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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
Web: ManOfSteelAnswers.com
Twitter: @mosanswers
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