The Magic of Joe Ferranti has entertained numerous audiences for over a decade. He has gained a reputation as one of the best in Close Up/Comedy Magic in the Greater Boston area.
Joe Ferranti presents two styles of Close-Up Magic. Strolling/Walk Around Magic and his very popular Intimate Parlor Show.
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Sleight of Hand Magician Serving Massachusetts and New Hampshire
What mood you want to create at you Holiday Party, Corporate event, Cocktail hour...?
In fact you can leave that to Professional Close Up Boston Magician Joe Ferranti. He will have your guests laughing...(screaming) , simply having fun! Fun is good.
You manage the other details, your guests will love you for the entertainment.
Of course we all like enthusiastic reactions, clapping;
an occasional scream, and personally I never get tired of “WTF”. Frankly, if
people aren’t having a good time...well, you’re in the wrong business.
My thoughts here are when we can go for a
specific reaction, or how I have arrived at the precise reaction I am aiming
for in my Birthday Card routine. Now, just because I have reached my goal,
doesn’t mean I am getting the “best” reaction. Only that I am getting my
desired reaction.
Recently, I blogged on the card to wallet.
Anyone who performs this, knows you will always get good/great
reactions.(What’s not to like?)
Quite often the spectators will anticipate that
“their card” is going to be in the wallet. This can play well as usually the
reaction is the “no way” anticipation reaction. You succeed in doing what they expected,
but still they know it is impossible.
In the “Birthday” routine the card I remove has
a happy birthday message on the back of their signed card. I use blank backs
and have colorful happy Birthday balloons and personalize the card with their
name printed on the card. (A nice giveaway.)
My goal was to have the spectator hold their
card...not realize it is a playing card...and of course not to have a clue
their signature is on the other side...and further having to coax them to turn
the card over.
These are the additions I have added over the
years to help achieve this reaction.
Since this is my first “trick” for the Birthday
recipient, I might as well have the card be in a sealed envelope. Also, why not
staple the envelope on all sides, as it requires no additional effort.(BTW, I
have performed staple and non-stapled numerous times...stapled makes a
difference!
The final thing I have added is during my
introduction to the Birthday person, I tell them I have a birthday card for
them…”we’ll get back to that.”
I repeat, I am not sure if this is the best
reaction, but I get it by design. Thank you Darwin.
Oh, you can see a clip...
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Boston Walk Around Magician, Joe Ferranti performs for all adult Birthday parties.
Of course you will see laughter and strong reactions. Mostly from younger adults.
However, Birthday Magic is not exclusive to the young. Many seniors enjoy a good laugh and some magical entertainment...perhaps a little more subdued reactions.
So, here we are, with a slightly older crowd...you'll not see "David Blaine" reactions, but I assure you a good time was had by all, including the Magician.
The Very Best in Walk Around/Strolling Magic Boston Mass.
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Try This at Home…or Worse, Don’t Try this With Paying Clients!
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Think of the Jazz musician…now think of the Jazz Magician,
hmmm? That’s what I’d like to do! …maybe not?
I have many magic friends in social media. They kindly share
their experiences in the performance arena. Just recently a more than capable
performer (Top Professional) told how he had improvised a performance with a
borrowed deck of cards. He was not bragging, just telling what resulted in a
non-prepped performance. Another well respected pro commented that this is the
only way he performs. Unfortunately, these real experiences are usually misinterpreted by the less experienced, and the result can be disastrous.
Just because someone else can do it, does not mean that You should attempt this.Do you really believe that you can
borrow a pack of cards, go out unprepared and deliver a performance that a client will pay for, and be happy that they did? Why would you take such a chance?
Why does this bother me? Because I’ve seen the results of
“Magicians” who fancy themselves capable of “Jazzing”, when they are clearly
not. I wish those capable of Jazzing
would give a warning, “this performance is by a trained
professional, this is very dangerous…do not attempt this in your performances.”
My caution will fall upon deaf ears. The cocky magician does
not want to put in the work; he just goes out and “astounds the masses”. (Yeah…right!)
Not the ones I’ve seen! They stumble on their words; they have no idea when the
time is right to do the “Move/Sleight”.
Our routines/tricks need structure. It’s your choice if you
remember each and every word, despite what the Lazy ones say, this can sound
fresh and new during each and every performance. It damn well sounds better
than not having a clue. At the very least, have a basic frame work.
As I said, I have heard the success of Magicians I respect, who
can succeed in this type of performance, but here’s what you should know before
you go out on the High Wire.
These pros have spent uncountable hours in practice,
uncountable hours in performance situations; they have encountered things you
cannot even imagine.
I’m sure some will accuse me of being a robotic performer,
no not at all. I do consider myself well-rehearsed and even so there are times
we I have to go off script, it’s just a reality of Strolling Magic. Sometimes
when performing a “Think of a Card” trick, a suitable ending may vary…S*it happens.
So...maybe Mercury Fold??? Card under watch???…card in Altoid tin???… (Jonathan
Kamm)
The lay person still reacts...“Damn, I only thought of that card!”
Truth be told, the card under watch, etc. are also well
rehearsed, just not part of the original plan.
If you want to "Jazz it" put in the hours...and take a good hard look inside, even then most of us should not attempt this for our paying customers.
