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Not a problem. To be fair, it was buried quite deep.

http://forums.theory11.com/showthread.php?t=5680 Don't forget to search it up.

I think that the learning curve is more difficult for flourishing, but that it gets easier. Sleight of hand may begin easier, but I think that it gets exponentially harder as you move towards perfection. That last 10% of virtually every sleight takes years to learn. Take the pass for example...

Um, OK. You haven't really justified any of your arguments rationally here. I understand if it's a matter of opinion. Some people like "Shoot 'Em Up," some people like "There Will Be Blood." The former is visually engaging and fun to watch, but it doesn't engage like the latter. There's no...

Damn, you're right! We are foiled again. On another and totally unrelated note, I just got The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings and it is quite frankly phenomenal. There are effects buried in there that delve so deep into a spectator's consciousness that they come out the other side. And...

Precisely. It trains you to think of it less as a move and more as a natural action.

The Ultimate Ripoff by Paul Harris. That way, the card can be borrowed and you only need one.

Looks similar to Ego...

I recently purchased The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings, which is phenomenal. The author, Mike Maxwell, discusses a really quite effective technique for practicing sleights. I thought I'd share it because I figured it might help a lot of people out. In essence, what he says is that one...

One thing to consider is that people are always engaged with the question of how. I'm trying to engage my audiences with the question of why. I want them to wonder what it means for them to wonder. Try and make the magic more introspective. I can't for the life of me remember who...

Actually, Hand to Mouth is a great opener in my opinion. I think that every safe point of contact you can manage to give your spectator exponentially boosts the effect of the trick. Every time they get a chance to be a part of the magic, it makes the overall experience more visceral.

A great deal of modern magic has become what I've heard Eugene Berger refer to as "stunt magic," wherein the effect becomes nothing more than a pleasant novelty with a deck of cards. Even with magicians like Ricky Jay, who openly admit to using sleight of hand, there is greater presentational...

Absolutely. I am, in particular, drawn to the magic of Syd Segal. My personal favorite effect being Thank You Le Paul. Segal explains that the final change of the indifferent card to an ace. "So far, the changes have escalated in their 'impossibility' with every phase. The first card...

I've noticed a general trend of most card magic that is moving towards a purely aesthetic state. What I mean to say is that card magic seems to more and more be about demonstrating purely visual impossibilities than about true illusion. Perhaps this is due to patter becoming nothing more...

That sounds really great. Are there other applications? Perhaps you could use it as a card through table (two at once!). My advice? Sit on it. Don't release it. Just keep it and work on it and see where it goes. Hoe that helps, and good luck!

Well, hell, if we get right down to it, films are illusions in of themselves. I actually find it quite interesting that if you look at half the profiles of the people here, film making is a hobby or interest. That's got to say something about magicians and movies. But I guess you're right...

Yo Mitch, out of curiosity, what college do you go to? Also, just to add on a bit to what you were saying about camera placement, it's good to add some movement into camera work. Allow the camera to be dynamic, to let it react to the actions taking place. That doesn't mean to just zoom. In...

Kaps is the man. He's probably one of my favorite performers, just in terms of his acting. Great actor, great magician.

In short: kind of.

I have both and can honestly say that it's a toss up. Both are good, but they are different. Surfaced is good for those who want something long-term in terms of development. The moves taught are versatile, powerful and very difficult. Dangerous is a better short-term investment, as one...