The further you go in this competition the people making the show, a.k.a. the producers, will begin to ask for supporting material to help them tell your story clearly on screen. This can take the form of answering questionnaires, filming yourself, getting others to film support videos and also filming
You've registered, committed and you receive an email saying you're in. Now what? Pondus Sweden's "Lunch" follows a hilarious office worker called Kjell (Shell) in his entertaining exploits trying to survive working in a mundane office. The next thing to think about is your story. What exactly is it that
We interrupt this fantabulous blog series to bring you some shocking recent news. The Irish Wonder a.k.a. Nikola Arkane was interviewed by the one and only Erik Tait for The Penguin Magic Podcast. Click here to listen. For your information no actual penguins were harmed in the interview we just
Once I decided to and, it was confirmed that I would be auditioning for this years “Talang” in Sweden, I had to come to terms with many things in order to mentally cope with a process this big. From watching the process myself on T.V. over the years and knowing
Talent is often thought of as the kind of ability that comes without training—something that you’re born with. It is often contrasted with Skill, which is an ability acquired and developed through practice. Is magic an ability or just something we train to do? Or both? I found myself questioning this
As I buried my head in the arms of a master magician, I cried "Why can't I be the performer I wish to be?" Let me begin at the beginning... I did an interview with a very dear friend of mine. I'll not reveal who until the interview goes live.
Studies have discovered that the human brain cannot effectively handle two complex, related activities at once. You either can't do both. Or when you perform two things at the same time, you perform them badly. The word multitasking was originally developed to describe computers - not people. The phrase is
Something I have learnt as a performer and creator of magic is that two heads are far better than one. To explain this better let's begin with the idea process for which I've found this rather colourful sphere of wonder! In the magic world, some of us tend to skip
"It's only on the brink that people find the will to change. Only at the precipice do we evolve."John Cleese The word 'precipice' has been haunting my thoughts. It's a feeling that has somehow taken over my gut. I feel more and more that I'm at the stage now where
Welcome friends old and new to the Arkane Magic Blog! In November 2019 I decided to write a weekly blog with the goal to improve my writing skills - some would argue that perhaps I still need to work on them! However, after achieving this goal (writing once weekly for
Although I have decided to give my blog a little break until the new year. I couldn't help wanting to write up my thoughts on what a real working day was for me in 2020. It took me to December to get one and it was a massive learning curve
Last week I made a little survey on playing card sizes. These are the results.
