Yeah ... I forwarded this to my department and i made the same comment. One of these days I will do a "psychological study" of why vaudeville works so well. I see bits and pieces of vaudeville in many magic acts. In both something happens to an actor we can identify with (all the greats - Lloyd, Keaton, Chaplain, did this, G. Marx was good too) and then go deadpan long enough for us to infer/resonate with their inner thoughts/feelings. I got a very strong sense of this seeing the Blue Man Group as well Timing is critical, and a connection to a _real_ audience ....
========================== John W. Kulig, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Coordinator, University Honors Plymouth State University Plymouth NH 03264 ========================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Froman" <[email protected]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 9:41:31 AM Subject: RE: [tips] Sleight of hand I got the impression he was evoking Charlie Chaplin or some other silent movie star’s facial expressions and gestures while doing the sleight of hand. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 [email protected] (479) 524-7295 http://bit.ly/DrFroman From: Gerald Peterson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 8:34 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Sleight of hand Thanks! It is good magic and funny. I don't see "mental illness" tho?! Just clown-like and goofy as funny things happen. But then, perhaps that WOULD describe a very human response to a world that seems suddenly crazy. G.L. (Gary) Peterson,Ph.D Psychology@SVSU On Jan 18, 2013, at 9:09 AM, MiguelRoig < [email protected] > wrote: This video could be relevant to coverage of sensation and perception. It is of a magician who appears 'mentally disturbed' while engaging in some really dexterous sleight of hand (and head?). It's very entertaining: http://www.wimp.com/impressivehand/ Miguel --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] . To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd94b&n=T&l=tips&o=23138 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-23138-13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] . To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5f8a&n=T&l=tips&o=23139 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-23139-13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] . To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66454&n=T&l=tips&o=23141 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-23141-13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=23144 or send a blank email to leave-23144-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
