New: showmanshipAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krsteemzzanhive-183959hive-166405hive-180932hive-150122hive-185836photographyuncommonlablifehive-183397hive-144064bitcoinhive-188619hive-139150hive-101145krsuccesshive-124908hive-103599hive-180301hive-109690hive-193186TrendingNewHotLikersmerchantofmagic (44)in confidence • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.How Magicians Create A Winning Atmosphere For MagicArthur writes: So my question is: How do I set the atmosphere to "magic is an art, enjoy" and not to "I bet you can't catch me"? This is a GREAT question. In fact, I've been waiting for an…merchantofmagic (44)in life • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.How to Stand Out as a MagicianHere's a question from one of our readers, James: "What is that ONE magic trick that will make me stand out?" I'm so glad I've got a chance to address this question. I see it a lot; and the…merchantofmagic (44)in life • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Magicians Subtleties - How To Convince Your AudienceToday I want to talk about a topic that has been on my mind for a while now. It's a technique of magic that I've found tends to be used instinctively by a lot of people who don't actually realize…thecloseupartist (25)in magic • 6 years agoMISDIRECTION - The Easiest Way to Facilitate it with Controlling the Frame-of-FocusMisdirection is a principle that we deliberately set in place to shift the attention of our spectators in order to set up a particular future moment that cannot be done while everyone is looking…thecloseupartist (25)in introduceyourself • 6 years agoThis is The Close-Up Artist.Hey everyone, my name is Dennis Kim and I am a close-up magician. I picked up the art when I was about 10 or 11 years of age, and throughout all of the years up to today, at 23, I came a long…merchantofmagic (44)in magic • 7 years agoWhy Magicians Should Build a Themed Magic ActWhen creating a magic act, the goal is to build the material around a theme that brings all the parts together. In the video above, I discuss how to group the magic tricks you perform, into a themed…merchantofmagic (44)in branding • 7 years agoBuilding a Magicians Brand - Houdini, Dynamo, Copperfield, and YouIn classic marketing, a brand is a group of associations that people can make about a product, service, company or individual. Think about Apple computers.. What do you associate with that name…