More than just Magic and Showmanship

Tutored by Morgan and West

0:00:20 Academy Introduction
0:01:25 Course Introduction and Overview
0:08:10 Performance: Mr Morgan or Mr West
0:12:30 Explanation and discussion
0:27:30 Why this is an opening trick?
0:31:10 Handling props
0:32:20 Teaching audiences how to respond
0:34:55 Summary
0:37:35 Comments on comedy
0:39:00 Comments on working as a pair and ad-libbing humour
0:43:50 Question: Why do you sometimes meet and greet before a show?
0:47:20 Question: Does the fact that you’re a Victorian act mean you have to choose your tricks very carefully? Why do you use green and purple cards?
0:50:50 Performance: Bottles
0:54:15 Explanation and discussion
1:08:45 Theming and altering props
1:13:50 Building faith with your audience
1:17:05 Question: Did you work together before you became Morgan & West as a duo?
1:20:25 Question: How did you pick your characters and have they changed over time?
1:28:20 Break (Ends: 1:30:20)
1:30:40 Performance: The Ten Card Trick
1:35:30 Explanation and discussion
1:52:00 Audience/Spectator management
1:56:45 Card splitting
2:04:45 Question: What glue to use to put split cards back together?
2:05:50 Origins of this trick
2:13:50 Question: What is the best piece of advice you would give for putting on a first stage show?
2:15:50 Question: How do you audience test your shows?
2:22:40 Question: Pre-tour prep
2:31:50 Performance: Happy Rotter
2:42:10 Explanation and discussion
3:09:15 Question: Do any members of the audience ever come dressed as Victorians?
3:13:10 Question: What is your script writing process?
3:16:20 Question: Can you tell us about your Penn and Teller Fool Us experience?
3:20:40 Closing comments
3:23:00 End