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Damn. I was excited about this. Jumped on to download Watermark at a discount then came here and saw some jackasses ruined the fun. That sucks. :(

Mark Mason has some great work on Card Under Glass from his DVD set Real World Magic. This is one of the routines Mark Mason is really known for, and he does it very well. Definitely worth checking out.

I think the best place to start is with Lee Earle's The Gentle Art of Cold Reading. He gives you all the foundation material in cold reading, which is exactly what you want when starting out. Comes with an audio CD too so you can review the material on your iPod. This is the best place to...

You say that as if all working professionals are in agreement with you. They're not.

Very cool. Never seen anyone actually perform it until now, but I really like it. I'm going to bust out Mneumonica and give it a closer look.

I think it depends on what kind of stage magic you are referring to. Are we talking Tossed out Deck or a helicopter production? I think it all depends on the effect and the magician. I know the last time Copperfield came down to my area, a bunch of laymen I know went, and none of them could...

I'm not looking for plots or books to research. I'm just curious if anyone has any specific favorites that come to mind when they think of a performer on stage with nothing in their hands but a standard sized deck of cards. No close-up video cameras and screens, no tables (as the audience...

What comes to mind when you think of card effects (standard deck size, not jumbo cards) that would play well for a large audience? I saw Mac King in Vegas last summer and one of the things I really loved about his show was how he took close-up magic effects and found ways to make them play for...

Just wait until college. Or when you have a full-time job and a family to take care of.

Smile in your picture. When people look at your card you want them to think hiring you is going to be a fun event, not a sad serious one. You don't have to be all pearly whites--a sly grin will do if it fits you, but do find a way to communicate energy in your picture. Also, I'm not sure I'd...

The problem people have with him using camera tricks and stooges is that he overuses the same two methods. You say "his goal is to fool spectators and that he does." I strongly disagree. If I'm out performing and someone happens to bring up Criss Angel, someone always says something about...

Not true. This has been discussed extensively on the Magic Cafe'. If anyone remembers Chuck Leach trying to sue David Blaine for using the Raven on his first TV special, he pretty much embarrassed himself. Here's a link to a thread with some good discussion on the topic. I'll just pull out two...

Came across this video today and it made me think of this thread Dan started. Just wanted to share it. Astonishing how technology can change someone's life so drastically like this. You can see that feeling of wonder all over the kid's face as he hears sound for the first time.

Wow--lots of great minds at work there. The effect definitely fit the environment. I love magic like that. Great work on both the creative and execution sides. :)

Just watched the video. Great stuff, guys! Not familiar with Michael Arrington or his company, but man did he ever look confused and lost on that stage. Loved the way you guys incorporated technology and had the predictions printed on the check. (Reminded me a bit of Nate Staniforth's Lottery...

All depends on what kind of stage act you're looking for. I could fit my entire stage act into a ziploc freezer bag if I had to. What kind of material are you interested in?

I think you are making quite the claims here. Same could be said for the thumb tip and many other utility devices and effects. Seems you believe the only good magic is difficult magic, and I think this mentality is much more often wrong than it is right. Good magic is good magic--it has nothing...

Can't say why, but there is a reason. Also, I don't think anyone who does this effect "carries a nail on a stand everywhere they go." If you did want to for some odd reason though, it would be quite simple as all you need is a circular piece of card board and a nail to push through it...

This is something Garrett Thomas has talked about in his lectures--knowing yourself as a performer and your style of magic so well you know right away when an effect will work for you and when it won't. I don't know right away all the time, but I'd say about 90% of the time I do now. It took a...

If you want your posts to be taken seriously you should probably work on coming across less offensive and ignorant.