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A while back I was trying to find a color change for a single card. I got a little bit lost with what theory11 had to offer and it would have been nice to have a reference like this. So here it is a complete list of the color changes that Theory11 offers. List of Color Changes Transcode-...

It troubles me that many new magicians don't understand who Dai Vernon is and what he did to influence modern magic. I wonder if we could discuss some of his creations and innovations. I am not the best person for this so I'll need your help guys. I'm reminded of a thread a while ago where a few...

Hey, everyone I've seen a whole bunch of new people on the forums in the last couple weeks especially first time posters on the Saturday Night contests. I'd like to get to know all of you! I know there's a couple of similar threads like this out there on the forum but it kinda needs to be...

On these forums we see a lot of people ask for feedback on fairly advanced moves like color changes, the pass, or false deals. Often what is posted looks wonderful. I have seen a few very "invisible" passes and very "clean" color changes. It's good to receive feedback but we need to be sensitive...

In magic marketing we hear the title "Holy Grail" thrown around a lot. The "Holy Grail" of chop cups, the "Holy Grail" of coins across, the "Holy Grail" of all card tricks. When we think of this we usually think of any card at any number: "The spectator shuffles and examines a deck of cards...

When I perform I use multiple decks of cards. In my stand up I use an invisible deck that remains in full view the whole time as well as 2 decks of cards in an effect that I do. In walk around I will load my self up with a couple decks of cards and most the time I'll do a couple tricks with...

I thought this was funny :)

Today at work I tried out a new routine that consists of a multi-phased card transpo. The method requires a top change to force a card. Usually I consider my top change to be nearly bulletproof but this time I had a coworker in the perfectly wrong spot and I hesitated just a bit as I did it...

Last year I submitted a flourishy production of a chosen card. It was rejected on the Wire but I continue to use it today. A little while ago I got a comment from a fellow magician who asked where I had learned it. I told him I had developed it independently. It got me to thinking, could it...

I was interested in magic at a very young age and I was largely inspired at first by the World's Greatest Magic specials as well as public television. I wanted to list a few of the performances I still remember being inspired by and links to performances where I can find them. 1. Perhaps my...

Hey guys so I'm super stoked :) I'll be attending my first ever magic convention this next week, IMX! I'm a little nervous and I want to make sure I'm prepared. What do you bring to a magic convention? I doubt they allow video during the lectures but would you ever take a voice recorder...

Hey everyone! I'm really nervous about this I love card magic and have been performing for years but I rarely ask for criticism from my peers so please don't harsh me too bad but let me know what you think. This is my own ace cutting sleight. I have used it for the past three or so years as...

Hey I know Christen joked about this on expose' but is Theory11 going to be at IMX?

I was listening to the Andy Nyman podcast that was just posted and it got me thinking a bit. There was a question that had to do with the sciences explaining our magic. In Nyman's magic the audience attributes his magic not to mystical magical powers but to some type of "science". Nyman explains...

I like to look at magic and its similarities to the other arts. One thing that gets me is the idea of a "cover band". These are the bands that play nothing but other peoples material. They don't write any of their stuff they regurgitate what has already been written with very little...

I was just thinking about the Wire and some of the very cool material that is being released. The biggest impact on magic that I can see it making is Mobile phone and ipod magic. There is enough original material here on the Wire using cell phones and Mp3 players that it could almost have its...

I thought this was funny and had to share it. If Jamie's out there I hope you know I love your work! Also if you haven't heard theory11 has some awesome Monarchs in a bottle available, I guess there's only a few available so act fast if you like what you see :)...

Back when I was in High School I used to watch one of those shows about celebrities homes. I don't think it was Celebrety Homes and Hideaways but it was something like it. Well I remember one episode in particular that I only caught the tail end of. It was David Copperfield's home! I...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGuIIPbXNZI&feature=youtu.be I stumbled upon this ruse that shows both sides of a business card blank. I want to say that I read it somewhere but I'm not sure about the source. Does anybody know who created it?

Hey everyone, I feel like older magicians are very keen on asking young guys what their character is. I think it would help us to be able to define our own characters if we understand how to identify others characters. Perhaps we could make a list of what we get from other magicians characters...