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Max Maven traveled from Hollywood to Lake Tahoe. He brought NOTHING but a nice suit. On the way from the airport to the studio, he stopped at a supermarket for less than ten minutes and spent less than ten dollars. Once in his room, he spent less than half an hour preparing, and proceeded to go on stage and do a 50-minute performance of mentalism. Featuring Eugene Burger, Brandon Combs, Gene Matsuura, Stephen Minch, Jan Rose and Michael Weber.
Let's be clear. This is not a cluster of "substitute" stuff to make up for having lost your props. It is a full-length show of top-notch real world material, much of it revealed for the very first time. The complete work, including variations and options, plus discussion of performance structure, scripting segues, audience management, blocking, timing - everything thoroughly explained with an unprecedented degree of detail. Included is the rare "Para-Sight" routine, out of print for over 25 years; copies of the original limited-release manuscript have sold for as much as $400. And that's something! A two-DVD set (with as much content as most three-DVD sets). Running time: 230 minutes, plus Easter Eggs and bonus material.  |
Outside The Conventional (2 DVD Set)by Christopher Taylor It's time to bring something different to the table! Outside the Conventional is the first DVD set from Inner Mind Productions that features a guest performer. Canada's Christopher Taylor is the author to two best selling books on the subject of Bizarre/ Mystic Mental Magic as well as the inventor of Equinox and the electronic wiz behind Andy Nymans fantastic "Dead Zone Pro". On this DVD he brings you some of his finest routines. Each of the routines has a story woven in to it, that produces an intimate and mysterious feel that elevates it from effect to a very thought provoking performance piece! Watch as Christopher performs each effect in front of a group of lay people and then sit back and learn as Christopher Taylor And Marc Spelmann talk you through every effect in fine detail leaving no stone unturned. The DVD also contains an interview section where Peter Nardi and Marc Spelmann delve a little deeper into the creative mind of Christopher Taylor. Effects: DVD 1 1) Two Minds, One Thought A classic piece of mentalism. Two participants each contribute to the choice of a thought-of card. The performer then removes the cards from the box for the first time and selects a single card. When the thought of card is named, it matches the selection. The deck is examinable before and after the effect. 2) Being There A participant's visualized visit to a beautiful and peaceful garden is proven to be real! Subtle and powerful mentalism. 3) Qi Coin A powerful coin bend routine, highly praised by the pros. This is Christopher's' signature effect and worth the price of the set on its own. 4) Drawing Duplication A straight to the point billet routine. Unbelievably simple to perform with endless applications. DVD 2 1) In the Book A two participant variation of the drawing duplication. 2) There and Back Again A participant secretly decides upon a distant country and then takes a "mystical journey" there in their imagination. When they "return", they are holding a souvenir coin from their chosen country which they get to keep. Mental Magic at it's best. 3) Mirror Mind A two stage routine in which the mage uses an antique mirror to read the minds of his audience Then, a spectator successfully does the very same thing. 4) Room 7 A participant enters an imaginary door with a FREELY CHOSEN room number, known only to her. The number mysteriously appears on the back of her hand! Disc 1 Running Time Approximately 1hr 37min Disc 2 Running Time Approximately 1hr 44min |
These effects are designed to be performed from the intimacy and casualness of your friend's living room to the trade show floor or the professional stage. Here Banachek presents mentalism like a home-cooked meal . . . something for everyone and sure to be enjoyed by all. From mentalism to mental magic, Banachek shows how to make mentalism fun and friendly. Meet Banachek in a personal interview and learn how he started in mentalism and how his career developed as he traveled from England to South Africa ultimately immigrating to the United States. EFFECTS & EXPLANATIONS
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Additional material included in personal interviews explain how to work with agents, getting booked on the college circuit, trade shows and restaurants, performing on the radio, getting publicity, using disclaimers, accepting challenges and more. EFFECTS & EXPLANATIONS
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Palm Mystery is classic pseudo-psychometry that automatically delivers humorous "readings" plus a design duplication finish. Participants study their own palms, sketch their thoughts in the white profile head on each of the five colorful, plastic coated cards handed out, and then fairly mix all their cards together. The enclosed "Designs, Doodles, and Dreams" booklet, lets you 'analyze' the lines and doodles on the first four cards, successfully and hilariously connecting each sketch with its artist. For a finale, you repeat the process in reverse, looking at the remaining helper's hand, reading his mind, and then duplicating his drawing sight unseen! |
by Kockov Alakazam Magic is proud to introduce Jasper Blakeley performing in character as Monrokvia's greatest mindreader and magician - Kockov. For the first time ever, the mullet-haired maestro reveals some of the mentalist routines that have helped make him a house-hold name in his former Eastern-block homeland. Performing live for a real-world UK audience, Kockov gives a blistering 'adult' comedy performance. This DVD features his heart-stopping 'Plunge of Death' routine, as well as a special bonus - performance and explanation of his reputation-making 4 gun finale, 'Real Live Russian Roulette'. Not only will you be stunned by Jasper's fantastic performance as the outrageous Kockov, you will also be very pleased to know that these practical, professional routines will fit straight into any magic or mentalism show, regardless of your style of presentation. His brand of creativity features low-tech methods and high-impact effects, allowing the performer to do his job: entertain a paying audience. The man, the magic, the mullet - Kockov ! WARNING: Not suitable for anyone under 18 years of age. Running Time Approximately 1hr 10min |
If you really could bend metal with your mind, Psychokinetic Silverware is exactly how it would look. You�ll see cold, hard steel melt like butter-bending, twisting, breaking and moving seemingly on its own, even in a spectator�s hand! Banachek�s metal bending is so amazing and so realistic that he has often been accused of being and doing the real thing.� In fact, after studying Banachek�s metal bending the McDonnell Laboratory for Psychic Research proudly announced to the scientific community that they had discovered someone with genuine psychic abilities! The National Inquirer and other media have also heralded Banachek�s psychokinetic talents. On this DVD, Gerry and Banachek finally reveal the real secrets to these amazing routines. Not only will you get to see how everything looks in performance, you�ll also learn the real inside work, the fine points and psychology of metal bending. These are secrets which have have been very tightly guarded...until now. |
Volume 1 - Question and Answer
Volume 2 SuperScript SuperScript is the ideal solution for performing a Question and Answer routine based on a believable premise: graphology and handwriting analysis. You'll need no clipboards or impression devices nor will you be required to do any 'pre-show' work. The method is clean, can be performed close-up or on the largest stage, and leaves a souvenir brochure in the hands of everyone whose question is answered. Previously, SuperScript has been available only as a premium-priced package of specially printed brochures and a VHS instructional video. With today's ubiquity of desktop computers, those custom folders are as close as your inkjet printer and are easily personalized for your own purposes. This Teach-In includes every second of the original SuperScript video, reemastered and chaptered for DVD, plus access to the necessary files in .pdf format for you to produce your own supplies, as you need them, using 8.5 x 11-inch, ink-jet cover weight paper (index card stock). Running Time Approximately 45min Volume 3 - EZ-Q&A EZ-Q&A's weave of multiple methods is both brilliant in concept and absolutely mind-boggling in impact. First introduced by Bruce Bernstein, this killer idea has been honed to a sharp edge, fine tuned, and polished to perfection by Mentalism's Maestro, Lee Earle. It's perfect for banquet audiences because everything is so delightfully simple. Pencils and little white cards (reproduced from the free .pdf file on your ink-jet printer) are distributed among the audience who are asked to jot down a word, make a sketch, or write a thought. An innocent audience helper gathers all the cards and holds them until your routine begins. You place the packet on his upturned hand, he takes a card, views the hidden information, and you amazingly reveal every detail - plus, you can instantly return that card to the person in the audience from whom it came! Repeat with up to 5 cards, each revelation more impossible than the one before it, with a fabulous drawing duplication finish! This DVD includes (as background) Lee Earle's highly acclaimed Q&A Lecture at the 2005 MindVention (amateur video), an excerpt on Q & A from the DVD "The Sunshine Boys", plus new details, handlings, and secrets from his personal repertoire. Running Time Approximately 1hr 10min |
Refractionby David Penn For the first time ever David Penn reveals his signature effect REFRACTION. Effect Whilst holding a borrowed wine glass in both hands your spectator gets to witness the impossible as the stem bends visibly before their eyes. The glass is then given to the spectator to keep as a souvenir that freezes the moment of magic perfectly. Bonus Material: David's Cabaret handling presented by Rodney James Piper and a method to bend the spectator's own key which can be used to enhance the REFRACTION effect. Features three live performances and a two camera, studio style explanation filmed at 'The House of Illusion' in Spain. "This is the ultimate finale to a metal bending routine". - Marc Oberon, European Close-Up Magician of the Year '05 "I love performing Refraction knowing the spectator will remember that moment for the rest of their lives". - Chris Priest, Millennium Champion of Close-Up Magic "I love the way they look at me in compete awe when I hand them their signed glass". - Jamie Alan, Leading European Illusionist "I have received more repeat bookings due to this effect than any other in my repertoire. The effect is simple in plot, connects with the audience and freezes the moment of magic forever". - David Penn, British Magical Champion & British Champion of Illusion '02 NOT TO BE SOLD TO ANYONE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE Running Time Approximately 41min |
Do the dead materialize? It's the absorbing question of all time. On this startling new DVD from Las Vegas headliner Dixie Dooley you'll learn to create apparitions and perform Seances. Please note: This DVD teaches about the seance as a form of magical entertainment. The purpose of the DVD is to help magicians perform magical effects with a seance theme in a setting in which everyone in the audience knows it's "just a show". This DVD does not teach or support any belief system or explanation of events that may be or seem paranormal. Questions of beliefs and religion are outside the scope of this DVD. If you're under 18 years of age please talk with a parent or guardian before purchasing this DVD. When you ride a roller coaster or go to a scary movie... you know you're not going to get hurt. You enjoy being frightened, but you know all along it's just for fun. The difference in this DVD is... someone could get hurt. In a darkened seance room, spirit messages appear right before people's eyes. They see ghosts. They see objects move. In this place they may find answers to questions they've always pondered. They may even come to believe they've made contact with the dead. So, much more is at stake than just entertainment. You're flirting with the eternal questions of man, his darkest desires, and his deepest beliefs. That puts a great deal of power in your hands as an entertainer. Houdini used this power for good. We trust you will do the same. This is the world of the imagination; the world of strange noises, funny feelings, and eerie uncertainty. On this startling new DVD you'll learn close up spirit effects you can perform inches from an onlooker's face, and comedy seance effects you can perform on stage. As a special bonus you'll see rare footage of Dixie Dooley as he leads a legitimate Seance. The Effects:
Watch as Dixie performs a comedy seance in his "World of the Unreal" show at the Boardwalk Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. This routine will give you dozens of ideas and help you incorporate the spirit effects you've just learned into your act. Bonus: The Liberace Seance - Late at night in a darkened building, Dixie and a small group of others attempt to contact the hereafter. Penguin Magic has acquired exclusive footage of the unusual event. Running Time Approximately 2hr 6min |
2 Volume Set All you need to know about the SWAMI is on this 2 Disc DVD set. DVD 1 - Performances, Explanations, tips, including:
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by Ross Johnson Simply Psychic is the finest introduction to mental magic on DVD, from the art's finest practitioner - Ross Johnson. Imagine reaching inside someone’s head and discovering his innermost thoughts. On Simply Psychic, Ross Johnson performs and explains impossible and explains the unexplainable. The effects on Simply Psychic are as evocative and thought-provoking as they are entertaining -- no mere magic tricks. Best of all, they’re aimed at the beginning mentalist, require few, if any special props. Ross’ clear and concise teaching makes every effect easy to understand. Each explanation is peppered with carefully considered, professional advice, hints and tips - salient points that professionals will find invaluable. Watch Simply Psychic, learn the material and perform. It’s that simple. On this DVD you will learn:
Running Time Approximately 87min |
You know how to hypnotize people, but what do you do with them next? Unique, Hilarious and Astonishing Ideas for your Stage Shows! Creating participant and audience response is no accident; there is an order and a method for creating a hilarious comedy stage show. This two-DVD set is features actual Las Vegas stage show performance clips, with real people doing funny stuff - and detailed instruction/examples from "Speed Trance" creators, Richard Nongard and John Cerbone.
Includes valuable skit-creation ideas for street hypnosis performers, too! Disc One Running Time Approximately 1hr 45min Disc Two Running Time Approximately 1hr 12min |
This is the first time Luke has allowed any of his work to appear on film, and we are sure it will prove to be a real treat for magic lovers. This DVD features material from 7 Deceptions and brand new developments of effects from 7 Deceptions as well as some unpublished material.
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Speed Trance: the next generation of hypnosis - perfected! It IS possible to induce trance in a complete stranger in THREE SECONDS! Corporate, stage, and TV star "Trance-Master" John Cerbone and world-famous hypnotist Richard Nongard will teach you how to do INSTANT hypnotic inductions. These powerful tools for the stage or street performer - and clinician too - produce deep trance and dramatic results, immediately! This instructional DVD set takes the lead by not just teaching how to do rapid induction with a classroom full of hypnosis students, but by taking hypnosis to the streets and performing these techniques 'on the fly' with everyday people in everyday situations. You will see actual clips and a "one-man stage show" that you can do. You Will Learn:
Disc 2 Running Time Approximately 1hr 39min |
by Michael Johns Michael Johns preforms his hilarious comedy hypnosis show on the Las Vegas strip and has hypnotized tens of thousands of people across the country. Now he will take you step-by-step though the induction he uses nightly, from the amazingly important pre-talk though his powerful deepeners and more. This DVD teaches you exactly what you need to do to create deep trance with stage hypnosis subjects. Michael Johns shares his secrets for success and outlines each step of the induction he performs nightly in Las Vegas. Michael's induction is highly complex, and effective, incorporating elements of many induction styles. Richard Nongard - one of the world's most innovative and influential professionals in both clinical and stage hypnosis - hosts this instructional video and dissects each step, focusing on why the phenomena works so well, so that you will understand how you can do it, too! You WILL Learn:
Running Time Approximately 55min |
Larry Becker is an internationally-acclaimed mentalist, author and inventor. His accomplishments include the prestigious Mentalist of the Year award. On this video you will witness a live performance of Larry's most jaw-dropping Mental Magic highlighted with a totally new version of Russian Roulette! Then sit back as Larry teaches you some of the routines that have gained him world-wide acclaim. Contains:
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