Saturday, June 11, 2011
Monday, January 31, 2011
Droomvogel Finished
I created a smoking egg-effect as a extra accesoire for the droomvogel. The smoke is two supersecret non-toxic chemicals (well non toxic when they are forming smoke).I especially like the fact that the smoke appears to be blue, because the inside of the egg is blue.
If you want to see more of the things I build for magic-tricks I will be posting them at: http://www.snoep.at/
This is me signing of on the dragon project.
Closing the dragon project
While I was working on my dragon (and a game about magic) I met a group of magicians, who help children in need. Magic Care.. It's a charming concept similar to the well known clini-clowns, only I think with a longer lasting effect.
The children get presents (and the necessary instructons) which allow them to become a performer rather than a patient. This is a great role reversal in a situation where children are trapped and have few options.
Anyway...
So, I spent a lot of time lately creating magic-tricks. I personally designed one (a simple one) and am now working together with these magicians to create another (and actually several others are planned). I think this is much more fun, because it yields something you can actually use and it's a new way of thinking about material and effects.
As a bonus we made a levitating puppet using the same techniques I used for the head of the dragon, and some special techniques (which I can't tell you about, because I didn't create them and they are secret).
This project is called the dreambird (droomvogel).. It's no longer a secret, so I can post it here now.
I now feel my dragon-project is rather frivolous. I will not be able to do anything with the dragon once it's finished except maybe show it of a few times. I'm not a performer or a magician and I have little ambition to become one, except maybe in the context above.
I am closing the dragon project and aim to create a few magic tricks in the near future..
Maybe I'll come back to the dragon some day, who knows..
The children get presents (and the necessary instructons) which allow them to become a performer rather than a patient. This is a great role reversal in a situation where children are trapped and have few options.
Anyway...
So, I spent a lot of time lately creating magic-tricks. I personally designed one (a simple one) and am now working together with these magicians to create another (and actually several others are planned). I think this is much more fun, because it yields something you can actually use and it's a new way of thinking about material and effects.
As a bonus we made a levitating puppet using the same techniques I used for the head of the dragon, and some special techniques (which I can't tell you about, because I didn't create them and they are secret).
I now feel my dragon-project is rather frivolous. I will not be able to do anything with the dragon once it's finished except maybe show it of a few times. I'm not a performer or a magician and I have little ambition to become one, except maybe in the context above.
I am closing the dragon project and aim to create a few magic tricks in the near future..
Maybe I'll come back to the dragon some day, who knows..
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