Bob Cassidy is one of the leading mentalists in the field. When he speaks mentalists listen. On this DVD he gives a crash course in mentalism techniques. You will learn techniques using clever subtlety and subterfuge as well as advanced sleight-of-hand.
Techniques covered include: The Medium’s Switch (2 methods), The Al Baker Switch (2 methods), Annemann Switch (2 methods), The Squeeze, The Moldavian Switch, Switch Blade Switch, Microphone Switch, The Impossible Envelope Switch, The Cajones Shuffle, Henry Hay’s False Waterfall Riffle, Gambler’s Palm Add-On, Erdnase Bottom Deal, and The Putty Switch.
You will also learn Bob Cassidy’s ESP Envelope Switch which Bob considers the most undetectable switch he ever came up with. It is devious, versatile and practically works itself.
Among the highlights of this stylistically produced DVD are the important tips and advice Bob shares about how to perform mentalism. Bob also discusses the stagecraft and psychology used to convince audiences you can read their minds.
Special DVD Features:
Access to performances, explanations and commentary
Product Previews
DVD Trailers
Dolby Digital sound
Encoded for worldwide viewing
Running Time Approximately 45min
This incredible DVD set features Richard Osterlind as the star of three simulated television shows. Watch Richard dazzle the audience with real-time, mind-boggling mysteries and, as the title of the set implies, there are absolutely no camera tricks, stooges or pre-show work! What's more, this broadcast-quality material can also be used on stage and for close-up performances.
These are secrets of the highest quality with everything from the latest innovative ideas from the fertile mind of Richard Osterlind to some of the most cherished hidden mysteries from other masters. Not only will you receive a wealth of astonishing and usable material, but it is presented in one of the most entertaining formats ever attempted in the magic instructional DVD genre. This is Richard Osterlind at his highest performing level!
Additionally, you will see the commercial "bumpers" that feature Richard performing live in a restaurant and other public places - real-time performing under real-world conditions! See why Richard always shines in the numerous other "bonuses" contained on each disc!
Richard Osterlind has been a top corporate mentalist for over three decades. His travels have taken him from Beijing to Bermuda, Monte Carlo to Mexico City, Calgary to Kona. His level of sophistication, integrity and humor create an environment that has impressed audiences around the world. He is constantly invited for return engagements by the CEOs and event planners of the Fortune 500 companies he has amazed!
Jim Sisti is a successful East Coast magician specializing in both stage and close-up entertainment. He was the creator and editor of The Magic Menu periodical and has contributed columns and articles to a good number of magic's leading publications. He also has an extensive background in broadcasting.
Both Richard and Jim feel that all TV magic and mentalism should be free of camera and editing tricks. This was always the unbreakable rule during the Golden Age of Television. Together, they conceived the idea for this DVD series in order to demonstrate that a television performance can be intriguing, amazing and entertaining without outside help from the special effects crew!
Within these shows you will find no camera tricks, no strategic editing, no stooges and no pre-show work. In addition, all of the material was performed live without any retakes.
This is truly magic on TV - not TV magic!
3-volume boxed set in fold-out keepsake packaging!
Disc One Running Time Approximately 2hr 10min
Disc Two Running Time Approximately 2hr 6min
Disc Three Running Time Approximately 1hr 41min
Click Here For Contents
You get his "Naughty" routine, a more adult but IN NO WAY RISQUE routine to music with rhyming patter that takes the trick where no one else has dared to go!
And as a bonus, you'll also recieve Robert's very commercial corporate and trade show presentation for the trick that he has done hundreds of times for Fortune 500 companies and in trade show booths across the nation.
The perfect trick in that it packs small, plays big, requires no reset and is always ready to go. It fits in your pocket and plays everywhere! Comes with detailed instructions on DVD with a custom set of very visual, colored, stage size ropes just the same as the ones Robert uses.
Full instructions, patter, and presentation on a DVD that will play in any country. Over 40 minutes of clear and concise directions for the classic trick plus Robert's "special" innovations. You not only get his three funny, original, and wonderful presentations for this time tested trick, you get his insight and great thinking on what makes good magical entertainment.
Since Prof. Jack Miller (1884-1962) began performing magic with his Hold-Out he has fooled many of the best magicians with his routines and techniques. The original ad for his Hold-Out read, "A revolutionary principle! Fast, clean and smooth! Never in the history of magic has there been anything like this! Hand empty at all times—yet balls, silks, cards et all appear and disappear in full view at the fingertips, as if guided by the invisible hand of Satan himself!"
On this DVD Alan "Ace" Greenberg, who was a fan of Prof. Jack Miller, demonstrates and teaches his rendition of three classic Jack Miller routines using the Hold-Out. You will learn: The Ball, Silk And Wand Routine, The Jack Miller Egg Bag Routine and The Sensational Rope Cut. You will also learn how to quickly make a Jack Miller style Hold-Out using items that can be easily acquired.
Includes archival footage of Jack Miller performing his Ball, Silk And Wand Routine and his classic Egg Bag Routine. Also includes additional commentary by Bob Fitch, Albert Lasher, Pat Page, Howard Schwarzman, Tony Spina, Sol Stone, Johnny Thompson and Meir Yedid. As a special bonus you also get a PDF copy of the classic Ed Mishell book Hold-Out Miracles.
A Meir Yedid Magic product. Original release date: March 2007.
Ed Mishell's Hold-Out Miracles book on PDF
Surprise PDF
Instant access to performances, explanations and commentary
Running Time Approximately 55min
With the techniques and methods explained on Instant Miracles, you will learn classic, stunning magic tricks - easily. This broadcast quality DVD teaches you how to conjure with items found around the house, at a restaurant or even in your pocket. No special props are required.
Whie the tricks on this DVD pack a wallop, none of them require complicated sleilght of hand to accomplish. Each effect you will learn was selected because it is both unfathomable to the uninitiated spectator, and is easy to perform, even for beginning magicians. IT is this combination of easy-to-do yet powerful tricks that makes Instant Miracles an excellent introduction to the fascinating world of magic.
On this DVD you will learn:
-Mindreading via cell phone!
-How to levitate a borrowed pencil!
-To pull a coin through a spectator's tightly clenched fist!
-How to cut and restore an uprepared length of rope!
-To predict the numbers on three randomly-rolled dice!
-And much more!
Danny Orleans is one of magic's most gifted teachers. He performs and explains the classic secrets on Instant Miracles. Each effect is described in crystal clear detail, leaving no questions unanswered. Even if you've never studied magic, Danny will guide you through the learning process with the care and experience that decades of teaching magic - to budding magicians of all ages - has given him.
Running Time Approximately 51min
