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Alan is an absolute legend, he has great performing chops and an excellent creative mind. I spoke to him some time ago concerning an effect I had came up with which was similar in effect to one of his published pieces. Turns out, I had just independently recreated one of the first methods he...

From what I understand J.K. Hartman's pop-out move uses two hands. Aaron Fisher's uses only one hand. I'm sure there is someone else who could be more helpful on the matter and I certainly hope they post. I love the history behind the moves. - Sean Yep, JK's uses both hands and...

While both effects LOOK nice, it seems they both have a number of problems. Now, that isn't to detract from either of them, as I have no issue with gimmicks, OR angle control, It's just an observation. As it stands, I think RIOT looks better, It just seems more of an impossible effect and looks...

I would recommend reading my essay 'Where do we stand as performers?' on www.24hmagic.blogspot.com, for an insight into the starting points open to us and different approaches to the area. CL

Flashy revelations... -flippant (Looy Simonoff). Taught in a multitude of places, I learned it from AoA. Really good, super cool and pretty versatile little number. -Ezra Tawhill's pop over. Similar in appearance to flippant, only without the wrist movement. This simply looks like the...

I'll take it if nobody else does. CL

I could think of effects that cover one or two of your criteria, but not all of them at the same time. For instance, theres a very simple way that one could supposedly get the signed card into the closed box without even touching it- but It's not impromptu. The closest thing I could suggest...

Hello. I would recommend 'Language in thinking'. The authors name escapes me, but I'll check later and edit duly. Also, 'The lying ape-an honest guide to a world of deception', by Brian King. Excellent treatise on the practice of lying and it's affects on culture. CL

Good suggestions, although the Super Sharpie is actually a self-contained sharpie ink swami gimmick, or nail writer. CL

Check out Greg Wilsons 'Recapped' routine, printed in The first Art of Astonishment book and on his 'Off the Cuff' DVD. Also, Apollo Robbins' 'Son of Recapped' routine from Cultural Exchange 2 is well worth noting. Ahem. Jesse Feinberg recently released a very novel effect which is worth...

How about a switch out of the folded signed selection, paperclip the switched in card and leave on table, as the selection is loaded into fruit. Now, one could very easily (and in a very novel manner) vanish the 'selection' from the paperclip, just to have it reappear in the fruit. Or, for a...

While the visual change of the bill is quite obviously stunning, I don't think the methoid is hugely deceptive, BUT, The clean up really saves it. While the spectator may well say 'I have an idea of how you did that', the beautifully choreographed clean-up really cancels out the suspected...

Hey man. Good job on getting the shot down, it's a muthaa! I hit it with the first joint of my pinky rather than the pad of the first phalange, which drags it off at a flatter tangent. This will reduce the 'flip' so to speak. Also, try jerking at the wrist at the same time, the downward...

Hey man. I'm actually planning on getting some DIY, basic clips of my more visual stuff together, so when I do, I'll post 'em up! It's a knack- not the 'move' but the speed at which you wave. Too fast and it ain't all that visible, but too slow and they obviously see whats going on. The...

I wasn't going to chime in on this because anyone that knows me already knows my feelings on the set, but I just wanna sayy... Other than effects that I have created myself, or effects that I have had a hand in the production or development of, I perform about four or five effects regularly...

I've not done cups for a long time, but after reading Mago Mai's work on a ball vanish and a ball to lemon transformation in Magic's Talk about Tricks colmun a while ago, I was very tempted to dust them off! VERY visual work for cups and balls, in which the ball is very clearly held between...

Presumably this effect could be done with any handheld borrowed object? sounds cool! CL

Sweeeeett!! CL

Yeah this looks okay. I'd love a description of the effects too, actually. I love reading contents lists. Yeah, I'm easily pleased... CL

Actually my friend, I was wrong! It would appear the vid I saw of that particular effect was just a promo for the gimmick, presumably to show just one of the possibilities of the stuff. Yeah, I have an idea of what you're talking about, I'd say so long as you have a novel and effective way...