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Two Very Easy To Do Magic Tricks To Baffle Your Friends

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

We all love some magic tricks and being able to do them yourself and baffle your friends is even better. Here are two very easy to do magic tricks that you can do using cards.

First of all, the following trick.

Right, this is a very simple trick and simply involved a little bit of sleight of hand and misdirection in order to succeed. Get together an audience and then get one person to pick a card out of your deck of cards. When they are memorising the card then you simply need to be turning over the card that is at the bottom of the deck. It will then be facing the other way and you should turn the pack over so that it appears as a regular pack of cards. Now get them to put the card back into the deck and then tell them that you are going to magically discover the card they chose. Simply put the card behind your back and then turn the top card back over. Tell them that the card they chose has been flipped the other way around and then let them check through the deck to find it.

You can next try this one.

This is another very simple trick to master. Kick off by shuffling up the pack and then quickly memorise the bottom card of the deck. Now say that you will drop the card out of the bottom of the deck and get someone to say so when you have done about ten - it will not actually matter if you do over or under this number. When they say stop then stack up the dropped cards, placing the bottom card at the top. Now show this top card to the participant and not yourself and then ask them to reshuffle all of the cards. Now all you have to do is go through and pick out the card that they say on the top.

Learn these two simple tricks to baffle and amuse your friends. They’re fun for everyone - the performer and the audience.

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The Lost Art of Magic

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

These days, the entertainment industry is always tossing out new fangled diversions but no matter what, the old stand-bys remain popular. Some prefer to use the term “illusions,” or “effects,” or simply, “magic tricks,” but no matter what you call it, performing activities that appear impossible or supernatural remains exciting.  Amazing card tricks are just one subset of magic performance.

 

Card tricks are common among those that perform street magic or parlor magic.   This close, immediate performances often includes individuals directly.  It’s not a wonder that beginning magicians often start out with card tricks.

 

If learning some magic tricks is your objective, the destination of choice is your local magic shop. Magic shops stock all the basics you’ll need to begin your magic career.  There are many variations on famous tricks, and once you learn the basics, it is even possible to devise your own tricks.   Don’t get in too big of a hurry, though; perfect all the basics before moving on to more complex routines.  One of the great joys of performance magic is to see the looks of delight in spectators’ faces.   Performing with skill is key to pulling it off.

 

For those who are visual learners, it is worth it to consider magic DVDs for instruction. Plenty of books exist to give detail and context, but it is hard to do better than an effective DVD with close-ups of techniques.   Magic DVDs are big business.   Magic specialists release entire series of DVDs that show viewers complex magic routines.  This option is inviting for those with a talent for performance, but prefer not to devise their own routines.  Of course, one shouldn’t be ashamed if this is the case!  Consider the many actors who don’t write their own scripts, and musicians who don’t write their own songs.

 

Learning card tricks is a perfect way to begin a fun and rewarding magical hobby or even career.   Take a visit to your local magic shop and investigating the card tricks for sale.   Depending on your learning style, you may want to check out the magic DVDs.   By choosing the right way to for you to learn, your chances for success multiply.   It won’t be too long before you astound your friends and family with all your newly acquired magic skills!

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Parlor Magic – Like The Good Old Days

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

Many people love magic. Still it is a too entertaining event, either it is on up front in a show room or on the television. The fact that you are right there, watching so closely, and still are stunned and surprised by what the magician does is something that never gets old. You would think being there in front of the magician would give you an advantage – but it rarely does. You’re amazed again!

All kinds of magic is entertaining, but most people have a favorite type of magic trick. There’s usually one kind that seems more spectacular, or more amazing, than another kind. Which kind is it for you?

Close-up Magic – When You’re Right There

Magic tricks that are performed on a table – often green, with fringe over the edge – are considered “close-up magic”. These tricks take advantage of both the proximity of the audience and the table as a surface to work on. Close-up magic can also be done by strolling magicians, but they generally do card or coin tricks that don’t need a table to work on.

Which effects are used for close-up magic? Common close-up magic tricks are also some of the most familiar – card tricks work well, as do coin tricks. When you see close-up magic, you usually feel that you will see how it is done – which is something that people think is an accomplishment.

Parlor Magic – Like The Good Old Days

Back decades ago, people hosting a party in their home would often have a magician perform for their guests. The magician would stand up in front of the room and the guests would face the magician. As the audience is far away, normally the effects are not performed on a small table, as they might be with close-up magic . The effects need to be bigger, and not need a table. Common magic tricks easy to perform as parlor magic are feats of mentalism, magic squares (math magic), and the linking rings.

Palace Magic – Smoke And Mirrors, Live Animals

The largest venue for magic tricks is the stage show, often referred to as “palace magic.” That’s the type  they often show on television. This type of magic show needs to feature large effects, ones that can more easily be seen by a large audience. Generally speaking, card tricksand coin tricks have no place here, as they wouldn’t be able to be appreciated by the vast majority of the audience. Some sample magic tricks of this type are metamorphosis (where the magician and the assistant change places in the blink of an eye), and making something appear or disappear. Sawing a woman in half, levitations, and larger, drama-like shows that incorporate magic tricks also are common in this type of setting.

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