Welcome to "The Podcast at the Card Table" the magic podcast where we discuss creation, practice, performance and history with the greatest minds in the industry.Join me as I talk to James Went a BAFTA award winning magician with his part in "Help! my supply teacher is Magic." Having also been a creative consultant for SKY Sports, Netflix, Discovery and the BBC. Aswell as working alongside Derren Brown for several theatre shows and now a resident magician at The Magicians Table in London!Join us as we discuss James' magic philosophy, TV stories and some controversial magic opinions...(See below for show notes and timestamps)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Check out the podcast on Apple here - Check out the podcast on Spotify here - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOW NOTESIntro - 00:00:26Origin story - Why Magic / Consulting and how did you get into it? - 00:35:11“Help! My supply teacher is Magic” Interview story - 00:39:32How does creating and performing magic for TV differ to that of the usual close up performances? - 00:48:48A lot of magicians focus on how fooling a trick is but you’re more focussed on creating memories, how do you create such meaningful and memorable performances? - 00:59:06Being heavily inspired by music, how has music influenced the way you think about magic and creativity in general? - 01:14:09Video Game Conversation - 01:18:50Does real life Guitar translate over to Guitar Hero? - 01:21:16What are some of your favourite experiences from consulting and TV? - 01:22:55What's one piece of advice that you’d like to pass on to everyone else? - 01:29:31What are your plans for the future? - 01:34:56Where can the listeners find you? - 01:36:21https://www.instagram.com/jameswentmagic/https://www.jameswent.co.uk/