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Often touted as the new Houdini, Blaine is a consummate magician as well as endurance artist and an important force in the field for his advocacy of "street magic." In this spirited book, his first, Blaine offers readers a magical extravaganza on paper, a mix of autobiography, history of magic, how-to (do magic), interactive magic tricks and self-help advice.
This is a very personal volume, with Blaine's passionate, playful, opinionated, determined personality evident on nearly every page. Magic buffs will find much here that's familiar, like the recaps of magicians past and present, but even serious hobbyists will pick up tips from the tricks and explanations scattered throughout, and the final chapters, devoted to Blaine's endurance challenges, are pure gold.
David Blaine Street Magic
With his street magic, David Blaine has the unique ability to convince his audience that what he does isn't fake ... it's actual magic. His demeanor is calm, straightforward, even down home, yet he appears to believe that what he's sharing with you is real magic.
As much of an actor as a real magician, Blaine's street magic hinges on the possibilities of the universe. What if he really can do magic? This is why Blaine's magic is so good ... he brings a special rawness, a sense of wonder and possibility to television that's never been experienced before. People love it.
As a magician, street magic such as that of David Blaine gives you the opportunity to work your "magic" over and over again, dealing with different people in different situations. It forces you to adapt to your surroundings. What better training ground?
Effect: You show someone a batch of twenty cards ... all different. You give her ten of the cards to hold. You now have her just think of one of the remaining ten cards. She never says a word. No one except her knows what card she's thinking of. These ten cards are counted again. Strangely ... there are now only nine. The one card she'd been thinking of has vanished! She's still only thinking of her card it's never been named out loud! She counts the other ten cards she's been holding ten cards you haven't touched since the beginning. But now she has eleven cards! The strange traveler has arrived ... her thought-of card is now staring her in the face!
Strange Travelers is a streamlined version of a classic effect that was Nate Lepzig's favorite over 75 years ago. Other variations have come and gone. David re-discovered this hidden gem, and the rest is history. And the really good news: Blaine's favorite effect is extremely easy to do. No palming. No difficult moves. Just a simple elegant handling that just about anyone can learn. Complete with Paul Harris' revised gimmick and routines, which includes a version where you start and finish with a normal deck.
The Ambitious Card is one of those rare things in magic - a "perfect" effect. It is quick and easy to understand, yet has variations limited only by your imagination. The performance transcends all language barriers and can be as simple or as complicated as you wish. Freestyle routining makes this effect a little like playing jazz - once you have mastered the basic theme, you can weave in and out of it to create a unique and personalized rendition for each performance. Here you have the chance to witness the live performance of Daryl's entire gold medal-winning F.I.S.M. routine. Daryl also demonstrates and explains dozens of additional tips and subtleties he has created and refined over many years to allow you to be the best you can be. And, for the first time ever, Daryl reveals the real work on the most amazing finale to this routine - Daryl's Ultimate Ambition Improved!
That’s right, no gimmicks, yet you give the perfect illusion that you are floating right off the ground. On this DVD, Michael Maxwell not only teaches you how to properly perform The Balducci Levitation but he also shares exclusive inside tips from David Roth. David has made the levitation one of his featured effects for lay audiences for many year and has never tipped the "real work" until now!
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