Where can you see the greatest creators and performers share their magic in front of a live audience and then teach you to do it? Only Penguin LIVE!
Magicians flock to see workers give talks. Why? Because these guys see and learn things that you won’t find in any book or video. Yes, you’ll be learning some incredibly powerful A-material, but the INVALUABLE stuff will be the insight you learn along the way.
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To set this lecture apart from the standard show-a-trick/teach-a-trick format, David has decided to break down a complete act he recently performed in the Close-Up Gallery of The Magic Castle. He will discuss the methods he uses to assemble an act as well as the methods of the effects performed. Topics will include:
The tricks will include:
Clarity Box – Customizing the box, its workings and applications, plus a new routine.
All-Good Card Warp – The classic effect… with all the hinky parts removed.
Return of The Miser – Jerry Andrus’ brilliant Miser’s Miracle, with a new ending.
My Friend’s New Place – My popular mouse chop cup routine, with a new easy-to-make prop.
Close to My Heart – A brand new routine with a pocket-sized photo frame.
Zig-Zag Card Box – An application of Tenyo’s Zig-Zag Cigarette to a playing card box.
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Rose Production: An amazing opener, creating a huge surprise and incredible reactions!
This very impressive effect can be performed with a real rose, up close and personal, or on the
largest stage.
Rose Vanish to Silks: A beautiful rose instantly and visually changes into two silk
handkerchiefs in the blink of a eye!
JTS’ Ring Thing: This is John’s take on this modern classic, taking it several steps further with
his own unique and original moves. This routine is super visual and truly amazing!
Coloration: A highly visual, award winning Color Changing Deck routine, which has fooled many top professionals in the industry. It uses a regular deck of cards, and leaves the deck clean afterwards for other effects!
Caught in the Middle: A modern and super visual sandwich effect, utilizing the original “JTSalignment” move. This incredible 3 faze routine uses a regular deck of cards.
Caught in the Middle -Quickie Version: A super quick, visual, eye-popping single faze sandwhich effect using the “JTS alignment’ move, and a regular deck of cards.
Twisted Card Change: A visually stunning card change that looks like CGI movie magic! This
is John’s modern twist on the classic Erdnase change combined with a few flourishes that make
it a must see!
Kings Love Aces: An amazing transposition of the four Aces and four Kings. One at a time, clean and visual, and using only eight regular borrowed cards!
The Dream: A fun anytime, anywhere, pocket mentalism effect that will blow the mind of
anyone that you’ve just met for the first time! A small coin envelope, a few coins, a business
card, and a dream.
Visual Key Twist Revelation: Holding a key at just the tips of two fingers, you’re able to
visually twist it with your mind!
Eye Candy: An ultra smooth and logically motivated One Coin routine with a surprise ending!
The Edge Coin Vanish: A unique coin vanish for those special one-on-one performance
opportunities.
JTS’ Retention-Whither Vanish: A vanish that creates a super cool “retention of vision” on a
Whither type vanish.
JTS’ Wrist turn-Whither Vanish: A Whither type vanish using a wrist turn to Fitch Palm
technique
Band Fusion: A quick rubber band effect that compliments any Crazy Man’s Handcuff type
routine. The rubber bands appear to visually melt through one another backwards, then back
again in opposite directions without any moves!
Color Changing Silk: An incredibly visual color changing silk effect for the stage performer.
John shows you how to make something called the “JTS’ Black Ball Gimmick” with parts that
you can order online. This innovative gimmick allows you to perform a super visual color
changing silk effect. No jacket or sleeves required, and the silk can be used for the following
effects! A short discussion, using the “JTS Black Ball gimmick” to visually transform silks into other objects like doves, cards, candles, and feather plumes.
JTS’ Match Pull: An easy to make gimmick, reliable, to instantly light a match. This is John’s
preferred method, straight from his award winning stage act.
Get a Clue: This is one of John’s favorite “sucker” type card effects, direct from his
professional repertoire!
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TKO 2.0 – Jeff reveals the creation process and techniques of the first product ever given 100% by both hosts on the Wizard Product Review.
Any Card to Any Spectator’s Wallet & The Ultimate Card Control Utility – I will cover the techniques, multiple selection and card to spectators wallet.
The Unbelievalope – Jeff reveals the cleanest multiple prediction effect that can replace 00 prediction boxes.
The Tough Cookie Killer – Jeff’s go to effect for turning any difficult spectator into a fan.
Idea Dump – This is a section filled with a bunch of ideas for magic and real life that will make you more interesting and build deeper relationships.
Creating Magic Moments – I will talk abut my biggest passion – How to create magic moments in your daily interactions by using the techniques of world renown magicians.
Theory – Including how to get incredible reactions, what I learned from touring the world with Michael Ammar, How a piece of shrimp got me booked for multiple speeches at the #1 tourist destination in the world, How to make a piece of sushi appear and made a lifelong friend in the process, Perfecting Your Climax: How to Find the Perfect Spectator for the “Big Moment”.
The Magic Estate – How to build a collaborative community & Believe in the people around you.
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Rope Through Neck- An extremely visual effect with an ordinary prop. The Rope Through Neck is a classic for a reason. You’ll learn not only how to pull a rope through your own neck, but also a special way to be able to have the audience pull on the rope to prove the rope is around your neck before it safely passes through.
Dye Tube- Frank teaches his personal routine of this classic effect. You push a white handkerchief into your fist and it comes out red. He teaches some unique transfers, steals, and a gorgeous production where one silk appears as the other one is tied into a knot. He also teaches his unique method for showing a half dyed silk without a half dyed handkerchief.
Cup and Ball- A practical ungimmicked single cup routine that ends with multiple final loads. Plus the real secrets behind working cups on the streets, and how to make your own set of cups and balls that don’t look like silly props.
5 Bill Repeat- A classic stage effect. This variation on five six card repeat uses ordinary money, a character driven story, and a lot of hard work to create a reputation making effect.
All Backs Routine- A card is fairly selected and then when you go to find it, the deck is suddenly all backs. This handling not only justifies the all backs routine, but also looks incredibly fair. At the end of the routine the deck corrects itself and then only the chosen card is still all backs before being magically corrected.
In the Hands Triumph- The classic effect where the cards are shuffled face up and face down and the deck fixes itself is taken off the table and performed in the hands in a way where your audience swears that the deck is truly mixed.
Targeted Boomerang Fan Catch- Not only does Frank teach how to catch a thrown card in a fan, but also the secret to catching that card between two other selected cards and it works every time.
Sleight Section- For the sleight section Frank teaches his short card control, the Top Card Cover Pass and an in the hands false riffle shuffle.
Birthday Card Trick- Perfect for every one, even if they’re not celebrating a birthday.
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Coin Routine- Coin Production, Breeze Coins, V.V.
Card Productions- Spectator finds all the aces, he produces the kings one-at-a-time, and traps them in the card box, only to make them change places with the aces.
14th of February– Two helpers each sign a card and one penetrates through the back of one of their hands to not only join the other, but fuse permanently together with it.
Ring on Finger– A ring effortlessly jump from one finger to another, then vanish, and re-appear on the spectator’s finger.
Card Through Glass– This effect ill make you look for every proper place to perform it!
Bill to Impossible Location– Bill to Tomato, Bill to Sharpie, Bill to Anywhere.
Theory– Concepts on Stage Magic, parlor & everyday magic, organization & how to sell your magic better.
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Dave Kaplan has a unique style of magic all his own as he demonstrates in this Penguin Live lecture by starting things off with a bang… literally. His magic is designed to contain unexpected “events,” as he calls them, like producing a coat rack from a paper bag in order to hang up his jacket. It’s these whimsical events, and occasional odd devices (like his home-made hypno-glasses), that make him one of my favorite magicians to watch.
Plus, his magic is strong and unexpected too, as you’ll find out when he shows you how to produce any card anybody names from your shoe at any time. Or, pluck a coin from your beard, roll it across your knuckles, balance it at your fingertips, and get it to slowly lay down on your command.
You’ll also love his take on familiar routines like the color-changing knives. I hate to spoil the surprise, but his ends with both knives vanishing. Then, just when you’re getting comfortable, out comes a live fish flopping around on the stage while he tries to catch it and put it back in his case.
He also juggles ping-pong balls with his mouth, leading to a continuous production, ending with a live baby chick. Really? Okay, things aren’t always what they seem with The Great Kaplan. But he’s always entertaining, whether he’s juggling a hat, balancing a cane, burning a borrowed bill, destroying a cigar, or playing a song on a turkey baster. Let this lecture serve as your introduction to this remarkable man.
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Relationship Test – An audience tested routine that is so simple you’ve probably already have done it. The nugget here is the presentation. Also if you work for tips this is a money maker. Learn all the details and presentations.
Thoughts on Presentation.
How to Connect with your audience.
The DASSUP – Doc’s All Around Square Up. This unique move will open up tons of possibility and is also the foundation for the Groove Electric Switch. Learn all the controls, techniques.
The Groove Electric Switch – This is a very clean way of switching a card from the out jogged fanned position. I will also be teaching and performing multiple routines using the switch.
Thoughts on Busking.
What to expect the first time out.
The beauty of working a trickle.
The Zoso Change – The amazing easy color change that looks like trick photography.
The Unexpected Up Jog – a mechanical way of producing a card(s) from a tabled spread.
Doc’ s Triumph – two versions of the classic effect.
Any card at Unknown Number – a unique easy twist on the holy grail of magic.
Super Collectors – a knuckle busting collectors routine.
Chop Cup Routine Busking and Parlour – my professional chop cup routine used over 20 years.
Stand up and Parlour presentations
Move Monkey – a few moves and techniques you can add to your tool box.
Sleight Club Discussion
Many more little tips and techniques will be explained though out the whole entire lecture.
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Visual Card to Pocket- A selected card placed inside the pocket VISUALY makes its reappearance on top of the deck. You audience sees the magic happening! A quick and highly visual effect that has your audience asking for more!
What’s Yours is Mine- A sandwich trick with a very unexpected ending. The use of word-play keeps your audience engaged and laughing UNTIL you clobber them with the unexpected. Unlike most sandwich effects, this can play bigger than others of its ilk.
Pocket Pool- A very practical and visually stunning production of an eight ball. A playing card with an eight-ball decal visually leaves the card, at the same time becoming a real ball! The card (minus the eight-ball) has mysteriously turned into a previous selection. Big woo woo!
Little Kreskin- Two cards are selected and lost in the deck. The spectator draws a stick-man picture of their own on the back of a business card. Not only does their stick-man find their cards, but a mysterious message appears that predicted their selections.
Your’s Truly- Ed’s take on the Chicago Opener/Red Hot Mama. A very funny presentation with a transpo aspect not found in most. This is the routine Ed uses to quickly establish his character while evoking a major league reaction from his audience.
Psychic Fail- A super easy to do effect that produces an inverse reaction to the amount of work involved. This is how David Acer described it: “A quick easy card trick with built in laughs and a surprising revelation of a chosen card. It’s a walkaround alternative to the McCombical Prediction and a worker plain and simple.”
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Visual Card to Pocket- A selected card placed inside the pocket VISUALY makes its reappearance on top of the deck. You audience sees the magic happening! A quick and highly visual effect that has your audience asking for more!
What’s Yours is Mine- A sandwich trick with a very unexpected ending. The use of word-play keeps your audience engaged and laughing UNTIL you clobber them with the unexpected. Unlike most sandwich effects, this can play bigger than others of its ilk.
Pocket Pool- A very practical and visually stunning production of an eight ball. A playing card with an eight-ball decal visually leaves the card, at the same time becoming a real ball! The card (minus the eight-ball) has mysteriously turned into a previous selection. Big woo woo!
Little Kreskin- Two cards are selected and lost in the deck. The spectator draws a stick-man picture of their own on the back of a business card. Not only does their stick-man find their cards, but a mysterious message appears that predicted their selections.
Your’s Truly- Ed’s take on the Chicago Opener/Red Hot Mama. A very funny presentation with a transpo aspect not found in most. This is the routine Ed uses to quickly establish his character while evoking a major league reaction from his audience.
Psychic Fail- A super easy to do effect that produces an inverse reaction to the amount of work involved. This is how David Acer described it: “A quick easy card trick with built in laughs and a surprising revelation of a chosen card. It’s a walkaround alternative to the McCombical Prediction and a worker plain and simple.”
Continue reading Edward Oschmann – Penguin Live – Online Lecture – Part.1
