Army Changes – Video Download

Here is the long awaited Army Changes instructional video! This is one of the most hardcore card magic videos in the underground scene today! This video will go in depth, and teach you color changes that had the underground magic scene stirring for months before it’s release. You, yes you, will be able learn and master them.

These gritty effects, will be taught by the best of the best – Dan Army, Beau Folsom, Gambit, and Anthony Bass.

These original moves will heighten your performances beyond belief, and will even have other magicians asking you about them. Dan will be teaching his original Sweep change, and Bridge change. Beau will be teaching his swan change, give tips on the Bridge change, and be teaching 2 other well known changes. Anthony will be teaching his Sham change. Lastly, worth the price of the video alone, Gambit will be teaching his Ogee change. Order now and be included in the Exclusive Army Changes protected forum in the Lugosi Magic forums – free of charge!

Availability: Lugosi Magic

Price: $20 (Download, Windows Media Required)

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Materialize Volume 1

For over 25 years, Ed Ellis has performed close-up magic, sleight of hand illusions, and full time table side magic for Hollywood, TV, and sports celebrities. He is also an accomplished award winning drummer, and has played on stage with The Buddy Rich Band.

Ed has also performed his amazing close-up illusions at Las Vegas’ Caesar’s Palace, lectured at the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, and in 2005 was the star of the Ed Ellis TV Show.

The following effects here are straight from Ed’s working repertoire and are for both the beginning and advanced card worker! As an added feature this DVD includes Magic Castle and TV footage from Ed’s promo reel.

• Materialize – A visual stunner! A seemingly impossible appearance of a card. Then it’s repeated!
• Aces Escape – A classic plot where cards escape to the top.
• Materialize Selection – The impact of the “magician blew it” ploy is used here. The comeback is a visual stunner.
• Ellis Fan Flourish Control and Billboard Display – A suggested opener. A top card control followed by a one handed eye catching four card display.
• Illusion or Reality – A signed card begins to multiply… Then disappears and changes to four aces! Which can be shown front and back!
• Double Double Surprise – A suggested souvenir finale. This simple and powerful routine leaves them shaking their heads!
• Jumping Jacks – As pure as it gets! This is an ungaffed packet effect made with your cards!
• Kubota Jacks – A powerful transposition of two cards done with consistent looking moves.
• The Great Escape – A suggested ambitious finale. A card immediately escapes after being pushed into the deck. This effect seems impossible!
• Style – Multiple ways are shown to handle a card with flair.
• Use Your Favorite Method – Ed covers some basic moves, the double lift, Elmsley count and tilt are covered here.
• Bonus – A double lift is taken from the center of the deck face up! Very offbeat and cool!

So sit back, relax and enjoy this amazing DVD presentation, and see for yourself why many refer to Ed Ellis as the “World’s Fastest Hands.”

Availability: All Major Dealers

Price: $35

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Blistered by Precision Magic

This trick can be performed on the fly and completely surrounded. Have a spectator select a card and then replace the card into the pack. After the pack has been shuffled, the spectator is instructed to write the name of their card onto a small piece of paper. A lighter is ignited and the paper is burned. In the process of the burning the Magician realizes he has burnt his fingers. Turning the hand towards the spectators, they are absolutely stunned to see the blisters, one on each finger that was holding the paper. What’s more shocking than just the two blisters is that they are in the shape of the chosen card.

Availability: Most Major Dealers

Price: $25

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Face Lift by Precision Magic

A card is selected and returned to the deck. After being cut to the center, the cards are spread out showing that the selected card has been reversed in the deck. Now the card is placed on the bottom, and visually jumps back to the top of the deck.

Availability: Most Major Dealers

Price: $5.95

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Underground Jam

mmm… looks delish!

In the spring of 2005 Jay sent out a world-wide request for audition videos featuring original material from unknown magicians. In response, performers from more than a dozen countries submitted more than 200 tapes and dvds! From this mountain of submissions Jay and his team unanimously selected Joe Diamond, Eric Leclerc and Jeff Stone.

A few months later, Jay, Joe, Eric and Jeff met up in Toronto and over a couple of days taped an outstanding collection of close-up magic and mentalism including 20 effects with matchbooks, coins, playing cards, keys, film canisters, wrist watches, chewing gum, water bottles and magic markers. Here are just a few…

UNIQUELY
The torn corner of a playing card and a marked coin impossibly change places!
RAZOR BURN
A disposable razor visibly transforms into a book of matches!
JACKED-UP
One of the cleanest, tightest color changing deck routines you will ever learn!
DREAM VACATION
An initialed coin vanishes and reappears in a just-examined film canister!
STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART
A marvelously practical “rising card” handling!
SHY GUYS
A super visual, lo-tech “Twisting the Aces” routine. You’ll learn it, you’ll do it!
MAGI
A sandwich effect with a mind-blowing surprise ending!
GREAT SCOTT
The spectator’s signed card appears folded-up under the magicians wrist watch!
FINAL CAP IN BOTTLE
The “last word” on cap-in-water-bottle effects!
T-BONE
A widly visual torn and restored card effect that starts and finishes absolutely clean!

Running Time Approximately 135min

Availability: All Major Dealers (soon!)

Price: $30

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