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  1. RealityOne

    Saturday Night Contest - Lord of the Rings!

    Gandolf the Grey. Best fireworks ever. If you don't agree with me you are a fool of a Took.
  2. RealityOne

    Trying to locate English name and performance video (not reveal) for easy 3-card packet trick bought in Taiwan

    It is a gaffed three card monte routine. I might have instructions from one I bought a long time ago that I can scan. You might be better off just typing something up.
  3. RealityOne

    Max Maven: RIP

    Rest In Peace. He was truly one of the greats. I didn't know he was 71 years old. I also didn't know that he appeared on Mork and Mindy in 1982. OK, I'm probably one of three people on the forums that remember watching Mork and Mindy. His book Prism is one of the essentials for mental...
  4. RealityOne

    Theory11 Forumiversary gifts?

    I've never thought about that... @scottbaird and @Justin.Morris have me by two years... November 1, 2009. Wow, that was 13 years ago. How about I send you a gaff card with my adaptation of a killer routine from Jinx?
  5. RealityOne

    Tension in performance

    Tension is wanting something to happen but knowing that the something is impossible. I always like it when a spectator gets there the moment before the magician does.
  6. RealityOne

    Practice

    I think that you start by walking through the motions of each sleight slowly and then doing each phase of an effect separately. Then pick up speed and put the pieces together. Once you get the effect down, rehearse by saying what you intend to say and going through the whole effect without...
  7. RealityOne

    How should a beginner start learning magic?

    I think a great way to learn is to use Roberto Giobbi's Card College series. It starts with fundamentals and then progresses through the various sleights. The first two volumes were written as a complete course and, well, then came three more volumes. I've found the teaching to be more...
  8. RealityOne

    Which is more important to you?

    I think the difference here is between performing different tricks for the same people you know and performing the same effects for different audiences. When you perform different tricks for the same people, the “trick” becomes the point of the performance. Naked astonishment is enough and there...
  9. RealityOne

    Retheming the multiplying spongeballs / rabbits routine?

    How about a presentation based on physics? Fission, fusion and an explosion at the end? Or maybe a presentation on "basic" math. “If you have one sponge ball in you hand and I give you an invisible one, how many do you have?” At the end, “So, if X equals two Y multipled by parenthical six X...
  10. RealityOne

    New member looking for book recommendations (etc) for very bright 12 y.o. as intro to magic

    Mnemonica is a great tool. The book by Juan Tamaraz is great and provide a wonderful method for learning the stack. However, I wouldn't recommend it to someone younger because they should focus on self working effects and sleight of hand. A roughing stick generally isn't useful unless you...
  11. RealityOne

    New member looking for book recommendations (etc) for very bright 12 y.o. as intro to magic

    Wow. That's a lot to take in. My advice is to take it slow and let his interest dictate purchases. Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic - This book covers everything and has step by step instructions. From the 1970's but the methods are legitimate. If you want something more up to date...
  12. RealityOne

    Which is more important to you?

    Something without importance or significance. In that case, let's remove that requirement. So, name an effect / routine that provides an "intense, but singular, experience of deep astonishment" that is performed with "purity of intent and focus and delivery in art, as well as richness and...
  13. RealityOne

    Which is more important to you?

    Name an effect / routine that provides an "intense, but singular, experience of deep astonishment" AND is not trivial. A card repeatedly coming to the top of a deck? A person biting a coin in half? A duck disappearing from a bucket and appearing across the stage? Three cups and three balls...
  14. RealityOne

    Examples of inherently weak tricks

    That is one of the effects that falls into bad performance rather than bad effect. Imagine a magician treating it seriously and having it float 4 or 5 inches off the ground for a reason versus a magician dancing with the table around the stage just because he can. A good example of why...
  15. RealityOne

    Which is more important to you?

    Why do you assume the tricks are lackluster? There is no prohibition against having strong presentations for strong effects. I once saw a stage magician who did 10 illusions in under five minutes at the beginning of his show. People were astonished at each one (including making a car and a...
  16. RealityOne

    Examples of inherently weak tricks

    You're an optimist. :cool: See, I've been vacillating between saying "all" or "none." If it is "all of the tricks on the market are too weak" it is because they are not developed and personalized enough. Very few can meet my standards for performance worthy. If it is "none of the tricks on...
  17. RealityOne

    Best Impromptu, Easy To Carry Coin Vanish Gimmick For Non-Professionals)?

    So, I'm going to be "that magician." Learn the sleight of hand. Get Bobo. Check out http://www.coinvanish.com/foundations.html. Hit me up in PMs and I'm glad to work with you on a French Drop and Retention Vanish.
  18. RealityOne

    A Slydini Rebuttal to Darwin Ortiz by Bill Wisch

    Kevin: A great blog post by your dad. I've always had a problem with Darwin' Ortiz's portrayal of Slydini. In all the videos I've seen (many are included in the blog post), Tony was really just having fun. It was part of his character and it was woven seamlessly into his presentations (even...
  19. RealityOne

    Color changes

    If you click on the sub-categories, you will be able to find many of them: https://www.conjuringarchive.com/tree/470
  20. RealityOne

    Good ruses for creating set-ups FSDIU

    John Gustaferro's "Either Or" in One Degree allows for a four or five card stack. For other ideas, look here: https://www.conjuringarchive.com/list/category/715
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