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When I got the packet yesterday and I opened it I was stunned. This didn’t look like a normal magic DVD. Already the packaging is a piece of art and so are the other details.

Inside I found a hand signed and numbered DVD envelope and an introductory postcard written with homers very distinctive hand. Also [...]

Every time I read in an advertisement: “Packs small, plays BIG!!” I get sort of an allergic reaction. Sure, there is a difference between a torn & restored newspaper and a illusion, but I think there is more to it.
If I read this claim or I hear someone saying it, automatically I see the image [...]

THE DESIRE
I was working today on a new cut and restored rope routine for me. As I’m still pretty new to rope magic, I was looking for sources to get information. I have to admit that I underestimated the impact of rope magic on lay audiences completely. I always felt that it’s sort of old [...]

This is a DVD from the series that captures most parts of the famous New York COIN Magic Seminar of David Roth, Dr. Micheal Rubinstein and Mike Gallo.
Mike Gallo
I’ve hadn’t seen this performer before and I am really enthusiastic about him. His style is very relaxed and casual, his methods are direct if not so [...]

I know, that his topic is discussed very controversial in the web. Here is my point of view which is also the politic of my blog:
I don’t think that exposure really hurt our art and these are my reasons for it:

How many people of our audience take really the effort to find a solution for [...]

In my last post about how to make the last tear of newflash easier I described a method to fix the packet that was not perfekt. I had both ende glued below the packet whit the result that during one restauration I was left with to pices of the strip in each hand with the [...]

If you own NEWSFLASH from Axel Hecklau, you too may have problems with the last tear of the newspaper with the handling Axel shows on his DVD. He also shows an alternative handling which is much easier, but has the drawback that you have to re-sort the paper layers before you can do the restoration, [...]

Just imagine you were able to produce a burning business card anytime, anywhere, blow it out and hand it over to someone. See a video and review here.

Some weeks ago I received the very read worthy Muse Letter from Jeff McBride. (If you have not subscribed to it yet, I recommend to do it here.)
In the mail aforesaid there was a link to, in my view, one of the best articles written about rehearsal and creation of your own routines.
Check it out  [...]

Under the tag review you will find more reviews of magic tricks, DVDs and books. As already stated in the heading, I will be really honest with you, but please be aware of that they are also very subjective.
If you want to have your product reviewed by me, please send me an email at mail@escamoteur.de.
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