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Misdirection and Upstaging: Mistakes you can Avoid

Magician pulling rabbit out of hatAvoidable mistakes are usually done out of ignorance. Or they come from not being prepared correctly.

These are 2 that are definitely avoidable:

  • Misdirection — drawing the attention of the audience away from what they should be paying attention to; and
  • Upstaging — diverting attention from someone else to yourself.

Misdirection is actually one of the tools of the trade for magicians. They’re going to pull a rabbit out of a hat, saw a person in half, or make someone disappear. They know if they cause a diversion at a critical time the audience will look away for a split second (without even realizing it) and with a sleight of hand, they can do the trick.

Even if you know it’s going to happen, you can’t help it. … Read More, Watch, Comment – Backstage Pass Required

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