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I didn't mean to single you out with that comment, it was just a general observation. I've found that sometimes you really need emphasise what's actually happening in a trick as it often flies by so fast spectators can't quite comprehend it. As magicians we have seen effects hundreds of...

If a very strong effect such as Invisible Deck doesn't get a reaction then the problem is in your presentation so I think all you can do is leave and think about what the problem was and work it out. Without actually seeing your whole performance it would be difficult to say what went wrong...

Many of the sleights found in old books have certainly not been surpassed. Theres stuff in Marlo's Revolutionary Card Technique that I seriously doubt you will have seen anywhere else. Although, I found that a lot of it is overly complicated for what I need right now. If you're looking for some...

I seem to remember something like this on another DVD, maybe Distortion and I didn't think twice about it, it seemed like a mildly amusing start to the DVD. I really can't see what the problem is. How is it in any way 'messed up'? TBH I think most members here are above the age of having to...

You can go for it if you want, i'm just saying is that as it is so amazing it will make the spectators search for the answer to it even more than a normal trick would. When the spectators do this they will quickly find one.

You raise some interesting points, I guess the only way to find out is to try it out, i'd be very interested to know if it works. However, I would strongly suggest you don't use a photograph. I think this would be far 'too perfect'. No matter how much you try and prove it the audience will never...

If i'm standing i'll use a classic pass or if i'm at a table then i'll use a table tap pass. However, if the spectators are staring at my hands determined to catch me i'll use an overhand shuffle control or pulp friction.

It's a nice idea but I think the audience would immediately think you used a stooge. I believe this trick would be 'too perfect', the effect is so impossible that it leads the audience to the only possible solution. E.g. A similar situation is a Svengali deck, every card turning into the same...

That would depend on the layout of the room your in, if only a few people can see it then it's certainly not OK. I'd really try and get a projector, i've found that close up tricks in a larger setting i.e. more than 10 people will often fail miserably as people are too far away to really...

As I do almost all card magic, I will do something that's going to break their preconceptions of card tricks. I will make sure it's not a 'Pick a card' trick, as I think as soon as the audience hears those words they will stop caring. Something like TiVo Transpo or the Queens gets their...

If a trick goes wrong I decide what to do next based on the spectator, if they are intentionally causing trouble I will end the performance. If it was my fault I generally just play it down and keep going, if you nail the next effect they will generally completely forget the mess up. However...

I think it was quite obvious that it was an effect that was going to require a setup. Did you expect a method that allows a card corner to actually vanish from your hand and appear on the other side of the room?. It was clear that it was basically going to be a corner to any place you can manage...

I'm also with blink and adjones. I can't believe people are encouraging someone to build and perform a stage illusion within a week, I wouldn't even perform a card trick within a week of learning it. It would most likely be disastrous, it could give the audience a bad impression of magic and if...

Recently i've been using just Bikes and Tallys instead of custom cards, last year I was always buying ghosts, vipers, masters etc but the novelty has worn off for me. I occasionally I might use a custom deck for a change but mostly I just stick with regular cards. They're cheaper so you can have...

I picked up the click change within a few hours of practice but i've had a really hard time with Tivo 2. I suspect many of the people who say TiVo 2 is easy are the same ones who have shockingly bad performances on Youtube of their own 'variations' on the trick that are just completely wrong and...

I'd say this is very unlikely, whenever i've had trouble learning flourishes i've often blamed my hands and thought it was physically impossible for me. Spinning the middle packet requires very little movement from your ring finger and certainly doesn't require any unusual movement or stretching...

I had similar problems when I was learning Akira, I found there was no quick fix for spinning the middle packet, you just have to keep on doing it until you build up the finger strength to be able to do it properly. If the packet in your left hand is getting in the way of spinning the middle...

The harsh response was because he specifically stated DVD's will hinder your creativity but books won't. If he said that knowing other peoples methods may make it more difficult to create original methods of your own that would be completely different and a very valid point. I don't know how...

It seems many people saying The Trilogy is better obviously don't own Dangerous. Watching the trailers does not mean you are in a position to say which one is better. Both are brilliant DVD sets and it would be very difficult to say that one is better than the other. The effects on Dangerous...

I disagree completely, your argument doesn't really make much sense in my opinion. I could understand if you said learning somebody elses material will hinder your creativity regardless of the source, but to say learning from DVD's does and books doesn't seems very illogical. Also, I found that...