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I was going to add something similar myself. How much do people really value these $5 downloads? Really? You get what you pay for. I wouldn't go so far as to say it's exclusive to comedy magicians, but those of us who build our reputations on high theatricality or, especially in the case...

If these dudes spent half as much time performing for audiences as they did on trying to dream up some half-baked knockoff to put on the Wire, mystery entertainment would be in a lot better shape right now. This attitude is contributing to the problem with the magic market.

The loud whooshing noise you hear is my point sailing clear over your head. So let me blunt. No. No, you will not contact Justin and you will not publish this. It is not original, it is a cosmetic variation on someone else's effect. You are nowhere near as experienced as you think you are...

Two of which I'm not going to do and one of which we've been doing since the advent of the DMCA. I don't get any exposure videos in my suggested watch list. And what point are you trying to make exactly? Because that paragraph seemed to be suffering from dissociative identity disorder...

Only because you haven't created a magic chef stage show. Seriously, somebody make that happen.

Can I add one or two cosmetic changes to your variation and sell it as original too?

You gotta love it when non-professionals think they know our work better than us. It all comes down to how you present yourself. Word choice, body language, etc. And it's possible to deliver a lot of information in only a small amount of dialog. Let me give you some examples. "It...

Guys, you are not going to eliminate piracy or exposure. It has been around far longer than you think and is just the cost of doing business. Stop beating your heads against a wall and evolve.

Considering it's listed as "intermediate" I'm going to go ahead and say no it is not for those new to mentalism.

I don't have a favorite effect per se. I've always been less interested in the mechanics than the processes and systems. I will say that the original Street Magic special has a place in my heart simply because it broke through the barriers magic was stuck in at that time and proved to a wider...

A billet switch is no more or less difficult than a false transfer of a coin. A handful of basic card sleights can be retooled to use business cards. The mechanics of mentalism are more minimalist than magic, there are fewer of the knuclebusters. The fundamental mechanics are really very...

No such thing. Mentalism is not a sub-genre of magic, it is its own genre of the performance arts. Magic is about the suspension of disbelief. Mentalism encourages belief. It's a subtle difference but an important one.

You'd be surprised. The mechanics behind a lot of mental magic and mentalism are actually deceptively simple even by the standards of magic. I have several books sitting on my shelf right now that most people here would read and think they got ripped off but are in fact filled with material...

Dude you really need to start reading books. I get that English is a second language for you (possibly a third, I don't know what it's like in Egypt right now), but reading books in a foreign language on subjects that interest you is one of the most effective ways to learn that language...

The trouble is that you need to narrow that question down. Psychology is a very broad field like I said. It has specializations in influence, persuasion, pop culture, media theory, workplace, relationships, habits... the list goes on. If you're interested in the psychology of persuasion (as...

Why did you book this show when you didn't have an act ready to go? You know what? Nevermind. I've asked that question dozens of times before and never gotten an answer that didn't irritate me. Instead, tell me what you actually have.

This comes up every now and again. A fresh-faced young guy comes in wanting to learn more about psychology thinking that it's the key to mental superpowers, especially so if he's interested in becoming a mentalist. Well I've been studying psychology in formal education and on my own for about...

Dude, we generally frown on this sort of thing.

Jesus, I'm not even 30 yet and that makes me feel old. VHS, not F. Video tapes. What we used to watch movies on when I was a kid until they were replaced by DVDs.

True. To a point. The business of TV is certainly very cutthroat. But even if David didn't have an executive producer credit, he still worked with his crew. That's why Street Magic was better than most of the World's Greatest Magic specials. He understood the medium he was working in. I...