Setting Up Your Magic Shows: Part III - The Most Important Step To Setting Up Your Magic Show

Step 3

You have created individual magic trick files for all of the effects in your performing repertoire. A customer calls you on the phone and books you to perform at their next event. When you are ready to design a show for a customer here's what to do:

• Create a folder called "Customers."
  
• Within the "Customers folder create a subfolder using the customer's name. I don't use a date with the folder because I expect to have several shows over many years in this folder. For example Barb Jones calls me up and books me to perform at her son's birthday party. I create a subfolder called "Barb Jones" in my "Customers" folder.
  
• Create a word processing file (called a "show file") using the following naming format:
  

The show file has the following format:

I. Details of the show including time and place.

II. Opening - including any music or other setups

III. Trick 1 - Trick Name

• Items Needed to Perform Trick
  
• Setup Notes
  

• Items Needed to Perform Trick
  
• Setup Notes
  

V. Trick 3 - Trick Name

• Items Needed to Perform Trick
  
• Setup Notes
  

VI. Trick 4 - Trick Name

• Items Needed to Perform Trick
  
• Setup Notes
  

VII. Closing - including any music or other setups

I create the show file by going back to my magic trick files and cutting and pasting the first three sections into the show file. Using the order suggested in Step 2 makes this faster. All of your hard work in the prior step makes this step really quick. What you end up with is a detailed checklist customized for each show.

The next article shows the most important and final step in setting up your magic show.

Copyright © 2005 J.L. Siefers, All rights reserved.

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