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19th
century magic for 'The Illusionist'
'‘The Illusionist’, a
romantic drama also starring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti
and Jessica Biel.
In the movie, Norton plays a magician in turn-of-the-century
Vienna who falls in love with a woman well above his social
standing. When she becomes engaged to a prince, the magician
uses his powers to win her back. The script, based on the
short story ‘Eisenheim the Illusionist’ by Steven
Milhauser was written by Neil Burger who also directed the
film.
Dynamic FX supplied a team of magic consultants for the
film which was shot in Prague. They began work earlier this
year, before filming, with elaborate plans to authentically
recreate genuine 19th century magic and illusions.
James Freedman explains, “As well as recreating historic
methods for the magic in the film, we also invented some
brand new illusions that though true to the period, have
never been performed before. Part of my role was to teach
Edward Norton (pictured right) and Aaron Johnson sleight
of hand and magic skills and over the months they both became
very competent magicians.”
The World Premiere of The Illusionist took place on 22 January
at the Sundance film festival. Click
here to read the first review
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The
Exhibiting Show
The Exhibiting Show is the UK’s
only event dedicated to effective exhibiting. Over 120 companies
presented the very best in inspirational exhibition solutions,
and of course, we were there!
With professional presenters, we generated crowds at our stand
and then explained that just hiring exhibition space and hoping
for business isn’t enough. You need to grab people’s
attention and emotionally engage them while you deliver your
message.
Actually, Dynamic FX and its parent company Magic Management,
have both been at the forefront of magical exhibition and
tradeshow presentations for 15 years and in that time have
explained hundreds of products, services and company messages
to thousands of people.
By designing professional presentations integrated with your
unique message, Dynamic FX will increase your visibility,
generate more qualified leads and make your message more memorable.
Our Exhibition Magic was recently featured in ‘Stand’
magazine
Click
here to download the article
For more details
on Exhibition Magic, click
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Calling
The 'MAGIC' Number
With
excitement surrounding the release of the latest Harry Potter
adventure from JK Rowling, we were delighted to discover
that Mr Weasley knows the Dynamic FX phone number!
A muggle friend of ours tells us that on page 125 of Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Mr Weasley dials the
Ministry of Magic as he says, “Let’s see..six..two..four..and
another four..and another two...” Now that’s
MAGIC!
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Roman
Polanski Picks The Man of Steal
When Roman Polanski set out to retell
Oliver Twist, he wanted the Dickensian pickpocket scenes to
be as authentic as possible. But where do you find a pickpocket
who will share his secrets?
James Freedman, our pickpocket magician worked closely with
Polanski and his team to train Sir Ben Kingsley (Fagin) and
Harry Eden (the Artful Dodger) in the age old craft of picking
pockets. As the Man of Steal, James is more used to entertaining
at corporate events where he steals wallets, watches, credit
cards and keys, and incredibly even glasses, belts and ties!
But these skills have taken him years to master, so how did
he make the actors look like seasoned professionals? “I’d
taught actors before for TV shows and had a basic idea of
the sequence that I wanted them to learn. We started rehearsals
months before filming, but I have to say that all the young
actors picked it up quickly and by the end of production,
they were ‘borrowing’ things from the crew. I
felt a bit like Fagin myself!" |
Trillo
takes the Title
Duncan Trillo, a 'Gold Star' member
of The Inner Magic Circle has won the prestigious title,
‘The Magic Circle Stage Magician of the Year’.
He presented a superb display of skill, magic and entertainment
in an act that presents classic magic in a contemporary
style. Duncan, who regularly performs at corporate events,
was delighted to win the award in The Magic Circle’s
Centenary year.
For booking
enquiries or to request a showreel call 0845 00 62442 |
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Narrow
Escape for Ant & Dec
Saturday Night Takeaway viewers saw
Ant & Dec undertake a very unusual challenge...a dangerous
Houdini style rope escape.
In a closely fought race against the clock, the boys struggled
to escape from restraints professionally tied by our own escape
artist, Tom Lyon. How did they expect to pass this test? Well,
Tom has personally trained Ant & Dec, who each spent one
week practising the skills that England’s Intriguing
Escapologist normally keeps to himself. “I certainly
didn’t make it easy for them”, said Tom, “But
they both worked really hard during the week, and on the evening
of the show, after a struggle, Dec managed to escape slightly
ahead.”
The 19 year old lock expert uses methods that perplex even
other escape artists. Tom has escaped from handcuffs, manacles,
straight-jackets, locked safes and even prison cells, he has
performed before The Queen and been described by members of
the world famous Magic Circle as ‘The Greatest Escapologist
of the 21st Century’. |
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