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Luis, let's chat. . . There's so much that goes into creating this sort of program and your outline. . . well, it won't give you what you envision. Not to sound like a broken record but the foremost important thing in mentalism ISN'T the tricks/effects, its YOU. . . who are you? what is...

While there are those exceptions that "make it" as a magician the majority of us never will. In fact most magicians will do fewer than a dozen shows a year and most of those they will do simply because of the opportunity. In the real world Magic Acts are seen as "Filler" in a Revue Show or as...

The levitation is known as a Flying Carpet, popular kid's show illusion and relatively simple to make HINT: look at the levi in the Mark Wilson Course and then think about what you see on the video, I'll bet you can figure it out. Thing is, you could probably buy one for about what it would...

I'm not quite certain what you mean. . . Transpositions -- causing someone to move from point A to B via magic -- are typically easy to pull off while a Double-Exchange (also viable given the masks and costumery used in this show) can prove a wee bit more complicated and yet, would pack a big...

I did Pipin when I was in High School and we borrowed from Broadway featuring a modified Broom Suspension. Unfortunately the one from Broadway isn't exactly practical in that it didn't work the same as the standard prop. To my knowledge only three such units exist and they are the provenance...

That look is all over Hollywood though Max was probably one of the more public entities to be seen in it. Now if You Want a Twilight Zone Moment. . . imagine walking down Hollywood Blvd. and seeing Max in all black walking with Randi in all white. . . I'm sorry but it really seemed as if you...

First things first, DON'T TRY DOING MENTALISM! You obviously haven't the showmanship skills to pull it off a.k.a. you're too inexperienced. Mentalism, in order to do it right, requires a lot of maturity and even more in way of showmanship skills and people management. I know you have probably...

Though my performance days are probably over, I still play with ideas about a new show; my endeavor over the past few years have focused on Steampunk and the creation of a whimsical charlatan who's traveled the world collecting oddities and wonders and who just happens to specialize in things...

I did back to back articles about this issue in VISIONS a few months back and my first and foremost argument is when did it become socially correct to not share your toys and play fair with others? I don't know of a single mage from my age-group who hasn't and doesn't share books, videos. etc...

It depends on what such things mean to you. I'd not pay .50 cents for them in that I'm not obsessed with card magic nor do I know who Dan & Dave are (not kidding). . . these are people outside my specific field of magic so I don't know them and thus, no value exists. To you on the other hand...

I caught bits and pieces of the discussion, it brought back some fond memories. Franz offered a lot of very solid insights for those wanting to move in the direction of grand illusion. I'm especially glad that he showed the tough times and challenges tied to the craft rather than glossing over...

There's a number of sources on Dual Reality including some material in the Psychological Subtleties trilogy I believe as well as the earlier works of Patrick Redford and Kenton Knepper (who was probably one of the earlier workers to use this principle). I've heard of but yet to see a book that...

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We all go through cycles when it comes to our passions, especially when we take one such love and allow it to become "a job" -- there's no quicker way to sour your view on things. I've learned that running a store tied to Renaissance Fair and New Age themes really made me jaded, FAST but I had...

If you are looking at using actual text book text there are hundreds of things available to you and not all them "book test" type sequences. Ted Lesley has a cute twist using his Teleport Envelope in which a page in a book is apparently removed and ends up in the sealed empty envelope for an...

Ok, let's not confuse what "real" or even "reality" is when it comes to the real world vs. that of Criss Angel Tv shows where "creative editing" and special effects styled technology are constantly justified. Criss does not do much in way of legit magic when he's on Television, he almost always...

I'd doubt that it includes the shirt given the price. That brand of shirt would retail for at or very close to the $35.00 price tag and if my theory is correct, you would need to wear the same shirt whenever you do the effect or else have several shirts at the ready that are pre-set. Not...

Correction... Tarbell has been, to my understanding, re-established. I know that a Canadian company owns the rights to distribute Tarbell in it's original format (a series of correspondence courses akin to the original 13 Steps) and supposedly these will be coming to market sometime this...

Probably not given all the copyright silliness that's out there now days. Besides, these are books every magic buff should physically have on their book shelves at all times for the sake of research. I honestly don't know how this gadget addicted generation is going to survive when they find...

ROFLMAO I can't top that. . . but I will try to shine a different light on things. Let's start with the fact that you will "soon" have a show. . . "Why aren't you prepared?" Don't accept the gig if you don't have the act -- you can't sell a product if it doesn't exist. I know, you said you...