Your Big Event
Tutored by: Jamie Daws
| Timestamp | Description |
|---|---|
| 0:01:15 | Academy Introduction |
| 0:02:45 | Course Introduction |
| Before the Gig | |
| 0:06:05 | Books (See References below) |
| 0:12:35 | Design |
| 0:14:00 | Business Card |
| 0:18:25 | Restaurant & Venue Information Pack |
| 0:23:30 | Stand |
| 0:26:45 | Clothes |
| 0:29:00 | Prepping & Choosing Tricks |
| 0:30:05 | Question: How do you become comfortable with a trick? |
| 0:32:20 | What to always have with you |
| 0:34:30 | Hand Care |
| Tricks | |
| 0:38:20 | Introduction |
| 0:39:35 | Bottoms Up! |
| 0:41:20 | Rorrysons |
| 0:44:10 | Soloman's Secret |
| 0:47:25 | Explanations |
| 0:47:45 | Bottoms Up! |
| 0:51:10 | Rorrysons |
| 0:59:50 | Soloman's Secret |
| 1:03:50 | Getting out of trouble |
| 1:10:45 | Story Time - First Gigs |
| 1:17:05 | Getting Started |
| At The Gig | |
| 1:27:30 | Knowing your environment |
| 1:29:25 | Approaching People - Introduction |
| Questions | |
| 1:30:40 | Do you have any problems using the same name/website for your |
| releases as for gigging? | |
| 1:33:20 | How do you get your publicity photos? |
| 1:38:15 | How have you got a quote from Penn and Teller on your website? |
| 1:38:35 | How difficult is it to join The Magic Circle? |
| 1:39:35 | Where else might you get gigs? |
| 1:40:45 | Do you charge for Charity events? |
| 1:41:45 | Do you get tips at residencies, is it standard? |
| 1:43:50 | Do you friends mind that you constantly set them up for gigs? |
| 1:45:25 | Do you have any sources for learning the Mercury Card Fold? |
| 1:47:50 | Break |
| At The Gig - Continued | |
| 1:48:45 | Approaching People - Video at Houdini's Magic Bar, Canterbury |
| 1:54:00 | Role-Play Scenario example |
| 1:55:15 | Discussion on Approaching People/Tables |
| 1:59:50 | Arriving at & Leaving the gig |
| Tricks with Business Cards | |
| 2:00:55 | Introduction |
| 2:02:25 | Moving Business |
| 2:04:55 | PIN Thief |
| 2:09:20 | SEER |
| 2:13:05 | Explanations |
| 2:13:35 | Moving Business - recap |
| 2:20:00 | PIN Thief |
| 2:32:20 | SEER |
| 2:37:55 | Question: Where can you find suitable envelopes? |
| 2:39:25 | Dealing with Hecklers |
| 2:48:50 | Using your environment |
| 2:49:15 | What if other tables see? Doing sets or choosing tricks as you |
| go? | |
| 2:50:25 | Myths around what to do and what not to do |
| 2:52:15 | Story Time - THAT GIG |
| Tricks | |
| 2:57:00 | Introduction |
| 2:57:20 | Ping Thing |
| 3:02:35 | Sugar is Sweeter |
| 3:09:15 | Question: Do you have any thoughts on preparing on the fly? |
| 3:11:00 | Mr and Mrs |
| After The Gig | |
| 3:16:20 | Packing up |
| 3:16:35 | Case |
| 3:21:00 | You are a walking advertisement |
| Questions | |
| 3:21:50 | Do you always do your "Darker" effects? |
| 3:23:30 | How do you fit your longer story telling effects to your working |
| environment? | |
| 3:24:55 | How do you go about deciding what to charge? |
| 3:35:50 | Do you use any specific rubber bands? |
| 3:35:45 | Do you have any tips on making contracts? |
| 3:39:30 | Are they any tricks that you use that use a gimmick and what |
| gimmicks do you like? | |
| 3:40:45 | What do recommend for attire? Colour, type, expense etc. |
| 3:47:15 | Do you try and leave all tables with souvenirs? |
| 3:48:40 | Final Comments |
| 3:51:10 | Pin Thing - On Location Video |
| 3:54:20 | End |
| References | |
| Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life - Gail Sheehy | |
| Quarter Life Crisis - Alexandra Robbins & Abby Wilner | |
| The Dance - Brad Henderson | |
| Flipnosis: The Art of Split-Second Persuation - Kevin Dutton | |
| The Art of Profiling: Reading People Right the First Time - Dan Korem | |
| Golden Rules of Wedding Magic - Sam Fitton | |
| What Every Body is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading | |
| People - Joe Navarro | |
| Communication Studies: The Essential Introduction - Andrew Beck, Peter | |
| Bennett, Peter Wall | |
| Information is Beautiful - David McCandless | |
| Logotype - Michael Evamy | |
| Other Mentions | |
| Expert at the Restaurant Table - Wayne Goodman | |
| pixabay.com - Royalty free stock photos and | |
| videos | |
| L'Occitane en Provence - Hand Creams - e.g. One Minute Hand Scrub | |
| Fingers of Fury DVD - Alan Rorrison | |
| Leapfrog from Legacy - Dave Campbell | |
| Still Fancy a Pot of Jam DVD - James Brown | |
| Paperclips DVD - Jay Sankey | |
| getgiggio.com - bookings and contracts | |
| management service |