In becoming Magicians, we automatically assume a responsibility as representatives of how Magic is perceived. It’s up to us to champion and present Magic as a wonderful and beautiful Art. Magic is Dead, it is our responsibility to convince our audience to believe that it is alive, by any means necessary. Magicians, take responsibility, be amazing and prove to the world that Magic is an Art; alive and thriving. Fanx for this video, Chris, protect the flame, keep it burning bright and make it sacred ❤️
@@DANIELmadison Fanx both You and Chris for the time, effort and passion you put into your work! Both of you are part of the reason I started reading so much about magic!
I am 58 and I have never seen a Magician live it is on my bucket list to see close up magic! Even though I might have the knowledge of how the trick is done. A magician that is good at his or her art form would blow me away!!! I have always enjoyed magic whether it is a performance on TV or a tutorial it brings a joy to my heart!!!! If the Magician show a card trick for example before the tutorial I always watch it back because it amazes me. And I cannot perform most of the tricks due to severe arthritis. And it is a performance not just a trick.
Could NOT agree more! Yes yes yes, these are the conversations that help everyone realise where magic is right now and what we should do to make it an artform. 🙌
Ya know, I always kind of viewed it this way anyways. But I just now realized that not everybody else does and kind of makes me sad, it supposed to be magical because of the art behind it ya know.
This is some quality real talk. The tricks you showed from that trip were pretty cool, but this is way more inspiring. I haven't been doing magic for a few years, I think it's time to get back on the train. Thanks so much Chris!!
There is so much room to grow in magic. I can’t wait to see who comes in and actually changes the game again. Like for real changes it up completely. Somebody will.
I’m doing magic as long as I remember. I totally agree and see the same thing. I’m starting up my socials and gonna go and change the game completely here.. Is there a way I can contact you guys? So I could share some of my ideas and brainstorm. I think I have the solution but have no clue on the the “what” we should do. I just don’t know “how” to get there.
@@beltrantorres2329 he had the chance to be a real "new age ambassador" of magic, especially close-up card magic at that rather than stage big prop magic per se but i think shin lost momentum in "being an ambassador" because of his contract at The Mirage in Las Vegas. if he used his platforms and social media more to control the younger generation/audience, then he definitely could've been THE ONE to really change up the game completely.
For once I watch a video from beginning to end! Great content in here. Here's the bottom line Chris, wether your glass is half full or half empty, we'll always be there to watch you drink it all. xoxo You have a great brain for magic. I spotted it since day 1. xoxo ❤
Chris I completely agree with you! I was at my kids school a couple of weeks ago to pick up school supplies. There was this card magician there he had stopped us and was doing a couple of tricks for us. And note that I have been watching your channel for years and I have watched your tutorials on sleight of hand and everything so I thought I knew how he was manipulating the cards and I thought I knew how it was going to end and where everything was but I was so wrong. He amazed me and my son. Magic doesn't die because we know how a trick is done it lives because we are still able to be amazed even if we think we know how a trick is performed and we are still amazed when we're wrong.
Hey Chris, first off... you rock. You are a huge inspiration. Thank you for everything you do. I'm not a magician, but I love the feeling of being amazed with wonder. Thank you for pushing the world forward. Thank you for your videos and your content.
I have only recently decided to fully embrace being a magician, or rather, becoming a magician. It was a hobby for years and now I am actually taking it seriously. I'll admit that I do have a fear of being too late to the party, BUT this video totally blows that feeling away and I shall thank you Chris.
Man... I've only started watching your content recently. You have inspired me to get back into magic and start teaching my 9 year old son who has expressed interest recently. I am glad I found you. You are so down to earth, your tutorials are on point and you bring a very human and humble vibe to the table that I find very moving and inviting. Thank you for all of your content and I am excited for what comes next for you.
I have never messed around with magic myself. I've thought about it for years, but after watching this video and truly feeling the emotion in Chris' voice I've never felt more inspired or prepared to start the journey or learning. Thank you so much for this video
You gave me my proper start in card magic five years ago. Watching that fism video made me go back to my channel and take it seriously,and going forward,I'll be teaching more on my channel. Thank you for the inspiration.
Chris, we're always gonna support you with whatever goals you have in life. I think most of us want that goal to be magic, but what we want doesn't matter! I for one am very grateful you've chosen to come back to the oldest artform of entertainment we call magic! Much love!
You and your friends are the perfect means to keep magic alive. I would love to see you collaborate on various tricks. Thank you for all of your content.
One of my favorite things about you that has hooked me in was your comedic approach to magic while still continuously “wowing” your audience. As an amateur magician, I’m still in that obsessive state, especially in terms of Cardistry. I’ve been watching your videos from 4-6 years ago religiously everyday without skipping a beat. I’m excited to see you back in your natural habitat and I could literally feel the love and inspiration come back to you while watching your FISM video. Thank you for all you’ve produced so far and I will continue to support you and look forward to your come back!
From a former intermediate magician: One of my all time favorite performances was by Lennart Green on his TED Talk. The laser deal portion is among one of my favorites to watch. This DESPITE it being one of the easiest to understand simply because of his delivery and his fluidity. It's one of those examples I give as maybe something that isn't mechanically "hard" to understand the concept of, but to master and perform it in the way that Lennart does it takes long periods of practice and dedication. Also throughout the performance his sloppy on purpose lackadaisical approach while he knows exactly what's going on is perfect. I'd recommend watching the whole performance for anyone.
This makes me so happy to hear, I haven’t performed magic for over 14 years as I have pursued other interests over the years magic took a back seat, I feel so inspired that I think it’s time to get my playing cards out
Even knowing how some tricks are done, the magic for me is how well its executed. I've watched all your tutorials, and would still get goosebumps re-watching it, having just seen the step by step instructions. Magic is not the mystic arts, it lives in our minds and heart
Love the philosophy of wonder direction. Looking forward to it. And definitely keen for some more thoughts on magic from you. You were one of my first teachers when I decided to pick up a deck of cards, and it's been fantastic for me.
The more you know about something, the more you are able to appreciate it in its entirety. Fooling, like you said, isn't the main aspect of magic. Magic is an art form, and should be appreciated in the same way that all other art forms are appreciated. A professional singer would appreciate another professional singer's singing more than an average person would. Why? Because he knows the mechanics behind it. The effort put into it.The beauty of it. He can wholly appreciate the skill, and not just be 'wow-ed' as other members of the audience would. MAGIC SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE! THANK YOU CHRIS!
Chris this is so inspiring! I started watching your puzzle videos a couple years ago and then your magic shortly after. I love puzzles but your magic led me to other channels, Daniel Madison, Spidey, All your Big Trick Energy pals, Cavann Booth, Owen Oscar and so many more. Then local magic shops and local magicians. I've been practicing and learning everyday since. I also am a guitar player and can see an analogy where a guitarist practices the same riffs and parts of songs over and over again into a rut. It takes inspiration from a mentor, friend, colleague, family, spectator to evolve. The more I learn about magic the more I know I would never know everything but could collaborate and create. I've started taking magic everywhere pubs, work, parties. People either want to be amazed or they want to learn how to amaze. BUT the Key thing is they always WANT magic. Social Media is a great platform for magicians to spread their craft! In addition to catching your inspiration bug I think Im coming down with some rambling on! Great Video and Keep the Flame Bro!
It's not true though, is it? Is Derren Brown doing the magical equivalent of 'knock knock' jokes? How about Derek Delgaudio? I've seen live magicians perform just three times in my life. First time, I was five and I assisted the magician at a pantomime in his performance of The Misers Dream. Fooled the hell out of me, but I was five. Since then, I've seen Gerry Sadowitz and Guy Hollingsworth. both of them were absolutely outstanding performers. (Both at the Edinburgh Fringe -- one of the few places you can see state of the art live magic in the UK.) I'm not a performer, but I do read magic books and watch DVD's on history, method and theory. So I'm interested in magic. Magic is like everything else. 98% of the people who do it are useless hacks. There are a tiny number of artists at any given moment taking the art form forward. Are there more of these today than there were in the past? I see no evidence for this assertion. Ramsay didn't provide us with any either. But as with any discipline, the very best in the field are standing on the shoulders of giants.
I remember when I 1st started watching magic videos that were teaching tricks and then started trying those tricks myself. My appreciation for magic grew immensely because I realized just how difficult magic really is. It takes hours and hours of practice to be able to perform a trick adequately. To be a true master really requires a dedication to the craft of magic and will take years of practice. Having this knowledge gave me a newfound respect for how much time and effort goes into actually performing that trick.
As someone who loved to see magic as a kid in the 80’s/90’s but could not ever find anyway to learn, I’m stoked to see this content! Especially with the style you bring to your videos all the time.
Dude! First, I'm so glad you're bringing the magic back on your channel. And I'm so glad you made this video!! I agree 100% with what you're saying and it had to be said. Thank you for being the one to say it. I'm excited, and inspired for what we'll see next. All the best!
This was super interesting to think about. I've always thought that letting people in behind the curtain, about how we practice, how we think of new effects, the culture etc, would take away from the amazement and offer what could almost be called a pseudo-method. But you've made some really good points here. Going to have to mull this one over.
Chris, as a working magician I always tend to ask my spectators when or if they have ever seen magic in person before, and I have gotten the same amount of results when it comes to how many people have not. This of course excites me to be the first to show them some real close up magic, but it also reinforces that there will never be enough magicians in person to touch even a tidbit of our population. In times like these, where suspending disbelief can makes some one's day or even week, the more the merrier!! Online or not, people need magic in their lives so they can learn that nothing is impossible, and when you have something special you can do, you need to share it with the world, not keep it for yourself. That's what got me to change from a quite 12 year old with too many card tricks to even count, to go from showing only my family (who was bored of me performing by that point) to then go out and face my fears, and show some strangers some magic. Fast forward 20 years and you would never guess I was a quite person when I am performing. Both magicians and viewers can learn more about this important artform and I excited to see what is to come!! You have inspired me to post more online so I can reach more people and I can't thank you enough!!! Keep up the good work and when your in San Diego, CA ever, I have a place for you to stay any time. - @SkyKingMagic
Upvote for the rant. Chris, I feel that your content and your opinions hold weight. The things you discuss definitely mean something to someone, especially me, and you push for what you believe in. You bring things to light, and all of us are appreciative for all that you do, and we will continue to watch and learn based on your experiences. Thank you for sharing what a lot of magicians won't, and I look forward to developing our craft, so that many in the future are inspired to do the same. Thank you, sir. Never stop doing what you believe in because I believe in you.
Man I recently got into practicing magic because of you. Like literally in the last month. I've still obviously got lots of practice to go but seeing your convention video and how it brought your love of it back made me so happy. At first I felt so far behind on this skill/hobby/artform but in reality it looks like I've joined on it's upswing and modern Renaissance. Thanks for the tips and tutorials and just overall exposure to this great thing called magic
Great video! I honestly haven't watched for years because of the puzzles. I like puzzles, but I liked you having a huge voice for magic. I agree with everything you said . I'm excited for whats to come!
Yo Chris, I started magic during lockdown with your videos, and never stopped since. I have had three gigs during this summer (two restaurants and a wedding) and I’ll be performing once a month at the children hospital of the nearest town. I am very grateful to you.
This was a very beautiful video. I’ve performed magic for 12+ years, but took a long break for over 10 years. This gave me a spark to continue my studies. It gave me a fresh new look to the new and upcoming styles for magic. What to expect for the future and to not try to have a older mindset on what magic should be and not what it could become.
Chris, I have seen a few shows in Vegas and some “backyard magicians” as an engineer I love exploring how things work and I enjoy magic more knowing the little bit I do from reading books and watching you. I may get more enjoyment watching other people react to trick and seeing a magician making observer’s think. To me that’s the most beautiful part and I will love this Art and all of its artists until the day I pass away. Please continue being who you are everyone who is subscribed is here to see you make us use our brains and think! Lots of love Jeff from western Pennsylvania
this is such a great rant. i agree and i think magicians that dont agree are probably just lying to themselves. looking forward to the future of your channel AND now the future of magic. I never thought about it like this but yea you're so right
I also know plenty of laymen who have been disappointed after learning how some tricks work. Not everyone appreciates the method, but they do appreciate the show.
@@Rhewin Ofc people get disappointed at methods. Learning that the immense feeling of wonder u experienced came from some simple trick is of course disappointing in some ways. I (a magician) have definitely been disappointed by learning some methods. Some are disappointing and some are better than the presentation you saw of it
I'm a person who grew up enjoying magic, watching magic on TV and such late nights. I got a really low tier magic kit one year as a child, learned some card tricks online, but really fell off with that enjoyment and wonder as I got older. Within the past maybe 3 years during quarantine I've stumbled upon your content and have loved getting into the puzzle videos, the magic discussions and everything between. I'm someone who was indirectly inspired from the videos you made with the Spanish convention crew and want to finally get back into learning and sharing magic with others. Being 27 myself, the last time I knew how to perform card tricks and such is easily over 10 years ago. Thank you Chris for the inspiration to get back to magic and have loved the content over the years since my quarantine struggle days. Much love
It’s exciting to hear your thoughts on the future of magic and can’t wait to see what’s in store for your channel! I’m curious, 5:25 what’s the name of this move/trick or where can I find it? Thank you!
I love this video so much, Chris! So great to see literal bewilderment on your face with those magic tricks. I enjoy all the content you release, and there's something special about watching someone talk about something that they're super passionate about. Excited for what's to come!
I love this so much. Magic is an art form that seldom is performed with the appropriate reference. Showmanship is lacking in the biggest proverbial town square that magic has: the internet. There are excellent performers out there but too many magicians are content to perform something out of the box without putting any amount of themselves into it.
As a sound designer/Composer who used to be heavily into magic in their younger years; I completely agree and really appreciate this discussion, especially since I too have really gotten back into the artform lately - would love to hear more talks like this
As a fan of you as a content creator and a fan of magic, for me this video is probably one of the more daring and humanising videos I have watched to go out on a limb and express your feelings towards your passion is not an easy thing to do especially putting it out to what I can only imagine is a hardcore fan base. Putting feelings and thoughts out into the world even when u know there will be kickback and resistance is courageous to say the least. I love the content and I can’t wait to watch more and if you ever find your self in the uk I would love to meet you and talk about some of ur philosophies as it pertains to magic and life. If you ever come to Bournemouth hit me up.
I really respect u I learned some bigger and better tricks from you and watched later videos and started learning stuff from other creators i wouldn’t be as good as I am without u
That B-Roll of you with the green close up pad is something I'd love more of... just the same sort of background music, no patter over the top (though I do love magician patter!) just the movement of hands and the moments of gentle wonder. I once wanted to be a magician, or so I thought, but I figured out I DON'T want to be a magician... when I don't know how it's done I can wonder at it, let the kid in me belive for a second then let age and experience join in and try and figure it out. Magicians give me so much to fill my head with. So, when you say, you're back... I'm really happy to here it. :)
Dude, so happy to see this video! Feel 100% the same. Your first vids were an inspiration for me when I started in magic not so long ago! Was really sad that you stopped doing magic vids but I kept going and next month we are opening the first ever Magic Cafe in Dubai! I set up an online magic store in the UAE during covid and now Brown Bear Magic Cafe & Shop is on its way to being a reality! I see the thrill and excitement in the eyes of everyone we share the idea with and even more so in the eyes of people seeing magic for the first time. Indeed magic is alive and well! Thank you for the inspiration and drop in for a coffee if you are ever in Dubai! 🙌
You're keeping it 💯. Loved the way your channel has moved and also excited to see it go back to some magic. Continue to do what inspires you Chris, I'm here for it.
Hey Chris, I loved watching magic as a kid and performing for my family. I lost that in my teenage years. Just this past month I showed my own kids the David Blaine special where he performs Voyeur. I remember watching the special on television as a kid and how it was a pivotal moment in my love for illusion and misdirection. However, as a kid I was more in-touch with close-up magic. A few days ago I ordered a deck of cards and a close up pad with intentions to start putting some time into card magic. This middle aged guy is stoked to see what you're about to start putting out there for us all. Thanks in advance for what is to come and for being a part of what has kept my curiosity engaged about magic and mystery over the past few years.
Hi Chris. I personally am so delighted to see your channel go back to magic. I've mostly learned all I know about card magic from you and your tutorials.
Chris, these rants are one of my favorite things about your channel. I won’t go into too much detail here, but your rant reminded me of what a friend said. A fellow magician of over 30 years about what my goal should be in learning to perform magic for others. “It’s about creating wonder, not fooling people. Genuinely entertaining them and spreading joy. If after you’ve done an effect they ask how you did it then you failed. For performance, you need to be good enough that they don’t care how it was done… they are just happy they experienced it in the first place.” Jamie O’Hara.
I'm mostly here for puzzles but witnessing your passion and feeling it through a tiny screen I'm so excited to go down this rabbit hole with you. I've always appreciated magic but the tangible love and passion you have is inspiring. I happy for you to have put both feet firmly in the path you want to take and I'll be here watching every step of the way!
You really nailed this Chris. I rarely comment on TH-cam videos but I really really appreciate the honest insightful thoughts and feelings you put into this video and hope to see this from more people.
My first close-up magic experience (two weeks ago) lead me here. I didn't know any magic, I didn't know cardistry, I had never experienced it, but I was so amazed... and I told the magician I wanted to learn the trick. He didn't wanted to share the secret at first (he actually never did), but we started talking and he asked my why I wanted to know the secret. I told him I wanted to make people feel like I felt when he performed it. Now I'm here. I saw your videos on magic were around 2+ years ago, and two days ago I started to wonder if this was just all the content you would make about this (for me) new topic... and I was kind of devastated until I saw this video. The feeling isn't dead, your words are true, and although I have no experience, and suck at every move, I hope I find the motivation just to keep on trying... to amaze people and spark the same joy I felt that first time I witnessed close-up magic.
Preach brother!!! 1. I had a routine that in the middle, I exposed a classic palm to the audience. The old men and purists thought it was a terrible thing. I told them that if this routine hurt their magic, then they needed to step up their game.
2. Just because I know all the colors doesn’t make me appreciate VanGough less. If I have already seen all of the notes should I like music less? In Roger Klause’s book, he tells a story of fooling Dai Vernon with a thumb tip bill switch. I would like for the way you put together a routine and how well you execute it to make me astonished by the move that I already know.
If we don’t get out there and perform, how do the next generation of magicians get inspired. We are the intellectual great great…grandchildren of Thurston and Houdini. They inspired Bobo and Erdnase and Vernon … down to Ammar and Harris and Goldstein…. Down to, eventually, us. If we don’t pass it on, then we are the ones who killed it.
Lastly, you have 7 million audience members every time you open your mouth. Copperfield, Blackstone, Lance Burton, Mark Wilson never got those numbers. You are one of the most important voices in the art right now. It shows too. Look how many amazing friends you have. Remember you flash, you loose? The people showing up to that day were on TV winning AGT. Big trick Energy had how many PandT coolers working there? Your voice is the inspiration!!! You are the future of magic!!! You keep paying forward with all the positive energy that you give off to these young kids on your Reddit page, here, etc. and the next gen of magic will be assured.
This was a touching video since I started learning magic when you started this channel, and I love amazing people that have never seen this before. And when people ask how I do it I say, "A lot of work".
I used to be really into magic a few years ago largely to you and your channel. Watching shows, learning techniquest, doing performances for friends, family and coworkers to the point to where it became my thing. Its been a few years now where I stopped doing it because I didn't want to define me and I felt it was becoming normalized and not amazing for others. This video helped me see that there is a lot more room for magic to grow and maybe even if I don't go as hard as I did before there is still room to bring novel experiences for people and give them a memorable moment that they will remember.
This is exactly why I started watching you originally... this passion you seem to have regained and it's great you're looking to share the art with us.
This is deeply profound, and I think it applies to any discipline and any elitism surrounding it. I’m not a magician, I’ve never practiced magic but always appreciated it in a peripheral sort of way but your last video from the magic convention absolutely blew my mind, that sense of wonder and astonishment you talk about here is exactly what I felt watching the Spanish crew as absolute masters of their art. It was incredible, and all the more so because as well as being captivated and spellbound I knew I was watching absolute masters of their craft. You have a new subscriber here, and I’m really intrigued to follow you on this journey.
Like you, I have been a Magician for over 20 years. Like you I had become disillusioned and spent less time doing magic. Only recently have I wanted to re-kindle that flame. This talk was a great step in pointing me in that direction. Thanks for the pep talk.
I love the passion you have behind this bro and how you talk about the art form of it. That’s exactly how I feel about music, so I relates you in the feeling. Been watching your videos for a long time keep going bro
Hey Chris I have been following you for a few years and you are the reason I got in to cardistry and magic. I can 100% agree that me knowing some tricks and sleight of hand has made seeing close up magic MORE enjoyable. The fact that your bringing back the tutorials and tricks is probably the best thing I've heard in a while. I can learn more ways to make the look of shock an awe splash across my 4 year old sons face. Cause that is what magic means to me and Im sure alot of other people to. Keep it up man and Ill keep a look out for the next deck and your upcoming videos.
I am so happy you decided to go back to magic on your channel, watching you got me into magic and led me to the great magicians you know (Eric, Wes, Alex boyer, Alex leclerc, spidey, jeki yoo and more). Watching you perform and teach again is gonna be amazing. Thanks Chris
Chris . . . This was extremely inspiring. Your rants are clear, organized, and intellectual; and always welcomed from you. Thank you for this. The flame within you is bright and enlightening, and has sparked a flame in me as well. I'll be looking forward to your future vids and tutorials.
I love magic but never learned…My fondest memory of my grandparents was going to the yearly fundraising magic show hosted by the firefighters. I love your channel it’s calming, relaxing, listening to your voice watching the puzzles you come across . If you started to show and teach magic , it would help me do my grandparents memory proud and dazzle the woman I love. I like bringing people smiles, and this would help me do just that .
Thank you Chris! Being an audience of magic I appreciate people like you a lot. I try to do a lot of the tricks, I try practicing. Not very seriously therefore don't get good at it. But I am thankful to you for providing me the bare bones of magic, the basic structure. Now when I see magic I'm much more invested in the performance. I'm not trying to belittle the magician by thinking that, I know how it's done. But I'm trying to follow through a little bit. It has a weird sense of achievement but soon enough I'm lost again to the skills of the magician. So thank you!
This is so great and love your point! I am a true amateur magician but I LOVE watching and learning and being challenged to watch magic and try and figure it out.
It's been way more than 60 years since I last resorted to magical thinking. That hasn't diminished my enthusiasm for watching magic being performed in the least. And knowing some of the basics through teachers such as yourself, Chris, helps me convince myself that "Yeah, yeah that's how the trick was done" even as I'm standing slack-jawed in amazement (and probably wrong, anyway). I found this channel through the magic 'tutorials' a few years ago. The puzzles were a fantastic bonus. Very happy to have the content split this way.
Damn Chris this was deep, and it gave me a lot to thing about (thank you for all you have done, and what your aiming to do to keep the art and astonishment of magic)
When it comes to magic I frequently know the method but that has never taken away the genuine joy I get from watching it performed well. I'm not a magician I'm just curious so I tend to learn or discover how tricks are done. I always feel bad for magicians as I'm not overly vocal nor am I amazed by most tricks but I'm incredibly happy when I see a magic trick performed well. It is a skill and takes lots and lots of practice to excel at it. I get the same joy watching a skateboarder pulling off incredible tricks. Knowing doesn't detract from the joy of witnessing excellence in action. Thanks again Chris. I really hope to visit CA at some point and will hopefully be lucky enough to see you perform some of your favorite tricks/slights/etc.
I find that only when I know the method, can I truly appreciate the skill of the performer... Knowing how it's done, when the magic is good, adds to the experience.
I've written something like this before - maybe even on a video by You. The art of magic is the same as for any art form - entertaining and blowing minds. I love books and the written word. I have dyslexia and still dreams of becoming an writer. I have some education and understanding about how a GREAT painter paints a great painting - yet I don't come close to the same results. I understand how to be good in sports yet I can't perform it myself and therefore/or still I can enjoy seeing other do it. I love learning new stuff. My philosophical teacher once told me "when You've finished this class You'll have more questions then You had at the beginning" = knowledge is just a key to more rooms. Just because I get to know how ONE trick in magic actually works doesn't stop me from loving great magic tricks. I'm a total novice in magic (except from being 39yo and having seen lot's of great magicians up close) still I love to understand some trick and Just be amazed by others. Some tricks still looks and make me question "Isn't this REAL magic..." It's 2022 and people can still be that amazed. This is a really great and necessary rant. Not just Your video but my thoughts as well. Rings in the water. Love You Chris and Love magic and Love being alive and learning more and more. ...
Great video! I think what you said is relevant to most if not all art forms in our day, as the arts develop and the audience develops but the artists persist on staying the same and gatekeeping... Keep on the great work, excited to see you continue this inspiring journey!
So glad you found a balance or desire to include magic again Chris.. been missing ur magic videos but I do like the puzzles. You won't be lossing my sub!
Just a fan of magic here, haven't seen in person more than twice in my life and all I want is more! Thank you and I hope more people will show their magic even if it's knock knock jokes!
I just started card magic, and the reason I started, Ill be honest, is because I craved attention. After doing it for a while, I realized, magic is much better done for people than for yourself. The people I practice on have a good grasp of how my tricks are done, and they help me improve, but when i perform magic at school, its just amazing, top notch reactions. You’re such a big inspiration to me, and I hope you keep doing magic on your channel, and that I can spread my magic and hopefully teach more people the tricks and form a club. Thank you, Chris Ramsay
I wish I could like this video 100 times. I was literally just feeling kinda bummed because I tried a trick for some clients at work and the guy saw or figured out the trick. I didn’t feel great about it but then listened to this video on my drive home and it really made me think about how much I do appreciate magic as an art form and as a feeling, not about fooling them. I can’t wait to see the direction magic is heading. Can’t wait to see what you have in store next Chris
I had no chopice but to stop the video at the 2:37 mark to write this. Thank you so very much for saying this. I've been saying the same thing along the same lines for years. When Shin Lim was on Penn & Teller's Fool Us and went super viral with that God Mode Routine I literally got back into magic that day. I've been watching magic for years. Was a magician for about a year at a magic shop and watched all the magic shown on Tv possible. I rented books from the library and boguth so much in the past. But, that performance by Shin Lim brought me back in. I had no fucking clue that magic was like that also. I thought it was mainly just all this prop stuff and some sleight of hand moves regurgitated year after year. But, no. There was so much sleight of hand that was so advanced that many magicians never got into the moves. They stopped at double lifts and simple card manipulations. Now that I've learned from the greats of today, Chris Ramsay, Alex Pandrea, Daniel Madison, etc...I could write names for 20 more minutes but, we all get the drift here. Now I'm still no magician and mainly still consider myself a Sleight-of-Hand Enthuisiasts theres still much to say and see in magic. Magic is big time in it's infancy and I think in the near future some technologies will come out that willmake magicians perform actual magic in front of our eyes. Just imagine the use of super detailed holograms. Or magic beign done in the Metaverse. Okay I want to keep writing about this becuae there is so many references to throw out here about why Magic is comign out of it's toddler stage but, I shall I end the reading on your eyes here. Now back to watching the rest of the video.
Teaching/Showing us a 'trick' or two (or even explaining) can only fuel the curiosity and love, it can't and won't kill the art. It's like anything, artist are taught in one way or form by lessons or natural talent, but it will not stop them from buying other peoples art but will likely create more artist to showcase their own. And that same theory works for almost anything, taught/shown something did not deter from seeking from a specific source but likely fueled their love to create something similar. Thank you for all you do, I have not seen up-close magic but I have the curiosity and amazement to continue to watch you and others perform!
You are so very very right Chris. I have always, love magic but never believed I could ever do it. It’s only in the last year maybe 18 months, that I started viewing these fantastic videos then started to think, maybe I can learn magic. It’s great to see this wonderful art form.
Thanks to you and Daniel Madison my thoughts about magic has changed, when i was 9 years old, i used magic to make myself confident. And thanks to magic I'm who I'm right now. But you guys see magic in a different way, which inspired me to practice it even more and make people happy, because for me true magic is happiness, love, best moments of your life. And i use magic tricks as a tool, so people can have their own magic. Thank you for everything. Glad to see that you talking about your point of view about magic again. Can't wait to see new videos🔥
You offer a unique perspective, one that I find myself using myself in my field of Data Analytics. There is a lot of logic in your words, but there is a lot of logic in presenting something, anything, while yet telling a story. I was introduced to Magic as a child, in High School I became a juggler, and College I dabbled in the more dangerous aspects of both. But professionally I am tasked with taking someone else's data, with a mission to weave both my learning and fact finding into a compelling story telling using data to teach my customer about their own data. And in essence set out to teach my customer more about what they are doing through insights translated in pictures, often even without words. There is certainly a trick, some misdirection (in the form of a usually nested complex analysis), followed by a reveal. I guess I should not be so humbled when my customers describe my offerings as magical. But it leaves me questioning, is it the trick, or is it the magician? Saying that, I also have to push back to other magicians (regardless of their field), Technology is wonderful, but how we choose to use technology is what makes us human. How can we use our skills to make our technology experiences better, i.e. more human.
This was a awesome video. I have just started to learn magic. I am turning 50 and this has been something I have always been interested in. I love all of your points. I know how some tricks are done but I still love them and like you still get amazed. I look forward to your new magic content. I have watched almost all of your old magic content.
I loved this video and the points you make. I'm a pro wrestling fan and I know what's going on in a "match" it has not lessened my enjoyment of what is happening, instead I can appreciate what is going on. I can see the difference between a good performer and a not so good one and knowing that either way I could not do what they are doing. I see that in magic. I am the rankest of rank amateurs and do some breath takingly simple tricks for my kids (thanks to you and others) but knowing what is going on does not take away from how amazing good magicians truly are. What you can do and how simple you make it look even though it is far from simple. You are ducks on the water and I feel inspired to learn more, try more and do more. Thank you for what you do and keep up the amazing work.
This video just blew my mind ! im been doing magic for around the same time as you , around 20 years and been thinking something similar , recently i have been questioning a lot how magic is presented but i havent realized how important is that there is an audience that is knowledgeable to really enjoy this artform , to even consider it an artform. there is a lot to talk about this kind of subjects and i think its super important that magic is also talked like any art is talked among regular people. Cheers man im very excited for this new chapter in your channel and i got inspired to start sharing content more about methods and things like that in mine, im been restricted of doing it and now i realized that i doesn't make any sense. thanks man this was magic
It's fun to hear your vision of magic! In fact, I was at a hotel in Quebec city this summer with my kids and friends and there was a magic show one night. After the show, my friend and I were having a chat on how kids were reacting and participating during the show. It blew our minds to see how kids today have no “belief” in magic, how they are watching the show by not accepting the fact that it just happens and how even before a trick they always try to catch how it’s performed and yelling it out loud. I personally found the guy entertaining, he performed well, of course when you know what to look for you can catch stuff but it was also a basic show adapted for kids. My 6yo boy after the show said something along the lines "I know how he did this trick, I saw it on TikTok and it's not magic he was hiding it..." I explained to him that it's not important how the trick is made but if he saw it disappear when it was performed, he didn't, so I told him it was good, then the magicien did it perfectly! I don't think magic is dead but as my friend and I were discussing after that show, when we were kids, life was so much easier because we were not exposed to so much information online or fake montages and how for them, everything in life is manipulated. We were amazed that not it was not just our kids but most of the kids attending just don't have that “empty mind” of accepting to be fooled, accepting that Santa brings gifts at Christmas, and that is what I wonder how this will bring to art of magic in the years to come as those internet TikTok kids grow up...
Pulling back the veil is definitely what interests me mainly because i like to know how things work and magic is one of those things. Looking forward to your future videos.
After never owning a deck of cads in my life, I took up magic (card and coin sleight of hand) 18 months ago as a Hobby. The first year or so it was my own personal journey-- losing myself in all my magic books and coming up with routines to show my family every single night after work. Just over the past month I have started going to restaurants and bars and performing for fun for whoever will watch after I get off work. I had an interesting experience at a bar last night-- I was doing some coin and card magic for the bartender--. After I was done and leaving, a gentleman sitting a few seats down asked me to come over-- he had tears in his eyes-- told me his brother was a Pro Magician and had passed away a couple years ago-- and how wonderful it was to watch me do magic up close and brought back fond memories of his brother. Magic is very alive and I will be doing it as a hobby for the rest of my life.
In becoming Magicians, we automatically assume a responsibility as representatives of how Magic is perceived. It’s up to us to champion and present Magic as a wonderful and beautiful Art. Magic is Dead, it is our responsibility to convince our audience to believe that it is alive, by any means necessary. Magicians, take responsibility, be amazing and prove to the world that Magic is an Art; alive and thriving.
Fanx for this video, Chris, protect the flame, keep it burning bright and make it sacred ❤️
@@GeoffJRC fanx Geoff! In some cases the sleight is better than it’s purpose!
@@DANIELmadison Fanx both You and Chris for the time, effort and passion you put into your work! Both of you are part of the reason I started reading so much about magic!
Mad love to you and Chris :)
I am 58 and I have never seen a Magician live it is on my bucket list to see close up magic! Even though I might have the knowledge of how the trick is done. A magician that is good at his or her art form would blow me away!!! I have always enjoyed magic whether it is a performance on TV or a tutorial it brings a joy to my heart!!!! If the Magician show a card trick for example before the tutorial I always watch it back because it amazes me. And I cannot perform most of the tricks due to severe arthritis. And it is a performance not just a trick.
Could NOT agree more! Yes yes yes, these are the conversations that help everyone realise where magic is right now and what we should do to make it an artform. 🙌
Ya know, I always kind of viewed it this way anyways. But I just now realized that not everybody else does and kind of makes me sad, it supposed to be magical because of the art behind it ya know.
@@GeoffJRC Ah cheers man, appreciate it
This is some quality real talk. The tricks you showed from that trip were pretty cool, but this is way more inspiring. I haven't been doing magic for a few years, I think it's time to get back on the train. Thanks so much Chris!!
Same here, definitely want to come back to practicing tricks and cardistry
There is so much room to grow in magic. I can’t wait to see who comes in and actually changes the game again. Like for real changes it up completely. Somebody will.
You!!
I’m doing magic as long as I remember. I totally agree and see the same thing. I’m starting up my socials and gonna go and change the game completely here.. Is there a way I can contact you guys? So I could share some of my ideas and brainstorm. I think I have the solution but have no clue on the the “what” we should do. I just don’t know “how” to get there.
Shin lim
@@beltrantorres2329 he had the chance to be a real "new age ambassador" of magic, especially close-up card magic at that rather than stage big prop magic per se
but i think shin lost momentum in "being an ambassador" because of his contract at The Mirage in Las Vegas. if he used his platforms and social media more to control the younger generation/audience, then he definitely could've been THE ONE to really change up the game completely.
…Well, that's the principal idea behind FU...
For once I watch a video from beginning to end! Great content in here. Here's the bottom line Chris, wether your glass is half full or half empty, we'll always be there to watch you drink it all. xoxo You have a great brain for magic. I spotted it since day 1. xoxo ❤
Now that's an awesome statement.
Chris I completely agree with you! I was at my kids school a couple of weeks ago to pick up school supplies. There was this card magician there he had stopped us and was doing a couple of tricks for us. And note that I have been watching your channel for years and I have watched your tutorials on sleight of hand and everything so I thought I knew how he was manipulating the cards and I thought I knew how it was going to end and where everything was but I was so wrong. He amazed me and my son. Magic doesn't die because we know how a trick is done it lives because we are still able to be amazed even if we think we know how a trick is performed and we are still amazed when we're wrong.
Hey Chris, first off... you rock.
You are a huge inspiration. Thank you for everything you do.
I'm not a magician, but I love the feeling of being amazed with wonder.
Thank you for pushing the world forward. Thank you for your videos and your content.
Very inspirational. It makes me rethink my approach to Magic and mentalism. I'm happy you're filming about Magic again !!!
Amazing work
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have only recently decided to fully embrace being a magician, or rather, becoming a magician. It was a hobby for years and now I am actually taking it seriously. I'll admit that I do have a fear of being too late to the party, BUT this video totally blows that feeling away and I shall thank you Chris.
It’s never to late brother!
@@reymundosierra5527 😃
Man... I've only started watching your content recently. You have inspired me to get back into magic and start teaching my 9 year old son who has expressed interest recently. I am glad I found you. You are so down to earth, your tutorials are on point and you bring a very human and humble vibe to the table that I find very moving and inviting. Thank you for all of your content and I am excited for what comes next for you.
I have never messed around with magic myself. I've thought about it for years, but after watching this video and truly feeling the emotion in Chris' voice I've never felt more inspired or prepared to start the journey or learning. Thank you so much for this video
I also was always a fan of it and one day I had a deck in my hand. Started to practice and I never looked back! You got this!!
You gave me my proper start in card magic five years ago. Watching that fism video made me go back to my channel and take it seriously,and going forward,I'll be teaching more on my channel. Thank you for the inspiration.
Chris, we're always gonna support you with whatever goals you have in life. I think most of us want that goal to be magic, but what we want doesn't matter! I for one am very grateful you've chosen to come back to the oldest artform of entertainment we call magic! Much love!
You and your friends are the perfect means to keep magic alive. I would love to see you collaborate on various tricks. Thank you for all of your content.
I really, REALLY hope magic stays alive. Even small tricks have me amazed
Same. Even card tricks amaze me sometimes because I personally can’t do them
One of my favorite things about you that has hooked me in was your comedic approach to magic while still continuously “wowing” your audience. As an amateur magician, I’m still in that obsessive state, especially in terms of Cardistry. I’ve been watching your videos from 4-6 years ago religiously everyday without skipping a beat. I’m excited to see you back in your natural habitat and I could literally feel the love and inspiration come back to you while watching your FISM video. Thank you for all you’ve produced so far and I will continue to support you and look forward to your come back!
Magic has endured centuries because of passionate people like Chris ... thanks to all the Chris's out there !
From a former intermediate magician: One of my all time favorite performances was by Lennart Green on his TED Talk. The laser deal portion is among one of my favorites to watch. This DESPITE it being one of the easiest to understand simply because of his delivery and his fluidity. It's one of those examples I give as maybe something that isn't mechanically "hard" to understand the concept of, but to master and perform it in the way that Lennart does it takes long periods of practice and dedication. Also throughout the performance his sloppy on purpose lackadaisical approach while he knows exactly what's going on is perfect. I'd recommend watching the whole performance for anyone.
Teach me some magic, sensei.
Your journey has already begun.
Yo!! i love anime and magic too .Perform magic during anime con so much fun
You made me love magic and decks years ago. Thank you for everything Chris 😁
This makes me so happy to hear, I haven’t performed magic for over 14 years as I have pursued other interests over the years magic took a back seat, I feel so inspired that I think it’s time to get my playing cards out
Even knowing how some tricks are done, the magic for me is how well its executed. I've watched all your tutorials, and would still get goosebumps re-watching it, having just seen the step by step instructions.
Magic is not the mystic arts, it lives in our minds and heart
This video is a perspective changing ... It was a slap for me and i hope for all the magicians out there 👌
let's make art of this passion together ❤️
Love the philosophy of wonder direction. Looking forward to it. And definitely keen for some more thoughts on magic from you.
You were one of my first teachers when I decided to pick up a deck of cards, and it's been fantastic for me.
The more you know about something, the more you are able to appreciate it in its entirety. Fooling, like you said, isn't the main aspect of magic. Magic is an art form, and should be appreciated in the same way that all other art forms are appreciated. A professional singer would appreciate another professional singer's singing more than an average person would. Why? Because he knows the mechanics behind it. The effort put into it.The beauty of it. He can wholly appreciate the skill, and not just be 'wow-ed' as other members of the audience would. MAGIC SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE! THANK YOU CHRIS!
Chris this is so inspiring!
I started watching your puzzle videos a couple years ago and then your magic shortly after.
I love puzzles but your magic led me to other channels, Daniel Madison, Spidey, All your Big Trick Energy pals, Cavann Booth, Owen Oscar and so many more. Then local magic shops and local magicians. I've been practicing and learning everyday since.
I also am a guitar player and can see an analogy where a guitarist practices the same riffs and parts of songs over and over again into a rut. It takes inspiration from a mentor, friend, colleague, family, spectator to evolve.
The more I learn about magic the more I know I would never know everything but could collaborate and create. I've started taking magic everywhere pubs, work, parties. People either want to be amazed or they want to learn how to amaze. BUT the Key thing is they always WANT magic. Social Media is a great platform for magicians to spread their craft!
In addition to catching your inspiration bug I think Im coming down with some rambling on!
Great Video and Keep the Flame Bro!
I love the analogy that "magic is at the knock knock joke phase"
It's not true though, is it? Is Derren Brown doing the magical equivalent of 'knock knock' jokes? How about Derek Delgaudio? I've seen live magicians perform just three times in my life. First time, I was five and I assisted the magician at a pantomime in his performance of The Misers Dream. Fooled the hell out of me, but I was five. Since then, I've seen Gerry Sadowitz and Guy Hollingsworth. both of them were absolutely outstanding performers. (Both at the Edinburgh Fringe -- one of the few places you can see state of the art live magic in the UK.) I'm not a performer, but I do read magic books and watch DVD's on history, method and theory. So I'm interested in magic.
Magic is like everything else. 98% of the people who do it are useless hacks. There are a tiny number of artists at any given moment taking the art form forward. Are there more of these today than there were in the past? I see no evidence for this assertion. Ramsay didn't provide us with any either. But as with any discipline, the very best in the field are standing on the shoulders of giants.
100% agree with your rant. Thank! Looking forward to your upcoming magic wonder videos
I remember when I 1st started watching magic videos that were teaching tricks and then started trying those tricks myself. My appreciation for magic grew immensely because I realized just how difficult magic really is. It takes hours and hours of practice to be able to perform a trick adequately. To be a true master really requires a dedication to the craft of magic and will take years of practice. Having this knowledge gave me a newfound respect for how much time and effort goes into actually performing that trick.
As someone who loved to see magic as a kid in the 80’s/90’s but could not ever find anyway to learn, I’m stoked to see this content! Especially with the style you bring to your videos all the time.
Dude! First, I'm so glad you're bringing the magic back on your channel. And I'm so glad you made this video!! I agree 100% with what you're saying and it had to be said. Thank you for being the one to say it. I'm excited, and inspired for what we'll see next. All the best!
You’re a beast Sean!
Wow such an introspective talk about the beauty of magic and how it’s changed with rising technology. So cool 👏🏽
This was super interesting to think about. I've always thought that letting people in behind the curtain, about how we practice, how we think of new effects, the culture etc, would take away from the amazement and offer what could almost be called a pseudo-method. But you've made some really good points here. Going to have to mull this one over.
Chris, as a working magician I always tend to ask my spectators when or if they have ever seen magic in person before, and I have gotten the same amount of results when it comes to how many people have not. This of course excites me to be the first to show them some real close up magic, but it also reinforces that there will never be enough magicians in person to touch even a tidbit of our population. In times like these, where suspending disbelief can makes some one's day or even week, the more the merrier!! Online or not, people need magic in their lives so they can learn that nothing is impossible, and when you have something special you can do, you need to share it with the world, not keep it for yourself. That's what got me to change from a quite 12 year old with too many card tricks to even count, to go from showing only my family (who was bored of me performing by that point) to then go out and face my fears, and show some strangers some magic. Fast forward 20 years and you would never guess I was a quite person when I am performing. Both magicians and viewers can learn more about this important artform and I excited to see what is to come!! You have inspired me to post more online so I can reach more people and I can't thank you enough!!! Keep up the good work and when your in San Diego, CA ever, I have a place for you to stay any time. - @SkyKingMagic
Upvote for the rant. Chris, I feel that your content and your opinions hold weight. The things you discuss definitely mean something to someone, especially me, and you push for what you believe in. You bring things to light, and all of us are appreciative for all that you do, and we will continue to watch and learn based on your experiences. Thank you for sharing what a lot of magicians won't, and I look forward to developing our craft, so that many in the future are inspired to do the same.
Thank you, sir. Never stop doing what you believe in because I believe in you.
Man I recently got into practicing magic because of you. Like literally in the last month. I've still obviously got lots of practice to go but seeing your convention video and how it brought your love of it back made me so happy. At first I felt so far behind on this skill/hobby/artform but in reality it looks like I've joined on it's upswing and modern Renaissance. Thanks for the tips and tutorials and just overall exposure to this great thing called magic
Great video! I honestly haven't watched for years because of the puzzles. I like puzzles, but I liked you having a huge voice for magic. I agree with everything you said . I'm excited for whats to come!
Yo Chris, I started magic during lockdown with your videos, and never stopped since. I have had three gigs during this summer (two restaurants and a wedding) and I’ll be performing once a month at the children hospital of the nearest town.
I am very grateful to you.
This was a very beautiful video. I’ve performed magic for 12+ years, but took a long break for over 10 years. This gave me a spark to continue my studies. It gave me a fresh new look to the new and upcoming styles for magic. What to expect for the future and to not try to have a older mindset on what magic should be and not what it could become.
Wonderful!
Chris, I have seen a few shows in Vegas and some “backyard magicians” as an engineer I love exploring how things work and I enjoy magic more knowing the little bit I do from reading books and watching you. I may get more enjoyment watching other people react to trick and seeing a magician making observer’s think. To me that’s the most beautiful part and I will love this Art and all of its artists until the day I pass away. Please continue being who you are everyone who is subscribed is here to see you make us use our brains and think! Lots of love Jeff from western Pennsylvania
this is such a great rant. i agree and i think magicians that dont agree are probably just lying to themselves. looking forward to the future of your channel AND now the future of magic. I never thought about it like this but yea you're so right
I also know plenty of laymen who have been disappointed after learning how some tricks work. Not everyone appreciates the method, but they do appreciate the show.
@@Rhewin Ofc people get disappointed at methods. Learning that the immense feeling of wonder u experienced came from some simple trick is of course disappointing in some ways. I (a magician) have definitely been disappointed by learning some methods. Some are disappointing and some are better than the presentation you saw of it
I'm a person who grew up enjoying magic, watching magic on TV and such late nights. I got a really low tier magic kit one year as a child, learned some card tricks online, but really fell off with that enjoyment and wonder as I got older. Within the past maybe 3 years during quarantine I've stumbled upon your content and have loved getting into the puzzle videos, the magic discussions and everything between. I'm someone who was indirectly inspired from the videos you made with the Spanish convention crew and want to finally get back into learning and sharing magic with others. Being 27 myself, the last time I knew how to perform card tricks and such is easily over 10 years ago. Thank you Chris for the inspiration to get back to magic and have loved the content over the years since my quarantine struggle days. Much love
It’s exciting to hear your thoughts on the future of magic and can’t wait to see what’s in store for your channel! I’m curious, 5:25 what’s the name of this move/trick or where can I find it? Thank you!
I love this video so much, Chris! So great to see literal bewilderment on your face with those magic tricks. I enjoy all the content you release, and there's something special about watching someone talk about something that they're super passionate about. Excited for what's to come!
I love this so much. Magic is an art form that seldom is performed with the appropriate reference. Showmanship is lacking in the biggest proverbial town square that magic has: the internet. There are excellent performers out there but too many magicians are content to perform something out of the box without putting any amount of themselves into it.
As a sound designer/Composer who used to be heavily into magic in their younger years; I completely agree and really appreciate this discussion, especially since I too have really gotten back into the artform lately - would love to hear more talks like this
I ain’t NEVER click on this so fast lol
As a fan of you as a content creator and a fan of magic, for me this video is probably one of the more daring and humanising videos I have watched to go out on a limb and express your feelings towards your passion is not an easy thing to do especially putting it out to what I can only imagine is a hardcore fan base. Putting feelings and thoughts out into the world even when u know there will be kickback and resistance is courageous to say the least. I love the content and I can’t wait to watch more and if you ever find your self in the uk I would love to meet you and talk about some of ur philosophies as it pertains to magic and life. If you ever come to Bournemouth hit me up.
I really respect u I learned some bigger and better tricks from you and watched later videos and started learning stuff from other creators i wouldn’t be as good as I am without u
That B-Roll of you with the green close up pad is something I'd love more of... just the same sort of background music, no patter over the top (though I do love magician patter!) just the movement of hands and the moments of gentle wonder.
I once wanted to be a magician, or so I thought, but I figured out I DON'T want to be a magician... when I don't know how it's done I can wonder at it, let the kid in me belive for a second then let age and experience join in and try and figure it out.
Magicians give me so much to fill my head with.
So, when you say, you're back... I'm really happy to here it. :)
Dude, so happy to see this video! Feel 100% the same. Your first vids were an inspiration for me when I started in magic not so long ago! Was really sad that you stopped doing magic vids but I kept going and next month we are opening the first ever Magic Cafe in Dubai! I set up an online magic store in the UAE during covid and now Brown Bear Magic Cafe & Shop is on its way to being a reality! I see the thrill and excitement in the eyes of everyone we share the idea with and even more so in the eyes of people seeing magic for the first time. Indeed magic is alive and well! Thank you for the inspiration and drop in for a coffee if you are ever in Dubai! 🙌
You're keeping it 💯. Loved the way your channel has moved and also excited to see it go back to some magic. Continue to do what inspires you Chris, I'm here for it.
Hey Chris, I loved watching magic as a kid and performing for my family. I lost that in my teenage years. Just this past month I showed my own kids the David Blaine special where he performs Voyeur. I remember watching the special on television as a kid and how it was a pivotal moment in my love for illusion and misdirection. However, as a kid I was more in-touch with close-up magic. A few days ago I ordered a deck of cards and a close up pad with intentions to start putting some time into card magic. This middle aged guy is stoked to see what you're about to start putting out there for us all. Thanks in advance for what is to come and for being a part of what has kept my curiosity engaged about magic and mystery over the past few years.
Hi Chris. I personally am so delighted to see your channel go back to magic. I've mostly learned all I know about card magic from you and your tutorials.
I have always loved magic so much! And I hope to see more of my favorite magicians like you who Ive discovered through the internet tour to my town!
Chris, these rants are one of my favorite things about your channel. I won’t go into too much detail here, but your rant reminded me of what a friend said. A fellow magician of over 30 years about what my goal should be in learning to perform magic for others. “It’s about creating wonder, not fooling people. Genuinely entertaining them and spreading joy. If after you’ve done an effect they ask how you did it then you failed. For performance, you need to be good enough that they don’t care how it was done… they are just happy they experienced it in the first place.”
Jamie O’Hara.
I'm mostly here for puzzles but witnessing your passion and feeling it through a tiny screen I'm so excited to go down this rabbit hole with you. I've always appreciated magic but the tangible love and passion you have is inspiring. I happy for you to have put both feet firmly in the path you want to take and I'll be here watching every step of the way!
You really nailed this Chris. I rarely comment on TH-cam videos but I really really appreciate the honest insightful thoughts and feelings you put into this video and hope to see this from more people.
The idea of not sharing how magic works reminds me of when companies try to copyright video game mechanics. It just ends up restricting creativity.
My first close-up magic experience (two weeks ago) lead me here. I didn't know any magic, I didn't know cardistry, I had never experienced it, but I was so amazed... and I told the magician I wanted to learn the trick. He didn't wanted to share the secret at first (he actually never did), but we started talking and he asked my why I wanted to know the secret. I told him I wanted to make people feel like I felt when he performed it. Now I'm here. I saw your videos on magic were around 2+ years ago, and two days ago I started to wonder if this was just all the content you would make about this (for me) new topic... and I was kind of devastated until I saw this video.
The feeling isn't dead, your words are true, and although I have no experience, and suck at every move, I hope I find the motivation just to keep on trying... to amaze people and spark the same joy I felt that first time I witnessed close-up magic.
Preach brother!!! 1. I had a routine that in the middle, I exposed a classic palm to the audience. The old men and purists thought it was a terrible thing. I told them that if this routine hurt their magic, then they needed to step up their game.
2. Just because I know all the colors doesn’t make me appreciate VanGough less. If I have already seen all of the notes should I like music less? In Roger Klause’s book, he tells a story of fooling Dai Vernon with a thumb tip bill switch. I would like for the way you put together a routine and how well you execute it to make me astonished by the move that I already know.
3. All magic can be exposed on the internet (or in a book, or on a DVD) if the price is right.
If we don’t get out there and perform, how do the next generation of magicians get inspired. We are the intellectual great great…grandchildren of Thurston and Houdini. They inspired Bobo and Erdnase and Vernon … down to Ammar and Harris and Goldstein…. Down to, eventually, us. If we don’t pass it on, then we are the ones who killed it.
Lastly, you have 7 million audience members every time you open your mouth. Copperfield, Blackstone, Lance Burton, Mark Wilson never got those numbers. You are one of the most important voices in the art right now. It shows too. Look how many amazing friends you have. Remember you flash, you loose? The people showing up to that day were on TV winning AGT. Big trick Energy had how many PandT coolers working there? Your voice is the inspiration!!! You are the future of magic!!! You keep paying forward with all the positive energy that you give off to these young kids on your Reddit page, here, etc. and the next gen of magic will be assured.
This was a touching video since I started learning magic when you started this channel, and I love amazing people that have never seen this before. And when people ask how I do it I say, "A lot of work".
I used to be really into magic a few years ago largely to you and your channel. Watching shows, learning techniquest, doing performances for friends, family and coworkers to the point to where it became my thing. Its been a few years now where I stopped doing it because I didn't want to define me and I felt it was becoming normalized and not amazing for others. This video helped me see that there is a lot more room for magic to grow and maybe even if I don't go as hard as I did before there is still room to bring novel experiences for people and give them a memorable moment that they will remember.
This is exactly why I started watching you originally... this passion you seem to have regained and it's great you're looking to share the art with us.
This is deeply profound, and I think it applies to any discipline and any elitism surrounding it.
I’m not a magician, I’ve never practiced magic but always appreciated it in a peripheral sort of way but your last video from the magic convention absolutely blew my mind, that sense of wonder and astonishment you talk about here is exactly what I felt watching the Spanish crew as absolute masters of their art. It was incredible, and all the more so because as well as being captivated and spellbound I knew I was watching absolute masters of their craft. You have a new subscriber here, and I’m really intrigued to follow you on this journey.
This is an excelent video
Like you, I have been a Magician for over 20 years. Like you I had become disillusioned and spent less time doing magic. Only recently have I wanted to re-kindle that flame. This talk was a great step in pointing me in that direction. Thanks for the pep talk.
I love the passion you have behind this bro and how you talk about the art form of it. That’s exactly how I feel about music, so I relates you in the feeling. Been watching your videos for a long time keep going bro
Hey Chris I have been following you for a few years and you are the reason I got in to cardistry and magic. I can 100% agree that me knowing some tricks and sleight of hand has made seeing close up magic MORE enjoyable. The fact that your bringing back the tutorials and tricks is probably the best thing I've heard in a while. I can learn more ways to make the look of shock an awe splash across my 4 year old sons face. Cause that is what magic means to me and Im sure alot of other people to. Keep it up man and Ill keep a look out for the next deck and your upcoming videos.
I am so happy you decided to go back to magic on your channel, watching you got me into magic and led me to the great magicians you know (Eric, Wes, Alex boyer, Alex leclerc, spidey, jeki yoo and more). Watching you perform and teach again is gonna be amazing.
Thanks Chris
Chris . . . This was extremely inspiring. Your rants are clear, organized, and intellectual; and always welcomed from you. Thank you for this. The flame within you is bright and enlightening, and has sparked a flame in me as well. I'll be looking forward to your future vids and tutorials.
I love magic but never learned…My fondest memory of my grandparents was going to the yearly fundraising magic show hosted by the firefighters. I love your channel it’s calming, relaxing, listening to your voice watching the puzzles you come across . If you started to show and teach magic , it would help me do my grandparents memory proud and dazzle the woman I love. I like bringing people smiles, and this would help me do just that .
Thank you Chris! Being an audience of magic I appreciate people like you a lot. I try to do a lot of the tricks, I try practicing. Not very seriously therefore don't get good at it. But I am thankful to you for providing me the bare bones of magic, the basic structure. Now when I see magic I'm much more invested in the performance. I'm not trying to belittle the magician by thinking that, I know how it's done. But I'm trying to follow through a little bit. It has a weird sense of achievement but soon enough I'm lost again to the skills of the magician.
So thank you!
You’re explanation of magic was beautiful and so accurate. I can definitely see why you have been on your magic journey for so long
Very inspiring man. Looking forward to what’s coming. The more you know, the more you realize you still have to learn.
This is so great and love your point! I am a true amateur magician but I LOVE watching and learning and being challenged to watch magic and try and figure it out.
It's been way more than 60 years since I last resorted to magical thinking. That hasn't diminished my enthusiasm for watching magic being performed in the least.
And knowing some of the basics through teachers such as yourself, Chris, helps me convince myself that "Yeah, yeah that's how the trick was done" even as I'm standing slack-jawed in amazement (and probably wrong, anyway).
I found this channel through the magic 'tutorials' a few years ago. The puzzles were a fantastic bonus. Very happy to have the content split this way.
Damn Chris this was deep, and it gave me a lot to thing about (thank you for all you have done, and what your aiming to do to keep the art and astonishment of magic)
When it comes to magic I frequently know the method but that has never taken away the genuine joy I get from watching it performed well. I'm not a magician I'm just curious so I tend to learn or discover how tricks are done. I always feel bad for magicians as I'm not overly vocal nor am I amazed by most tricks but I'm incredibly happy when I see a magic trick performed well. It is a skill and takes lots and lots of practice to excel at it. I get the same joy watching a skateboarder pulling off incredible tricks. Knowing doesn't detract from the joy of witnessing excellence in action.
Thanks again Chris. I really hope to visit CA at some point and will hopefully be lucky enough to see you perform some of your favorite tricks/slights/etc.
I find that only when I know the method, can I truly appreciate the skill of the performer... Knowing how it's done, when the magic is good, adds to the experience.
I've written something like this before - maybe even on a video by You.
The art of magic is the same as for any art form - entertaining and blowing minds.
I love books and the written word. I have dyslexia and still dreams of becoming an writer.
I have some education and understanding about how a GREAT painter paints a great painting - yet I don't come close to the same results.
I understand how to be good in sports yet I can't perform it myself and therefore/or still I can enjoy seeing other do it.
I love learning new stuff. My philosophical teacher once told me "when You've finished this class You'll have more questions then You had at the beginning" = knowledge is just a key to more rooms. Just because I get to know how ONE trick in magic actually works doesn't stop me from loving great magic tricks.
I'm a total novice in magic (except from being 39yo and having seen lot's of great magicians up close) still I love to understand some trick and Just be amazed by others.
Some tricks still looks and make me question "Isn't this REAL magic..." It's 2022 and people can still be that amazed.
This is a really great and necessary rant. Not just Your video but my thoughts as well. Rings in the water.
Love You Chris and Love magic and Love being alive and learning more and more. ...
Great video! I think what you said is relevant to most if not all art forms in our day, as the arts develop and the audience develops but the artists persist on staying the same and gatekeeping... Keep on the great work, excited to see you continue this inspiring journey!
So glad you found a balance or desire to include magic again Chris.. been missing ur magic videos but I do like the puzzles. You won't be lossing my sub!
Awesome points and a nice vid! I am soo happy for you to continue your magic content!
Just a fan of magic here, haven't seen in person more than twice in my life and all I want is more! Thank you and I hope more people will show their magic even if it's knock knock jokes!
I just started card magic, and the reason I started, Ill be honest, is because I craved attention. After doing it for a while, I realized, magic is much better done for people than for yourself. The people I practice on have a good grasp of how my tricks are done, and they help me improve, but when i perform magic at school, its just amazing, top notch reactions. You’re such a big inspiration to me, and I hope you keep doing magic on your channel, and that I can spread my magic and hopefully teach more people the tricks and form a club. Thank you, Chris Ramsay
I wish I could like this video 100 times. I was literally just feeling kinda bummed because I tried a trick for some clients at work and the guy saw or figured out the trick. I didn’t feel great about it but then listened to this video on my drive home and it really made me think about how much I do appreciate magic as an art form and as a feeling, not about fooling them. I can’t wait to see the direction magic is heading. Can’t wait to see what you have in store next Chris
I had no chopice but to stop the video at the 2:37 mark to write this. Thank you so very much for saying this. I've been saying the same thing along the same lines for years. When Shin Lim was on Penn & Teller's Fool Us and went super viral with that God Mode Routine I literally got back into magic that day. I've been watching magic for years. Was a magician for about a year at a magic shop and watched all the magic shown on Tv possible. I rented books from the library and boguth so much in the past. But, that performance by Shin Lim brought me back in. I had no fucking clue that magic was like that also. I thought it was mainly just all this prop stuff and some sleight of hand moves regurgitated year after year. But, no. There was so much sleight of hand that was so advanced that many magicians never got into the moves. They stopped at double lifts and simple card manipulations. Now that I've learned from the greats of today, Chris Ramsay, Alex Pandrea, Daniel Madison, etc...I could write names for 20 more minutes but, we all get the drift here. Now I'm still no magician and mainly still consider myself a Sleight-of-Hand Enthuisiasts theres still much to say and see in magic. Magic is big time in it's infancy and I think in the near future some technologies will come out that willmake magicians perform actual magic in front of our eyes. Just imagine the use of super detailed holograms. Or magic beign done in the Metaverse. Okay I want to keep writing about this becuae there is so many references to throw out here about why Magic is comign out of it's toddler stage but, I shall I end the reading on your eyes here. Now back to watching the rest of the video.
Teaching/Showing us a 'trick' or two (or even explaining) can only fuel the curiosity and love, it can't and won't kill the art. It's like anything, artist are taught in one way or form by lessons or natural talent, but it will not stop them from buying other peoples art but will likely create more artist to showcase their own. And that same theory works for almost anything, taught/shown something did not deter from seeking from a specific source but likely fueled their love to create something similar. Thank you for all you do, I have not seen up-close magic but I have the curiosity and amazement to continue to watch you and others perform!
You are so very very right Chris. I have always, love magic but never believed I could ever do it. It’s only in the last year maybe 18 months, that I started viewing these fantastic videos then started to think, maybe I can learn magic. It’s great to see this wonderful art form.
Thanks to you and Daniel Madison my thoughts about magic has changed, when i was 9 years old, i used magic to make myself confident. And thanks to magic I'm who I'm right now. But you guys see magic in a different way, which inspired me to practice it even more and make people happy, because for me true magic is happiness, love, best moments of your life. And i use magic tricks as a tool, so people can have their own magic. Thank you for everything. Glad to see that you talking about your point of view about magic again. Can't wait to see new videos🔥
You offer a unique perspective, one that I find myself using myself in my field of Data Analytics. There is a lot of logic in your words, but there is a lot of logic in presenting something, anything, while yet telling a story. I was introduced to Magic as a child, in High School I became a juggler, and College I dabbled in the more dangerous aspects of both. But professionally I am tasked with taking someone else's data, with a mission to weave both my learning and fact finding into a compelling story telling using data to teach my customer about their own data. And in essence set out to teach my customer more about what they are doing through insights translated in pictures, often even without words. There is certainly a trick, some misdirection (in the form of a usually nested complex analysis), followed by a reveal. I guess I should not be so humbled when my customers describe my offerings as magical. But it leaves me questioning, is it the trick, or is it the magician? Saying that, I also have to push back to other magicians (regardless of their field), Technology is wonderful, but how we choose to use technology is what makes us human. How can we use our skills to make our technology experiences better, i.e. more human.
This is a heartfelt, and insightful, take on magic today. Having done stand up and improv in the past, your knock knock joke analogy was perfect.
You are the most followed / watched magician over internet. I salute you for representing the community as it should be! Thanks mec!
This was a awesome video. I have just started to learn magic. I am turning 50 and this has been something I have always been interested in. I love all of your points. I know how some tricks are done but I still love them and like you still get amazed. I look forward to your new magic content. I have watched almost all of your old magic content.
I loved this video and the points you make. I'm a pro wrestling fan and I know what's going on in a "match" it has not lessened my enjoyment of what is happening, instead I can appreciate what is going on. I can see the difference between a good performer and a not so good one and knowing that either way I could not do what they are doing. I see that in magic. I am the rankest of rank amateurs and do some breath takingly simple tricks for my kids (thanks to you and others) but knowing what is going on does not take away from how amazing good magicians truly are. What you can do and how simple you make it look even though it is far from simple. You are ducks on the water and I feel inspired to learn more, try more and do more. Thank you for what you do and keep up the amazing work.
This video just blew my mind ! im been doing magic for around the same time as you , around 20 years and been thinking something similar , recently i have been questioning a lot how magic is presented but i havent realized how important is that there is an audience that is knowledgeable to really enjoy this artform , to even consider it an artform. there is a lot to talk about this kind of subjects and i think its super important that magic is also talked like any art is talked among regular people. Cheers man im very excited for this new chapter in your channel and i got inspired to start sharing content more about methods and things like that in mine, im been restricted of doing it and now i realized that i doesn't make any sense. thanks man this was magic
It's fun to hear your vision of magic!
In fact, I was at a hotel in Quebec city this summer with my kids and friends and there was a magic show one night. After the show, my friend and I were having a chat on how kids were reacting and participating during the show. It blew our minds to see how kids today have no “belief” in magic, how they are watching the show by not accepting the fact that it just happens and how even before a trick they always try to catch how it’s performed and yelling it out loud.
I personally found the guy entertaining, he performed well, of course when you know what to look for you can catch stuff but it was also a basic show adapted for kids.
My 6yo boy after the show said something along the lines "I know how he did this trick, I saw it on TikTok and it's not magic he was hiding it..."
I explained to him that it's not important how the trick is made but if he saw it disappear when it was performed, he didn't, so I told him it was good, then the magicien did it perfectly!
I don't think magic is dead but as my friend and I were discussing after that show, when we were kids, life was so much easier because we were not exposed to so much information online or fake montages and how for them, everything in life is manipulated.
We were amazed that not it was not just our kids but most of the kids attending just don't have that “empty mind” of accepting to be fooled, accepting that Santa brings gifts at Christmas, and that is what I wonder how this will bring to art of magic in the years to come as those internet TikTok kids grow up...
Pulling back the veil is definitely what interests me mainly because i like to know how things work and magic is one of those things. Looking forward to your future videos.
After never owning a deck of cads in my life, I took up magic (card and coin sleight of hand) 18 months ago as a Hobby. The first year or so it was my own personal journey-- losing myself in all my magic books and coming up with routines to show my family every single night after work. Just over the past month I have started going to restaurants and bars and performing for fun for whoever will watch after I get off work. I had an interesting experience at a bar last night-- I was doing some coin and card magic for the bartender--. After I was done and leaving, a gentleman sitting a few seats down asked me to come over-- he had tears in his eyes-- told me his brother was a Pro Magician and had passed away a couple years ago-- and how wonderful it was to watch me do magic up close and brought back fond memories of his brother. Magic is very alive and I will be doing it as a hobby for the rest of my life.