Price$29.95
Media TypeUtility Props, Online Instructions
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedDec 08, 2022
Easy to Master Card Miracles Vol. 4
Michael Ammar
Murphy's Magic Supplies, Inc.
(Based on 1 review)
Each volume contains ten classic effects, performed before a live audience, multi-camera angles are used during all explanations. This volume includes a FREE BONUS effect and contains the special props necessary to perform it!
Volume 4 Contains:
- Dunbury Aces
- Your Signed Card
- Ambitious Classic
- J.C.'s Super Closer
- Reset
- Untouched
- Lazy Man's Card Trick
- Rubber Band Surprise
- Card Thru Table
- Dr. Daley's Gambler vs.
- Magician
- Factory Misprints
Reviews
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I bought the first three videos as VHS tapes when they first came out. I had just gotten home from a short trip fairly late at night, when I found that the package had arrived in the mail. My ex went straight to bed, but I made the mistake of thinking that I would pop the first video in the VCR and watch just the first trick or two, and then I'd go to bed. Several hours later I was still awake because I just had to watch all three videos. I was exhausted the next day, and it was so worth it. When new volumes came out, I was concerned that the quality might go down. That concern proved to be unfounded. I think these are the best card magic videos ever produced. The choice of material is simply stellar, Ammar's teaching is clear and meticulous, and the over-the-shoulder “Super Practice Sessions” make everything much easier to learn.
Now, let me mention a couple of personal highlights on Vol. 4:
Your Signed Card – A classic by Brother John Hamman that seems simply impossible to laypeople. For a different handling of the ending that may be even a bit more deceptive, you might check out Gordon Bean's variation of Hamman's move that was published in Genii, though I learned it from Jack Carpenter's Steppin' out with Molly three card monte routine found in The Expert's Portfolio No. 1.
Reset – This modern classic by Paul Harris has spawned many variations. One of the strengths of the routine is that it can be done impromptu by just pulling the needed cards from the deck. My favorite presentation for the trick is Jim Swain's, called Metamorphosis, and can be found in 21st Century Card Magic.
Untouched – This self-working routine by the late, very much missed Daryl is great to have in your repertoire if a spectator challenges you to do a trick where you don't touch the cards. I think it's too good to only perform it then, though. I've found that it can play well in parlor situations as well as close-up.
Lazy Man’s Card Trick – Another classic of card magic. With this self-working, hands-off miracle of Al Koran's, you can create a real sense of drama and suspense.
Dr. Daley’s Gambler vs. Magician – This not-quite cutting to four-of-a-kind routine includes a compelling story, succeeding over a magician-in-trouble situation, and a four-cards-to-four-different-pockets kicker with only one palm that isn't even from the deck.
To finish this review, if you are into card magic and you don't have all nine DVDs in this series, I think you should get them ASAP! I really don't think you should buy any other magic resources until you get them. It might even be possible to make a living just with the magic on these DVDs. They are that good.
This series is the GOAT of card magic instructional video series.