Rory Adams has written for magicians like Dynamo, Justin Willman, and Neil Patrick Harris. He shares insights for One Ahead about TV magic, creativity, and the future of magic.
I do these online consultancy calls with corporate magicians. I love the variety; every performer brings with them their own sensibility and a totally different market. Each one ends up with their own bespoke acts and shows.
Some conversations do get repeated. One that I end up having most often concerns the idea of the perfect opening trick.
It seems odd to say this, but why is there not a trick that is universally accepted to be the perfect opener for magicians? We're all in agreement about which tricks are great closers, it seems, but openers – the answer is less clear.
