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Taped!

Steve Bedwell

Murphy's Magic Supplies

(Based on 1 review)
No one saw him coming...

In 1994, England's Steve Bedwell made the trip to Orlando, Florida to compete in the Close-Up competition. When the dust settled, not only had Steve won First Place, but his act was so highly regarded that the judges awarded him the coveted Gold Cups, an honor bestowed on only a very select few in the history of magic.

On Steve Bedwell - TAPED! you will witness the very act Steve used to win the Gold Cups - The Walkman Act! You will also see a hilarious, 20-minute set showcasing Steve's hottest magical effects.

At A Loose End - Steve's killer, 3-phase rope routine. The highlight of Steve's lectures, this routine is original and totally baffling!

"It Doesn't Matter" Estimation Aces - This variation of Marlo's classic ace cutting routine takes the danger and effort out of finding all four aces.

Subtle Travellers - Four signed cards travel invisibly to four different pockets! Steve's version is extremely powerful and magical!

Parked Card! - A signed selection magically travels from the deck to the top of the card case - right under the audience's nose - TWICE! The third time the selection ends up folded inside the card case! Unbelievable!

Cloudburst Catch - A selected card is lost in the deck. The deck is sprung into the air and the selection is snatched from mid-air! Great, visual magic!

The Dribble Toss Control - A control of a selected card that is truly amazing and absolutely convincing. It totally fried Larry Jennings!


Convincing Fold - A method of secretly controlling and folding a selection under totally natural actions.

The Walkman Act! - (performance only) A live performance of the act that won Steve the coveted IBM Gold Cups. Hilarious and magical.

Running Time Approximately 1hr 50min

Reviews

David Acer

Official Reviewer

Mar 18, 2007

In an era when the words "comedy magician" are often synonymous with "hack," Steve Bedwell is among an elite few who have distinguished themselves with innovative, original, and in Steve's case, often ingenious magic. Many of the routines he has devised that speak to this are on Steve Bedwell: Taped!, ironically rendering the DVD a double-edged sword for anyone who wants to follow in his footsteps. Regardless, whether you choose to view it as a fount of new material or a source of creative inspiration, Taped is full of excellent magic.

In particular, I like Steve's fast-paced, commercial rope routine ("At a Loose End"), and his bare (and empty!) handed snatch of a selected card from a deck tossed in the air ("Cloudburst Catch"). But there's nothing on here I didn't like, and I suspect you'll be similarly enthusiastic.

You'll also learn a handful of useful sleights (including Steve's excellent "Dribble Toss Control"), and get to watch the act that won him the coveted I.B.M. Gold Cups in 1994. All in all, not a bad way to spend either 30 bucks or an afternoon.

David Acer
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