Written by male model/master magician Handsome Jack (with footnotes by John Lovick), this treatise is a rarity in the magic world: it's as funny (and attractive) as it is instructive. Handsome Jack, etc. details twenty stand-up (and close-up) routines with complete scripts, histories, and commentary on their development and performance.In addition to Jack's urbane descriptions, Lovick provides two essential essays on the subjects of scripting and persona.
Take sixteen road-tested, audience-proven routines from one of the funniest magicians on stage today, combine with nine essays, hundreds of stylized color photos, fresh & original art, and a worker's perspective on the way to make your work your own, and what do you get?Offbeat.
Anthology is a collection of books written by Daniel Madison through his ten year career in the magic industry between the years 2000 and 2010. The ebook contains 16 books in their original format.The following books are included in Anthology (all ebooks are also available for individual purchase):The Lecture Collection:The acclaimed lecture collection from 2005 - 2009. One, Two
Your audience won't believe it when you slice a borrowed credit card in half! The cut edge of the credit card looks like a realistic, raw cut mark make by a saw. The card's owner may skip a heartbeat! Of course, you magically restore the card before returning it. You will enjoy performing this visually shocking magic illusion to your audiences.
A spectator selects a card from the deck, and remembers it.The magician pours water into a container, and asks the spectator to concentrate on her card as she gazes at the water surface.An image of the selected card magically appears below the water's surface!