Close-Up Magic #1 (World's Greatest Magic)
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Imagine the best magic, the best
magicians, and the best producers all in one place, imagine no more....
Imagine owning the most comprehensive
magic book ever written. This
would surely be a treasured possession for any magician with each
chapter focusing on a single aspect of the craft and the very best
routines ever created for it. That's the idea behind L&L
Publishing's critically-acclaimed DVD series, The World's Greatest
Magic by The World's Greatest Magicians! Each volume is like another
chapter in the world's best magic book. Featuring in-depth exposition
and instruction on some of magic's most cherished and classic effects
by its most-talented practitioners, this unprecedented series
represents an essential reference work for anyone interested in the
magical arts, regardless of their skill level.
Magicians who specialize in close-up
magic are constantly in
search of material that doesn't use playing cards. Easily seventy-five
percent of the magic that's been published over the last 50 or 60 years
has been card magic of one kind or another so quality non-card material
is a relatively scarce commodity in the literature.
On this DVD, you'll meet seven different
performers presenting
and teaching powerful close-up routines that will wow any audience –
and there's not a playing card in sight! The legendary Bruce Cervon
starts off with a beautifully routined piece of magic where a borrowed
handkerchief is clearly seen to be burned, magically repaired and then
used for a stunning production. Glen Falkenstein, of the famed
mentalism team of Falkenstein & Willard, combines two simple and
well-known dealer items to create a beautiful hybrid of magic while
Michael Ammar gives you all of the work on Stefan Schutzer's wonderful
animated bill effect. Bob Read is next with a hilarious routine that
will make you sorry you laughed so hard because you will be badly
fooled by the trick's end. Mark Leveridge offers an elegant and very
magical coin box routine while Flip brings the mystery of the classic
linking rings to a few safety pins. Finally, Bill Malone performs and
teaches a wonderful (and wonderfully portable!) Cups and Balls routine
that will charm young and old alike.
It's been said that even the world's
largest and most
spectacular stage illusion cannot create the impact – that feeling of
pure astonishment – of a good, well-performed piece of close-up magic
and on this DVD, you'll find seven compelling pieces of evidence to
that effect.
- Hanky Panky – Bruce Cervon
- A Ball and a Tube – Falkenstein & Willard
- Self-Folding Bill – Michael Ammar
- Transpo Tumbler – Bob Read
- Stay at Home Coins – Mark Leveridge
- Flip-Pins – Flip
- Rub-a-Dub-Dub/Cups and Balls – Bill Malone
Running Time Approximately 1hr 31mins
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