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On this DVD, you'll learn a host of minor miracles that can be performed with everyone's favorite ordinary item - money. Bills and coins grab interest immediately, and can be rustled up at a moment's notice, making the tricks on this DVD ready to perform practically any time and anywhere. And best of all, there's no difficult sleight of hand to learn.

This DVD will teach you how to:

Balance a dollar bill on your hand and cause it to slowly lay down on command!
Push a pencil through the center of a bill yet leave no hole!
Vanish a marked penny from one hand and cause it to appear under the other!
Cause two bills to melt through each other - right under a spectator's nose!
And much, much more!

Tom Mullica is the world's greatest living bar magician. With his mile-a-minute comedy, magic and slapstick he presented more than 3,000 sold-out shows during his eleven year run at the famed Tom-Foolery Magic Bar Theatre (1976-1987) in Atlanta, Georgia.

This DVD features the only existing record of Mullica's frenzy-filled act presented in the theater that was built around it. This is your only opportunity to see this comedic genius on his own turf perform his laugh-filled show full of dozens of sidesplitting gags, jokes, and routines. The show features his hysterical Apple Trick and his trademark routine, Nicotine Nincompoop, where he eats a pack of lit cigarettes with a stack of bar napkins as a chaser.

The next time you have a party just play this DVD and your guests will never laugh so hard. You just can't watch this show once. It's gets funnier every time you see it.

For years, magicians and mentalists have been asking Jay about his unreleased impromptu work. Now on this very special DVD, Jay shares a mind-blowing collection of 34 routines, the vast majority of which have never before appeared in print, on video or DVD.

34 astounding magic and mentalist effects with borrowed keys, coins, business cards, paper money, wooden matches, finger rings, playing cards, elastic bands, pens, cigarette packs, books, newspapers, paper matches, napkins and more!

Jay also shares the real work on such essential topics as the power of impromptu performances, combining magic and mentalism, magic with a borrowed deck, scripting, the importance of simplcity, and handling props within the impromptu setting.

Never again say, "Sorry, I didn't bring anything with me!"

Here are just a few of the 34 incredible effects...

Green Thumb: Jay's all-time favorite torn & restored signed card handling!
The Wager: Killer mentalism with borrowed coins! (You even borrow the prediction!)
Hypothesis Production: An ultra-casual three coin production that leaves audience speechless!
Solitary Confinement: Two spectators link thoughts and actions under impossible conditions!
Slow Motion Coins #2: The much streamlined handling of Jay's acclaimed coins across effect.
Soft Spot: A key melts on and off a borrowed key ring!
Inside Out: Jay finally tips the "real work" on this close-up classic including the never-before-revealed 2-phase handling!
Seed Money: A pair of coins change, not once, but TWICE!
Sight Unseen: You'll perform this lethal demonstration of "behind your back" paranormal ability EVERYWHERE!
Apparition: The card the spectator has in mind literally APPEARS in your empty hands! Guaranteed gasps!
The Perfect Switch: The ultimate coin switch for when the crowd is BURNING your hands!
Against All Odds: The magicians sends a thought to the spectator three times in a row!
Pawnbroker: A wildly magical transposition routine with just a coin and a ring!
Somebody Else's Money: The new king of commercial card effects!

Part 1 of The Art of Hopping Tables is a magical documentary as you are taken along with Britain's famous Mark Leveridge on one of his commercial bookings. This is a unique opportunity to see exactly what happens in a professional magician's "day at the office." First, Mark explains everything that goes into the preparation for an evening of strolling magic. It's a fascinating insight into what goes on behind the scenes in the build-up to a show. Then you are there as Mark entertains his audiences. You see it all exactly as it happened! This is followed by an analysis of what makes a successful table-hopping performance, as Mark and Chris Payne look again at some of the key moments from the evenings work and discuss exactly how all the principles of performance come together. This is the "art of hopping tables". It shows how all the many facets of personality, technique, audience control, and magic effects are blended into a memorable experience for the spectators. The tape ends with a discussion with experienced strolling magician Stuart Bowie about many other aspects of close-up performance, with particular reference to restaurant and dinner-function work. Revealed in a candid and truthful way are many of the intimate working secrets of an experienced strolling magician. It is a gold mine of advice borne of genuine experience, and it is highly valuable to both experienced and novice strolling magicians.

Part 2 concentrates on the magic itself. Using relevant sections of the live footage seen in Part 1, you will see seven effects performed by Mark for his audiences and then fully explained in an entertaining and informal style with Chris Payne. All the magic comes directly from Mark's own current repertoire.

Part 1 - Introduction, Preparation, Angles, Resetting Tricks, Double Checking Preparations, Spin Out, Name Dropper, Copy Ring, Ring Flight, The Caught Card, The Department Store, The Hypnotized Coin, Aces Under Control, How to Approach a Table, Going to Next Table, Things Happen, How to Cover a Mistake, Handling Children, Working for Reactions, Cueing Applause, Taking Control, Working at a Dinner Function, Tips / Fees, Advertising

Part 2 - Spin Out, The Hypnotized Coin, Aces Under Control, Copy Ring, Name Dropper, The Caught Card

Touch the sky! With the techniques and methods explained on "The Art of Levitation," you can learn how to levitate. Not just small objects, even yourself! This broadcast quality DVD teaches you how to cause objects to float in space, defying the law of gravity. You'll learn the basics of the Art of Levitation, and beyond. Magician Arthur Tracz will teach you, step-by-step, the inner-workings of these incredible tricks, many of them modern-day "classics" of magic. What's more, Tracz has given each of these effects an original "twist" or original presentation, breathing new life into them. On this DVD you will learn how to:

Animate a borrowed finger ring!
Suspend a drinking straw on the edge of the table!
Spin a card around your body!
Float inches off the ground with no special props or preparation!
Cause a card to rise from the pack - even while it is isolated in a wine glass!
Levitate a borrowed dollar bill and produce a ball bearing from it!
And much more!

Additionally, Tracz has developed original material specifically for this DVD, including eye-popping visual tricks, as well as unique, professional presentations. Several of these mini-miracles are worth the price of the DVD alone, and make The Art of Levitation a delight for both beginners and professionals. Each copy of the DVD comes complete with a kit of necessary magic props, including the "Floating Dollar Bill" trick for free!

At last, the Master of Levitation, Losander, brings you the Art of Levitation Part 3. Losander has created several new thread systems using elastic thread. With this DVD you will learn how to float and animate light objects.

Some of the effects you will learn are:

Floating bill based on a new thread system
Perfect Balance teaches you how to animate a business card
Dancing Wand, Losander also shows you how to build your own Wand
Genii in the Bottle -Shoot over a banknote -Self contained Dancing Handkerchief Routine
New Levitation system for Bubbles Special features include Losander's famous version of The Zombie, based on a new designed gimmick.

This DVD includes elastic thread so you can begin your lessons right away! Enjoy the Art of Levitation Part 3, a Must Have DVD for your magic collection.

Running Time Approximately 80min

Learn the real secrets to becoming a master sleight-of-hand magician!

In the spring of 2005, Jay hosted a very special live show featuring 9 outstanding sleight-of-hand magicians. Taped at Toronto's George Ignatieff Theatre by a professional 4-camera crew in front of a sold-out crowd, the DVD documents memorable performances byf Jay Sankey, Richard Sanders, Mike Skutt, Jason Maloney, David Peck, Wij, Allan Nackan, Colin Bartlett and Ray Chance.

Watching true pros do what they do best in front of a thrilled audience is an education in itself, but the real gold of this DVD is found in the DOZENS of intimate interview segments.

Take your own sleight-of-hand to the next level as each seasoned performer generously shares their invaluable thoughts on:

The Keys to Outstanding Sleight-of-Hand
Their Favorite Sleights
Philosophies on Practicing
The Importance of Timing
Advice to Beginners
What they Love About Performing Magic
And so much more!

And as a very special EXTRA ADDED BONUS Jay has agreed to include his classic Locomotion card effect AND his killer Private Property mentalist effect complete

Slydini's students pay tribute to the man, the mentor, and the magic. They recall some of their most cherished moments with the master and perform their favorite effects, keeping his legacy alive.

A note from the producers: We would like to boast that (to our knowledge, at the time of this DVD set's release) we have collected the most footage of Slydini, to be released anywhere in one production, for your viewing pleasure. We hope you enjoy learning from The Master!

Disc 1

Slydini Performs - Coins Through the Table, Cigarette Miracle, Two Cigarettes From One
Cellini Performs & Explains - The Slydini Movement,Coins Through the Table, Cigarette Miracle,Two Cigarettes From One, Impossible Dream
Other effects performed by Slydini students: - Interlude With a Paper Napkin, Sponge Ball Routine,The Illusive Four, Slydini's Linking Pins

Disc 2

Slydini Performs - Paper Balls Over the Head, Production of Silks, Knotted Silks, Paper Balls to the Hat
Cellini Performs & Explains - Production of Silks, Knotted Silks, Paper Balls to the Hat

An impromptu trick and one of the most UNUSUAL principles to come out for a long time!

Aztek is a great concept. It's a gimmick that will make any borrowed bill levitate on your palm or on the back of your palm under impromptu conditions.

This new device uses

no threads
no magnets
no wires!

You can make bills from all dominations float in midair! Remember... with this method you do not need to attach a th... somewhere around you. The bill is floating above your hand while everything is in full view. You can freely move or walk while the bill is levitating!

The DVD shows you how to build your own gimmick within some minutes. It will teach you how to perform the effect and how you can get the most out of this fantastic principle!

by Rafael Baltresca

No gimmicks
No rubberbands
No preparation
Absolutely nothing special, just you and your sleeves.

In this DVD you'll learn advanced techniques about sleeving to make appear, disappear and transform objects like pens, pencils, candles, cigars, stilettos etc. Very new techniques! Results of 5 years of Baltresca's studies.

Running Time Approximately 64 min

Dan Harlan was instrumental in popularizing magic with rubber bands and is widely considered a master of rubber band magic. On this DVD he teaches the original routines and techniques that gave him his worldwide reputation. You will learn easy-to-perform rubber band magic that's perfect for impromptu situations.

Bandlocked: A rubber band continuously snaps through your fingers under impossible conditions.
Instant Separation: Four rubber bands are wrapped around your fingers and fist but when the hand is shaken each of the rubber bands ends up on a different finger.
Traveling Tips: A streamlined variation of Dan Harlan's award winning, "Traveling Cash," routine. It is an outstanding piece of magic where two rubber bands are held between the hands and a spectator holds the top of four strands. Then, magically and visually the held strand begins to travel down to second, third and fourth positions. A reputation maker.
Original Impromptu Linking Rubber Bands: Dan Harlan's original method of linking and unlinking rubber bands.
P'Link: Two different colored rubber bands link and visually unlink as the hands are shown on both sides.
Snapped Again: A rubber band is convincingly broken and visually restored.
Incredible Shrinking Rubber Band: A rubber band visibly shrinks until it is so small it disappears.
Rubber Ring Flight: A borrowed finger ring vanishes and visually reappears tied to a rubber band.
Another Ringer: A variation of Bill Kalush's Rubber Ringer where a finger ring links and unlinks to a rubber band.
Joint Venture: A rubber band is wrapped around your finger and magically penetrates right through it. The sequence is repeated under more impossible conditions.
Wrist Band: A rubber band is wrapped around your wrist and magically penetrates right through it.
Michael Goldman's Twisted: Two strands of a rubber band visually rise through each other while being held by a spectator.
Band Roll-On: While a spectator is holding your finger a rubber band impossibly penetrates right through it.

All the routines are impromptu and can be done with borrowed rubber bands. In addition to the above routines Dan also teaches variations, applications and ideas to further enhance the magic. Running time: Approximately 60 minutes.

What better way or amuse you friends, meet new people or liven up any gathering than with a few good "Gotcha's". Steven Branham will teach you these the ins and outs of the gems.

Crystal Turnover
Coin Pyramid
High Dive
Trading Places
Impossible Shot
Got you Covered
One the Edge
3D Thinking Wooden Cocktail
and Much Much More!!!

Imagine the fun performing behind the bar as a magic bartender. You'll need to know more than a few card tricks though. In two hours these magicians use their years of experience to show and tell you how to be a success behind the bar. Featuring: Eric Mead, Bob Sheets and Scotty York. These guys reveal some of their proven, favorite routines and also discuss in four informative interviews how to make a good living performing in this venue. This is the definitive tape on the art of Bar Magic.

Your front row seat is reserved for this rare, in-depth look at the working repertoire of themaster bar magician of our time. Peppered with lines, bar bits and jokes, this "Doc"umentaryfeatures guarded, highly commercial secrets that have entertained audiences for 20 years.
Vol. 1 - Card Under Glass, Repeated Selection Of A Card, Ambitious Card, Triumph, Three- Card Monte, Multiple Selection of 20 Cards
Vol. 2 - Happy Birthday Trick, Sam The Bellhop, Stan Kate and Edith, Poker Demo
Vol. 3 - All Screwed Up, Impossible Opener, Color Changing Deck, Copper/Silver/Brass,Anniversary Waltz, Max Maven's "Terable", Cocktail Napkin Rose, Card On Ceiling,Larry West's Bill Counting

This incredible DVD collection contains a massive amount of of Jean Jacques Sanvert's award winning magic. This set includes material from Sanvert's classic card routines, his cocktail pary and table hopping routines, his incredible close-up magic, and finally his masterpiece routines. This collection is truly comprehensive.

Volume One: Table Hopping and Cocktail Parties
Can magic really be this entertaining? But of course...! When FISM winner J. J. Sanvert performs, he only has one goal in mind - to entertain! This is why every routine in his professional repertoire is honed to perfection as he squeezes every last drop of entertainment potential from them. That means that every one of these tricks is strong enough to be your closer!

On this volume, J. J. performs the tricks he uses in strolling situations, much to the obvious amazement and delight of the studio audience. Then, after the show, J. J. rolls up his sleeves and shows you how you can perform his award-winning magic, too!

Killer Card Routine - This is J. J.'s favorite and it features some of the most eye-popping card effects ever created, all rolled into one ten-minute tour de force. It's the routine that J. J. makes his living with.
Coin Routine - Take a purse frame and add some half dollars, a few Chinese coins and a couple of spectator's hands and the result is a six-minute coin routine that, as soon as you learn it, you'll perform for the rest of your life.
Break the Ice - This is the routine J. J. uses to first engage a group in a cocktail setting. A touched card behaves in a variety of startling ways that includes visibly appearing on the face of the deck.
Reversed - A peeked-at card magically reverses itself in the deck and then penetrates through the deck to drop onto a spectator's hand. For the finale, the entire deck reverses itself around the selection!
Daryl's (and JJS') Boomerang - A peeked-at card visibly jumps out of the deck and into the performer's other hand and then jumps back again. The card travels across one more time - invisibly!
Your Favorite Card - A spectator is asked to name any card. The selection is apparently missing from the pack so the performer takes three random cards and, one by one, changes them into the named card. For the finale, the three cards turn into the mates of the selection while the missing "favorite" card is found in the performer's pocket!
Cigarette Thru Coin - With a politically-correct presentation (smoking is bad for you!) and a handling that utilizes only one hand, J. J. breathes new life into this classic. You'll also marvel at the switch at the trick's end, though you probably won't see it!

Volume Two: Classic Card Routines
On this volume, J. J. demonstrates why he won the FISM world championship for card magic. More than card tricks, these routines are performance pieces that amply demonstrate how entertaining good card magic can be. Watch the amazed expressions on the faces of the studio audience and then sit back and learn as J. J. shows you how it all works!

Cannibals - This is J.J.'s signature routine, a highlight of his FISM act, and considered by many to be the best Cannibal Cards routine ever devised. You'll agree, especially when you see the ending!
Twisting Hofzinser - Hofzinser's classic Four-Ace Problem meets Twisting the Aces and the results are truly amazing. J. J. also teaches his utilitarian Retro Count.
Ubiquity - The spectator's selected card is everywhere! It even matches the performer's prediction. You'll also learn J. J.'s incredible Twirling Double Lift.
Invisible Flush Palm - Jennings' Open Travelers with a startlingly new climax.
Card Fusion - Possibly the last word on this neo-classic. Two cards are visibly fused together face to face and then, just as mystifyingly, are separated. The cards are then signed and fused back to back and given out as an impossible souvenir.
Table Change - This is one that wowed the judges at FISM. A tabled card visibly changes into a peeked selection.
Vista - A spectator freely thinks of a card and writes its name on a slip of paper. The performer runs through the cards and sets one aside and it's shown to match the thought-of card. You'll learn how to turn your card case into a magical secret weapon.
Impossible Prediction - The performer writes the name of a card on a slip of paper and it's found to match the card found at the spectator's freely named number. A strong and virtually self-working miracle!
Cool Cold - The performer is dealt a Royal Flush from a deck that is shuffled and dealt by the spectator. You'll find many uses for this powerful technique.

Volume Three - Masterpiece Routines
On this volume, you'll find three routines that approach the level of magical theater. Each is a showpiece that J. J. has carefully constructed for maximum impact and complete audience engagement. These are the tricks to do if you can only do one!

Linking Finger Rings - The trick begins along the classic lines - borrowed finger rings link are impossibly linked together. However, where most routines end, J. J.'s just begins. The rings subsequently vanish and each is found in a separate - and equally impossible - place.
Card in the Lemon - The secrets of the Universe explained with a deck of playing cards and a citrus fruit! A selected card, after going through several miraculous changes, is found inside of a lemon. The routining makes the lemon a logical part of the routine and the ending is guaranteed to elicit a gasp from even the most reserved audiences.
Babybel - This is the trick that J. J. uses to close his show - that says it all! In this routine that could almost be considered an act in itself, a borrowed bill is vanished and found within a small cheese. It should also be mentioned that said cheese is covered in wax, wrapped in cellophane and factory sealed in a net bag. Oh, yes - the bag is also sealed in a can of peas. This is a Nest of Boxes-type of effect that your audience is never going to believe. Plus, J. J. takes you through the setup of this effect in one of the most meticulous explanations of any magical effect ever committed to video.

Volume Four - Close-Up Routines
On this volume, you'll find a selection of unbelievably strong close-up items that can be performed in almost any situation. Learn them and put them anywhere in your show - every one is a feature piece!

Psychic Poker - The performer correctly predicts not only a poker hand from a shuffled deck but also a name and address freely chosen from a telephone directory. Utterly baffling...and just about self working!
I Ching - A brand new deck of cards are shuffled and cards are eliminated by the spectators until only one is left and, after some by-play, is shown to exactly match the performer's prediction. You'll also learn J.J.'s masterful equivoque and verbal control techniques.
Royal Rollover Aces - If you think you know this classic effect, think again. After the deck is shuffled face up and face down several times, the cards are turned to reveal the four Aces while the remainder of the cards are shown to now be all face down. The Aces are set aside to reveal a Royal Flush in Spades on top of each packet of cards. As if that weren't enough, the five packets are spread to show that each contains four of a kind in matching suit orders. For the incomprehensible finish, the rest of the cards are spread to show that they are now in perfect numerical order. Use this as your closer (though J. J. often uses it as his opener!)
Bill and Pen - The metal "core" of a borrowed bill is removed and then replaced after which a fountain pen is thrust through it with no damage. J. J. combines two classics of magic and makes the entire procedure logical and magical.
Surviving Card - If you've ever lost your break or had a troublesome spectator, this routine is the perfect solution. The spectator names the only card not in the deck. It's found, uncannily, in the performer's pocket.
Show Me A Trick - Once again, J. J. shows you how to handle a situation that every close-up magician faces. This time, you'll learn how to turn a spectator's request that you teach them a trick into a perfect magical moment.
Flying Dollar - This is the last word in Fingertip Coins Across routines. Coins travel back and forth from one hand to another. For a finale, they all change to Chinese coins. The silver coins are reintroduced magically and then vanished one at a time.

TO CELEBRATE OUR FIRST YEAR CREATING DVDs FOR MAGICIANS, RSVP MAGIC PROUDLY PRESENT A SELECTION OF OUR STRONGEST ROUTINES FROM OUR FIRST SEVEN TITLES.

from CORPORATE CLOSE-UP WITH MARTIN SANDERSON
AMBITIOUS FOUR PHASE - Under impossible conditions a signed card appears on top of the deck three times... then in your mouth!... then inside your wallet (in a sealed envelope) and finally, for an optional killer finish, it changes into a clear block of plastic on the spectator's hand! The ultimate in memorable magic!

from UNCLAMPED WITH WAYNE DOBSON
THE TOSSED DECK - See why Wayne's version will promise you a stronger and more powerful reaction than ever before.

from REAL WORLD MAGIC WITH DAVE JONES
NOTES - The trick that everyone is talking about! Written notes magically appear on a deck of playing cards, until the selected card is revealed in an amazing way. This is the Dave's "underground" routine first featured in Jerry Sadowitz's Crimp magazine.
LINKING FINGER RINGS - Dave's unique version of this famous routine

from THE LEGACY WITH MARK RAFFLES
A HISTORY OF THE ACT - Mark explains how it all began, plus archive footage featuring his famous pick pocketing act: The Magic Circle Show (1981)The Secret Cabaret (1990) and The Amazing Show (1975)

from THIRTEEN WITH ANDREW MURRAY
CLOCK MIRACLE - A freely thought of time is revealed by the magician in an unbelievable three phase revelation.
HUMMMER'S 20 CARD MIRACLE - An amazing trick that you'll be doing in just a few minutes!

from MAGIC'S BIGGEST SECRET WITH RUSS STEVENS
LOOKING AT THE SHIPS - See just why magic on board cruise ships is so lucrative! THE VICTORY CARTON ILLUSION - Russ' version of this spectacular illusion... A truly portable illusion that costs only a few dollars to perform!

from CROWDPULLER WITH PETER WARDELL
THE CUPS AND BALLS - Peter's trademark performance piece! First watch the complete routine performed live in London's Covent Garden and then watch as Peter reveals the routine in intricate detail - nothing is held back!

Disc 1 Running Time Approximately 1hr 46min
Disc 2 Running Time Approximately 1hr 35min

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