Believing in Magic: A Conversation with Award Winning Close-Up Magician Gary Schiffman
Gary Schiffman is not your traditional ‘close-up’ Magician, he is modern, sleek and specialises in the Art of Deception. Performing just inches in front of you, there are no camera tricks, no assistants or stooges, just one of the UK’s top skilled magicians. Gary has been practising magic for over 20 years and has performed for the likes of Watford FC, Heineken, Bosch, PriceWaterhouseCoppers, Herbert Smith Freehills and GlaxoSmithKline.
His unique and captivating personality, along with his incredible magic will fit in perfectly with any type of event and audience. Whether at a wedding, private party or corporate event, Gary will ensure that your event will be remembered for years to come!
His down to earth & easy going personality, along with his incredible magic will fit in perfectly with any type of event and audience.
The Fan Carpet’s John H Shelton had the chance to speck to Award Winning Magician Gary Shiffman about his artistry...
You’re not your usual close up magician are you?
No I suppose I specialise in kind of deception
Deception?
Yeah modern magic
Modern techniques and everything. You’re award winning as well; you’ve won awards since 2012?
Yeah I’ve won some kind of wedding show awards, and last year I won the Watford Associated Magicians’ Magician of the Year.
Brilliant, just brilliant. So you always get this, like, you seem to get this reaction from people, what’s the best reaction you’ve had so far, some of them seem quite funny, from what I’ve seen in your videos.
Yeah, I’ve got a few on YouTube who are kind of collapsing and on their knees and just can’t believe it. I did have quite a funny one in December actually, I’m going to swear on this one, there was this old woman she was about 90 years old, didn’t look like she was going to react much, did a little show and she whacked me round the arms and stuck her finger up at me and called me a bastard.
Oh dear (laughs)
So that was quite an interesting one, I wish I’d caught it on camera, it was quite funny.
So obviously you found it quite funny?
I did find it quite funny yeah (laughs)
Brilliant and you’re part of a magic circle?
Ah yes.
Brilliant. So, I don’t know if I’m allowed to ask this but how do you become part of the magic circle? You don’t have to give anything away, because I know magicians can’t give away everything.
Yeah, you kind of need to know a couple of magicians for a couple of years at least who have to recommend you for membership. You have to have an interview and you have to have an exam just to kind of show that you have a genuine interest in magic and are not just trying to get in there to learn their secrets.
Is it like an X-Factor thing, like stand in front of them and perform or Britain’s Got Talent?
Yeah you basically got to do a whole performance in front of a room full of magicians, who all know everything you’re doing and it’s quite a scary thing.
For more information on Gary Schiffman, The Magician and to book Gary for any big/small events, conferences, parties or even weddings, please go to his Official Website or email [email protected] or follow Gary on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
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