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You make a good point also - every now and again, you will see someone who is just more interested in method and manipulation than magic. This is why it's important to have a solid grounding in a variety of magic styles - the bizarrist should read Tarbell, and the coin worker, Corinda, in the my...

Congrats on all the new releases JB & T11. Some thoughts... -A mark forums read button would be nice for all forums... -I like Smoke. It looks nice as is, but I think will get the most mileage from experienced performers. It would really be a shame if people got it, and used it only in the...

It's funny, I recently started performing a three phase colour sensing routine not based on Jermay's. I'm more interested in seeing how everyone else who doesn't already perform it will react to it... I wonder how much detail Jermay goes into - whether he presents methods, or effects, per se -...

To be more precise, the ending was disappointing. An effect should build up to a climax. The problem with many ace productions is that once the first two aces are found, the last two are uninteresting. If you have four different productions, they should at least go from least...

In my opinion, too much cutting and shuffling. The trick didn't go anywhere. You found four Aces. Yay. The fourth revelation didn't improve on the first one. Technically, the camera was too blurry to see the sleights clearly, but they appeared alright.

Hey mate - sorry I stopped replying just now. I got distracted with an email I had to send.. Anyway, I'm off to bed, but I'll be sure to try and pop in more often. Nice talking, and sorry again!

A month or two ago, I had a party with a group of magician friends. One of things that came up in the early hours of the morning was a conversation between myself and a good friend of mine who primarily performs card magic and flourishes (I'm a mentalist, incidentally) about failing in magic...

To blindside462, and the others who have posted about Chicago Opener: Definitely look up the heritage of the trick. If you search for "Chicago Opener" in posts by me, you'll find a recent post in which I give all of the major details about how the trick was created, and where. There are so many...

Randy, I believe the term you're looking for is "Chunking". Not at all Aaron. Glad for you to offer your thoughts, and glad I could provoke some thoughts. You know how you think better than anyone else, so do it whatever way suits you. :)

You're the only one who has so far. Let's stop this now. J.Slade, Absolutely, fear is a massive roadblock. You know, the feeling was strange for me - I have over a decade's experience performing in theatre as an actor. Over this time, I still get nerves, I can still feel the nervousness... But...

I agree. I limit my props as much as possible. I currently carry around with me a set of props that include 12 index cards, 8 coin envelopes, and a pen, and I can perform for more than an hour with these if need be. I can also borrow other things like more paper, cards, etc. Since I primarily...

To pick up on something Keo said, the I have to end clean mentality is most often just a sign of laziness, fear, guilt, and poor audience management. So what if you end dirty? With the uncommon exception that you require ending clean in order to transition into another trick for practical...

My opinion, in short, about skill & magic: Does skill take away from the feeling of magic? Undoubtedly, yes. Where there is skill, there is no magic. Skill speaks to method. Magic has no method. Magic is impossible. Where there is skill, there can definitely however be entertainment...

Yes, absolutely, but practice them in context. First, next time you go speak with someone, or do a presentation, make a note of what gestures come naturally to you. For example, I like to walk around in a presentation and gesture in a wave with my right hand. I also tend to sometimes avoid eye...

No offense taken at all! I am more than happy to laugh at myself if I am wrong - and I accept your points. Oh, and the three points came from the previous two posts as well as this one. Haha. I like your points allocation though, not that it means anything...

He is, but he pops in from time to time I believe. He may be more inclined to do so if he receives an email. There are many other suitable people to ask - just not many are here. I'm currently in the process of emailing three extremely knowledgable and experienced mentalists with questions...

Again, you're very good at making me laugh. Your logic is as bad as your grammar. According to your post, there is nothing wrong with a shoplifter stealing because he has done it before. There is nothing wrong with cheating because someone, somewhere, has done it before. Also, according to...

The two things that came to mind are what have been suggested above.

Feel the sleight. Feel the cards. Finesse comes in time when you become more comfortable with a deck of cards in your hand. Once your understand a sleight - practice it, and streamline it. There's nothing that can be done except practice more.

Ok, so essentially you're asking for help with research correct? I hope my fellow members will forgive me for saying so, but very few members here have the knowledge to help you in any significant way. What you need to do is to find and contact those who are REALLY knowledgeable in this area -...