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Teehee. And folks, this is why we should stay in school. Just teasing. The novel, David Copperfield is quite famous, thus I am surprised you did not know they were referring to the novel, and not the magician.

I forgot to actually say what I studied. I knew that I wanted to work abroad, so after giving up computer science, I majored in Japanese Socio-Linguistics and Technical Japanese (dual Degree). I moved to Japan a few months after graduating and have lived here ever since. I worked as a...

Just a heads up for those who think "school isn't for me." 99 out or 100, those people will get into their late twenties, and claim they would give anything to go back and do it all over again, study harder, obtain marketable skills. Even those who do graduate with a college degree end up...

I would make the video private, and keep it for obtaining feedback only. Here are a few things that really stand out: You telegraph your "get readies" a lot. The breaking of the writs to get a one card break, the addons, the drop offs, etc... Try and find motivations for all of your...

Can you elaborate why they must be held, returned, and then controlled? Perhaps having the spectator just peak the card, and then use a side steal, like in Fusilade. Or, if you do it more slowly, use a different control each time? Miller Cascade, then a simple pass, dribble force...

When is the show? If it is within three months from now, you should decline the gig. You should not be accepting paid gigs that you are obviously not prepared for. Sorry for the brutal honesty.

Magic often involves "thinking outside the box", but how about "thinking about the box"? Find the most creative way to use a playing card box in a new way, without having to destroy or mutilate the box too much (the box should still resemble a playing card box for the most part).

I really like the idea of the stage performance. You could even try it with 2 people (the guy being a plant and girl being freely selected) (having the plant for you know what reasons). In addition, one thing that people havent touched upon yet is, dont forget to get the audience to thank the...

You basically show three separate times that the cards are all facing the same way prior to the shuffle. And, to be honest, you do it in a very sloppy way. Since you are using a table in the first place, just spread the cards once before you start and that is all the clarity your spectators...

Liquid Metal (Liquid Metal 2) Pressure Smoke Giant ID trick on stage is pretty visual. Heck, a simple Erdnase change can be visual. The idea of being "visual" is quite vast and encompasses many different types of "visuality" (this was a redundant sentence and now I am over explaining the...

Remember that depending on the setting and how intimate it is... usually only the first table is the hardest to approach. If things go well at the first table or first group (depending on venue), then the one you go to next will already be anticipating your arrival!

I do not open with "Hello, my name is... and I am a magician, bla bla..." Depending on the setting of course, I might open with, "good evening, how is everyone doing tonight? Are you having a nice time? Well, actually, my name is ... and I have been invited here tonight to help entertain...

Wait.. what? You are in Japan? Kanagawa?? haha, if you couldn't guess already, I live in Tokyo - Shinjuku to be exact.

The Tokyu Hands are standard department stores that almost EVERYONE would know, provided you ask them after getting off at the correct station. Magic Land is hidden on a side street, I believe on the third floor of an old building, in the middle of a business area (not commercial)：...

It is a great start. It is great that you put the time in and math to figure out how the two farros will work with the 5 hand game. Now lets talk about how you can improve it! I believe you have a great placeholder until you can put together a series of false riffle shuffles, stock controls...

The French Drop (home of Ponta the Smith) is based in Osaka, but it isn't really a store, it is a magic bar. In Tokyo, you can go to Magic Land, the last real Magic shop that is still running well. It is close to Kayabachou station on the Hibiya or Tozai Subway Line. Other than that, you can...

If you think the DPS' only function is to control a card, you are thinking way too small. You can use the DPS as a color change, can DPS from the top of the deck, can DPS more than one card, can DPS from a small packet of cards, etc... Nothing says you have to replace the card immediately...

You said that the OP would not get much use out of the DPS. In that one statement, you assumed you knew everything about his presentation style, his approach to close-up magic, the venues and situations that he will be performing in, and the type of magic he is interested in. Now, if he was...

I LoL'ed in real life. Made my day!

I don't mean to sound harsh, but her in lies the problem. If you had the appropriate experience and had done the proper preparation, you would know that some of the tricks you have chosen do not suit the restaurant scene. Let's compare two different people preparing for a restaurant gig...