Real Magic on the Movie Set.

[Steve]

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wrote:

Sandy responding to Dave:
> 
> I agree. JKR writes about *magic*--IMO, all a (RL) "magician" can 
> have to offer is advice on how to perform sleight-of-hand and make 
> elephants seem to vanish: illusions. 
>
> I shall regard him as a sort of special effects consultant/acting 
> coach; the notion that he is there to teach anyone "magic" isn't 
> palatable at all, at all.
> 
> Sandy

bboy_mn:

A great modern day magician once said, that magic is a trick when the
audience believes it; but it's true magic when the magcian believes it.

A professional magician brings 'stagecraft' to the equation. He brings
 the skills to make the unbelievable believable, and to make the
impossible possible. 

Professional magicians are more that people who get on stage and do
magic tricks. If you have even see a bad magician, he gives himself
away every time he tries to perform a trick, he is limited by his own
definition of himself. Just as bad actor gives himself away on stage
because he is acting the part instead of living it.

Magicians live the magic, they are steeped not only in the deception
and illusion but in the history, tradition, and craft of magic. They
certainly being far more to the equation than a bag of tricks.

Also, I think the reference to teaching a 'magic class' on the set was
more of a casual situation than an actual required part of the movie.
Although, I have no trouble at all see a magic class as being
beneficial to the actors. Primarily, I think you have a world famous
magician and a pack of curious inteligent fun loving kids.

Plus, if the kids are planning to make 'entertainment' a significant
part of their future lives, then the stagecarft of magic would be very
very beneficial. As a point of trivia, Jason Isaacs is a talented
'close-up' magician.

Another point of trivia, there are about 130 magical societies in
Britian, one of which (Magic Circle-Euston; est. 1905) Prince Charles
belongs to.

http://www.ukmagic.net/clubs.htm

http://www.themagiccircle.co.uk/photo01.shtml


In the cudest sense, the art of magic is the art of making 'tricks'
look real, and realism in a movie is always good.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn