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Ever had a source of inspiration so profound that you absolutely wanted to put together a piece of magic to bring it to life? I know I have. For years I've been trying to find a simple, but powerful way to bring the story of "The Little Match Girl" to life in my close up show for the holidays...

The immediate thought that ran through my mind is "I hate this music selection." I hate rap, and thus the music selection is an immediate turn off for me. Your handling of the cards could use a lot of work. I'd say keep practicing. Your grip doesn't look natural. You also have some...

What are you needing it for? Couldn't you just use a clip shift? Not being a prat, just genuinely curious.

It's a great book. The author is very well respected for being an authority on the presentation of close up magic.

It's okay. I'll pass. You've called me out on my shenanigans, which is fair. I'm going to go lick my wounds elsewhere. I'm not one to show disrespect or go roundy with a mod here, and I certainly don't want to start a practice of doing that with you. You've made some solid points and hold a...

Harsh yes perhaps, but sometimes people need a wake up call. Contrary to what you believe I'm all for helping those who want to take this art seriously. I am all in for improving and bettering ourselves and each other. I'll acknowledge your reply and given that I apparently have nothing...

Arrogant!? How dare you sir! I was trying to insinuate that if anyone was going to change the face of cardistry then I would hope it would be you. But if you wish to damn me for my current opinion of this hobby you enjoy, an opinion created not by my efforts mind you but others who carry your...

The day you put a working cardistry show up at the magic castle that doesn't suck is the day I'll publicly change my position on the art form as being something more than magical masturbation for a bunch of hobbyists. Please make me a believer!

So you're telling me you participate in pirating magic?

Why not do a challenge that focuses on the audiences reactions? Live performance filmed for the contest- no canned footage, judges pick the winner based on performance and audience reactions. Bonus points if the effect is a theory11 trick or deck.

What have you considered or looked into this far? Theory 11 has a few. Shane Black has some good work on TNR and I believe Kenner has done it a few times as well.

It's your video. You should do what ever you feel is artistically right for you.

As I've pointed out in another thread, Cardistry doesn't do anything for me because it's like watching a Ben Stiller movie marathon. Once you've seen one video, you pretty much know exactly what to expect in every other one in the line up. Cardists rely on the same thing video after video...

Thanks everyone for your kind remarks with regards to this thread ^_^. Thanks JB for adding into it. Every magic club does have their gemstones buried among the rubble, you just have to dig to find them sometimes. I've outlined a few more of these 10 suggestion lists, I think I may keep...

I'll echo Steer on this one... is this a serious question or are you just being cheeky with me?

what is a watsky? I think I realize now what it is about all the cardistry videos it is that I dislike so much. It's always the same video, just insert different talent. Bust shot, or crotch shot. Never a face. Never any character, or dramatic build up. Always just some bloke twirling...

Actually this is a fairly good lesson here. Planning ahead can make the difference from a bad experience and a positive one. Knowing that you're going to deal with a hot environment and having a change of clothing in case you need it is smart planning.

Not to be a prick but isn't there a forum specifically for the Wire and all it's shenanigans? Shouldn't this be posted in there?

Tricks are not classified as mental magic or mentalism. The PERFORMER is classified as mentalist or mental magician based upon their character and delivery. Further I'll go ahead and add that if you don't know what the difference between the two is already, then you are NOT a mentalist. A...

1) Never Talk Down. Kids are smart. They're a hell of a lot smarter than many adults give them credit for. Don't talk down to or dumb down your message when talking with them. They'll not only sense that they are being patronized (even if they don't know how to correctly identify it) and...