A manuscript of meaningless meanderings on the subject of meaningful magic.
Above all this is fun to read. Master Payne has an engaging and fun way to write. His intention with this ebook is to impart on you the skills to be able to create a theme specific show from the knowledge of performing character driven magic. He calls it Thematic Thaumaturgy.
Master Payne teaches primarily by example. He takes an effect that he adopted for one of his themed shows and he explains how, why and what he changed. The first such example is What’s Next?, the classic spot card trick from Tenyo. In his examples Master Payne also shares his entire patter which obviously is one of the important ingredients for a good themed show.
Master Payne uses a useful set of questions to help you develop your show:
- WHO are you?
- WHAT are you doing?
- WHY are you doing it?
- WHERE will you be doing it?
- WHEN will you be doing it?
- HOW will you accomplish all of the preceding?
The last 30 odd pages are a collection of effects, more examples of how to create unique and personalized effects.
1st edition 2006; 102 pages.
word count: 34782 which is equivalent to 139 standard pages of text
