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I know your struggle all too well. I have wasted a bunch of money on gimmicks and effects I will probably never get any use out of. I have heard many people have done this as well. One thing I do to alleviate this problem is watch YouTube reviews. They are a little more trustworthy than reviews...

I think I know what your issue is because I was a little weary of the gimmick at first as well. Make sure to place the smoke mechanic in the proper place of the gimmick once it's fully charged and make sure it's a smoke pack that's not empty. Then you will notice your gimmick has a bottom that...

A "special friend"? If that means what I think it means you can't go wrong with French Kiss. Otherwise, I would go with Angle Z. That effect is an absolute slayer and very interactive with spectators. I absolutely love it!

It's so interesting that we live in a day and age where that problem is almost eradicated now (keyword: almost). It's so convenient seeing effects distributed through the internet where a review can be posted about it. I often will not buy an effect until I have researched the reviews of it. I...

You should check out Whitewash by Rick Lax. Also, Change by Lloyd Barnes works well on video for red to blue color changes. I don't recommend it up close for performances but it looks really sweet on video. I have a video of it on my instagram account if you want to check it out at @rtscott94...

Haha I think you might have me confused with someone else.

I think I would too...out of sheer excitement!

So sorry to hear that Brett! I hope you have a quick recovery and kudos to you for having a good heart and still pursuing your passion of cardistry. Luckily when your hand does recover, you will have a couple of tutorials waiting for you to work on.

In my personal opinion, the lighter is not necessary. Wayne Houchin may disagree with that and for good reason. It's more convincing if you use a lighter but I believe you can get away with it without using a lighter. You'll just have to come up with a crafty misdirection for a particular move...

I feel bad because Lloyd honestly isn't that bad of a creator. His effect Iris is actually pretty decent and even Steadfast is pretty cool to perform. I just hate that I spent $30 on an effect that only looks good on video. Perhaps if they made Change a bit cheaper I wouldn't have been as...

It's easy to fall under the glitz and glammer of a high quality produced trailer that is designed to make you believe that this purchase will make you the ultimate wizard of all time. But a lot of the time these trailers have been so doctored up that it hides what the effect really is. Sometimes...

Interesting question. I think all the prizes that Theory11 is pumping out are really cool. The one that I would least be a fan of, but still accept because it's cool, is the Monarch Spade Wall Print. I simply just don't have a place to put it at this time. I would definitely keep it if I got...

I think it's okay to use someone else's trick as long as you bought it legally when that person wished to for it to be distributed or gave you permission to perform it. Part of what makes magic complicated is that there isn't really any copyright laws or patents that can protect your...

I usually have a few random items on me because once people find out I do magic they have to see a trick to validate my claim. What I usually have on me is rubber bands and the Invisible Card if I feel like doing it that day. I wear usually around three rubber bands around my wrist/watch...

I had my best friend who is a film major help me with my trailer and tutorial. We devoted several weekends to doing nothing but filming and editing. In fact, one weekend we had zero hours of sleep between the both of us between filming and editing. But I was pretty happy with the end result...

Welcome! I hope you enjoy your time communicating over the forums. Feel free to message me at anytime just to say hey if you want. Best wishes, -Tyler

My favorite creators are Yigal Mesika, Mark Mason, Paul Harris, Blake Vogt, Calen Morelli, and Eric Ross. My favorite performers are Copperfield, Blaine, Penn and Teller, Dynamo, Shin Lim, Dan White and Darcy Oake. My favorite YouTube magicians are Justin Flom and Rob Anderson. Overall, my...

Thanks! I really appreciate it.

Hello everyone! I recently just had my first creation published through the Amazon CreateSpace program. This is awesome for me because I get to control the product and set it's price point. It was my first ever creation, and now that I have finally finished all the bugs with it, I want to...

I just recently discovered "Stuck" about a month ago and I like it as well. It's way better than my impromptu version but I definitely need to practice with it more so that I can perform it confidently. I am also a big fan of your creations as well. I have always had a soft spot for creations...