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#2. PLEASE BE PUNCTUAL
#3. HAVE FUN! (:
Hello everyone. The new member list is still not updated as I have not received the list. Just wait patiently :)
Meanwhile, it's holiday time and it's not time for you to GAME SO MUCH if you are really interested in magic. Take off some time to practice things, master it!
Instead of being at a level of 10% with 100 tricks. I would hope to see 100% with 10 tricks. It's way better.
Anyway, here's another video of my magic idol. Jeff McBride. He is a world class cabaret performer, also a card manipulator. A very famous man in the magic world too~
This video is at the World Magic Awards 2008. Magnificent Performance by Jeff McBride
WATCH IN 480P. IT'S A BETTER QUALITY
If anyone wants the full DVD of the World Magic Awards 2008, you can contact me to get the DVD.
Ok, first and foremost, I would like to congratulate those juniors/newcomers who have passed the test. Having the courage to turn up for the test, showing that you people have the passion for magic, it's a great thing(:
Well, I did a update on the member namelist, for juniors/newcomers who are eager to know if you have passed the test, either check with the updates here, or wait for the email that will be sent to you by Dr Loke (most probably).
Next is, there will still be another test, for those who cannot make it yesterday, or consider a re-test to those who have fail and wish to re-try. Date is not confirmed yet, but I will update it in the announcement board once it is confirmed.
Here's some videos of the IG in the early days (woah, sounds so old......... well, not that old)
This video is produced by me when I was only in year 2, very little knowledge on magic stuff, but with the help of everyone, we manage to do something out :)
Note : The first colour change is called Erdnase, not Ernest (common spelling mistake). I had that mistake too, so take note! Of what different things are named and spelled k ! :)
Next is my personal riffle pass, which I practice for 3 weeks only .. Er, not that good, but, yeah.. Some idea there . :)
Well, this is the one that I did yesterday, so you can see the different. Upon starting to learn, and upon mastering it. So guys, PLEASE, PLEASE, be VERY, VERY PATIENT with what you learn!
Do not, DO NOT, give up just because you think you did not do well! Don't give up because something is difficult k! Like the usual saying goes, when the going gets tough, the tough gets going!
Next video is about flourishing. Card flourishes. Basically Card flourishing is the art of manipulating card playing. Well everyone know magic, not everyone know flourishes. Card flourishing takes a very long time to master and really need practices. It's not something as easy as ABC. This video is about some of the really seniors, of my era (LOL), with my friends, when I was only in year 1.
Next off, is a video of Dylan. Showing you guys how awesome flourish can be! Practice, Practice, Practice, and you'll achieve crazy hands! WOOO~
================================================ Everyone might think , wa, why am I showing my own videos, showoff. Please do not think this way. I am trying to show everyone, what magic IG is. This is our own blog and, yes we are showing what we can do to everyone. We don't need to show what others can do but what we can't do.
Well, that's all for the long updates. Thanks for taking time to read, to watch the video. Hope that everyone will really have a passion and stay in Magic IG always.
Magic Test - Tips, Secrets and Thoughts. @ 3:36 PM
And just for those that cared, the Magic IG's test will be taking place on this coming Wednesday. As the same as previous years, you're required to show the judge panel a trick (prepare at least 2), and also to demonstrate
(1) Overhand shuffles (Top to bottom + bottom to top)
(2) Riffle shuffle
(3) One handed cut (aka Charlier cut)
(4) Tenkai palming (i.e. hiding your card in your hand while pretend to throw away your card)
Hmmm sounds easy to me. LOL. Anyways if you're looking for short-cuts into passing the test such as bribing the judges, then possibly Magic just ain't the right IG for you. It's all about the practice and improvement of the craft from within. Really.
You might have heard of "Self-working tricks", but for me, I think that technically, there's no such thing as a self working trick. There's always something for you to do and to take notice of within a trick. And never to forget, the overall presentation on your trick is crucial as well. No point showing the most visual trick without setting a reason on your motivation to change or to transpose it into something else. A simple patter can just make do, like "Let me try something with the 6 of Hearts, with just a light touch, it changes into the King of Spades". Sure it fights better than what I'm seeing from the new magicians, which patters around "See?", or "Watch" "I'm gonna fool the crap out of you with this".
Personality, Showmanship, and Confidence is what the judge panels would be looking out for. Much as a basis for an entertainer.
So for the tips and secrets..Two words - Ask and Practice. If in doubt do ask. No point spending 20 hours on a sleight which you've no clue on how the technical aspects are. For that I meant the overall package on how the deck/hands should look while executing the sleight. Angle management comes into play very often. Sleights like Tenkai Palms do make use of your skills to manage your angles. Do remember that whatever the audience sees is what they perceives. A slight flash of a forbidden angle will just give the trick away. So do ask when in doubt, and check with your close magician friends on stuffs like angles etc. Use a mirror as much as possible. You shall be your own judge. Ask yourself that can you fool yourself first before you fool the others?
Practice is possibly the most important thing that is, and it applies to not just magic itself. It is required everywhere. Practice makes perfect. Do keep that in mind. It's ok not getting the desired result on the first day. As much as I was practicing card flourishes such as Kryptonite, guess how long I took to learn it? Not days, not weeks, but months of constant hard-work. From building memorized thoughts into muscle memory, I can say that I'm a slow learner, but never as a quitter. Always try and attempt. Some might give the reason on their hand-size, which probably for some, will say it's their reason for not attempting moves and sleights. For me, I don't have overly sized hands. Often people will complain that their hand size are rather small, but after comparing it to mine, 7 out of 10 will have bigger palms than mine. It's really about the practice and the dedication.
Alright that's all for now. All the best for the test.
Dylan.
SLA Fiesta was awesome :) Thanks to everyone who signed up ! See you guys Next Friday , 30th April at TRCC , Remember to bring your own deck of cards as well !
Here are the pictures of the on-going Sla Fiesta which lasted for 2 days .
Before i get the pictures for the magic test we had last year , i will blog about the reflections last year . Everything was good and the following pictures will bring you back to 2009's reflections at woodlands regional library .
废话不多说 !! Let's rewind back to Reflections '09 !!!
Dylan , our president ^^ (like i said .... let's rewind back to '09 ) :)
Come , let me show you a sponge ball trick .
I squeeeeze my hands .
Dylan : Where's the sponge ball now ? left boy : it appeared in my hands .... :o Right boy : * as he slowly opens his hands...* what the hell ? Why is it.. here ?
*wondering how did it appear in their hands* *wonders* *keep wondering...*
---( MAGIC PRESIDENT )---
CHIA CHEE CHANG, WILFRED
---( MAGIC VICE-PRESIDENT )---
ANG MENG XUAN, MICHELLE
---(PUBLICITY && CAMERA CREW)---
CHONG MIN YIE
---( GRADUATED MAGICIANS )---
TAN YIK MONG, RYAN (EX PRESIDENT)
HENG YING CHIEN, REBECCA (EX VICE-PRESIDENT)
HUANG XUE YING
CHONG JIA YIN, MABEL
KOH YU XIANG
WEE HUI MIN
HO ZHAN BIN, RAYMOND
QUEK MAN XU, MATHEW (EX PRESIDENT)
LEE CHAO WEI, JONATHAN (EX VICE-PRESIDENT)
LAM SHENG HAO, LEONARD
POH GUO FENG
NG WEE SIANG, ALEX
LEE TZE MING, ARTHUR
TAY CHENG HONG, DYLAN (EX PRESIDENT)
SOH SHI HAO, JONATHAN (EX-COMMITTEE)
LEE HONG QI, XAVIER (EX-COMMITTEE)
JENAGURU KALIMUTHU (EX-COMMITTEE)
SHENAL MURRAY
YU YAN, AMY
LIM CHENG CHIAP
---( YEAR THREE MAGICIANS )---
ZHANG YI, ERIC
YIP CHI CHIEH
YEO WEN XUAN
ONG JUN YONG, NORVIN
TAN YEOW CHONG
---( YEAR TWO MAGICIANS )---
CHEONG WAI HOE
TAN SI YUAN, KENDRICK
GOH KIANG KIAT
ARUN MATHYVANAN
LAM JUN SHEN
---( NEW MAGICIANS )---
AWAITING CONFIRMATION.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Grand Magic Performance 5! @ 9:02 PM
Grand Magic show is back at Republic Polytechnic TRCC.
Date: 3rd Nov 2010 (Wednesday) Time: 7.30pm Venue: TRCC Price: $5/ticket Contact person: Dr. Loke (96588872)
Hello everyone. The new member list is still not updated as I have not received the list. Just wait patiently :)
Meanwhile, it's holiday time and it's not time for you to GAME SO MUCH if you are really interested in magic. Take off some time to practice things, master it!
Instead of being at a level of 10% with 100 tricks. I would hope to see 100% with 10 tricks. It's way better.
Anyway, here's another video of my magic idol. Jeff McBride. He is a world class cabaret performer, also a card manipulator. A very famous man in the magic world too~
This video is at the World Magic Awards 2008. Magnificent Performance by Jeff McBride
WATCH IN 480P. IT'S A BETTER QUALITY
If anyone wants the full DVD of the World Magic Awards 2008, you can contact me to get the DVD.
Ok, first and foremost, I would like to congratulate those juniors/newcomers who have passed the test. Having the courage to turn up for the test, showing that you people have the passion for magic, it's a great thing(:
Well, I did a update on the member namelist, for juniors/newcomers who are eager to know if you have passed the test, either check with the updates here, or wait for the email that will be sent to you by Dr Loke (most probably).
Next is, there will still be another test, for those who cannot make it yesterday, or consider a re-test to those who have fail and wish to re-try. Date is not confirmed yet, but I will update it in the announcement board once it is confirmed.
Here's some videos of the IG in the early days (woah, sounds so old......... well, not that old)
This video is produced by me when I was only in year 2, very little knowledge on magic stuff, but with the help of everyone, we manage to do something out :)
Note : The first colour change is called Erdnase, not Ernest (common spelling mistake). I had that mistake too, so take note! Of what different things are named and spelled k ! :)
Next is my personal riffle pass, which I practice for 3 weeks only .. Er, not that good, but, yeah.. Some idea there . :)
Well, this is the one that I did yesterday, so you can see the different. Upon starting to learn, and upon mastering it. So guys, PLEASE, PLEASE, be VERY, VERY PATIENT with what you learn!
Do not, DO NOT, give up just because you think you did not do well! Don't give up because something is difficult k! Like the usual saying goes, when the going gets tough, the tough gets going!
Next video is about flourishing. Card flourishes. Basically Card flourishing is the art of manipulating card playing. Well everyone know magic, not everyone know flourishes. Card flourishing takes a very long time to master and really need practices. It's not something as easy as ABC. This video is about some of the really seniors, of my era (LOL), with my friends, when I was only in year 1.
Next off, is a video of Dylan. Showing you guys how awesome flourish can be! Practice, Practice, Practice, and you'll achieve crazy hands! WOOO~
================================================ Everyone might think , wa, why am I showing my own videos, showoff. Please do not think this way. I am trying to show everyone, what magic IG is. This is our own blog and, yes we are showing what we can do to everyone. We don't need to show what others can do but what we can't do.
Well, that's all for the long updates. Thanks for taking time to read, to watch the video. Hope that everyone will really have a passion and stay in Magic IG always.
Magic Test - Tips, Secrets and Thoughts. @ 3:36 PM
And just for those that cared, the Magic IG's test will be taking place on this coming Wednesday. As the same as previous years, you're required to show the judge panel a trick (prepare at least 2), and also to demonstrate
(1) Overhand shuffles (Top to bottom + bottom to top)
(2) Riffle shuffle
(3) One handed cut (aka Charlier cut)
(4) Tenkai palming (i.e. hiding your card in your hand while pretend to throw away your card)
Hmmm sounds easy to me. LOL. Anyways if you're looking for short-cuts into passing the test such as bribing the judges, then possibly Magic just ain't the right IG for you. It's all about the practice and improvement of the craft from within. Really.
You might have heard of "Self-working tricks", but for me, I think that technically, there's no such thing as a self working trick. There's always something for you to do and to take notice of within a trick. And never to forget, the overall presentation on your trick is crucial as well. No point showing the most visual trick without setting a reason on your motivation to change or to transpose it into something else. A simple patter can just make do, like "Let me try something with the 6 of Hearts, with just a light touch, it changes into the King of Spades". Sure it fights better than what I'm seeing from the new magicians, which patters around "See?", or "Watch" "I'm gonna fool the crap out of you with this".
Personality, Showmanship, and Confidence is what the judge panels would be looking out for. Much as a basis for an entertainer.
So for the tips and secrets..Two words - Ask and Practice. If in doubt do ask. No point spending 20 hours on a sleight which you've no clue on how the technical aspects are. For that I meant the overall package on how the deck/hands should look while executing the sleight. Angle management comes into play very often. Sleights like Tenkai Palms do make use of your skills to manage your angles. Do remember that whatever the audience sees is what they perceives. A slight flash of a forbidden angle will just give the trick away. So do ask when in doubt, and check with your close magician friends on stuffs like angles etc. Use a mirror as much as possible. You shall be your own judge. Ask yourself that can you fool yourself first before you fool the others?
Practice is possibly the most important thing that is, and it applies to not just magic itself. It is required everywhere. Practice makes perfect. Do keep that in mind. It's ok not getting the desired result on the first day. As much as I was practicing card flourishes such as Kryptonite, guess how long I took to learn it? Not days, not weeks, but months of constant hard-work. From building memorized thoughts into muscle memory, I can say that I'm a slow learner, but never as a quitter. Always try and attempt. Some might give the reason on their hand-size, which probably for some, will say it's their reason for not attempting moves and sleights. For me, I don't have overly sized hands. Often people will complain that their hand size are rather small, but after comparing it to mine, 7 out of 10 will have bigger palms than mine. It's really about the practice and the dedication.
Alright that's all for now. All the best for the test.
Dylan.
SLA Fiesta was awesome :) Thanks to everyone who signed up ! See you guys Next Friday , 30th April at TRCC , Remember to bring your own deck of cards as well !
Here are the pictures of the on-going Sla Fiesta which lasted for 2 days .
Before i get the pictures for the magic test we had last year , i will blog about the reflections last year . Everything was good and the following pictures will bring you back to 2009's reflections at woodlands regional library .
废话不多说 !! Let's rewind back to Reflections '09 !!!
Dylan , our president ^^ (like i said .... let's rewind back to '09 ) :)
Come , let me show you a sponge ball trick .
I squeeeeze my hands .
Dylan : Where's the sponge ball now ? left boy : it appeared in my hands .... :o Right boy : * as he slowly opens his hands...* what the hell ? Why is it.. here ?
*wondering how did it appear in their hands* *wonders* *keep wondering...*
Grand Magic Performance 5!
