My Skill Level is actaually a begginer... i am really into the magic..... but i think i could get into the cardistry, but once again im a begginner. so i saw the trilogy and saw there was good tricks, and flourishing... but once again i think they might be hard for me because i've heard that dan and dave could have some tricky things on the dvd. so could you help... if i was to rate my self of a magician i would say about a 6.5 out of 10 and 0 out of 10 in cardistry...
I would say The Trilogy is not for a beginner, many of the moves are fairly challenging. They also need to be performed very smoothly to make them look good, this would probably not be possible for a beginner.
I've seen the effects on The Trilogy performed by people who are obviously not ready to learn them and they don't look good, all the elegance in them is completely lost.
If you get a Gaff deck I would recommend getting a DVD to accompany it. Either Army of 52 if you get the Red or Blue, Ghost or Tiger Gaff decks. Or the set of Ultragaff DVD's if you get the Ultragaff deck.
However, I would recommend getting a better understanding or basic sleight of hand before getting a gaff deck. Several good sources have already been mentioned such as Royal Road to Card magic and Card College.
If you prefer to learn from DVD, as many people do, then I would recommend either Crash Course 1 by Ellusionist or Born to Perform by Penguinmagic.