http://virtualmagicwords.wordpress.com Musings on the art and business of magic Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:17:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://virtualmagicwords.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/magic-mark-up-language/#comment-10 The evolution of an effect « VirtualMagicWords Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:17:28 +0000 http://virtualmagicwords.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-10 [...] Parade was a classic and direct effect. I personally found it a regular worker. But it was rather a trick without a premise. Entourage provides an appealing premise, and an extra level of interaction with the spectator eliminating the other ‘queens’ too. But does this make the effect more confusing? Twisted Sisters has a very clever premise and in some ways the ‘doubling up’ of the method makes the effect seem even more astounding. Perhaps this is a case for some magical markup analysis?! [...] [...] Parade was a classic and direct effect. I personally found it a regular worker. But it was rather a trick without a premise. Entourage provides an appealing premise, and an extra level of interaction with the spectator eliminating the other ‘queens’ too. But does this make the effect more confusing? Twisted Sisters has a very clever premise and in some ways the ‘doubling up’ of the method makes the effect seem even more astounding. Perhaps this is a case for some magical markup analysis?! [...]

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