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The
Box Trick
Basically, the
magic box that is used in this trick has a bogus base. This means
that the box has no real, solid bottom. It is made to allow the box
to be tipped forward without having to reveal the person inside
the box.
The tricky part is when
the magician tries to tilt the box forward, so that the audience
cannot see whether the person is still inside or not, the box
actually slips over the person who is inside it. The reason why he is
not exposed to the audience is that he is tugging the “hinged”
base closed by simply clutching its grip at the same time.
In
this way,
the person is blocked out at the back of the magic box. The magical
part is that the audience is amused because the person has
vanished.
This type of magic trick is usually known as stage magic, wherein the
magician or the performer will do the trick in front of many
people.
With the demands of the
audience, the effectiveness of the box trick as one type of the stage
magic is based on stage presence, proper timing, comedic value, and
other skills that would generate amusement without having to appear
that the performer is tricking audience.
The most
important thing, when somebody wants to learn this kind of magic
trick, is that he should be able to divert the audience’s attention
from one area to another. It is at this moment that the trick is
executed without the audience realizing it.
So, if you want to learn the box trick, be sure you have all
of
the skills properly coordinated with the ideas you will utilize. Keep
in mind that a good trick is only a great trick when your audience is
amazed with your act, so be sure to perform your best!
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