Price$39.95
Media TypeBook
CategoryBusiness, Philosophy
Date AddedAug 06, 2006
Maximum Entertainment
Ken Weber
(Based on 1 review)
The most important secrets- techniques for mastering your audience!
Product Details:
- How to Be Your Own Director!
- How to climb the Hierarchy of Mystery Entertainment!
- How to target the "Big Three" Reactions!
- Discover the Six Pillars of Entertainment Success
- Learn powerful tips for Scripting and Rehearsing, and Choosing the Most Powerful Material!
- Discover invaluable Voice tricks and Language Skills!
- Do you know the best way for magicians to be Funny? This book will show you!
- Immensely practical tips on Sound and Lighting!
- Find out what the most successful performers do Before, During, and even After every show!
- Plus bonus chapters zeroing in on the special problems faced by Close-up magicians and Mentalists!
"Insightful and inspiring...fun to read...destined to be a classic. I can think of only a few performers a very few who do not NEED this book! It’s packed with more nitty-gritty, real-world advice than a whole shelf of magic books."
Charles Reynolds
Award-Winning Magic Consultant/Producer
"Finally! A well-written book by someone who has been there and knows what he's talking about. If you are seriously interested in making an impact with mystery entertainment, your money would be so much better spent here than on the latest trick or video. Read it, digest it…let the material inspire you, provoke you and ultimately make you a better performer." -Craig Karges
Six-Time "Entertainer of the Year"
National Association of Campus Activities
"The ultimate guide for the entertainer of the 21st century"deceptively simple, practical, and fun" highly constructive advice for any performer. With deep insight and gentle guidance, Ken Weber breaks a critical silence about the flaws within our art form.
A stroke of genius in concept, and a joy to read!"-Marc Salem
Star of the international smash hit, "Marc Salem’s Mind Games"
Reviews
(Top ▲)
Some of you are thinking right now, "Five stars for a book with no magic tricks in it? Are you crazy?" The $40.00 price tag for a book with no magic tricks in it will undoubtedly turn off those who are looking for the latest and greatest thing that will really "make" their show. However, in doing so, they miss out on the weath of knowledge contained in the pages of Ken Webber's, "Maximum Entertainment" that truly will HELP make their show. Notice I didn't use the word WILL.
The reason I say that it will HELP to make their show is because the exercises, particularly in the performance preparation department, will appear daunting to many who will not put forth the effort. If you follow Ken's method of script preparation you will find it to be extremely detailed and at times tedious, but it pays off in the end, and is well worth the effort.
While Ken is a mentalist by trade he is very careful to make both magicians and mentalists feel at home as you turn through the pages, using examples for each throughout the book. His style of writing is smooth, making it a quick read, but something that you will definitely want to read more than once, and take notes on. I'm going through the book again, mind mapping the treasures of wisdom that I find along the way.
His section on sound and lighting is very good, as he addresses the issues with both poor lighting and sound, and the differences it can make in a show. Not only that, but he gives you practical solutions to dealing with both, although I've yet to find a good, inexpensive, portable solution to lighting in any book that is better than Walter Blaney's "Zaney Lights" that can be found in David Chavert's "The Banquet Magician's Handbook" (Thanks to Scott Guinn for turning me onto the book and the lights).
Let's face it, the five star rating says it all. If you're someone who takes your performances seriously, whether pro or amateur, this book will help you take your performances to the next level -- get it!
The reason I say that it will HELP to make their show is because the exercises, particularly in the performance preparation department, will appear daunting to many who will not put forth the effort. If you follow Ken's method of script preparation you will find it to be extremely detailed and at times tedious, but it pays off in the end, and is well worth the effort.
While Ken is a mentalist by trade he is very careful to make both magicians and mentalists feel at home as you turn through the pages, using examples for each throughout the book. His style of writing is smooth, making it a quick read, but something that you will definitely want to read more than once, and take notes on. I'm going through the book again, mind mapping the treasures of wisdom that I find along the way.
His section on sound and lighting is very good, as he addresses the issues with both poor lighting and sound, and the differences it can make in a show. Not only that, but he gives you practical solutions to dealing with both, although I've yet to find a good, inexpensive, portable solution to lighting in any book that is better than Walter Blaney's "Zaney Lights" that can be found in David Chavert's "The Banquet Magician's Handbook" (Thanks to Scott Guinn for turning me onto the book and the lights).
Let's face it, the five star rating says it all. If you're someone who takes your performances seriously, whether pro or amateur, this book will help you take your performances to the next level -- get it!