On the other hand, the more illusion (story) one can weave into such tricks, the more convincing the magical effect. The traditional cup and balls trick would almost always be referred to as magic rather than illusion. The number of assistants required for magic as opposed to illusions is minimal, at times involving only the magician alone.Īll that said, however, the picture is clouded somewhat in that a magician who does not employ some element of illusion in an act is in grave danger of simply being classified as a trickster or clown, rather than a true magician. The term Magician, on the other hand, is reserved primarily for describing more traditional magic performances where the performer uses relatively straightforward tricks to fool his or her audience. The same is true of Criss Angel's levitation above the Luxor Hotel and Casino. In the trade, an Illusionist is a performer who offers grand, sweeping canvases surrounding his or her magic.įor example, David Copperfield's making the Statue of Liberty vanish would be referred to as an Illusion.
Math - Site visitors assisting)Ĭriss Angel Above the Luxor Hotel and Casinoīefore we delve into The Magic Dozen specifically, we would like to clarify a subject that has caused some confusion in the general public's mind relative to what is meant when the term Illusionist vs.
(Performed by Paul Daniels)ġ1) PSEUDO-PSYCHIC PHENOMENA - Such as telepathy, precognition or thought transference (Performed by Mr. These eleven Warlock categories have become known in the field of magic as The Magician's Dozen, a dozen counted as eleven, since one of them has, as is appropriate to the subject, vanished.ġ) PRODUCTION - The production of an item (Performed for us here in video (below) by Siegfried and Roy)Ģ) VANISHMENT - The evanishment or disappearance of an item (Performed by Siegfried and Roy)ģ) TRANSPOSITION - The switching of items from one place to another (Performed by Norman Ng)Ĥ) TRANSFORMATION - A quick form, size, color, weight or temperature change (Performed by Lance Burton)ĥ) PENETRATION - The passing of one solid item through another solid item (Performed by Petrick Gold)Ħ) DEFIANCE OF THE LAW OF GRAVITY - Levitation of an item (Criss Angel Demonstrating Levitation Technique)ħ) PROOF OF INVULNERABILITY - Usually in the form of daring escapes (Performed by Harry Houdini, Scott Iterrante, and Dean Gunnarson)Ĩ) ANIMATION - Making the inanimate animate (Performed by Paladino)ĩ) RESTORATION - Making whole an item that has been mutilated or destroyed (Performed by Robert Harbin)ġ0) ACCELERATION - Dramatically quickening a natural process - This has some crossover with number 4.
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