Welcome to "The Podcast at the Card Table" the magic podcast where we discuss creation, practice, performance and history with the greatest minds in the industry.
Join me as I talk to James Went a BAFTA award winning magician with his part in "Help! my supply teacher is Magic." Having also been a creative consultant for SKY Sports, Netflix, Discovery and the BBC. Aswell as working alongside Derren Brown for several theatre shows and now a resident magician at The Magicians Table in London!
Join us as we discuss James' magic philosophy, TV stories and some controversial magic opinions...
(See below for show notes and timestamps)
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Check out the podcast on Youtube here - https://www.youtube.com/@ThePodcastAtTheCardTable
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SHOW NOTES
Intro - 00:00:26
Origin story - Why Magic / Consulting and how did you get into it? - 00:35:11
“Help! My supply teacher is Magic” Interview story - 00:39:32
How does creating and performing magic for TV differ to that of the usual close up performances? - 00:48:48
A lot of magicians focus on how fooling a trick is but you’re more focussed on creating memories, how do you create such meaningful and memorable performances? - 00:59:06
Being heavily inspired by music, how has music influenced the way you think about magic and creativity in general? - 01:14:09
Video Game Conversation - 01:18:50
Does real life Guitar translate over to Guitar Hero? - 01:21:16
What are some of your favourite experiences from consulting and TV? - 01:22:55
What's one piece of advice that you’d like to pass on to everyone else? - 01:29:31
What are your plans for the future? - 01:34:56
Where can the listeners find you? - 01:36:21
https://www.instagram.com/jameswentmagic/
https://www.jameswent.co.uk/
