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Jinx18 New user 54 Posts |
Hello. I am a very amateur magician and I enjoy cards the best. I have been off and on for maybe a year but currently want to get much more involved and actually invest some money in it. I have no plans to perform on a stage but really enjoy doing it for friends, family and coworkers. Here is what I am looking for.
A book or DVD on card handling. Honestly it doesn't even have to have tricks in it but I want to have very strong fundamentals when I pick up a deck of cards and know everything about them. I am looking of things like type of grips, ways of fanning the cards, deals, "fake" deal, breaks, shuffles, false shuffles, riffles, cuts, false cuts, culls, double lifts, flourishes and anything else to handle cards. I would prefer something more towards the beginner than advanced moves. I have read the recommended books threads but there are literally hundreds of recommendations so I am hoping for a more catered response. Thanks! |
djurmann Inner circle thinks time to practice and stop writing 1481 Posts |
See http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......forum=41
Aaron Fisher's lecture series (mentioned in the post above) is what you want though I think. Danny |
ssibal Veteran user 352 Posts |
The Royal Road to Card Magic is the book that got most people started. It includes most of the sleights you mentioned as well as tricks to go with them. There is also a DVD companion that goes through the whole book that was released so maybe both would suit you though the book alone is a good enough start in my opinion.
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Harry Lorayne 1926 - 2023 New York City 8558 Posts |
Just be sure to stay away from any Harry Lorayne books.
[email]harrylorayne@earthlink.net[/email]
http://www.harrylorayne.com http://www.harryloraynemagic.com |
neocatalyst New user 71 Posts |
Card College. Get the first volume only to see if you like it.
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Jinx18 New user 54 Posts |
Thanks. I will start with Royal Road To Card Magic and then maybe Card College.
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ManuManu New user 27 Posts |
RRTCM and CC do not go at the same pace I felt. I started my own magical education with both and honestly I was happy to have both. CC is extremely valuable when it comes to having strong and sound foundations. Everything is going slowly and progressively and emphasizing the details that would look like details which are in fact essential.
RRTCM goes faster, includes more tricks to practice the basic sleights you just learnt. So a little more motivating but a little less going into the tiny devilish details. I really enjoyed having both handy. I also enjoyed having the DVD to SEE some of the sleights. Reading, seeing and practicing were a very efficient learning trifactor. And believe me I'm still a rookie re-reading both |
Harry Lorayne 1926 - 2023 New York City 8558 Posts |
And be sure to stay away from some impromptu card effects/routines you can see at http://www.youtube.com/harrylorayneonvideo. Seeihng some of the stuff might help you make some intelligent decisions (like - stay away from this kinda stuff!)
[email]harrylorayne@earthlink.net[/email]
http://www.harrylorayne.com http://www.harryloraynemagic.com |
motown Inner circle Atlanta by way of Detroit 6127 Posts |
Roberto Giobbi has a great ebook on card magic fundamentals that you can get for a small, $5 I believe, on his web site. You may need to send him an email. He's the author of the Card College books.
"If you ever write anything about me after I'm gone, I will come back and haunt you."
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Jinx18 New user 54 Posts |
Seems there's two versions of royal road to card magic. Any major differences in the revised version?
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MarkRochon New user Martinez, CA 23 Posts |
I've just started relearning and I'm working through CC which is good. But at the same time I'm working through Harry Lorayne's books - I'm on my 5th in the last 6 months. The slight books are great for learning proper technique but they just don't give you the wonderful, approachable, not over-the-top difficult tricks that you can be actually performing in a relatively short time that you get from a Lorayne book. And having some tricks to show off with can be a lot more rewarding then just spending hours learning something that hopefully no one will ever see.
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Harry Lorayne 1926 - 2023 New York City 8558 Posts |
Thanks for the nice words, Mark. The concept is important to me. One of the things I wrote in the preface of my book, The Magic Book, which was written originally for beginners was that I want to save you the forty or more years I wasted learning card sleights, handling, concepts that I'd never use. Best - Harry L.
[email]harrylorayne@earthlink.net[/email]
http://www.harrylorayne.com http://www.harryloraynemagic.com |
RobFromNZ New user New Zealand 99 Posts |
If card sleights is your hobby, I think that's different from card magic. If you're interested in performing card magic, I don't really get the point of learning sleights that aren't useful for the effect you wish to perform. Choose the effect first, then decide on the sleights you need to get you there.
Then again, if you're interested in learning card sleights for their own sake I guess you could start with the Royal Road, or Daryl's multiple volumes on sleights. |
charliemartin Special user Rapid City, SD 779 Posts |
Michael Ammar's beginning dvd on card magic. Shows you how to handle cards and shows some good tricks too.
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smullins Special user United States 678 Posts |
Royal Road To Card Magic is the single best starting point in my opinion for card magic....
Just saying |
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