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    impromptu surrounded everyday objects tricks ?

    Yes, learn coin magic. People will cite Bobo's Modern Coin Magic to you as the Bible of coin magic but performers were wowing audiences with this stuff way before that was published in 1952. So, I'd recommend Edwin Sachs' Sleight of Hand. As well as all the coin magic you'll need to get...
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    Critique my new trick

    Agreed! I was thinking maybe if the OP finds some videos of the kind of thing he's talking about we could maybe do a "presentation workshop" type thing where we all have a chance to break it down and look at what's good and bad about it. In fact, even if the OP doesn't respond on this thread, I...
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    Critique my new trick

    Can you find a video you can link me to of a renowned magician doing that kind of presentation? I was thinking that maybe if you find an example of what you're talking about it would be easier to discern whether there is something else at work which isn't immediately obvious or whether they're...
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    Looking for some Hardhitting Mentalism Routines

    Try "Freeform Mentalism" instead!
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    Critique my new trick

    In my opinion, the direct route to good patter and presentation is to answer the question, "What does this mean?" Your current presentation is, essentially, talking through the process. It's answering the question, "What are you doing?" not "What does this mean?" Think about if you were writing...
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    What is cold reading?

    Reality is Plastic is a basic introduction to hypnosis which, as I say, I think is a great starting point for understanding suggestion. I don't know for sure how the Derren Brown effect worked but he's known for taking traditional mentalism methods and applying a psychological presentation to...
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    What is cold reading?

    Fair enough. My thinking is that hypnosis is actually the only form of suggestion, or, conversely, all suggestion is hypnosis. Not all suggestions involve trance inductions, "phenomena" and so on, but I think that hypnosis is susceptible of a broader definition than that. Therefore, I believe...
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    What is cold reading?

    You're correct! I was answering the question Philipp asked, "So what do you think is a beginner's lecture, just for education purposes, in suggestion?"
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    What is cold reading?

    I'd start with Anthony Jacquin's material. His book Reality is Plastic, followed by The Manchurian Approach and The Trilby Connection. At some point, you'll probably want to invest in Kenton Knepper's Wonder Words too. That should be enough to keep you going for a while, but my advice on this...
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    What is cold reading?

    This is a big subject, with a couple of schools of thought. Loosely, these schools of thought could be grouped into the "Ian Rowland Approach" and the "Jerome Finley Approach" (these aren't the only names in each school, but they're representative). The "Ian Rowland Approach", as exemplified in...
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    What do you Think?

    Overall, it's a good trick with some nice ideas, but it could do with tightening up. In the first minute of the video all that happened was that a card was selected. All the shuffles and cuts that surrounded this selection didn't really add anything, perhaps even detracting from the effect, as...
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    Card Cheating

    It's definitely an essential resource for any magician, whether gambling-focused or not, from historical, technical and theoretical viewpoints alike. It's definitely far from being the only book you need for card cheating if you want to develop the full gamut of skills, though. There are many...
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    Card Cheating

    If I were you, I'd start with Jason England's material. I have no wish to trample upon Mr Madison's carefully-crafted stage persona but we're all magicians here so I think it wouldn't be too unfair to reveal that his techniques are not exactly "the real work" when it comes to moving at the card...
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    Saturday Night Contest - theory11 awards

    Andy Nyman Jason England Andrei Jikh
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    Jason England Lecture or foundation?

    If you want an in-depth from-the-ground-up study of the strike second deal, plus some gambling-related routines ranging from relatively easy to relatively challenging, then the lecture will be for you. If, on the other hand, you want a thorough survey of some fundamental card-table moves, then...
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    I know nothing about Mentalism...

    I don't necessarily see belief in magic as being the ultimate goal of magic performance. I think that a mature artform should aim for more than just self-reference. Films are not just about film, theatre's not just about theatre, comedy's not just about comedy, so I don't think magic should just...
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    New Creators

    I'd recommend following this process to fame and fortune: 1. Learn the fundamentals for your particular branch(es) of magic (you've probably already done this as you describe yourself as a creator, but you'd be surprised how many people don't, so it's worth mentioning), 2. Achieve mastery of...
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    I know nothing about Mentalism...

    Let me just throw a spanner in the works over this "magic encourages suspension of disbelief, but mentalism encourages belief" divide. I strongly believe that magic should also encourage belief. If, for example, you decide that your character is a road-hardened card shark down on his luck who's...
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    Spiderman Spring?

    Are we sure that the "Spiderman Spring" exists, or is it like the "Pressure Fan Cut"?
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    My updated ACR routine

    OK, I'm going to attempt a Steerpike-style chronological breakdown. My first one, so we're in this together. Hold tight. 0:01 - Do you really want a faceless "um" to be your first impression? I understand that you might find it hard to get a decent shot which gets all the ambitious action and...
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