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Woody Harrelson and Presentation

toyrobot — Sat, 25 May 2013 01:20:33 GMT

Woody Harrelson was on Letterman promoting his new movie, in which he plays a mentalist. Apparently, he studied some mentalism and hypnosis in preparation for the role.

Here's a clip, where he does Hoy's book test.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6eICRkRtGQ

There's a kind of simplicity to the effect, as presented. He just gets into it with minimal patter or presentation. There's some generic psychic undertones, maybe a little body language reading with the vowels(my favorite part) and a really relaxed approach that sold the whole thing.

I'm torn, on this. On one hand, he really underscored the whole "it's a trick" aspect by just launching into it with no real discussion or story, or drama, no real logic to it - yet at the same time, it was clean, efficient, and didn't seem to suffer. As someone who's trying to make the leap to mentalism, and especially after reading some of Cassidy's stuff, this is really interesting to me.

How would y'all rate his performance?

Like The New Tool I Invented?

Rian Mileti — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:47:29 GMT

Last week I was asked to show some of my work on vanishes so... Here is The Secret Window! It's a prop I created that packs small and plays big! Let me know what you think :)

Rising card?

raccoonfight — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:46:17 GMT

Hello I am looking for tricks that are similar to the graduate by Aaron Fisher. A rising card plot just would like some ideas.

Single Card Straddle Pass.

cdurdy13 — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:52:20 GMT

I am considering this as a potential option for a control. I was wondering how it is in terms of angle issues. I am sure that it is taught very well as I have seen other Jason England downloads. I would be interested to gather your opinions.

Cheers,

Cameron

JAQK Cellars Deck Review

MojoTurbo — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:14 GMT

Theory 11 released a second version of this deck - it was available in both red and blue. Currently it is sold out in most places, but if you can find it, it is a beautiful deck.

Learn more here: http://www.theory11.com/playingcards...ying-cards.php

JAQK Cellars: http://jaqkcellars.com/

Promoting Local Show- Los Angeles

William Draven — Fri, 24 May 2013 09:31:18 GMT

Hey guys, sorry for this shameless self plug - but I'm promoting a local show I'm producing in LA this July. If you're in the area, please stop on by and show some support! It's going to be an amazing show!

You can RSVP here. Tickets go on sale Friday
https://www.facebook.com/events/132633090267917/#

African American Cardist?

inferno23 — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:31:46 GMT

hey guys here im just wondering are there any African American cardist im mean like most videos that i see cardistry related i don't really see any African American cardist im probably sure there are African American Cardist out there i just don't know of any so if you guys know any names it would certainly help thanks

Suggestion

JoshuaGillespie — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:58:43 GMT

Hey! Are there any good books on the area of suggestion? I googled "magician book on suggestion" but it only came up with suggestions for magic books. *groan*

Love Me Deck - theory11 & Kurtis Kulig

MojoTurbo — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:31:22 GMT

Curtis Kulig is an American artist, photographer, and illustrator. Curtis has collaborated with various artists, brands, and partnerships. Some of the artists include: Damien Hirst, Shepard Fairey, and Skullphone. Brands include: Ace Hotels, Nike, Converse, Burton, HBO Television, and The Standard NYC.

�Love Me� is Kulig�s very pretty graffiti tag, usually scrawled in red, the colour of love, and visible not only on the streets of NYC but also throughout his second homes LA, Tokyo and wherever else he travels to.

Purchase Love Me Cards: http://www.theory11.com/playingcards/love-me

Learn More:
Kurtis Kulig: https://www.facebook.com/curtiskulig1
Love Me Street art: http://www.flickr.com/groups/love_me/pool/

Should the pass have the sound?

moooozzz — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:56:02 GMT

Hey,
I have been into extreme practicing of card mechanics recently. And at one point I noticed what I had never noticed before:
Do your pass motions also produce a sound? I mean, it's not load at all, but would be heard in a quiet room. How do I overcome this? Maybe we could talk through Skype?

P.S. I've been doing pass for 1,5-2 years now. I mean that slight sound - can the pass be absolutely soundless?

Quick question

junkbox — Thu, 23 May 2013 02:08:01 GMT

Hi. This might be a dumb question, but in Smoke by Alan Rorrison, does it taste like anything? Even more importantly, if it does, is there an aftertaste and/or an after-smell kind of thing to your breath?

Interactive Card Whisperer

Calibus71 — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:50:21 GMT

I would like to share an interactive card trick idea I created in May of 2013. I would appreciate your feedback - hope you enjoy this effect!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlVjxtwzBls

White Artisans - Black Artisans - Deck Review

MojoTurbo — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:17:22 GMT

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_yLWJ-d0NU

Easily some of the best playing cards on the planet. You almost can't choose which deck is better, they're both 10x awesome.

Choose white: http://www.theory11.com/playingcards/white-artisans

Choose black: http://www.theory11.com/playingcards/artisans

Wire Submissions

Michael Moore — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:50:44 GMT

OK, I posted this question in the Wire section 2 days ago with no response.

"Since you film, produce, & edit your own video to put on the Wire, if it's approved can you use the same official T11 video logo at the beginning of your video?"

Also, would filming a trick & putting it on Youtube (Just the trick, not the explanation) hurt any chances of it being approved for the Wire? I have a bunch of ideas for effects I've beed working on for a while, & I would like to audience test them both live & as well as on-line to see what kind of responses/feedback I'd get to better figure out which ones would be good enough to put in my own regular reprotoir, as well as figure out which ones still need work, as opposed to the typical posting a video every other day along with "Is this good enough/original enough for the wire??"

I just want to present the videos as just magic performance videos for now to just be judged for the magic alone, not judged based on of it's good enough to release to the wire, or anywhere else for that matter, to see what the public as well as magicians have to say, not a "Is this trick good enough to sell?" kind of video, but a video that would be to more or less judge my presentational as well as technical (both magic & video production) & creative skill. I mean after all, once we all learn that killer new trick, are'nt we all just anxious as heck to perform it for people?

Bottom line, I dont want to rush anything & I want to fine tune all of the details with all of my new ideas & creations, really flesh them out, & when I think it's good enough & it gets great reactions, still work on it even more to make it as perfect as possible, & of course audience feedback is probably the most important part of the process, as anything I release will also have performing experience tied with them.

Thanks in advance!

Pins other than the Andrus set.

krab — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:07:46 GMT

My mentor gave me a set of the Andrus pins back in the 1990's. Lately I have seen a few guys using "soft pins". Is this something you make or is it a set you buy? If it is something you make anyone have a how to on it? i have a bunch of the three inch blanket pins and could like to use them.