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EMC 2012 – Session 8 – Astonishment – Panel Discussion with Paul Harris, Paul Daniels, Dynamo And Eric Mead

July 29th, 2012 - Magic Convention Guide

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Moderated By Guy Hollingworth, the panel of Paul Harris, Paul Daniels, Dynamo And Eric Mead discussed in depth, ‘Astonishment’.

If you haven’t registered yet. You can still register during the conference, and catch up on the sessions we’ve been talking about on demand.

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We are once again proud to be an EMC media partner. You can read all our reporting (both the really short summaries and the speaker by speaker posts) in our Essential Magic Conference coverage

EMC 2012 – Session 8 – Woody Aragón

July 29th, 2012 - Magic Convention Guide

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Always a pleasure to watch Woody Aragón perform, and with Tina Lenert and Steve Cohen on each side of his, Woody did some lovely card magic, and thoroughly entertaining

If you haven’t registered yet. You can still register during the conference, and catch up on the sessions we’ve been talking about on demand.

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We are once again proud to be an EMC media partner. You can read all our reporting (both the really short summaries and the speaker by speaker posts) in our Essential Magic Conference coverage

EMC 2012 – Session 8 – Derren Brown

July 29th, 2012 - Magic Convention Guide

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Keeping the Session British, Derren Brown joined us via Skype from London, on his night off no less..

Guy Hollingworth presented questions to Derren that had been asked by the EMC Registrants. We won’t go into all the questions (register and you can hear them for yourself!) but they covered pretty much every possible question you might ever want to ask Derren Brown. His influences, his first steps into magic, his background in hypnotism and more.

We were also treated to some footage from the current Derren Brown live show – Svengali and after the clip, although broken up by a bad Skype connection, Derren tried to talk in depth about what experience and emotions he wanted to give, or leave the theatre audience with.

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Derren, as always answered the questions openly and in depth, but sadly the interview was cut short due to the issues with the skype connection.

If you haven’t registered yet. You can still register during the conference, and catch up on the sessions we’ve been talking about on demand.

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We are once again proud to be an EMC media partner. You can read all our reporting (both the really short summaries and the speaker by speaker posts) in our Essential Magic Conference coverage

EMC 2012 – Session 8 – Dynamo

July 29th, 2012 - Magic Convention Guide

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Dynamo is a big name in the UK at the moment, and for his performance at EMC he performed an effect in which 10 cards were selected and lost into the deck. One by one each card was revealed with cuts, shuffles, flicks and vanishes.

A great performance from a young talented guy.

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If you haven’t registered yet. You can still register during the conference, and catch up on the sessions we’ve been talking about on demand.

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We are once again proud to be an EMC media partner. You can read all our reporting (both the really short summaries and the speaker by speaker posts) in our Essential Magic Conference coverage

EMC 2012 – Session 8 – Luis Piedrahita- Small Things

July 29th, 2012 - Magic Convention Guide

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Luis Piedrahita talked about performing live close up magic on TV, something he knows a lot about having done it every single week for 3 years.

For those magicians lucky enough to get on TV for long, or short appearances, Luis gave some great advice on how to be filmed, and how to work with a camera filming you.

These included the frame, and how important it is to understand where the camera frame in, and how not to move out of it. He also talked about wide shots and what you really don’t want to be doing in a wide shot. He talked about changes in the shot, where a director swaps from one camera to another, and how it might effect your effect and routine.

Luis talked about who to perform to, and how you should remember the audience at home, and how to spot when, and which camera and on what shot to talk to them, and most of all, be prepared for everything!!

Luis demonstrated what he’d spoken about by running through a video of a routine as filmed for live TV and pointed out the advice he’s explained to us previously on shots, frames and exactly how the section was filmed.

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A great talk, and shows the variety of the subjects at EMC, its not just tricks, it’s useful workable advise from those that have honed their craft and their experience, and are happy to share that knowledge.

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EMC 2012 – Session 8 – David Blaine, Bill Kalush and Paul Harris

July 29th, 2012 - Magic Convention Guide

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This was quite an event.. Paul Harris, Bill Kalush and David Blaine in conversation with each other!!!

Bill talked with David about his first show, how it came about, what brought him to do the show. In a pretty no holes barred talk, David talked openly and candidly about his career, his magic, and time spent with Paul and Bill.

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David even talked extremely openly about various stunts including the buried alive stunt. as well as future productions and plans for his magic.

It ended with questions from the room.. over 33 of the worlds best magic minds, questioning David Blaine, Paul and Bill.

This was a quite unique and we’d say quite rare talk..

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If you haven’t registered yet. You can still register during the conference, and catch up on the sessions we’ve been talking about on demand.

Just head over to the main EMC page and register now.

We are once again proud to be an EMC media partner. You can read all our reporting (both the really short summaries and the speaker by speaker posts) in our Essential Magic Conference coverage