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T h e D r e a m A c tby Shin Lim It is no secret that I am a huge fan of Charlie Chaplin. I’ve been a Chaplin fan

since I saw his masterpiece “The Circus” (Academy Award, 1928) as an eight-year-old boy in New Zealand. That film inspired a lifetime love for Chaplin

movies and for my passion about magic. Today I can sit down with my four-year old son and watch a Chaplin movie and see his eyes light up whenever Chaplin walks on screen. The power of a Chaplin movie is that it can reach any age; and break down all cultural barriers. His work is still as relevant today as it was when these films were first shown over 90-years ago. There are very few movies today that have, or will have, the same impact when they are shown 90 years from now.

When lecturing to magicians live around the world I always give this piece of advice: “Sit down and watch a full-length silent comedy movie by Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd or Buster Keaton.”

You will learn so much about how to craft your own show from these artists. If you watch closely, you’ll see these movies have a structure that draws you in and takes you on a journey filled with humor and pathos. These great filmmakers knew how to tell a story and connect with the viewers that give them meaning and a power that makes them last for eternity.

Imagine, as a magician, if you could take these powerful elements and bring them to your show. It doesn’t matter if you are a close-up magician, a kid’s performer, a comedy magician or illusionist. By studying Chaplin and watching his story telling technique you will find yourself connecting with your audience in a way that will make a huge difference to your show and leave a lasting impression on their minds. My personal suggestions for Chaplin would be The Kid, The Circus and The Gold Rush. Watch as he takes you on this incredible ride and study how Chaplin really uses the characters to bring out the story. Chaplin makes you feel on a gut level and not only is this terribly difficult to do, but he does this primarily without words. All performers need to think about that. It is not pantomime in the current definition. It is silent storytelling. There is a great gulf of a difference.

When Ben Robinson told me he and his wife An were going to the opening of Chaplin’s World in Switzerland I knew it would make a perfect Special Edition for VANISH. This is a place everybody must visit, not just Chaplin fans but anybody who loves movies, magic and the arts. Ben has given VANISH a world-exclusive and insight in to a truly magical place and an insight in to a man who made the world a much happier place to live.

We need Chaplin today just as much as the world needed him back during the World Wars and the Great Depression. The world needs to learn how to smile and laugh and love again. Enjoy this very special edition of VANISH.

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Paul Romhany

ED’SNOTE

PUBLISHERPaul Romhany & Joomag

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paul Romhany: editor@vanishmagazine.com

ASSOCIATE EDITORBen Robinson

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COVER ARTWORKHAIM GOLDENBERGEDITORIAL SUPPORT EXECUTIVERichard Webster and Mick Peck

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Internatonal Magic Magazine

SPECIAL EDITION July 2016

VANISH