Another Classic magical effect, that still amuses and amazes audiences today! Gene Anderson is the single most influential performer that has perpetuated this miracle. A magical mystery that plays well in a stand-up or stage environment, even up close. You will enjoy watching his performance, as well as his explanation and you will do well to add his "signature effect" to your own performance repertoire.
Gene knows how to amuse an audience, from flopping intricate paper hats onto his head to shredding and miraculously restoring a torn newspaper. He knows how to keep his audience smiling. He is known throughout the world as the recognized master of newspaper magic. As Jay Marshall so often said: " Gene Anderson wrote the book on newspaper magic!" This teach-in DVD is the fourth of the "teach-in" series spotlighting another magical classic and giving an in-depth view of this popular effect. How to Download Click the box below :
An empty and crushed can of soda magically restores and refills before the eyes of the spectators.
Impossible to improve? Here's the 2.0 version of Anders Modens ingenious Healed and Sealed Soda, the effect originally performed by David Blaine on "Vertigo".
Anders Moden shares his thoughts on the methods, the handlings and the presentations of his masterpiece. He will also guide you through various additional techniques that he has kept to himself. Until now.
Let's re-cap the effect:
Pour the last drops out of an empty a soda can.
Crush it in front of the spectators - and show it around.
Command the can to heal itself the spectator will see and hear this happen.
Wave your hand over the opening and the hole will seal itself!
Now the can to magically fills up.
Open the can with a pfzzt!
Pour the soda in a glass.
Hand everything out to the audience.
Anders Moden will take you through every step of the trick in detail. He will also show you:
a clever "hands-off" method that actually works.
a special close-up method.
an ingenious transposition effect where the drink visibly and instantly moves from a full coke can to an empty orange can!
Additional material:
Several presentation ideas
Variations in set-up and handling
Examples for stage, parlour etc.
Tips, tricks and variations
Bonus section and chapter menus for easy navigation
Effect: This is a very useful sleight. It is to have a card selected, placed in the middle of the deck, and then the rest of the cards get dribbled on top. But you still have total control over the card.
Performance: You start off by riffling down with your thumb, and when the spectator says stop, it looks like you lift off the top half of the deck, but what you really do, is lift off one card and immediatly get your thumb on top of the deck. So now your left with one card in your hand and the rest of the deck. You have them place their card back on top, then as you are coming over take about half the deck and dribble it on top. This was done as a convincer so that it looks like you are putting back back the top half of the deck. But it reality you have their card second from the top, and from then you can do whatever else you want with the card.
I like the moves! It is hard to see everything they're doing in just the 2 angles they show. I'd prefer if there was some verbal instruction too, on the werm especially. One thing that seems to help me is to view (the front angle especially) in a mirror. or to stand with my left shoulder to the screen and look over my shoulder to keep the right and left straight until I learn the basic moves. It's definitely worth having if you're serious about XCM.
The Effect As a performer, there is nothing better than turning the whole room against a Heckler. It is crucial to force the Heckler off balance as early as possible, so that he is always one step behind every move, and is constantly playing catch-up. When all the sleights are solid, and the moves hit hard and are thrown out quickly like a precision boxing combination, it is impossible for anyone, let alone some sorry Heckler, to get a piece of you. You are playing a game of catch me if you can, and he can't.
Effects:
Deck Production
Card Switch
Wrong Answer
Card Under Drink
Tudor's Card Through Glass
Terry LaGerould's Card Through Table
Deck Through Table
Tudor's Kick-Out
Card-To-Mouth
Card to Shirt Pocket
Card to Zipper Pocket
Card to Right Pants Pocket 2x
Card to Left Pants Pocket
Terry LaGerould's Card to Back Pocket
Deck Vanish
Card to Matchbox
Warning: This DVD contains profanity. As such it is not appropriate for all audiences.How to Download
The Effect - A card is freely selected and signed, front and back. The signed card is returned to the deck, protruding. With little delay, the deck is held so the spectator can see their card protruding from the deck (Yes, it is their card, they can see their actual card the whole effect). The performer then causes the signed card to VERY visually rise through the deck to the top. A couple endings are possible, both of which involve the signature on the back of the card (hidden by the top card) to visually jump to the top, completing the rising of the card to the top. The card is then handed out for inspection.
Gimmicks - Yes. The gimmick is clever and easy to make. It is also easy to hide in the deck. You may frown because a gimmick is used, but it is worth it. Use this trick as a closer to your ACR. The way I plan on integrating this is to go with my old closer (the pop up bent card) and then show them how it works. Have them sign the front of the card for ACR, and then, for my finale, I would have them sign the back, then do Riot. They would have seen previously a card travel through the deck and pop out at the top, with Riot they can see very specifically how the card rises. The gimmick is not something you can keep in the deck for other tricks, but is small enough to be very easily put into play. Dan also covers a way to get the card out of play very easily. If you use this as an ACR closer, you are set.
Performance - Very visual. There are angles, but if you use the normal method, all you have to worry about is people on one side. The front and the other side are just fine. The effect also involved no seriously difficult sleights. The Gamblers Cop is used, and you will be wrist killing the spectators view of the deck occasionally, but everything else is just setup, no real serious sleights. The setup is kinda knacky (I won't go into any more details for the effect's sake) but it is something you can get used to.
The Teaching - Dan Hauss finally can teach. He isn't great, but he covers what you need to know. He isn't quite as big of a toolbox this time, a little more personality helped (although he is still weird as anything else.) The teaching on the 24 minute T11 1on1 covers everything you really need to know. He does not teach you how to ditch the gimmick for immediate handout of the deck, but you ought to be able to use your own brain for that. The holes that are there are nothing that any non-YouTube magician will be able to figure out (What I am saying is that if you aren't some spoiled 13-year old with a camera who does nothing but reveal (terribly) tricks on youtube or post equally wretched videos of poor magic trying to show off, then you will have the experience needed to fill in the blanks that Dan Hauss leaves, obviously counting on the learner having a little magic background.) There is no real patter suggested here, but once again, if you aren't a toolbox, you can figure something out that will work. How to Download Click the box below :
A spectator freely selects a card from a shuffled deck and is asked to memorize it. Then the magician explains that he actually learned how to perform magic from his grandfather. The magician pulls out his keys and points out to the photo frame key-tag with grandfather's photo sealed inside. On that specific photo, grand-pa carries a playing card FACE-DOWN in his jacket pocket. The magician continues and explains that sometimes he still can communicate with his grandfather through magic. VISUALLY and MAGICALLY the FACE-DOWN card in the photo is now turned FACE-UP only to reveal the 4 of spades -the spectator's selection!!!
Right after the revelation of the card in the photo, the key-tag may be handed out for examination! NO funny moves or whatsoever! "Ghost Tag" is an unique effect and will fool not only lay people, but magicians alike. Simply chain "Ghost Tag" on your keys and you're ALWAYS ready to freak them out!
"Ghost Tag" comes complete with custom handmade key-tag and everything else you'll need to perform this stunning effect. It even comes with different images to customize the key-tag to your own preferences! The full training DVD will guide you step by step on how to perform and customize your "Ghost Tag" You'll LOVE the clever concept!
The masked magician made it an interesting angle, although I was pleased to see that he eventually revealed his identity in one of the last shows. Strange that I haven't heard much of him since... perhaps he got blacklisted for revealing the tricks!
But besides the revelations of how magic tricks are performed, I thought host Mitch Pillegi really made the show. Although he seemed like an odd choice when I first started watching, I quickly came to enjoy his dry sense of humor and near-monodrone delivery. It WORKS. And I know it was Mitch that made the show watchable because Fox has made at least one of these shows since the masked magician revealed himself and I was annoyed to hear some other guy hosting. I was gone in about five minutes. Without Mitch as the host, I just didn't care. If you're reading this, Fox, get Mitch back if you do any more of these shows! He needs the work since X-Files went off!
This is a great show for the family - it's a little scary at first for young kids, but in a way I think it's better that they watch this rather than a regular magician so they can see how tricks are performed, and hopefully they won't hurt themselves trying to emulate what they see. If a kid sees that David Blaine numbnut in a straitjacket and tied to a burning plank, who's to say they won't try tying themselves up and doing the same thing? At least if kid's see how complex some of these illusions are, it might save a few trips to the hospital. How to Download
Beautiful change that will (& should) be in anybody's toolchest. That is if one takes their card magic and (close-up) seriously. Watching it speaks for itself...
I can't say it's crazy easy, it will require practice for most. A little more for some, yet possibly a lot for ones with just the most basic of skill-sets. Yet others will pick it right up depending on how familiar you are with the moves involved to make the change.
The effects included (the "subtle" ideas also!!!) to my mind are really great, I consider them excellent.
This isn't just a 'one trick wonder'. Tony Chang has done one nice job and his teaching is just right... How to Download Click the box below :
These are the awesome effects presented on this DVD.
Bad Influence:
Remember that old trick you used to see in all the magic books? The one where you say, "I want you to pick the 3 of Spades. Now pick the 4 of Clubs. Now I will pick the Nine of Hearts." and of course they are all correct? This is definitly the definitive version of that plot. This time, the spectators choose all the cards and it plays together very, very nicely.
4/5
Aces:
A four ace production. A really neat four ace production. Imagine this: The spectators shuffle the deck, then you take it back. In a few quick flourishes (that aren't hard) you find the first ace. Then, the second is found in your back pocket. The third is found when the deck visually vanishes, and the third ace is split in to two. This is gimmickless and really nice. He also uses a line in the trick that is pretty funny. I won't spoil it because you have to see it first.
This trick is REALLY awesome.
5/5
Angle Zero:
This is really, really cool. A card is taken, the corner torn off and vanished. It can appear anywhere you want, and it is the same corner. Not a duplicate. There are litterally thousands of applications for this. This trick is really powerful and now a staple in my stage act.
4.5 Catch:
This is AWESOME. I use this a lot. Basically a card is selected and returned to the center. Then, in a shuffle, the aces with the card in between SHOOT right out. I love this thing. You can also aim where you want the cards to land, even in a spectators hand!
4.5
Color:
A color change based on the shapeshifter. This is just a modified version of it, but he actually teaches two versions. I liked the second one better, but you might like the first. They are the same in handling, just on different positions on the hand.
3.5
Half-Vanish:
Kinda a fusion of the vanishing card plot and a sandwitch effect. I liked this though because with a simple wave of the hand, half of the card is gone, then the other half, and two cards on the table from the start contain the card. It uses no duplicates and is fairly easy.
4.5
Heritage:
This is a great effect. This has the magician holding four cards from the start. The spectator selects a card out of the deck. When inserted and the packet is flipped over, the spectator has chosen the card making a perfect poker hand. This is really easy and definitly something I will use.
4.5
Lapse:
I like this. It has the two signed cards that keep moving around and bieng where they shouldn't. I really don't think it makes since to do it this way, but it still gets awesome reactions. I use this occasionally.
4.0
Focus:
Another color change. This is really cool. Your hand, inches away from the deck, does a quick waving motion and the card changes. It is very clean looking, but needs a lot of practice to do fluidly, which is the key to this ones deception.
4.0
Role Play:
I love this one. The spectator chooses a card which is lost in the deck. The magician then hands the spectator the deck and the card is found in a very magical way. This reminds me of an in the hands version of Ted Lesely's Spectator as the Mindreader. Another thing I definitly will use.
4.5
Breach:
A very, very very awesome looking card thru glass table top. Very, very, very, very (have I used that enough times? No? Okay then.) very, very, very, very, very, very visual and insanly hard to do. He teaches how to bring it up thru the glass and down thru the glass. Bringing it down is easier, but it is very angle sensitive.
4.0
Cost:
This DVDs cost was only 25 bucks if you buy them both. If you only bought one, then it was 30 dollars. For something this awesome though, I would have paid more.
Overall:
This DVD had a lot of awesome tricks on it. The only thing I question is why, in the U.K., Chris Kenner's book is always on the table. (It is a great book, but I digress.) He is a great teacher, his effects are great, a well put out DVD, and I hope to see more from him sometime in the near future. I rate this DVD a 4.5/5. (Needless to say, if you don't have it, BUY IT NOW, PUNK!)
This effect is at the essence of true magic. It has captivated Magicians and Laymen alike for many years. You've seen the world's greatest magicians perform this effect on TV countless times. You've tried your best to get to that level, or even surpass what you've seen. Well, welcome to your dream Card Through Window DVD.
On this DVD you'll learn over 30 different ideas and methods for one of the most amazing pieces of magic ever created. Whether it's daytime or nighttime, a moving car, or a newspaper stand... on this DVD you'll learn the techniques that will allow you to perform a Card Through Window miracle just about anyplace, anytime.
Some DVD Highlights:
Card Through Window Classic (the classic effect you've seen on TV over and over again)
Card To Wallet (or to pocket, or inside shoe)
Card to Cell Phone (seriously, card ends up inside of the cell phone)
Card to TV (behind the glass and all, use any TV or computer)
Card Fly Through Window (doesn't stick, just flies right through the window)
Deck Through Window (yup, you can smash the entire deck through the window, VISUALLY)
Visual Card Through Window (you pass the card visually through the window, right in front of the specs)
Wall Stab (card ends up stuck right into the wall)
Card Through Table (using a glass table, you pass the card right through)
Deck Through Table (using a glass table, you pass the deck right through)
These are just a few of the effects you'll learn. Remember there are over 30 presented on this DVD. How to Download Click the box below :
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David Blaine says, "Jay, I love your trick! It's beautiful!" Walk down a busy street with your shoe untied. Complete strangers will INTERRUPT you to tell you your shoe is untied EVERY FEW SECONDS.
You didn't ask for the attention. It just happened... But being born to perform is being ready when the spotlight finds you.
So you smile, make eye contact with your spectators, and give your foot a little shake. Your shoelaces start to snap back and forth, criss-crossing...
If you could move your foot in just the right way you might actually be able to tie your shoelaces without even touching them...
You give your foot another little shake and this time you get it just right. To the astonishment of your spectators, YOUR SHOELACES visually TIE THEMSELVES!
The best part is, it's a REAL knot and bow! Your spectators can inspect till their hearts are content!
Why STS?
• EASY to perform! • BREAKS the ICE! • Can be done with ANY pair of shoes that has laces! • Can be performed FULLY SURROUNDED! • Ultra-fast 3 sec RESET! • Your shoe and shoelaces are left FULLY INSPECTABLE!
Jay Noblezada's Self Tying Shoelace includes an instructional DVD featuring entertaining performance footage and complete step-by-step explanations from the inventor, Jay Noblezada. How to Download Click the box below :
!WARNING is an incredible new magic effect that is fast, visual, direct and amazing. Pick up a lighter, peel off the "warning" sticker, light it, and in a flash of fire the sticker has instantly returned to the lighter! WARNING is easy to learn, fun to practice, and addicting to perform. A completely organic magic trick that will get screams from your audience, !WARNING "generates waves of excitement without you having to say a single word!" It's the perfect ice breaker for any magician, a stunning close-up trick for the bar, street, banquet or corporate boardroom.
Note: The Quality of printing for the flash-paper and stickers is simply incredible!
You will also receive a pass-code to access video instructions on-line (produced by Dan and Dave Buck), extra handling tips, performance videos and more...
"Visually Stunning!" - David Williamson "Organic and Logical." - Michael Ammar "...The impossible in a nanosecond." - David Regal "So off the wall and visual - what a great idea!" -Chad Long "Fun, fantastic, f!#% unbelievable!" - Daniel Garcia "Generate waves of excitement without saying a single word!" - Gregory Wilson How to Download Click the box below :
