeing what is actually being done. If the magician can control the attention of the audience, then he only needs to be skilful and requires some equipment to perform his tricks.

Another important factor is the art of timing. The time at which the trick is performed can either impress the audience or make them feel that nothing much is being performed. For example, card tricks are largely based upon this principal. Moving the hand slowly or fast so that the audience does not realize what is happening is the most important thing here.

Since times immemorial, magicians normally specialize in certain forms of magic. For example, Alexander Herrmann, a 19th-century German, did mostly small tricks. David Copperfield was famous because of large illusions such as making a woman float in the air or making some huge object disappear. This trend even persists today.