Yilliaster,
First, I respectfully ask that you do not claim that I do not have a true, deep love for this art form, as you simply do not know me, my history, or my intentions.
Did I, in part, just want to know how some of the techniques were done? Yes, but that is a foundation for learning anything in art or life. I was interested in learning these techniques for my study of the art and out of a pure fascination of card manipulation. I was not completely ignorant to card manipulation by any means. I knew back palm techniques and other pieces that I had learned from study in various texts. These videos just provided information I was interested in and so I purchased them. Should I have gone and studied Routine Manipulation or some other older text instead? Perhaps. But the fact remains that these 1on1's teach these techniques, with crediting and references, in a well done manner, in my opinion. Are these videos, by any stretch, definitive? Not in the slightest. But, again, that was not the intention of the videos in the first place.
I believe that your true disdain that we are discussing comes not from these videos or from myself, though that is where it has been pointed. It seems you feel strongly against the style of product that is being put forth in these videos and many others, including all of Theory11's videos. And, to an extent, I agree. My home of study lies heavily in the classic texts of magic and that is an area I have a great affinity for. The repackaging of moves into new, slick videos can, in many cases, cheapen the study of magic and it's practice.
However, I do not feel that that is what Dan has done in these videos. He simply tried to bring stage techniques to a place that appeals mainly to young magicians that is wired into strictly close-up magic. In that context, these videos are a source to learn great techniques from and, again, includes MANY references to a further and deeper study of card manipulation and the aforementioned techniques. In that context, I believe that these 1on1's are a great source to get an introduction into card manipulation.
To further address your remarks towards myself, which I frankly do not understand why you deemed necessary when this discussion is on a product. I bought this product because the timing was right, the information interested me, and I wanted to purchase it. Did I get sucked in by the flashy presentation and low price point? Possibly, and I fully admit that that could have been a slight mistake on my part. However, I watched the videos and presented my opinion on them, which I still stand by.
In terms of purchasing these videos because they were inexpensive, let me explain that I am only 16 years old. I do not have a large amount of money to spend each month on magic when I must pay for gas and so forth. Was it perhaps ignorant to run towards these videos for a low price point? Yes, it very well may have been. But again, this is not reflective of my attitude for magic. To give you a piece of information, much in the same way you gave me, my most recent (and largest in recent memory) magic purchase was the complete works of Dai Vernon. A series of books I intend to study for a long period of time. So, again, your remarks towards my character and outlook on magic were unfounded.
I fully believe, as I have said and as is stated in these videos themselves, that these videos only offer an introduction, an appetizer, to the world of card manipulation. Though it is not an area I wish to fully explore, it may very well be for others, and this video could provide a starting point for those people.
C
First, I respectfully ask that you do not claim that I do not have a true, deep love for this art form, as you simply do not know me, my history, or my intentions.
Did I, in part, just want to know how some of the techniques were done? Yes, but that is a foundation for learning anything in art or life. I was interested in learning these techniques for my study of the art and out of a pure fascination of card manipulation. I was not completely ignorant to card manipulation by any means. I knew back palm techniques and other pieces that I had learned from study in various texts. These videos just provided information I was interested in and so I purchased them. Should I have gone and studied Routine Manipulation or some other older text instead? Perhaps. But the fact remains that these 1on1's teach these techniques, with crediting and references, in a well done manner, in my opinion. Are these videos, by any stretch, definitive? Not in the slightest. But, again, that was not the intention of the videos in the first place.
I believe that your true disdain that we are discussing comes not from these videos or from myself, though that is where it has been pointed. It seems you feel strongly against the style of product that is being put forth in these videos and many others, including all of Theory11's videos. And, to an extent, I agree. My home of study lies heavily in the classic texts of magic and that is an area I have a great affinity for. The repackaging of moves into new, slick videos can, in many cases, cheapen the study of magic and it's practice.
However, I do not feel that that is what Dan has done in these videos. He simply tried to bring stage techniques to a place that appeals mainly to young magicians that is wired into strictly close-up magic. In that context, these videos are a source to learn great techniques from and, again, includes MANY references to a further and deeper study of card manipulation and the aforementioned techniques. In that context, I believe that these 1on1's are a great source to get an introduction into card manipulation.
To further address your remarks towards myself, which I frankly do not understand why you deemed necessary when this discussion is on a product. I bought this product because the timing was right, the information interested me, and I wanted to purchase it. Did I get sucked in by the flashy presentation and low price point? Possibly, and I fully admit that that could have been a slight mistake on my part. However, I watched the videos and presented my opinion on them, which I still stand by.
In terms of purchasing these videos because they were inexpensive, let me explain that I am only 16 years old. I do not have a large amount of money to spend each month on magic when I must pay for gas and so forth. Was it perhaps ignorant to run towards these videos for a low price point? Yes, it very well may have been. But again, this is not reflective of my attitude for magic. To give you a piece of information, much in the same way you gave me, my most recent (and largest in recent memory) magic purchase was the complete works of Dai Vernon. A series of books I intend to study for a long period of time. So, again, your remarks towards my character and outlook on magic were unfounded.
I fully believe, as I have said and as is stated in these videos themselves, that these videos only offer an introduction, an appetizer, to the world of card manipulation. Though it is not an area I wish to fully explore, it may very well be for others, and this video could provide a starting point for those people.
C
