1 00:00:32,160 --> 00:00:37,040 My name is Leonard Farkas. I am 15 years old, I live in Slovakia, in Dunajská Streda. 2 00:00:37,460 --> 00:00:43,140 I am a student in the ninth year of the Gyula Szabó Elementary School with Hungarian as the language of instruction. 3 00:00:44,230 --> 00:00:46,880 I go to elementary school on weekdays 4 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:52,220 and on weekends I go to Budapest to the magic school, to Mrs. Anikó Ungár's magic school, 5 00:00:52,220 --> 00:00:55,520 and I also visit the private teachers, 6 00:00:55,620 --> 00:01:02,220 such as one of the most famous magicians, 7 00:01:03,420 --> 00:01:07,830 a recognized professional and my teacher, Gergely Molnár, 8 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:12,120 also known as Mr. Jupiter, that's what they call him abroad. 9 00:01:14,500 --> 00:01:21,410 I participate in various competitions, in Hungary, in the Czech Republic and in Germany. 10 00:01:22,300 --> 00:01:27,660 One of my biggest successes was in Germany, in Saalbach, up in the Alps, 11 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:36,000 where there were three to four hundred spectators 12 00:01:36,340 --> 00:01:38,800 and twenty or thirty competitors, 13 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:42,260 and where I took second place in July, this year. 14 00:02:55,430 --> 00:02:59,500 What fascinated me about the magic was 15 00:02:59,590 --> 00:03:03,860 that I could show people unusual things, 16 00:03:03,860 --> 00:03:06,400 in other words, I could show them a miracle. 17 00:03:06,690 --> 00:03:08,860 And that really got me… 18 00:03:08,860 --> 00:03:11,220 I've seen YouTube videos, 19 00:03:11,220 --> 00:03:15,260 I've seen David Copperfield, Hans Klok, Criss Angelo, Dynamo on the internet. 20 00:03:15,350 --> 00:03:18,800 They also know how to show people something extraordinary, 21 00:03:18,860 --> 00:03:21,340 that really got me and I thought 22 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:23,800 that I would like to do something similar. 23 00:03:23,920 --> 00:03:28,680 And three years ago, we found Ms. Anikó Ungár's school, 24 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:33,760 as I already mentioned, and since then I have been going there, as well as to the private teachers. 25 00:03:33,980 --> 00:03:38,010 My idols are Hans Klok and David Copperfield. 26 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:43,120 And my dream is... Let's take a concert as an example. 27 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:48,700 There is an arena, a stadium, where thousands of people watch a concert, 28 00:03:48,830 --> 00:03:54,030 and usually the same thing happens with magicians, making their own entertainment shows. 29 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:57,920 Well, that would be my big dream, such a fun evening of my own, 30 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:00,980 such a full-length entertainment program. 31 00:05:11,780 --> 00:05:13,920 Magic consists of a three parts: 32 00:05:14,020 --> 00:05:17,080 a stage magic, a micro magic, 33 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,840 a stage magic includes an illusion, 34 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:22,810 then there is a micro magic and a mentalism. 35 00:05:23,060 --> 00:05:27,860 I like stage magic, indeed. 36 00:05:27,980 --> 00:05:33,600 Let's just say I'm less concerned with mentalism. Mainly the stage. 37 00:05:33,950 --> 00:05:39,540 As part of stage magic, I have one or two illusions that I do 38 00:05:39,630 --> 00:05:43,440 and in the near future I would like to do bigger illusion shows 39 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:46,490 with bigger props and more spectacular things. 40 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:50,130 Within mentalism, I have a very favorite trick 41 00:05:50,130 --> 00:05:53,910 that I like to do, a mentalistic trick with a cards. 42 00:05:54,180 --> 00:05:59,650 The idea is that the spectator chooses a card from the deck 43 00:06:00,140 --> 00:06:03,080 and writes the name of the card on a white paper. 44 00:06:04,100 --> 00:06:06,290 I can also see the card. 45 00:06:07,310 --> 00:06:13,020 We will burn the paper. 46 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:18,440 It will turn into ashes, and with these ashes I will rub my hand here, 47 00:06:18,850 --> 00:06:22,030 and the name of the card he has chosen will appear. 48 00:08:16,460 --> 00:08:20,680 In Mrs. Anikó Ungár's magic school, the lesson looks like this, 49 00:08:20,850 --> 00:08:24,690 when the children gather, 50 00:08:24,810 --> 00:08:29,060 for example, a stage magicians sit in the first desk 51 00:08:29,330 --> 00:08:32,970 they do magic, conjuring with scarves, candles, 52 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:37,100 sticks, cards and fire. 53 00:08:37,170 --> 00:08:41,160 In the second desk, there sit those who are more attracted to micro magic, 54 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:43,510 they use cards, 55 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:46,790 small ropes and rings. 56 00:08:47,490 --> 00:08:51,960 There are mentalists in the other desks, they are learning mentalism. 57 00:08:52,370 --> 00:08:54,360 Mind reading, 58 00:08:54,940 --> 00:08:58,640 guessing more such cards. 59 00:08:58,750 --> 00:09:01,960 For example, I think of one card and he tells me which one it is. 60 00:10:31,140 --> 00:10:33,920 I have another favorite trick that I really like to do. 61 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:38,660 It's an illusion that everyone likes to watch, 62 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:43,100 so everyone everywhere likes it very much. 63 00:10:43,330 --> 00:10:46,730 It is a table that floats, 64 00:10:47,140 --> 00:10:51,260 that is, without any string, thread or rope, 65 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:56,220 it can float even if an assistant or a spectator holds the other 66 00:10:57,170 --> 00:10:59,760 corner of the tablecloth, even then it can float. 67 00:11:00,130 --> 00:11:02,980 I'll show, which one it is. 68 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:07,000 And that's the trick. 69 00:12:01,680 --> 00:12:04,140 And that was the floating table trick. 70 00:12:07,820 --> 00:12:11,200 Another trick that is very effective on stage 71 00:12:11,370 --> 00:12:13,320 is tearing up a newspaper. 72 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:16,190 When the newspaper actually tears apart 73 00:12:16,190 --> 00:12:18,570 and in a second it's whole again. 74 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:24,120 As I already mentioned, I am a student of Mrs. Anikó Ungár's magic school in Budapest, 75 00:12:24,350 --> 00:12:26,380 and for the fact that I can go to Budapest 76 00:12:26,380 --> 00:12:29,830 to study every weekend, I owe it to my parents 77 00:12:29,830 --> 00:12:32,530 and grandparents for supporting me in this.