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I thought 'Nightmare was done with three. Didn't know you could just do it with one. Let me get back to you on that one.

First off, I'm rather new to magic; 7 months to be exact. While there is endless literature to be had for magic--especially card magic. The thing I'm wondering is not what tricks are essential, but that EFFECTS are essential. What SHOULD a magician know in terms of card magic effects. As of...

I have developed a rather un-natural liking to magic that is absolutely crazy tough to learn and perform. Even though the spectators will never know how hard they will be (which they shouldn't--it should LOOK easy and fluid), I'm still drawn towards it because they are uncommonly used. At the...

Spoken or silent. Both have their pros and cons. i would say fiber optics would be great. The routine looks great if you can do all of it fluently. I'd say you're on the right track. Although wouldn't thimble work be too small for stage work? Because it is a silent routine; two things...

If I understand the question correctly--at least how I'm interpreting it; the only ones I can think of are Hot Shot and a couple Haunted Deck routines

Would the books need to be gimmicked? =runs=

I would say that criteria here would either be skill with a regular deck or a deck that you have already 'placed cards into position. But gimmicked cards for something like a packet trick? That's a slippery slope. I would say that because IT IS a card and nothing else to it would classify it...

Well, you have: the card spin, fan spin, pirouette (not sure if they are the same thing). Check out the 'One-handed SNC'. One guy had a one-handed card spin there that's definitely worth a look. Prism and fan spin are the only two I know of that spin the whole deck in some fashion.

Flourishes that you end up spinning an entire deck of cards? Or flourishes that involve any sort of spinning?

I started Cardistry back in July of last year. The free tutorials on Youtube have been a massive help to me. But don't ever be afraid to learn things outside your skill level; that's how you get better. Honestly, if it looks hard; LEARN IT. And you shouldn't be afraid of card tricks and...

In all honesty, some of the simplest tricks can be the most amazing tricks in the right hands and with mindfulness to presentation. So your answers in this thread are going to wildly vary. For example, I have a huge fascination with difficult one handed tricks. I think Mechanics Pass/Shift...

All right. I'm already 0-2 and out of the running. Good luck to all involved

It all depends on what tricks get your fancy and what you actually want to do. I'm into card magic and the only DVD I have is Impossible Card Magic by Ray Kosby. Which I would only recommend to people who are into difficult card magic...or just flat out crazy. I have 6 books that were high...

Also, what would the distinction be between 'Intermediate' and 'Difficult' ratings for the Wire? I THINK this is an intermediate flourish, but I've also been working on it to an obsessive degree. Any thoughts?

Seeing as how I needed to reshoot 'Part 3' in both the left and right hands; I don't think an entire reshoot is out of the question. I'll take the video off of Youtube in 2 days. If anyone in this thread still wants the video to try it on their own, I will email it. Thanks everyone!

Thank you! I have some PVC pipes in the garage that I can see if I can make a white cloth rig. And I can give it some more practice and reshoot. That last part is such a nightmare. The nails; if they are on while shooting, they stay. We'll see! Thanks again!

I hate watching TV, but I'll give this one a GO! 1. Best Picture - The Grand Budapest Hotel 2. Best Actor (Leading Role) - Eddie Redmayne 3. Best Actress (Leading Role) - Julianne Moore 4. Best Animated Feature Film - Song of the Sea 5. Best Director - Richard Linklater (Boyhood) 1. Best...

While I'm not able to do it as of yet, but I think Raise Rise is amazing! But for the time being, I always have a deck on hand to do Joel Paschall's 'Ace Cut'

All right, here's the entire left handed tutorial for those interested. Still need to re-shoot 'part 3' for the right handed tutorial and need to finish up a couple more clips for the intro. I just watched it and I found in one part that I call my middle finger my thumb--so I'll need to...

Let's see. It's one handed, and this is the first 2-card twirl I have seen--AND it has a tutorial attached to it. I'm going to learn this one!