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Brett: In a typical magic effect, I think that the audience assumes that the magician did "something" to accomplish the effect other than what the magician actually did. For example, the magician "somehow" hid the signed card in the box rather than it dematerializing from the deck and...

Shuffling Lesson is great as is Out of This World (there are a number of variations which can suit anyone's style). B. Smith's Frequency and Eric Ross's Election are also great effects for that. If you look at Scarne on Card Tricks or Encyclopedia of Card Tricks, there are a number of...

Congratulations on starting Royal Road. It will give you a great foundation as you progress. My favorite effect is Intuition With Cards. The presentation in Royal Road is somewhat dated. It is very formal and reflects the way magic was presented in the 1940s. I wouldn't follow it word for...

Generally, the effect is known as Doc Eason's Anniversary Waltz. It is available in a booklet (published around 1994), on Doc Eason's Bar Magic DVD Volume 3 and on an L&L World's Greatest Magic DVD titled "Anniversary Waltz" (with several variations). Doc is credited with the presentation...

Bryant: There shouldn't be a failure rate if performed correctly. The handling is very easy and you can master it pretty quickly. I have a couple of tips that will help you with performing it if you are interested. If you want to make a custom back invisible deck, you can send me a PM and...

Baseball bats typically hit very hard. However, the impact on the audience doesn't always leave a favorable impression.;) See what I did there? OK, my point is not to buy into all the magic marketing lingo. Really, nobody would market an effect saying "Puts them to sleep" "Bores them like...

Well, it's complicated. Really, it is. I opened the deck last night and looked at the cards and there is no way I could explain it using a thousand words. Actually, I completely forget how the effect works, so what is on the cards is gibberish. The best way I can help you is to take some...

Justin: I think that the "chance to change their mind" is a convincer that only works for magicians. As magicians we are thinking "its a force" and the chance to change their mind makes us wonder "maybe it isn't." For lay folk, the chance to change their mind is confusing. The participant...

Best resource for learning it. Make sure it is done as what is called an "in-transit" motion. Your hands, arms and body are all in motion (the bigger motion covers the smaller motion), there is a justification for your hands coming together and it is done smoothly and relaxed. Merely...

I learned it from Scarne on Card Tricks in a trick called Nomenclature which uses a variation. I suspect it is even older than that and RRTCM.

The magician's choice can be applied to anyone. The key is to justify it in your presentation. All you need to know is in Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic.

Use whatever deck you like. If someone asks about it, just tell them that you liked the way the cards look, so you bought the deck. Also, as a beginner check out Scarne on Card Tricks and Hugard's Encyclopedia of Card Tricks. Scarne's book doesn't require sleight of hand and Encyclopedia of...

Agreed. There is more to it than just the change. I learned it directly from Marc and he gave me some great pointers on how to get into and out of it naturally. I think a lot of people who use it learned it from Youtube and didn't learn the nuances in the handling.

I'd love to hear your thoughts... you know how much of a Steinmeyer fanboy I am. Actually, just performed a show yesterday with adaptations of three of his effects (two from Conjuring and one from Genii).

Explain that you have around 20 cards. Tell the spectator to pick a number somewhere in the middle between 1 and 20. Let's say they pick the number 8. Show them what you want them to do by dealing eight cards to the table. Turn over the top card and tell them that would have been their card...

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I think that the issue with many "professional" magicians is a lack of creativity - both in the effects they choose and in the way they present those effects. This thread made me look at the material I perform. PARLOR SHOW The parlor show I'm currently developing starts with the linking...

Bryant: The answer depends on whether the cards are trademarked or copyrighted. If they are trademarked (like Bicycle cards) then you can make decks for you personal use because a trademark protects against people using the design to sell something. If they are copyrighted, you would not be...

I've seen some of the great card guys perform. After a while it becomes a guy playing with a deck of cards while you watch. All of the tricks seem to be the same demonstration of skill with a singular prop "full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." I've also seen folks like Dani DaOrtiz...