18/08/08 show di Lapangan Terbuka, parking area hotel arrahmanII dengan jumlah penonton yg luar biasa untuk pemula seperti saya, kapasitas kursi 600 org penuh ditambah penonton dari luar area hotel yang memadati jalan umum, tidak kurang dari 1000 org hadir untuk menyaksikan seni yg langka tersebut dikota Tembilahan, Riau.
saya sempat kewalahan dan down karena penonton yg membludak dan mengelilingi semua sudut dan tempat, yg membuat saya terpaksa harus merubah planing permainan saya yg sudah dirancang sebelumnya demi dapat memuaskan semuanya, dan dengan rasa syukur yg tak terhingga kepada Allah SWT, semua dapat berjalan sesuai dgn yg diharapkan.
acara tersebut dihadiri oleh tokoh2 masyarakan, pejabat tinggi pemerintahan pak Husni Hasan asst I , pimpinan hotel arrahmanII H. Arrahman dan kandidat calon bupati dan wakil Bupati Tembilahan dari Partai Bintang Reformasi (PBR) dan Partai Keadilan Sejahtera(PKS) H. Syamsudin uti dan H Subroto, juga dihadiri oleh pak Bakri seorang pengusaha sukses dari jakarta. dan banyak lagi Tokoh yg tidak bisa saya tulis disini.
acara tersebut diadakan dalam rangka memeriahkan acara pesta perkawinan putri bungsu dari bpk H. Arrahman pimpinan Hotel tersebut. sekaligus memeriahkan HUT kemerdekaan RI yg ke 63. sulap memang sesuatu yg langka sekali dan saya telah membuka mata masyarakan bahwa sulap bukan sesuatu yg menakutkan, tapi sesuatu yg menyenangkan.
semoga seni ini dapat berkembang dan menjadi hiburan yg menarik dan menyenangkan dikota yg saya cintai ini dan membuka fikiran dari masyarakan yg selalu "negative thinking" karena kurangnya wawasan dan pengetahuan tentang seni sulap ;)
H. Arrahman and me
Live Performance ARRAHMAN 2 HOTEL Tembilahan Riau
MENJAGA KETENARAN
ok, lets get serious...
i dont want t talk about this if not started by someone...
setelah saya mensurvei.. kebanyakan umur magician "TOP" di negara kita TIDAK LEBIH DARI 3 TAHUN (itu udah yg paling hebatnya)
dan setelah itu mereka akan hilang bagai di telan bumi...
why? many factors i guess.
1. character...
do you choose ur own character or u make your imaginative character for the audience. coba anda beli majalah rolling stones terbaru di sana ada wawancara antara saya, romy rafael, demian, etc... menurut saya dan romy character needs to be make ups (di buat), menurut demian karakter harus atau lebih baik menggunakan karakter diri sendiri. mana yg benar? tidak ada krn semua balik ke pada bagaimana kita menyikapi diri dan bagaimana kita nyaman terhadap karakter itu... tapi then again... ini bukan untuk kita tapi untuk masyarakat. jadi yg enak buat kita belum tentu enak untuk masyarakat... sejak dulu saya kenal demian pada saat dia belajar dengan saya, kita mencoba membuat karakter untuknya, namun akhirnya "mungkin" karakter yg tepat untuknya yah diri sendiri.. but again, kalau memang menjadi karakter diri sendiri.. mengapa namanya dirubah? bukankah merubah nama menjadi seram sudah merupakan perubahan karakter juga?
in fact being a magician is already change ur character, base on ROBERT HOUDIN (father of modern magic) magician is an ACTOR who play a part as magician) we all an actor when we say we can change this, make things disappear, etc... actors needs characters! a great actor is an actor who can blend in to his or her script. hannibal lecter is ne of my fav character... and anthony hopkins is not being him self for sure. now if ur a magician... how u should look like? a normal person? in the audience eyes they want yes they WANT something mystical in you! apalagi INDONESIA. character is not about putting a make up in ur face like me. its how you dress, how u talk, how u walk, etc, david blaine successfully done a great job as a street magician... doing a normal person character... chriss angel tho... is so much different with his gothic touch.. on a long run, I BELIEVE chriss is more memorable.
nah apa karakter anda? dan mampukah anda menjaganya?
kata menjaga di sini sangat lah penting.. most people ask me... do u wear make up if u go? why not only on stage? well, i believe when the audience saw me on TV, they want to think im a real one.. imagine when they saw me on the street... "DAMN! HE IS REAL!"
character is also an attitude and behavior in you. this is a full packaged!
you must getting in to your character not pretending on one.
again, Demian one of my best students say that he is choosing his own self as his character.
well i can say DEDDY CORBUZIER is his own character also... DEDDY CORBUZIER IS DEDDY CORBUZIER 24 hours DEALS!
2. konsistensi.
you are a MAGICIAN, so for god's sake, dont do MC atau pembawa acara bola, bikin band, jadi model dsb.... psychologically if u do all of it, then your knowledge must be setengah2 di semua bidang toh! and audience realize that! what do you want to be? a dentist is a dentist... dokter kandungan yah dokter kandungan, bukan ahli THT.
imaginasikan dokter, mereka punya keahlian masing2 dan jurusan masing2, ahi bedah, tht, kebidanan, internist, uronologi, dsb.... tebak dokter apa yg paling murah? DOKTER UMUM.
kartu nama dengan tulisan: pesulap, badut, MC, pesta anak2, dsb...
RING A BELL?
what do u want to be? what u best at?
3. attitude
most magician.... have a very bad attitude.... bukan semua, tapi kebanyakan.
now this is a great topic to talk about. magic is an envy art... beda dengan nyanyi, lukis, tari dsb, people do compare when they see magic. ini membuat pesulap semuanya mempunyai sikap iri dan ingin mematikan saingannya dengan jalan yg tidak sehat.
jiplak alat, jual beli bajakan, pengakuan mainan, dsb. RING A BELL?
if ur attitude is bad... they audience subconsciously realize that! you are not a pure artist, you are just a liar in suits.
berapa banyak pesulap yg di belakang saya menjelek2kan saya namun di depan saya manis bagai gula. gunakan waktu anda untuk berkarya, bukan menilai karya orang lain dengan picik, buang2 waktu brothers!
4. realize ur own knowledge.
sudah berapa lama belajar sulap? sudah yakin jago? atau baru 3 tahunan belajar terus udah berusaha masuk TV? ingin cepat terkenal? mostly dengan anak murid saya dulu masalahnya adalah INGIN CEPAT terkenal! hingga sebagian merasa saya mencoba untuk menahan mereka keluar di TV krn saya tidak mau di saingi mereka... pernah dengar gosip di luar yg mengatakan di pentagram (dulu) deddy mengatur terlalu keras? kita gak bisa berkembang, job di tolak2...? sampai akhirnya keluar? well now listen to this: MAU CEPAT NGETOP? GREAT.... WHERE ARE YOU GUYS NOW? without a pure knowledge, u guys will drop like a comets!
5. this is an art
this is an art, so be an art, this is not a money machine until the art blend with ur blood. remember that. most magician do magic for money... without caring the arts. money comes later.
truth is... most magician dont even know the name of the tricks they do, apalagi creator nya! banyak magician yg main di depan saya lalu bertanya ttg pendapat saya, yg pertanya saya tanyakan adalah: apa nama mainannya? siapa penciptanya? apa psikologi di belakang dia menciptakan hal ini? 70% tidak bisa jawab! this is an art, so damn appreciate it!!!!!! bayangkan kalau anda melukis replica MONALISA tapi gak tau siapa pelukis aslinya! so shame!
6. think outside the box
forget about street magic.. its not "in" now everyone do it!
forget about illusion thats easy to build! everyone do it!
forget about classic magic! my grandpa do it!
intinya apa? here: lets say u do interlude illusion and u do it very good!!! i mean very very good! but then again, everyone saw copperfield did that... on TV 10 years ago! in indonesian TV! now question... can u beat copperfield? if yes... do it, if not... u just remind ur audience that hey... remember when copperfield did this? i can do it also.... but not as good as him.
my spoon bending never performed in indonesian TV before. yes its been in america's TV, israels, etc, but not indonesian.
blidfold drive, headline prediction, walk on water, etc that i did is scattered in internet and international TV.. but not indonesia. yes i know chris angel already walk on water before i do... but most people here dont see chris do it.
magic need to be "new" in the audience eyes... not in history tho, just in their eyes. why i do milk can escape yg umurnya dah tua bgt? why i dont do chinese water torture escape?
cause most people saw copperfield did that!
7. you think its just magic?
its not about a trick, its about performance! many magician try to learn the tricks as much as possible, they have 100 new tricks in every months... well, great magic is theatrical, good magic needs stage persona... how many magician learn theater? how many magician learn public speaking?
how many magician do a manicure before they do close up magic in restaurant?, how many magician use a perfume? small things... big fucking different!
remember!
its not just a damn trick! forget learning a new tricks now and then! started learn how to perform it great. means, one tricks one months is more than enough! are you a magic shop demonstrator? or a magician?
menurut pengalaman saya belajar satu trick hingga sempurna dalam segala hal, scripting, meanings, believable etc takes me 3 to 4 months...
do you even think of it?
8. its magic not juggling sir!
some magician learn magic that is used to fools magician... "perfect pass"
"ninja pass" or whatever it is.... thats good for magician not the audience!!!! and u wasting ur time for it??? get real.
i can do invisible deck to normal people and beats any ninja perfect super pass any magician on earth can do.
think what the audience wants! not what magician love to do!!!!
pikirkan ini: siapa magician fav anda? belajar dr mana anda? apa koleksi video anda? apa anda baca buku? apa anda belajar ttg performance atau hanya trick? now for a treat: most magician lecture DVD you watch is made by a not famous magician, they only famous between magician... wooow! DEVO, Wooow michael ammar, woooow bla bla bla..... etc etc.... they are magician's magician! they are not famous magician between an audience!!!
real famous magician have a very full schedule's, they dont even think making a lectures dvd at all, even if they do... mostly magician dont even care about it.
9. be logic.
i do a linking ring on TV 10 years ago and say: pernah liat pesulap main beginian? aneh yah... kita coba pakai cincin sekarang and i did a himber rings.
come on guys be logic! what the FUCK is linking ring in the audience view... coba ada yg bisa terangin saya itu benda apa? jangan bilang besi bulet yah, terangin itu apa....
copperfield do it on tv in the museum setting the linking rings became an antique abstract object... thats good. but now tell me, when u do it, itu benda apa????
masuda's "WOW" every magician love that effect... i dont. i mean if u want to change the cards... just change it, ngapain di masukin plastic "ANEH"??? itu benda apa? dimata penonton bisa tidak di pertanggung jawabkan? its not magic, its toys! period!
10. remember who u are.
most people forget who they are when they get famous.. they getting lazy, they getting love with the world... thats it its ur tickets to death!
great huh?
now, listen to me...
semua ini adalah PENDAPAT SAYA... bukan berarti BENAR!!! if u think im wrong, so be it, krn saya tidak mau membahas hal yg SAYA anggap BENAR.
kalau anda yg membaca tidak SUKA dengan kata2 SAYA, anggap saja saya salah.
i know this is not easy to be excepted.
and i dont wish u guys to except it.
thanks!
(Deddy corbuzier)
