Magic by Misdirection
Author : Dariel Fitzkee
Publisher : Ravenio Books
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 25,76 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN :
Author : Dariel Fitzkee
Publisher : Ravenio Books
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 25,76 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN :
Author : Gustav Kuhn
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 18,65 MB
Release : 2019-03-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 026203946X
How the scientific study of magic reveals intriguing—and often unsettling—insights into the mysteries of the human mind. What do we see when we watch a magician pull a rabbit out of a hat or read a person's mind? We are captivated by an illusion; we applaud the fact that we have been fooled. Why do we enjoy experiencing what seems clearly impossible, or at least beyond our powers of explanation? In Experiencing the Impossible, Gustav Kuhn examines the psychological processes that underpin our experience of magic. Kuhn, a psychologist and a magician, reveals the intriguing—and often unsettling—insights into the human mind that the scientific study of magic provides.Magic, Kuhn explains, creates a cognitive conflict between what we believe to be true (for example, a rabbit could not be in that hat) and what we experience (a rabbit has just come out of that hat!). Drawing on the latest psychological, neurological, and philosophical research, he suggests that misdirection is at the heart of all magic tricks, and he offers a scientific theory of misdirection. He explores, among other topics, our propensity for magical thinking, the malleability of our perceptual experiences, forgetting and misremembering, free will and mind control, and how magic is applied outside entertaiment—the use of illusion in human-computer interaction, politics, warfare, and elsewhere. We may be surprised to learn how little of the world we actually perceive, how little we can trust what we see and remember, and how little we are in charge of our thoughts and actions. Exploring magic, Kuhn illuminates the complex—and almost magical—mechanisms underlying our daily activities.
Author : Tommy Wonder
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,13 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Magic tricks
ISBN : 9780945296171
Author : Joshua Jay
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 44,99 MB
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1523510919
Professional magician Joshua Jay's (author of Magic: The Complete Course) brief and fascinating essays offer an inside look at how the very best magicians think about magic, how they practice and put together a show, what inspires them, and the psychology behind creating wonder and being tricked when we expect both, as well as why we seek magic in the first place.
Author : Henning Nelms
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 34,2 MB
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0486136787
Highly instructive book by a noted authority on the subject analyzes every phase of conjuring, from sleights, devices, misdirection, and controlling audience attention to incorporating patter and the effective use of assistants.
Author : Monty Witt
Publisher : Monty Witt
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 47,53 MB
Release : 1914-06-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN :
Misdirection in it's simplest sense is diverting an audience members attention away from the secret action. Any magician can improve their magic and overall effectiveness by learning the principles of misdirection. What you will learn ... ... why magicians use misdirection. ... when to use misdirection. ... the principles of misdirection. ... the different types of misdirection used by magicians. ... how to use misdirection with different types of magic. ... the correct timing for misdirection. ... why misdirection works. Misdirection is a form of deception in which the attention of an audience is focused on one thing in order to distract its attention from another. Managing the audience's attention is the aim of all magicians. Misdirection is uses by magicians to manipulate the audience's perceptions. This leads them to draw false conclusions. Misdirection is about making sure that your spectators do not see things you do not want them to see.
Author : Dariel Fitzkee
Publisher : Must Have Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,53 MB
Release : 2023-05
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781774645161
First published in the US in 1943. Showmanship for Magicians is a work by semi-professional magician and author Dariel Fitzkee. It is the first in the Fitzkee Trilogy, a classic collection that is still read widely by magicians, conjurors and illusionists alike. Fitzkee's early books were shorter works focused on specific magic tricks. Books like Cut and Restored Rope and Manipulation (1929) and Linking Ring Manipulation (1930) described multiple variations of these classic tricks. But his most enduring written works were the Fitzkee Trilogy, starting with Showmanship for Magicians. Many magicians throughout the second half of the 20th century have considered it to be a cornerstone work in the field, including the actor Steve Martin who was fanatical about magic as a young man. He described the book as "...more important to me than The Catcher in the Rye."
Author : Dariel Fitzkee
Publisher :
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 13,9 MB
Release : 1945
Category : Magic
ISBN :
Author : Thomas Nelson Downs
Publisher :
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 12,81 MB
Release : 1921
Category : Magic tricks
ISBN :
Author : Ning Cai
Publisher : Epigram Books
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 40,55 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9814785091
The first book in an exciting new YA mystery trilogy about a teenage savant on the trail of her family's killer, from the multi-talented Ning Cai, international magic celebrity and author. When parkour champion Maxine Schooling wakes from a three-year coma, she has no memory of how her parents and little brother were killed the night she was attacked. Using her new-found photographic memory, she covertly helps her hacker BFF with the police investigation of a savage serial killer on the loose. In her race to track down the Singapore Spectre, Max finds herself embroiled in a conspiracy involving stage illusions, a secret exposé, and a controversial megachurch headed by a powerful man. For over a decade, Ning Cai was known as a multi-award-winning stage illusionist and escape artist. After a brief period of retirement, she returned in 2017 as the mentalist Ning: Mind Magic Mistress. Her memoir Who is Magic Babe Ning? was shortlisted for the 2016 Singapore Literature Prize.