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That's tough. As you have learned, there are a lot of variable that go into the routine. It is, unfortunately trial and error. One technique to view the effect as a lay spectator is to write down what happens in the effect. Even using the word "effect" rather than "tricks" evidences a focus on...

I very much consider myself a student of Ascanio, Giobbi's and Tamariz. To answer your question, I don't write the pros and cons down. I wish I was that organized! What typically ends up happening is that I decide I need to do something (force a card, control a card, change a card, reverse...

Marc's Shapeshifter change is great. Unfortunately, I see a lot of folks performing it badly - probably because they learned it on YouTube. The change that is in Erdnase, was actually developed by Houdini. There is a great variation by Justin Miller on Army of 52 DVD. There also is a great...

What he said. Don't just learn "moves." Learn how to use those moves. Royal Road will teach you the moves and then effects where you use them. Card College is better, but if you are just starting out and don't want to make that investment, get Royal Road a spend at least three months mastering...

Eugene Burger doesn't use a double lift in his performances. The more you learn about card magic, the less important a double lift becomes. The pass is usually used o control a single card rather than its intended purpose of reversing a cut to maintain the order of a deck. Neither are...

Generally, the people submitting reviews to MAGIC and Genii are established names in magic. Looking over the last few issues of Genii, the reviewers are John Lovick, David Regal, Eric Mead, David Oliver, Dustin Sinett, Jamy Ian Swiss and Danny Orleans. All of whom have extensive knowledge and...

It is their job to talk to you and make you feel comfortable. That encourages sales. Once you started performing for them they stopped doing their job. Reread Andy W and Randy's posts. If the same thing happens to you in other situations, then look closely at what Steerpike and Christopher...

A couple of tips for getting people to volunteer: 1. Don't use a volunteer for the first effect - establish yourself first. Have the first effect something that sets the tone for your performance. If people are having fun, then they will volunteer. 2. Don't ask. Just say, "I need someone...

"What I say is in quotes but [raises finger to make a point] what I'm doing is in brackets [smiles]." I don't focus too much on the "inner reality" as part of the script. I typically have a method section before the script. In fact, most of my scripts have the following sections: Prop List...

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How long have you been studying magic? What materials (DVDs, Books, etc.) do you have? What are your favorite effects? The answers to those questions will give us a better gauge of your experience. The answer ito your question depends on where do you want to go. Do you want to enhance your...

I think you are making two errors here. The first is that you are starting with the "tricks" and trying to fit them into your character. It should be the other way around. Start with your character and then build the show around the character. The result is that you have effects listed...

Three thoughts: The juggler comment was directed toward your overhandling of the cards. The multiple cuts look like you are juggling with the cards in that they don't serve any purpose but saying "see what I can do. It turns everything into a presentation of skill. I'm pretty sure many of...

Sam: I admire your love and enthusiasm for magic. However, I have to give you some advice which you aren't going to like. Your Youtube performances (at least, 15 through 19 which I watched) are awful. First, you do not have the moves down or are not doing them correctly. In your #16+17...

Good question. Do you want to make them all disappear at once or do they need to go one at a time? Also, are they supposed to disappear in a magical way -- that is, is the character making them disappear supposed to have magic powers? What are the boxes and what is in them?

Definitely need to know context - why are they disappearing and where do they have to reappear? Also, do you have a table? if so, black art is a possibility or you can use lapping. If it needs to be visible, maybe a flipstick vanish in combination with a pull. I realize that we are talking...

I think you are looking for what Rev is talking about. See Card College, Volume 3, p. 532.

The favorites that I'm working on now are my version of Tom Stone's Benson Burner and Jim Steinmeyer's Concerto for Pasteboards. Favorite trick that I don't perform - Kalin and Ginger's version of Alan Wakeling's Thin Sawing.