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I was thinking the same things, Steerpike... If someone was weirded out when you wanted to show them a card effect, you need to work on your approach, and possibly your performance personality. I have never, ever, in 12 years of magic, had someone weirded out when I brought out a deck of...

Check out OpenOffice. Its free, and the word processor allows you to export to PDF. -ThrallMind

The words at the beginning of the video do state he is just learning, and everybody has to start somewhere. I'm going to give the benefit of the doubt and assume he was looking for constructive criticism. That being said, if you were looking for people to say "Wow, thats awesome!" then you...

First off, bad form, attacking all the members at once. Second off... A YouTube magician is someone who learns an effect, either by buying it or illegally acquiring it, then as soon as they practice once, thinks they have it down and posts the video of it on YouTube, exposing it...

I don't know about feeling Randall...but hearing him makes the DVD purchase worthy alone. -ThrallMind

I'm also one of those Mark Wilsons Complete Course in Magic starters. Found the book recently, in fact. Good times. -ThrallMind

We are gonna be seeing a lot of your hunger finding outlet into your posts now, aren't we? -ThrallCookie

Such a life altering statement! The simplicity. The imagery. The sheer genius! Or, the words of someone who is hungry. ;) -ThrallMind

My first suggestion would be to not learn new effects just for the show. I would do what you already know. This way you are more comfortable with it, and know you have practiced a good bit. How big is the audience going to be? This will help to figure out what may be good for you to...

Magic isn't deteriorating. If anything, there is a boom. David Blaine, Criss Angel, and Derren Brown have all brought magic into mainstream view. Magic is cool and no longer geeky, as it were. With this comes a price, though. Whenever something becomes popular, everyone wants to do it...

Did you mean www.deviantart.com? ;P

The small hand thing is no issue. I have the same problem, and have been able to do every effect I have tried in Art of Astonishment (AoA), and the other books. As for a quick rundown: AoA === This series is not easy to put into one category, or to list the general effects. It ranges from...

First off, welcome to the forums! Now, onto your questions... If you don't have easy access to a magic shop, the best books I could recommend are Paul Harris' Art of Astonishment. Everything in the books can be found around your house (for the most part, those that don't a quick trip to most...

So you are saying a place where magicians can meet and discuss things, but it is free, and to get access you must prove yourself? Hmm, sounds like something that should be invite only instead of asking to be invited. In either case, it may cause too much elitism among the members as some would...

This is the way I look at it. This thread seems to have become pretty heated. Especially with all the four asterisk word posts ;) I know people here do not want to see out younger members mess up their life, however... People who think that school is not beneficial to them will not have...

Congrats man! It is an awesome feeling, isn't it? -ThrallMind

I agree with d4v1dm15n3r. If you make your jokes last too long, the audience may find you corny, and above all, it may detract from the effect you are doing. I usually do not plan on any jokes ahead of time in my patter. I use little jokes as tension breakers. I never like my audience to...

Patter and handling can make an effect unique. Think of any effect, routine, whatever that you learned. Many beginners when starting out tend to repeat the patter the teacher gives word for word. Doing every move as it is done, piece by piece. To be unique, you can rehash the effect. Step...

Wow. I must say, no better way to be welcomed back to college than hearing Wayne and Dana sing about a heart stopping effect...in the tune of twinkle twinkle little star... -ThrallMind

I believe his name was Randal. He was the highlight of the performance part of the Stigmata DVD. If he is also in Control, I cant wait to see his reaction to it. -ThrallMind