Each year I perform some magic during the Christmas season. In fact, this is pretty much the only time I perform during the year. This is the fifth year where I have focused on three routines of four effects each and I’m trying to improve and refine them each year. This year I was able to record the footage at the actual company Christmas Party so they are a little bit more real.
The background sound does get rather loud in places, but I think you can hear and see most things ok. This video footage is 100% as performed, with zero edits, and there are a few flashes from the video vantage point that the audience almost certainly don’t see. In a perfect world, I’d have two cameras at these live events, but I don’t see that happening anytime soon.
These are the three basic routines:
These are what actually happened during the live performances: