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Price$19.95
Media TypeDVD
CategoryStage, Beginners
Date AddedMay 04, 2013

Handpicked Astonishments

Jay, Joshua; Harris, Paul

Paul Harris

(Based on 1 review)
A Paul Harris Presents series of new twists on classic must-have magic secrets like the Invisible Deck, Thumb Tips, Card Forces and more!

All hand picked by Paul Harris Tim Trono, and Joshua Jay. Expert coaching by Joshua Jay to help your first performance experience be comfortable, solid, safe and astonishing.

This is not an encyclopedic "every variation under the sun" collection. Out of the hundreds of routines and ideas we have handpicked a small select handful of only the very coolest, most powerful, performer-friendly personal favorites from magic's top creators.

Hand-Picked Easy For The First Time Beginner
Hand-Picked Power For The Experienced Pro

Volume 1: Thumbtips

We begin our series with Volume 1, which is perhaps the greatest assemblage of magic possible with the humble thumbtip. Not only are all the basics covered, but you'll learn how to make a "nesting" thumbtip, several effects you can perform anytime and anywhere, and even two larger routines suitable for bigger audiences.

If you have never used a thumbtip before, this is the perfect primer. If you consider yourself a thumbtip expert, there is still a selection of brand-new, unpublished routines and concepts.

CONTENTS:
An introduction to thumb tips
Thumb tip handling (management, angles, steals and loads)
Metal Bending
Salt & Pepper
Saline Solution
Fortune Cookie
Dollar Bill

Reviews

Stephan Sloan

Official Reviewer

Jul 25, 2023

Overview

Joshua Jay says “you’re not a magician until you master the use of the thumb tip” and many would agree with him. An incredible amount of magic can be accomplished if you carry and learn to use a thumb tip properly. Hand Picked Astonishments (Thumb Tips) by Joshua Jay is a nice primer for getting to learn to use the thumb tip and learn some basic routines. This DVD is certainly not encyclopedic in scope but touches on the basics which is what most need.

Effect

Learn to make 150,786 objects disappear in a couple of seconds. Or maybe have a penny melt in someone’s hand. Or perhaps you would like to make a handkerchief appear and disappear. All this and more can be accomplished once you learn the handlings of one of magic most unknown secrets, the thump tip.

Method

The thumb tip is a utility item of which a magician uses to help facilitate the appearance and disappearance of objects. Worn covertly and nonchalantly on one’s thumb, this small device produces miracles of which spectators will remember for a very long time.

Product Quality

This DVD runs about 37 minutes. It is divided between thumb tip basic such as management, angles, steals and loads and routines. Five routines are explained by Joshua Jay in real world settings. Metal bending, salt disappearance and a dollar bill transposition and more are taught.

Ad Copy Integrity

The thumb tip is a classic magic apparatus and delivers a massive amount of magic relative to its size and cost. Learning to use a thumb tip confidently and competently will go a long way in your magic career. The ad copy delivers as stated and clearly covers what will be taught on the DVD.
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