Monday 23 July 2012

PURE by Ekaterina


PURE by Ekaterina



After years of dedication, Ekaterina presents her debut cardistry project.
Pure contains everything from two-handed cuts and shuffles to elaborate fans and table work. If you ever wanted to spice up your magic or take your cardistry to a whole new level, you've come to the right place.
Whether you're a beginner or an expert, PURE offers something for everyone.
Beginner, intermediate, or advanced? It doesn't matter. Pure has something for all types of skill levels with moves ranging from the simple Surfbox, to knuckle busting techniques like the Russian Pyramid.
Fifteen unique, elegant, revised flourishes polished over years of experience.
Pure contains a variety of flourishes that can be used in any setting - a result of countless close-up and stage performances. Pure offers versatile flourishes ranging from small techniques to colossal displays that can be adapted and customized to any given situation.
Ekaterina teaches each flourish in intricate detail as you're taken by the hand over 90 minutes of overviews, verbal explanations, recaps, and more - nothing is left out.
Upon mastering all the included techniques, you will have an arsenal of powerful tools to entertain and captivate your audience in any given situation.


Solo by Michael James


Solo by Michael James




It’s 52 against one. Beat the odds. Discover Solo.
It all started in 2008 when Michael James began to develop card flourishes. In a world that is overflowing with extra long dribbles and unnatural geometric displays, Michael favors a classic approach where fluid and expressive motions are top priority in a card flourish. That is what you’ll find in Solo: Ten unique flourishes that demonstrate smoothness and articulation above anything else.
One of the most comprehensive cardistry projects ever produced.
A production that started nearly eight months ago has in fact been in the works for four years. Michael's style is inspired by card mavericks Brian Tudor, the Buck Twins, and Kevin Ho. These aren’t cuts you’re going to learn and forget in a day. Each cut is vastly different from the other, giving you a diverse collection that will broaden your arsenal.
Solo is divided into three categories: Signature Flourishes, Bonus Collection, and Special Features. It contains over 90 minutes of cardistry training.
In the Signature Flourishes section, you'll find ten unique flourishes: Arriflex, Ekklesia, Collective, Elysium, Twistor, Tidalwave, Reich, Reinvention, Mysterium, and Zero. Nine of the flourishes are two-handed cuts and one flourish is a single card flourish. Each flourish includes an introduction, performance, verbal explanation, and slow movement performance.
The Bonus Collection includes four bonus moves: Upload, Skydive, Whirlpool, and Elite. These are short, simple flourishes designed to perform on the fly. Each move contains a performance, overview, and verbal explanation.
We made a conscious effort to include as much special features as possible. What's included: Original Trailer, Seamless Motion, Jikh and James, Rediscover Identity, Solo Outtakes, Interview with Michael James, and Credits with anamorphic footage.
What about Project One?
Michael published some of his ideas in an EP-like production called Project One. While he retained some of the cuts and ideas from Project One, you’re going to find a lot of new cuts and concepts that are exclusive to Solo. Overall, it’s a completely new and fresh experience.


The Dead Cut with Jason England


The Dead Cut with Jason England



The crimp is a staple move in the fundamentals of card magic – it allows you to control any number of cards to the top or bottom of the deck, with just a single, simple cut: a "Dead Cut."
Multiple types of crimps are taught in detail by one of the industry’s leading card mechanics, Jason England. Whether you are a beginner, or a seasoned professional, you will find a suitable technique that fits your performance style.
Including the basic techniques, Jason provides you with the sharp insight you need to hit the crimp every time.
Along with these tips, Jason teaches multiple methods for finding selected cards, controlling a slug of cards, false table shuffles, and more. As a bonus, two effects are taught utilizing the crimped card - including a wonderful contribution from Martin Nash entitled Backfire. Find a selected card in blazing speed.
Special thanks to Meir Yedid for allowing us to teach Martin’s effect within this video. Step inside and begin your journey with the crimp – all in 48 minutes of unrivaled detail.


Detach by Rick Lax


Detach by Rick Lax



EVERYTHING you know about balloon magic is about to be TORN to pieces.
Rick Lax, creator of Vertigo, brings an impromptu balloon effect that transcends logic and expectation. You show an ordinary balloon and blow it up. With a twist and a pop, the balloonVISUALLY and AUDIBLY detaches into two pieces - one in each hand. You slowly bring the pieces side by side, then fuse them into one, unaltered balloon - handed out for complete examinationimmediately.
A simple, powerful effect that you can perform at a moment's notice.
Detach uses NO special gimmicks and can be handed out for complete examination. You start clean and end clean. There are no funny movements or awkward misdirections. It's as straightforward and natural as magic gets. In this 20 minute download, Rick Lax takes you step by step, teaching you all the details and subtleties that make Detach look so brilliant and deceptive.
Bonus Effect Included! A quick, perfect opener for Detach.
Also included is an astoundingly simple balloon multiplication effect! Take a single balloon, blow it up, and produce a handful of balloons as it deflates. Rick's balloon multiplication is the perfect opener for Detach and the rest of your balloon magic. With Detach, you'll learn everything - all you need is a balloon and you've got a miracle ready to be performed at a moment's notice!


Tabled Faro Shuffle with Jason England


Tabled Faro Shuffle with Jason England



Jason England provides 45 minutes of expert instruction on one of the most DECEPTIVE shuffles ever created: The Tabled Faro. While there are many tutorials on the Tabled Faro shuffle, the move has never been taught in such comprehensive, thorough detail. Armed with this instruction, you'll have the training to approach, practice, and perfect this gem. It will certainly take practice, but Jason provides you with the expertise and flawless training you need to master it.
It's an invisible sleight that looks identical to a normal table shuffle.
When done correctly, the Tabled Faro Shuffle will interlace each card perfectly, one for one. What looks like a normal table shuffle to the untrained eye, the Tabled Faro gives you the ability to stack, interlace, and more!
Over 45 minutes of instruction. In addition to learning the Tabled Faro, Jason covers several methods on how to recover and adjust for error, making even botched table faros successful in operation. 

The Force by Mathieu Bich


The Force by Mathieu Bich



An easy, angle proof, invisible force.
French mastermind Mathieu Bich brings you a simple yet devious sleight called, quite simply, The Force. You hand the spectator a card, riffle the deck, and ask them to tell you when to stop. They proceed to insert the card into the deck - wherever they’d like. The spectator’s choice of where to put the card is completely their own.
You cut to the precise location of their choice, and it's done. A force so powerful, you can literally tell people you won't force them, then proceed to do exactly that! Halfway through, you can even hand them the deck so they can locate the selection themselves!
Powerful - yet diabolically simple.
The Force is a powerful move that requires almost no effort. After just a little bit of practice, you’ll be able to execute The Force every single time. Mathieu Bich covers all of the nuances and details to make this work flawlessly. Jump inside and learn the ways of The Force.


Transcode by Mathieu Bich



As you push the card through the deck, the back design visually changes.
From FISM winner Mathieu Bich comes an astoundingly visual change. You take a card from the deck and show the front and the back. You slowly place it in the center of the deck and begin to push it through. As the card penetrates the other end, it changes into another back design. The card can clearly be seen sticking out BOTH sides of the deck with a different back design on each end.
Change the card, but that's not the ending. It's only the beginning.
With Transcode, not only can you change the card, but you can also end the trick by changing the back design of the ENTIRE DECK! Change the card, change the deck, then immediately hand the card out for inspection while you plainly showcase the deck. Transcode utilizes a simple gimmick which can be constructed with household items in minutes. Now available for immediate download.


Insane by Andy Nyman



Insane by Andy Nyman




Do you believe in fate or destiny?
You remove an envelope from your pocket. It is sealed. There are no secret compartments or hidden flaps. You explain that inside this envelope, there is one prediction. One card, sealed. No matter what the spectator says or does, nothing can change the outcome. It is fate. It is determined.
You give the spectator a deck of cards. They examine. They shuffle.
You are completely sure of your prediction, and to prove it, you tear open the envelope, showing a face down card. You are committed. And to make things even MORE fair, you turn the card over. They see the identity. They see the future.
After they finish shuffling, you ask the spectator to start dealing cards one by one onto your left hand. Whenever they feel like it, they can stop - and deal the NEXT card face down onto your right hand.
When the moment feels right - when intuition strikes - they stop dealing.
They deal the next card face down onto your right hand, leaving just two cards: your exposed prediction, and their face down selection. Suspense builds. How could they POSSIBLY match? They examined the deck. They shuffled the deck. Nevertheless, their card is slowly overturned, and it MATCHES your prediction.
30 minutes of detailed instruction by Andy Nyman: actor, magician, co-writer, director, and producer for Derren Brown. Andy is a man of many talents, and within this DVD, you’ll get a front row seat showing the inner work of his dangerous mind. Everything you need is included, with specific, premium props hand selected by the creator.


RAPTURE by Edward Boswell




Imagine an effect so impossibly visual, it looks like trick photography.
This is what we imagined when we first heard of Rapture. We didn’t think it could be possible. If you could perform REAL magic, this is what it would look like. Rapture is a miraculous change, where a card box can appear and disappear in the blink of an eye. You show the front and back of a card box. Suddenly with a jolt, the entire box disappears, leaving only the cards - a normal deck - in your hands.
A practical method created for the performer.
This isn’t just a trick to be performed for your webcam. Rapture was born for the performer. It uses a simple and practical method that allows you to perform it anywhere and everywhere. The Rapture gimmick utilizes household items and can be constructed in a few minutes. It’s durable enough to be used for hundreds of performances, yet small enough to fit in your pocket.
One Hour of Instruction :: 3 Routines + Bonus Effect “UPRISING”
In over an HOUR of instruction, Edward Boswell will teach you multiple applications using the Rapture gimmick. You’ll learn how to make the box appear, disappear, and even teleport. Also included is a bonus effect UPRISING: a chosen card is placed on the bottom of the deck, sticking out. Then, as if melting through the deck, it slowly and visually rises to the top.
Rapture is the perfect opener, closer, and everything in between!
Special thanks and credit to Lloyd Barnes, who published an effect similar to Uprising in April of 2009.



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