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I've been wondering the same. Calen, we need you!!!

Is this real, or an illusion, or maybe a combination of both? He says he can do it because he was shot when he was younger. So maybe there is some truth there, & its part truth, as in he can exaggerate the after effects of being shot & make his heart do that on command, but doesnt do that...

In my humble opinion, I wouldnt consider an extra card a gimmick. In coin magic for instance, if your doing an effect that uses an extra, ungimmicked coin, does that mean that coin is now suddenly a "gimmick"? & the theory that a gimmick is never seen is not always true. For example, for those...

Thanks for all your insight CB! As for using snow machines... I did come up with howd Id use it, only it wouldnt be based around Snow in the traditional ways its already been presented- childhod dream, xmas, etc. I thought it could be used to enhance a water into ice/snow effect, where a...

Where am I "wrong"? I have stated several times that these are all my OPINIONS, & Ill confess right now that I have NEVER done a stage show, but do plan on it soon. So I am far from being an expert, as I have ZERO experience in this department, but I HAVE been performing for small to large...

I was just curious as to what you performers out there who do stage shows do for your closers? This includes menatlists, hypnotists, illusionists, manipulators, etc. Now in my opinion, a good closer, or a "showstopping " effect would be something you could write a good newspaper headline out...

May I ask what the first trick was that you showed her? Just asking, as you certainly dont need to be a Blaine or Copperfield, or anyone famous at all to establish yourself as someone worth watching. This is why its crucial to have something quick, visual, & to the point as your opener, to...

Like I said, I was just seeing if there were any other PK effects out there that are 100% impromptu that I missed, that DOESNT use any preperation, gimmicks, threads, loops, TTs, etc, but could be done anytime, anywhere. Now I dont want to build an entire show around PK, this is just one of...

Thanks William! I know about loops, & that is on my "wish list" of tricks/gimmicks Id like to get, along with the PK pen, the "Shift Clip" from Ellusionist, etc. Ill also check out the Inner Circle. Thanks again!

So lately Ive been on this hook of learning all the impromptu magic that I can that either uses no props, or strictly borrowed, unprepared props, so that no matter where I am, or what I have or dont have, I'll always be prepared to do magic no matter what, especially magic that can be played big...

Its been awhile since I watched the tape, but I think I do remember Ammar mentioning Gen Grant. Ive used this version with great responses. A perfect card trick & wether you have your own cards or someone hands you a deck & says "Do a trick", & you dont have time to set them up, or cant think of...

I skimmed through everything, but I apologize if I missed it if someone else already posted this, but there is a great impromptu version of this trick on Michael Ammar's video "The Exciting World of Magic", & Ammar says it is based on Paul Currey's version. It is 100% impromptu, can be done with...

Right now I'm on the hunt for interactive physical & mental magic effects that can be done with large crowds of people, where the magic happens in there hands & minds, or "pseudo hypnotism", preferrablly impromptu & using no props that can be done anytime, anywhere. Some examples would be stuff...

Was just watching Copperfield's Snow & I've always wondered about the little boy actor that DC transforms into. DC does 500 hundred shows a year, so I wondered, did he travel with 1 boy? Several? Or did he just find, or employ, a new boy once he got to each city? & does anyone know where any...

Oh yeah, also forgot to mention De Ring by Devo at Ellusionist.

I'm sure most everyone here would recommend one of THE best ring routines you could ever invest in- Garrett Thomas's Ring Thing from L&L Publishing, & is my favorite impromptu go to effect. Great thing about it is as long as you always wear a ring, you've got an excellent piece of magic at all...

I think I will integrate borrowing an object & taking it with me, that'd be harder to pull off with a twin.

Thanks for the replies! Here's what it will look like- I will select 4 random volunteers- (no stooges, no coaching etc) I will have 3 of the volunteers write there first names on the palm of my hand. The 4th volunteer who has a cell phone gives me there number so I can call it, which I do on...

I am working on ideas for a teleportation from the stage to another location miles away in 1 second via projector, inspired by David Copperfield & Marco Tempest. Before doing the illusion, it is of course essential to first disprove any theory on how it could be faked, which would be...

One suggestion I would make in order to further prove your not using editing effects other than doing it for a live spectator- The one thing that shouts camera/editing fx (to a skeptic) is a locked off camera, as its is much easier to add editing effects to the video, so at the very least you...