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What is Close-up Magic?  by: Dan Gifford Close-up magic is magical entertainment that happens right in front of you, magic you can not only see but feel and touch. This intimacy is what makes it so different from other types of magic. An expert close-up magician will involve and interact with the audience far more than a stage magician (or any other form of entertainer for that matter). Most close-up magicians use common props such as playing cards, coins, sponge balls and rope. And all magicians perform the same basic magical effects with these props, making them appear, disappear, change, levitate, break and restore, and penetrate other objects. What is amazing about close-up magic is that it happens so close to you, sometimes while you are holding the props! There are many standard close-up magic effects and standard routines used to present them. For example, the ‘Ambitious Card’ where a chosen card repeatedly rises to the top position in a deck of cards without any shuffling or cutting, or the ‘Sponge Balls’ where the balls move invisibly between the magician’s hands and those of the spectator’s. In fact, these routines are freely available if you care to look. Anyone can search the internet and buy books and DVDs on close-up magic, or even the props and standard routines. What really sets one close-up magician apart from another is how they present their magic. In fact, presentation is the key - it is what makes close-up magic entertaining. A really good, professional magician will be creative and present their magic in an original and entertaining way. Sometimes humorous, sometimes mysterious, sometimes just plain weird and freaky. The magic becomes a vehicle for the personality and ideas of the performer. This is what makes close-up magic great entertainment. An interesting, strange and funny person demonstrates the impossible, weird and wonderful, right under your nose! About The Author Dan Gifford is a professional magician and entertainer from Leicester, England. Dan performs close-up magic throughout the UK at parties, weddings, corporate events and trade shows. Visit his website at www.dangifford.com. This article was posted on December 09, 2005   View More Videos from the "Hobbies" category: Riku Campo Talks About Best in Beauty Canon XSi/450D: Set Program Mode (P) Text reflection effect in Photoshop - Tutorial How to Draw Bobby from King of the Hill   Read More Articles from the "Hobbies" Category: Why Did Andy Warhol Do Personalised Pop Art Canvas Prints Of Marilyn Monroe? by Paul Gibson Telescopes – Principle Of Operation And Factors That Affect Its Properties by David Chandler Soap Opera Dash Game Review by Steven H. Ng Prescriptions or Food by Darwin Corby How to Grow Ornamental Grasses by Michael McGroarty How To Make A Wrapped Wire Loop by Jennifer Thoden Learn the Inside Scoop To Video Game Cheats, Reviews and Previews by Charles Edwin Carp Fishing With Liquids! by Jeffrey Ryall Mystery Case Files: 13th Skull Game Review by Steven H. Ng Antique Lamps by Mark Fynn << Back to "Hobbies" Index

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