Search results

And here's the third article on scriptwriting for magicians that pulls the concepts of premise, plot and theme together, using three different presentations of Dai Vernon's "Twisting the Aces" as examples. Twisting the Aces Three Ways Marty

I've added another post on scriptwriting. This time, it is on the concept of theme: Thematic Thinking Marty

Hi All, I'm writing a series of posts on scriptwriting specifically for amateur magicians. The first article is on the concepts of premise and plot: The Power of Premise & Plot I hope you find it helpful. Marty

I'm not exposing the method here. It is not my secret to share. Buy the book if you want to learn it. Marty

Yes, he's performing the trick as it is described in the book. While it is a competent performance, he's not added anything new to the plot.

This isn't a better version of "Fickle Nickle", this is "Fickle Nickle", which caused a sensation when John first shared it. Do yourself a favour and buy and read The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius by Lance Pierce. It is available as an inexpensive PDF and includes the trick you want to...

Hi All, I posted an article about Voodoo to my blog yesterday to celebrate Halloween. While the witching hour has passed, I thought people might still find this article interesting: Read True Voodoo: 5 Voodoo Myths Busted! The article also includes a link to my two-person version of Guy...

Books are your friend. But only buy one or two, to begin with, and study them from cover to cover. I recommend Magic with Cards: 113 Easy-to-Perform Miracles with an Ordinary Deck of Cards by George Schindler. The book is out of print, but can still be found on the second-hand market for a...