Recorded August 3rd. "The magical thinking of orphan boys." Batman the magician.
[I finally get to do an episode about Batman, so it's long.]
Answers, insights, and commentary on:
I. Magic and Batman Tradition (25min)
Houdini the superman
Zatara in Acton Comics No. 1
Stage Act similarity
Perfection of Self
Working Definition of Magic
Artful Performance
Of the Impossible
Trained by Giovanni Zatara
Batman's performance
II. Magic of Movie Making (8min)
Georges Méliès
Robert Houdan
Larry Fong on the illusion of movies
Terrio, Nolan, Fong
Fong Super 8 Featurette
The Wizard
III. This Batman is a Magician (12min)
Beautiful Lie
Mozart of Deception
Lies and Child Development
Theory of Mind and Self Control
Orphan Boys and Magical Thinking
Many Magic Tricks of This Batman
Impossibility of Magic and Logic
It was always a trick
Disappearing in Belle Reeve
First and Last Batman scenes
Lex's Magical Props
IV. Spellbound (40min)
Mind the Gap
Load Up
Write the Script
Control the Frame
Design Free Choice
Employ the Familiar
Conjure an Out
V. Force (20min)
Magic Words: Luck, Fake, Watching, Force
Two Meanings of Force
Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst
Accept the World or Force It... Recognize or Save It
Free Will and Force, Martha
Batman Transformed and Self-Deprecating
The Silent Accusation
Superman returns
VI. End Notes (15min)
Miscellaneous
To learn more:
Beyond Magic | David Blaine
It's A Trap! | Justice League Action
Houdini, Tarzan, and the Perfect Man | John Kasson
Secret Life of Houdini | Kalush & Sloman
What is the Art of Magic? | Lawrence Hass
Blaine: How I Held My Breath for 17 Minutes | TED
Super 8: Abrams on Big Lessons of Small Budgets | Hero Complex
Spellbound | David Kwong
The Carbonaro Effect | Michael Carbonaro
AOM #306: Magic Teaches Success | David Kwong
Blaine Shocks Jimmy & The Roots | Tonight Show
Mentalist Lior Suchard Bends Alice Eve's Mind | Late Late Show
The Grift | Maria Konnikova
Ep. 65 - David Berglas | The Magicians' Podcast
Petter Johansson - Decision and Choice Making | Media Evo
Math Magic | VSauce
Mind-Boggling Card Trick | standupmaths
Oil and Water | STEMMathsMagic
Black Box | RadioLab
TED Talks on Magic | TED
End notes recorded August 8th
Beyond Magic with DMC | NatGeoUK
Death Trap | Harris & DeLisle
Who's The (Bat)Man | Patrick Stump
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