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Good tips over all. I don't think it's necessary to palm non-stop. I think its more important to make sure that your palming technique is solid and then you need to make sure that the palm is conducive to the routine you are performing. Ed Marlo's misdirection palm is deceptive because the...

The double lift is a difficult move, but that doesn't stop it from being performed poorly. It can be done after a few seconds of practice but that doesn't make it good, or even all that passable. The second deal is probably more difficutl than the second deal, most routines require you to...

I think if you are talking about David Blaine style magic, he goes up to a random group of people to show them a trick, then the best places to go are skate parks, college campuses, fairs, or touristy places. The type of magic that David Blaine performs is performed most often by people for...

There's a guy called Steve Trash that does everything with garbage. I'd look up some of his videos.

It's a really hard move to do. Any one handed second deal type move is. It may be helpful to practice a push off second deal to condition your hand to the movement but it is still incredibly difficult.

I hate to be a stinker here but I believe that the best place to perform the matrix is on the floor. It's the traditional place. Michael Ammar still talks about how his knees hurt from all the times he as performed this for other magicians. I've sen video of Chris Kenner performing on the floor...

I'm working on a routine where I memorize what Dick Clark was wearing during the $20,000 Pyramid. I'm pretty stoked for it :)

You have to do it yourself. In the submit a trick section you film yourself doing the trick and if Theory 11 likes it then they work out a deal with you. This may involve them producing it or filming it with you. The odds of this happening is very slim though. Theory 11 has a very solid group...

I perform the Snap Change and the Twirl Change (originally published as the "in lieu of the through the fist move"), I have a few versions of the classic color change as well that I do often. I perform the Cardini Change as well as a change from lateral palm that seems to be all the rage...

I've had this happen a few times. I performed Vernon's triumph and a few people mentioned that they had seen that trick on Fool Us. I assume they are referring to Kostya Kimlat's version of the effect that was on the show. The comment was made very much in the mind set of, "Man! I saw that on TV...

I dunno if it's 100% okay, if you are going to teach a move you should at least give credits and probably even get permission. There isn't the worry of exposure though, and that's significant. Learning the cascade, you can find tutorials on art of magic, helps to get an idea of the timing that...

It doesn't sound incredibly mean when it is written down but I'm sure it hurt when she said it. I tend to be very self deprecating while performing. I'm very aware that other people view what I do as a geeky thing, I don't think it's geeky but that does little for what other people think...

Here on Theory 11 you can modify your signature to advertise what you want to sell. We discourage creating threads that are clearly there just to sell stuff, so let's not make this thread into something like that. If you are interested in buying or selling things here on Theory 11 please use...

I keep my ACR really short, slow and deliberate. 1. I do the losing control first and make it really clear as to what is happening everything is slow. 2. I then really have them lose the card in the deck. I go through with the cards face up to show that their card is "Still in the middle". I...

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If you want free software there is a lot available. If you draw something you can scan it onto the computer and clean it up in a program as simple as paint. You then save it as a jpeg and submit it to the USPC.

There's no age limit, you will have to fill out some tax forms though. If you are under the age of 18 you will need to get your parents or guardians permission.

You would want to start making decks or art yourself, create a portfolio and show how your designs are better than what is out there already. Theory 11 deals with high profile customers. Jimmy Fallon, SNL, NPH, J.J. Abrams etc. These are A-listers. They employ world renowned designers, and...

Most of the time I get into a thumb palm in the process of passing the coin from one hand to the other. It's all one move. I don't do a false transfer, then thumb palm it. I palm it as I do the false transfer. Most of the time I get into a back thumb palm from JW/Cigar grip but in reality I use...

Actual magic scenarios are misrepresented on You Tube and television. Magicians don't just randomly walk up to strangers and do magic. If you are talking about busking then you need to put together a show. When I'm not being paid I perform for family and friends. When I am getting paid I perform...