I often heard the term "Illusionist" and "Magician"



Whats the difference? Or do they mean the same thing? <_<

They are about the same thing. Sometimes certain people who are performing magic are called different names or titles is because of the stuff they do. If you do disappearance, productions and big stage effects, then most probably they will call you an Illusionist. What you do is to provide an illusion that an impossible has happened.

If you do close up magic or stage magic that has to do with manipulation or S.O.H. then most probably you will be called a magician.

Only depends on how you see it, that is how I see it though.

You can be an illusionist and magician but the main point is that you are performing magic and entertaining.

IMO, they are the same, just different titles for marketing purpose.

Eg: I could call myself a financial planner or financial service consultant or even wealth planner. It's how you want to be perceive as.

Though, Uncle Bob did say people usually refer to illusions as those big stage acts. Correct me if I am wrong.

To some people, the term magician does not mean an illusionist/prestidigitator(??) but a person who practices magick. Popular comic book writer Alan Moore (Watchmen, V for Vendetta) calls himself a magician as well but not the kind we know and love... :lol:

There's no mistaking the term Illusionist though.

I think it means the same thing. Just different titles. People who perform big scale illusions are called Illusionists. People who perform small scale in-hand illusions are called magicians. For example, a coin magician creates an illusion of passing a coin. Hope I'm making sense and not revealing anything.