How to Become a Magician
Being able to create cool illusions and execute mind-boggling card tricks is a cool way to make a living. If this sounds like fun to you then maybe becoming a magician is something you need to consider. Becoming a magician isn't the easiest thing to do and there's lots of competition out there, but with the right training and commitment you can make a career appear out of thin air.
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Instructions
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Go to the library and check out all the books and DVDs you can find on being a Magician. Time after time magicians say they got their start by studying magic books. Stick with what works.
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Visit your local magic shop and purchase the necessary equipment that you need to perform the tricks you see in the books and DVDs.
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Practice. Becoming a magician is about practice and being able to create an illusion. After reading through and watching the DVDs practice the magic tricks over and over again until you can do them smoothly and effortlessly.
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Find a local magician by going through the phone book and see if you can apprentice with him or her. At the very least, see if you can interview him or her and pick their brain about what they do and how they do it.
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Enroll in some acting classes. Being a magician is as much about acting as it is about mastering the art of illusion. To be a successful magician you're going to need to embrace your inner actor or actress so you can be a successful performer.
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Tips & Warnings
Don't perform a magic trick more than twice in front of the same person in the same setting. Magic is about illusion and redirection and if you perform the trick too many times they can figure out what you're doing, then you and the trick no longer have the same allure.
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snarejockey
Dec 17, 2009
I Usually onl do a trick once. one time for amazement and after that they are only trying to bust you. I usually say something like "I'm outta mojo i can't do that trick again. Here try this one." or "Sorry magic of that type can only be done once per day; lets try another type." -
Eric J. Seidman
Dec 05, 2007
Very good article. For me, the biggest caveat when becoming a magician is to never perform until you are ready. An audience should never be able to figure out what a double-lift or sleight of hand is, and if they do, you are not ready to perform. Took me four years of non-stop practice to get where I am.
