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- From: batten@kodak.kodak.com (James x42773/RDCS/5-15-KO)
- Subject: mirrors
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.215204.17736@kodak.kodak.com>
- Organization: Eastman Kodak Company
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 21:52:04 GMT
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- There's been a bit of discussion on the net recently about the use of mirrors
- for practice. I have to admit that I spend a fair amount of time doing just that
- but have also found it to cripple me a bit if I do it to much. The problem I
- have is that I get so used to seeing myself doing it that suddenly something
- is missing when I'm trying to perform it.
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- I've found it much better to break an effect down into it's individual
- slights. I then start with the first slight and do it a few times in the mirror.
- After I have identified my weakness with it I practice away from the mirror
- but keeping in mind what I have to do to cover any flaws. After a few hours,
- or even days I'll go back to the mirror to check on my progress. Once I am
- comfortable with each slight then I start putting them all together, first
- infront of the mirror, but always with most of the time away from it.
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- I won't perform the effect until it looks good in the mirror, but I don't
- want to get in the habit of seeing my self do it.
-
- A good learning aid to compliment this (and I've just started using it)
- is a video camera. Some might argue that if you don't see your reflection
- while practicing you won't know how well you are improving (if that's what
- you are doing). With the camera you don't see yourself doing it, but you can
- review any time you want. Just be ready to cringe....
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- jus' my 2 cents worth.
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- - jim
-