Ebook - JC Sum - BEYOND THE STAGE LECTURE NOTES (Digital Download)
Description & Effect
Elevate Your Magic: Transform Passion into a Profession
Are you an aspiring magician ready to transcend the stage and elevate your craft to a truly professional level? 'JC Sum - BEYOND THE STAGE LECTURE NOTES' is your essential guide to navigating the complex world of professional magic. This comprehensive ebook, a thoroughly revised and expanded edition, distills over 18 years of invaluable experience from world-renowned illusionist JC Sum. It's designed not just for those seeking opportunities to showcase their magic, but for anyone committed to building a sustainable and successful career in the performing arts.
Insights from an Illusion Master
Drawing from a career that includes a 13-month daily illusion show run, global performances, nine 'mega illusions,' numerous international TV appearances, and multiple book/DVD releases, JC Sum shares unfiltered wisdom. This isn't just theory; it's hard-hitting, real-world advice forged through successes and failures. The notes have been meticulously updated to reflect the latest magic and business market trends, ensuring you receive the most current and relevant information available to thrive in today's entertainment landscape.
Building Your Professional Foundation
The initial chapters lay the crucial groundwork for breaking into commercial performing. Dive deep into topics that are rarely taught elsewhere: 'Magic's Greatest Secret Revealed,' 'Building a Professional Show,' and 'Performing Magic for Money' provide foundational knowledge for monetization and stage presence. You'll gain practical insights into crafting a compelling act that captivates audiences and secures paid engagements. Learn about 'Basic Promotional Tools for Magicians' to effectively market your unique talent.
Mastering Media & Market Differentiation
A significant portion of this ebook is dedicated to strategies for reaching wider audiences. In 'Presenting Magic for TV,' JC Sum shares expert tips and techniques for adapting your magic for television programs and interviews, a critical skill in today's media-driven world. Furthermore, 'The Magic Revolution and Differentiating Yourself & Your Magic' offers crucial advice on standing out in a crowded field. Discover how to identify and leverage your unique selling proposition to achieve mainstream professional success.
More Than Just Tricks: A Career Blueprint
'Beyond the Stage' moves past mere technical secrets and methods. It's a strategic blueprint designed to empower you to launch and sustain your own successful show and career. For those new to JC Sum's influential work, this ebook serves as an excellent introduction to 'The Thinking Man's Magician' – a mind dedicated to the art, business, and evolution of magic. This is a digital download product, providing instant access to transformative knowledge that will redefine your magical journey.
Original Specs
Elevating Your Magic & Performing at the Professional Level
The 2012 edition of “Beyond the Stage” was written specifically for magicians looking for opportunities to showcase their magic at a professional high level.
J C shares invaluable information, tips and techniques culled from his 18-year career as a professional illusionist. Since these notes were first written in 2006, J C has completed a 13-month run in a daily illusion show, performed illusion shows around the world, staged nine “mega illusions”, made dozens of TV appearances internationally and released a five illusion books and a DVD in the process.
Seven years on, the notes have been revised, updated and expanded to reflect current magic and business market trends as well as include a lot more information based on the additional experience and knowledge that J C has acquired since then.
The first four chapters of the notes form the building blocks for a magician looking to break into professional and commercial performing. In the chapter, ‘Presenting Magic for TV’, J C shares tips and techniques for presenting magic for TV programs or interviews.
“The Magic Evolution and Differentiating Yourself & You Magic” contains crucial advice on trying to be successful in magic on a mainstream professional level. This is seldom-seen hard-hitting advice based on real-world experiences, successes and failures.
This modestly-priced set of lecture notes will take you beyond the stage of magic techniques, tricks, secrets and methods and offer a solid foundation for you to launch your own show and career.
Topics detailed in the notes include:
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- Magic’s Greatest Secret Revealed
- Building a Professional Show
- Performing Magic for Money
- Basic Promotional Tools for Magicians
- Presenting Magic for TV
- The Magic Revolution and Differentiating Yourself & Your Magic
For individuals who have heard of J C’s work but have not had a chance to read any of his books, this is an excellent introduction into the mind of The Thinking Man’s Magician.
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