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Northern Virginia S.A.M.
Assembly 252
We meet from 7:30pm until 9:00pm on the 3rd Thursday of each month
at...
The Knights of Columbus Hall
behind St. Leo's Catholic Church
3700 Old Lee Highway
Fairfax, VA 22030
(go totally through church parking lot,
make a right at baseball field, then a left, Knights of Columbus Hall is
on the right)
Note: Youth meet 1/2 hour earlier at
7:00pm
Dates
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The Event! |
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March, 21 2013 |
Monthly Meeting theme: Sell & Trade Magic / KOC Coordination |
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Apr 13, 2013 |
Knights of Columbus Night of Magic Show 6:00pm |
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Apr 18, 2013 |
Monthly Meeting theme: Magic with Food |
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May 16, 2013 |
Monthly Meeting: Dan Garrett Lecture ($20 for non-members) |
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June 20, 2013 |
Monthly Meeting theme: Impromptu |
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July 3-6, 2013 |
SAM National Convention (Click
Me) |
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July 18, 2013 |
Monthly Meeting theme: Silent Magic |
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Aug 15, 2013 |
Monthly Meeting theme: Thumb Tip |
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Sept 19, 2013 |
Monthly Meeting theme: Easy Magic |
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Oct 17, 2013 |
Monthly Meeting theme: Weird/Bizarre |
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Nov 21, 2013 |
Monthly Meeting theme: Kid Show Magic |
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Dec 19, 2013 |
Monthly Meeting theme: Something learned from MUM |
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Please bring magic! |
The theme is meant to inspire, but not to keep
you from bringing what you are working on.
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Email Notification
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Make sure you check out our Yahoo Group
NovaMagic252!
If you join our yahoo group, you will be able to send
and receive emails to keep in contact with the other members.
And the best part...Yahoo Groups is FREE!!!
How do you get there?
Click here č
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Keith's Thoughts
3/27/2011
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Face up to entertainment!
One of the challenges I face in performing magic
is letting my audience know how they should feel about a
routine. Those who make movies meticulously create story boards
showing each moment. How the audience should feel when they see
each of these frames is of paramount importance. They control
lighting, weather, colors, sounds, speed, focus, and much more
to control how the audience feels. When the audience feels,
they connect and get pulled into the storyline. I don’t have
that much environmental control, but one of the most powerful
things I can do is control is the expression on my face.
There are some magicians that I feel are
really good at this. Some that come to mind are Bob Sheets (www.bobsheets.com)
of the Comedy & Mystery Society (www.comedymysterysociety.com),
Denny Haney of Denny & Lee’s Magic Studio (www.dennymagic.com),
and Mike Giusti (www.mikegiusti.com).
If you get to see any of them live, watch how much they use
their facial expressions to bring the audience into the fun.
As I script a routine, I take a moment to note
what expression I should have on my face. By using a facial
expression, I let the audience know how I feel about it, and in
turn guide how they should feel. Most of the time I want the
audience to feel as I do, but in children’s magic, the
expression is often the opposite. During the “magician in
trouble” moments of a comedy routine I’m distraught as the kids
are laughing. “Magician in pain” physical gag moments are also
like this. Sometimes I have to go as far as practicing the
expression in a mirror. My everyday facial expressions do not
use eyebrows, but by practicing with a mirror, I can amplify the
expression using my face like a ventriloquist dummy.
Watch the faces of entertainers including
comedians, magicians, and actors. Their facial expressions are
not by accident. They work on them. Give it a try and bring
your audience into your world of magic.
Keith Pass
President of SAM 252
Feel free to send me some email at
magicalpass2@aol.com |
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