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Ondřej Pšenička joins the show to discuss The Butterfly Playing Cards for Ukraine, and a lot more. Nick Locapo stops by the studio to discuss the featured product of the week from Gabbo. Before all of that Erik Casey pops in for the quickfire segment where your favorite magicians talk to us about their favorite magic tricks.___Note: This episode has been released early to let as many people as possible know about the Butterfly Playing Cards for Ukraine. Links to those cards, as well as ways you can donate money to humanitarian causes to help the people of Ukraine are below.___Butterfly Playing Cards for Ukraine: https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/16945United Help Ukraine : https://unitedhelpukraine.orgRazom (Together) for Ukraine : https://razomforukraine.orgUkrainian Women's League of America - https://unwla.org/top-news/call-for-humanitarian-aidDoctors Without Borders Emergency Relief Fund - https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/countries/ukraine__Pierce Maiden by Gabbo Torres: https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/12629The Invisible Deck: https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/1645The Poker Test 2.0 by Erik Casey: https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/2951The Raven by Chuck Leach: https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/12741Expanded Quarter Shell https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S9126

Ondřej Pšenička joins the show to discuss The Butterfly Playing Cards for Ukraine, and a lot more. Nick Locapo stops by the studio to discuss the featured product of the week from Gabbo. Before all of that Erik Casey pops in for the quickfire segment where your favorite magicians talk to us about their favorite magic tricks. ___ Note: This episode has been released early to let as many people as possible know about the Butterfly Playing Cards for Ukraine. Links to those cards, as well as ways you can donate money to humanitarian causes to help the people of Ukraine are below. ___ Butterfly Playing Cards for Ukraine: <a href="https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/16945" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/16945</a> United Help Ukraine : <a href="https://unitedhelpukraine.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://unitedhelpukraine.org</a> Razom (Together) for Ukraine : <a href="https://razomforukraine.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://razomforukraine.org</a> Ukrainian Women's League of America - <a href="https://unwla.org/top-news/call-for-humanitarian-aid" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://unwla.org/top-news/call-for-humanitarian-aid</a> Doctors Without Borders Emergency Relief Fund - <a href="https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/countries/ukraine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/countries/ukraine</a> __ Pierce Maiden by Gabbo Torres: <a href="https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/12629" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/12629</a> The Invisible Deck: <a href="https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/1645" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/1645</a> The Poker Test 2.0 by Erik Casey: <a href="https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/2951" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/2951</a> The Raven by Chuck Leach: <a href="https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/12741" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/12741</a> Expanded Quarter Shell <a href="https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S9126" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S9126</a>

Ondřej Pšenička - Butterflys For Ukraine - S3E21

Nejočekávanější kouzelnický rozhovor – s Ondřejem Pšeničkou! 🤩 Jak to bylo s jeho triky ve Fool Us? 🪄 Jak bude pokračovat vývoj Butterfly karet? 🦋 Co mu kouzlení dalo? 🤲  Video rozhovor ▶︎ https://youtu.be/wPXevlxXdKk Rozhovor na FYFT blogu ▶︎ https://fyft.cz/fyftcast_ondrej_psenicka Neznačené Black &amp; White Butterfly karty na FYFTu ▶︎ https://fyft.cz/butterfly_white Ondra na Instagramu ▶︎ https://www.instagram.com/ondrejpsenicka FYFT na Instagramu ▶︎ https://www.instagram.com/fyftstore  FYFT.cz #fyft #ondrejpsenicka #interview

Nejočekávanější kouzelnický rozhovor – s Ondřejem Pšeničkou! 🤩 Jak to bylo s jeho triky ve Fool Us? 🪄 Jak bude pokračovat vývoj Butterfly karet? 🦋 Co mu kouzlení dalo? 🤲  Video rozhovor ▶︎ <a href="https://youtu.be/wPXevlxXdKk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/wPXevlxXdKk</a> Rozhovor na FYFT blogu ▶︎ <a href="https://fyft.cz/fyftcast_ondrej_psenicka" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fyft.cz/fyftcast_ondrej_psenicka</a> Neznačené Black &amp; White Butterfly karty na FYFTu ▶︎ <a href="https://fyft.cz/butterfly_white" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fyft.cz/butterfly_white</a> Ondra na Instagramu ▶︎ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ondrejpsenicka" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/ondrejpsenicka</a> FYFT na Instagramu ▶︎ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fyftstore" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/fyftstore </a> <a href="https://fyft.cz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FYFT.cz</a> #fyft #ondrejpsenicka #interview

Ondřej Pšenička mluví 10 minut o posledním triku ze show Fool Us | FYFT.cz

This week, Jonah sits down with Ondřej Pšenička to discuss creating magic, Fool Us, and the importance of community. Ondřej is an award-winning magician who has performed at the Magic Castle, on Penn &amp; Teller, and is the creator of the Butterfly Deck.  Ondřej doesn’t really have a story about how he got into magic, it was always just an interest.  With the help of his mom, he was able to find a magic club in Prague and soon began to work on his own competition routine. Magic became a career path for him when he met Alan Vejr of Eve’n Alan. Ondřej showed Alan a video of his performance, and, seeing potential, Alan became his mentor for four years until his passing. During his time under Alan, Ondřej was exposed to magic outside of Prague through videos of masters like Dai Vernon, Fred Kaps, and Cardini.  Creating Magic When Ondřej creates magic, he is focused on creating effects that are strong in presentation because it is impossible to come up with something no one knows. However, he still wants to create magic that will fool laymen and magicians. With this goal in mind, Ondřej approaches magic creation by looking for methods and moments that he can implement in unexpected ways.  Ondřej goes on to explain how it’s important to embrace your strengths and weaknesses. For him, clean magic means no sleight of hand. He doesn’t enjoy performing it and prefers the impact of mental effects. The Butterfly Deck is a prime example of how you can create stunning effects with simple concepts used in unexpected ways.  Butterfly Deck  The Butterfly Deck was designed to fool magicians. Ondřej says that it’s not special in any way because everything you need is hidden in the beautiful back design.  In response to those who feel like they can’t use marked decks out of fear they’ll be caught, Ondřej says that only magicians tend to check or suspect that the deck is marked. When laymen tend to look at his deck, they just comment on the design. He goes on to say that when you’re working with a marked deck, you should perform effects that can’t be explained away with a marked deck. When asked why Ondřej would reveal the secrets of the deck, he replies that he wants to see what people can do with the tool he created. If you have a Butterfly Deck, and you have interesting ideas on how to use it, email him at: Ondrej@butterflyplayingcards.com. Fool Us Ondřej never had the ambition to go on Fool Us. It wasn’t until he was working on his Magic Castle act that he developed an idea that was perfect for the show. He had this image of him, sitting beside Teller while watching Alyson fool Penn on stage. With this idea in mind, he created a video at the Magic Castle and sent it into the show. His primary goal for the effect was making Alyson the star of the show.  Ondřej encourages you to submit a video to the show if you have an idea that you feel would work. When making your video, he urges you to consider the environment you will be performing; they have monitors where they can watch in detail what you’re doing, meaning they will catch some things but miss others. Additionally, and this goes for any TV performance, work with the directors and producers. They want to make you and the show look as good as possible for everyone watching.  University Magic Course  Ondřej attended the University of Dance and Circus in Stockholm for a magic course. Over the course of three weeks, Tom Stone instructed Ondřej and his fifteen classmates, teaching them various magic methods and concepts. From there, the students split off in pairs to develop and brainstorm tricks that utilized what they had learned. The focus was never on teaching tricks but letting them develop their own material.  Ondřej describes the course as life-changing. He learned the power of working with people to brainstorm ideas and develop tricks. Without his time spent at the university, he wouldn’t have his show, he wouldn’t have had his Fool Us Performance, and he wouldn’t have met the designer for the Butterfly Deck.  While the course is not currently open, it may be running again in July or August in 2019. Follow Tom Stone on Facebook for details.  Prague Magic While there have been prominent Czech magicians like Pavel Pomezny and Lubor Fiedler, there is not much magic in Prague. However, with the KIM club–which focuses on creating a magic community for young magicians in Prague–and lecturers, like Karl Hein, bringing in their magic perspectives, Ondřej says that it is getting better. He calls back to the idea of community when talking about how the magic culture is improving in Prague. With his upcoming show, 52 Lovers, he says that he is only the tip of the iceberg and owes so much to his magic friends. The material may be his for the one hour set, but none of his ideas would have developed without the assistance of the community. Importance of Scripting In Ondřej’s magic club, they were recently talking about Pete McCabe’s On Scripting Magic books. Coming from an acting background, Ondřej sees script writing as one of the most important and beneficial aspects of creating a performance. By scripting, you are able to lay out how you want the audience to feel while weaving in things like callbacks. Ondřej suggests watching the ending of Derren Brown’s Enigma to see the perfect example of how scripting can help you perform powerful magic.  Wrap-Up Favourite Part  Jonah liked the idea of deadlines and limitations. They breed creativity and make you take action at a rate you weren’t taking before.  Ondřej liked the part about having friends in magic. They are the people who will help you develop and improve.  What do you love about 2018 magic? What do you hate? Ondřej likes that people are coming back to theatres for the live shows to move away from the special effects in theatre. He feels that magic is going the right direction, and he is excited to see where it goes.  Recommendation  Rico and Lisa de la Vega  Drummond Resources Ondřej’s Instagram Ondřej’s Website  Recommended Literature   The post Creating Magic and Fooling Magicians with  Ondřej Pšenička appeared first on Discourse in Magic.

This week, Jonah sits down with Ondřej Pšenička to discuss creating magic, Fool Us, and the importance of community. Ondřej is an award-winning magician who has performed at the Magic Castle, on Penn &amp; Teller, and is the creator of the Butterfly Deck. Ondřej doesn’t really have a story about how he got into magic, it was always just an interest.  With the help of his mom, he was able to find a magic club in Prague and soon began to work on his own competition routine. Magic became a career path for him when he met Alan Vejr of Eve’n Alan. Ondřej showed Alan a video of his performance, and, seeing potential, Alan became his mentor for four years until his passing. During his time under Alan, Ondřej was exposed to magic outside of Prague through videos of masters like Dai Vernon, Fred Kaps, and Cardini. <h1>Creating Magic</h1> When Ondřej creates magic, he is focused on creating effects that are strong in presentation because it is impossible to come up with something no one knows. However, he still wants to create magic that will fool laymen and magicians. With this goal in mind, Ondřej approaches magic creation by looking for methods and moments that he can implement in unexpected ways. Ondřej goes on to explain how it’s important to embrace your strengths and weaknesses. For him, clean magic means no sleight of hand. He doesn’t enjoy performing it and prefers the impact of mental effects. The Butterfly Deck is a prime example of how you can create stunning effects with simple concepts used in unexpected ways. <h1>Butterfly Deck </h1> <a href="https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic/card-magic/butterfly-deck-ondrej-psenicka/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Butterfly Deck</a> was designed to fool magicians. Ondřej says that it’s not special in any way because everything you need is hidden in the beautiful back design.  In response to those who feel like they can’t use marked decks out of fear they’ll be caught, Ondřej says that only magicians tend to check or suspect that the deck is marked. When laymen tend to look at his deck, they just comment on the design. He goes on to say that when you’re working with a marked deck, you should perform effects that can’t be explained away with a marked deck. When asked why Ondřej would reveal the secrets of the deck, he replies that he wants to see what people can do with the tool he created. If you have a Butterfly Deck, and you have interesting ideas on how to use it, email him at: Ondrej@butterflyplayingcards.com. <h1>Fool Us</h1> Ondřej never had the ambition to go on Fool Us. It wasn’t until he was working on his Magic Castle act that he developed an idea that was perfect for the show. He had this image of him, sitting beside Teller while watching <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4J_78J4kWs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alyson fool Penn on stage</a>. With this idea in mind, he created a video at the Magic Castle and sent it into the show. His primary goal for the effect was making Alyson the star of the show. Ondřej encourages you to submit a video to the show if you have an idea that you feel would work. When making your video, he urges you to consider the environment you will be performing; they have monitors where they can watch in detail what you’re doing, meaning they will catch some things but miss others. Additionally, and this goes for any TV performance, work with the directors and producers. They want to make you and the show look as good as possible for everyone watching.  <h1>University Magic Course </h1> Ondřej attended the <a href="http://www.uniarts.se" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Dance and Circus</a> in Stockholm for a magic course. Over the course of three weeks, Tom Stone instructed Ondřej and his fifteen classmates, teaching them various magic methods and concepts. From there, the students split off in pairs to develop and brainstorm tricks that utilized what they had learned. The focus was never on teaching tricks but letting them develop their own material. Ondřej describes the course as life-changing. He learned the power of working with people to brainstorm ideas and develop tricks. Without his time spent at the university, he wouldn’t have his show, he wouldn’t have had his Fool Us Performance, and he wouldn’t have met the designer for the Butterfly Deck. While the course is not currently open, it may be running again in July or August in 2019. Follow Tom Stone on Facebook for details. <h1>Prague Magic</h1> While there have been prominent Czech magicians like Pavel Pomezny and Lubor Fiedler, there is not much magic in Prague. However, with the <a href="http://www.kouzelnici.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KIM club</a>–which focuses on creating a magic community for young magicians in Prague–and lecturers, like<a href="https://discourseinmagic.com/episode-126-magic-goals-and-winning-the-crowd-with-karl-hein" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Karl Hein</a>, bringing in their magic perspectives, Ondřej says that it is getting better. He calls back to the idea of community when talking about how the magic culture is improving in Prague. With his upcoming show, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/52-lovers/1653005838274522/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">52 Lovers</a>, he says that he is only the tip of the iceberg and owes so much to his magic friends. The material may be his for the one hour set, but none of his ideas would have developed without the assistance of the community. <h1>Importance of Scripting</h1> In Ondřej’s magic club, they were recently talking about Pete McCabe’s <a href="https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic/magic-books/scripting-magic-deluxe-set-volumes-1-and-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On Scripting Magic</a> books. Coming from an acting background, Ondřej sees script writing as one of the most important and beneficial aspects of creating a performance. By scripting, you are able to lay out how you want the audience to feel while weaving in things like callbacks. Ondřej suggests watching the ending of Derren Brown’s Enigma to see the perfect example of how scripting can help you perform powerful magic.  <h1>Wrap-Up</h1> <h2>Favourite Part </h2> Jonah liked the idea of deadlines and limitations. They breed creativity and make you take action at a rate you weren’t taking before. Ondřej liked the part about having friends in magic. They are the people who will help you develop and improve. <h2>What do you love about 2018 magic? What do you hate?</h2> Ondřej likes that people are coming back to theatres for the live shows to move away from the special effects in theatre. He feels that magic is going the right direction, and he is excited to see where it goes. <h2>Recommendation </h2> Rico and Lisa de la Vega Drummond <h2>Resources</h2> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ondrejpsenicka/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ondřej’s Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.ondrejpsenicka.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ondřej’s Website </a> <a href="http://www.ondrejpsenicka.com/literature_en.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Recommended Literature</a> The post <a href="https://discourseinmagic.com/creating-magic-and-fooling-magicians-with-ondrej-psenicka/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Creating Magic and Fooling Magicians with Ondřej Pšenička</a> appeared first on <a href="https://discourseinmagic.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Discourse in Magic</a>.

Creating Magic and Fooling Magicians with  Ondřej Pšenička