Another old card magic video of mine, this is chris kenners variation of kannibal kings from his book "The Right Stuff".
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
jack robbers
Jack Robbers is the first card trick i learned from my cousin so as a tribute i want to make my own variation of it. I made it longer and more visual.
this is my old video performing it
2008 video footage :D
this is my old video performing it
2008 video footage :D
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Honest Illusions jamming
Yesterday Tong and I went to P.U.P to meet the close up magicians there. Their group name was Honest Illusions, they're compose of P.U.P students. At first all of us got shy showing our magic to each but before i leave we have a little round robin some perform coin magic, mentalism and cards. I didn't stay long because i have some important things to do but definitely enjoy that jam.
Looking forward to meeting you all again
-trycks :D
Looking forward to meeting you all again
-trycks :D
Congrats Jeff Tam!
I would like to congratulate my Jeffrey Tam for being a champion in the bangkok international magic extravaganza 2011. He won close up magic competition.
Believe by Erik Mana
Erik Mana is back again this 2011 with another tv special
I like his approach, his more of a mentalist but not a purist because he also do something else.
more power to Filipino magician :D
I like his approach, his more of a mentalist but not a purist because he also do something else.
more power to Filipino magician :D
Saturday, March 19, 2011
New TSC forum
The Storycircle's new forum
www.thestorycircle.tk
To all magicians, feel free to visit our forum and discuss our art.
-trycks
www.thestorycircle.tk
To all magicians, feel free to visit our forum and discuss our art.
-trycks
Thursday, March 10, 2011
my shuffle works
Just documenting my shuffle practice.
the first one is an ace cutting sequence using the steven cull/control. I love this effect because it fools laymans and magicians specially the one who knows any estimation aces routine.
i won't consider this next video a magic instead a shuffle demonstration how you have complete control of the cards
that's all for know, hope you like it :D
the first one is an ace cutting sequence using the steven cull/control. I love this effect because it fools laymans and magicians specially the one who knows any estimation aces routine.
i won't consider this next video a magic instead a shuffle demonstration how you have complete control of the cards
that's all for know, hope you like it :D
Friday, February 25, 2011
my most hated card sleight
Back then when i am hooked with different kinds of false shuffles there is only 1 shuffle that i really hated, its the "zarrow shuffle" i said to myself am i doing it right? or it's just that the sleight is really bad? after that i didn't bother to practice it, i said to my self that's ok there is so many false shuffles to choose from i dont need to worry about it instead i learned the push through shuffle and truffle shuffle.
i'm satisfied with that 2 shuffles until i find myself looking for a new effect to learn and i said to myself "i want the roll over aces by derek dingle" that i watched a year ago. So i learned it through classic rendition vol. 3 by michael ammar the dvd teaches the roll over aces in great details and guess what the trick needs my most hated shuffle hehehe. so i decided to learn it seriously, i watch all the sources of zarrow shuffle that i have like "the zarrow shuffle by herb zarrow" and "zarrow shuffle by jason england" it really helped me a lot. After that it become my habit to practice it whenever i am holding my deck of cards. There's so many things you can do with this shuffle that can't be done with the other shuffles. Right now it's one of my favorite card sleights :D
So the lesson that i learned here is never neglect a sleight and say to yourself that its not worthy until you learned it perfectly. specially the classic sleights because it won't be a classic for nothing.
if you want to know what happen to the roll over aces that i'm learning that time here's the product :D
i'm satisfied with that 2 shuffles until i find myself looking for a new effect to learn and i said to myself "i want the roll over aces by derek dingle" that i watched a year ago. So i learned it through classic rendition vol. 3 by michael ammar the dvd teaches the roll over aces in great details and guess what the trick needs my most hated shuffle hehehe. so i decided to learn it seriously, i watch all the sources of zarrow shuffle that i have like "the zarrow shuffle by herb zarrow" and "zarrow shuffle by jason england" it really helped me a lot. After that it become my habit to practice it whenever i am holding my deck of cards. There's so many things you can do with this shuffle that can't be done with the other shuffles. Right now it's one of my favorite card sleights :D
So the lesson that i learned here is never neglect a sleight and say to yourself that its not worthy until you learned it perfectly. specially the classic sleights because it won't be a classic for nothing.
if you want to know what happen to the roll over aces that i'm learning that time here's the product :D
Monday, February 14, 2011
wow meganon!
Last january 26,2011 Jeffrey Tam called me and he said if i'm free tomorrow for wow meganon shooting, without hesitation i said yes because it will be another exposure for me and the storycircle.
We did many magic tricks like rizer, coin bag routine, crime card (a sandwich effect), pressure and many more. It was nice to perform some of my favorite card tricks and gain new friends :)
heres some of our wow meganon (one,two,trick) episodes:
Coin bag routine
crime card
rizer
rubber routines
I would like to thank my friend Jeffrey Tam for inviting and trusting me to perform in his show, i really enjoyed being there even for just one night :)
We did many magic tricks like rizer, coin bag routine, crime card (a sandwich effect), pressure and many more. It was nice to perform some of my favorite card tricks and gain new friends :)
heres some of our wow meganon (one,two,trick) episodes:
Coin bag routine
crime card
rizer
rubber routines
I would like to thank my friend Jeffrey Tam for inviting and trusting me to perform in his show, i really enjoyed being there even for just one night :)
Friday, January 21, 2011
creativity and originality
Read this from one of the forums, that I'm visiting frequently:
This is for all of those who are
anxious to perform effects that
they just saw on television. It's an
excerpt from "The Artful
Mentalism."
_____________________________________
ON CREATIVITY AND
ORIGINALITY
Everything you do should be
original or uniquely presented in
an original way. If anyone
watches you perform and says
later, “I saw a guy on TV do
that,” you’ve failed. (Unless you
are the one
who invented the effect and the
guy on TV copied you; in which
case you might say “Yeah, he
does it
almost the way I taught him to!”)
If you are the kind of performer
who sees something on TV and
immediately runs off to the
magic shop to get the props to
do the same thing, you are
reading the wrong book. If you
should one day
decide to take this art seriously,
please feel free to come back.
But for now you may return to
the faceless crowd of wannabees
where you may all gripe about
not getting any breaks even
though you can do the same
things the guy on TV does.
You know what's funny? Go to
ebay and look how the folding
coin is advertised. First off, it is
never
a half dollar- always a quarter. It
is not advertised as a folding
half, but as David Blaine’s “Biting
a Coin in Half.” (Or, most
recently, and amusingly, “Bite
and Spit”) Why anyone would
want to present it
Blaine ’s way, or to do any of the
effects that Blaine does, is a
mystery to me. Do they really
think that by doing so they will
get their own shot at a television
show? (Personally, I believe there
is a sound
psychological reason behind this
desire to imitate- the imitator
secretly wants to BE the person
they are
imitating. But stop and think- did
you ever see an Elvis
impersonator who you mistook
for the real
thing?)
Are you an artist or a hack? Do
you perform for money or for
you own amusement? If you love
the art and can act, create,
innovate, take risks, and work
long hard hours, months and
years, you may
one day be known as [insert
your name here] If you just want
to copy and let the artists do the
creative
work you will one day (soon, if
not already) be known as “that
dude who thinks he’s David
Blaine (or
whoever it is you happen to be
imitating.)
__________________________________
The reference to David Blaine is
now probably a bit date.
Substitute "Derren Brown" if you
wish.
Good thoughts,
Bob Cassidy
This is for all of those who are
anxious to perform effects that
they just saw on television. It's an
excerpt from "The Artful
Mentalism."
_____________________________________
ON CREATIVITY AND
ORIGINALITY
Everything you do should be
original or uniquely presented in
an original way. If anyone
watches you perform and says
later, “I saw a guy on TV do
that,” you’ve failed. (Unless you
are the one
who invented the effect and the
guy on TV copied you; in which
case you might say “Yeah, he
does it
almost the way I taught him to!”)
If you are the kind of performer
who sees something on TV and
immediately runs off to the
magic shop to get the props to
do the same thing, you are
reading the wrong book. If you
should one day
decide to take this art seriously,
please feel free to come back.
But for now you may return to
the faceless crowd of wannabees
where you may all gripe about
not getting any breaks even
though you can do the same
things the guy on TV does.
You know what's funny? Go to
ebay and look how the folding
coin is advertised. First off, it is
never
a half dollar- always a quarter. It
is not advertised as a folding
half, but as David Blaine’s “Biting
a Coin in Half.” (Or, most
recently, and amusingly, “Bite
and Spit”) Why anyone would
want to present it
Blaine ’s way, or to do any of the
effects that Blaine does, is a
mystery to me. Do they really
think that by doing so they will
get their own shot at a television
show? (Personally, I believe there
is a sound
psychological reason behind this
desire to imitate- the imitator
secretly wants to BE the person
they are
imitating. But stop and think- did
you ever see an Elvis
impersonator who you mistook
for the real
thing?)
Are you an artist or a hack? Do
you perform for money or for
you own amusement? If you love
the art and can act, create,
innovate, take risks, and work
long hard hours, months and
years, you may
one day be known as [insert
your name here] If you just want
to copy and let the artists do the
creative
work you will one day (soon, if
not already) be known as “that
dude who thinks he’s David
Blaine (or
whoever it is you happen to be
imitating.)
__________________________________
The reference to David Blaine is
now probably a bit date.
Substitute "Derren Brown" if you
wish.
Good thoughts,
Bob Cassidy
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Penn and Teller "FOOL US"
Yesterday i went to my friends house and we watch the Penn and Teller "FOOL US".
Its all about fooling Penn and Teller and when you fool them you will win a five star trip to Las Vegas to perform as the opening act in Penn & Teller's world famous show at the Rio Hotel & Casino.
I knew it from the start that they wont be fooled by any stage magicians because that's what they do, what i'm looking for is for them to be fooled by a close up magic and guess what? they've been fooled by 2 magicians.
The first one who fooled them was John Archer he's known for his comedy mentalism, he performed a bank night comedy routine. Penn and Teller thought they knew how its done but when John Archer told them that its not what they thought of, the whole crowd cheered hehehe so his been fooled :P. It was so funny because they said that they dont wanna be fooled by just an ENVELOPE hehehe.
The second magician who fooled them was happen to be one of my favorite close up magician, non other than Benjamin Earl. What he did was really awesome first he shown a picture of a man classic palming a card in his back and said to remember that situation then he borrowed a deck of playing cards from Teller then proceed to shuffle and produce the 4 aces. after that he lost again the 4 aces into the deck and asked Teller what hand would he used and he said left hand so Benjamin cuts the deck and produced the aces one by one and on the last ace he turn around and asked them if they remember that situation, yes the last ace is palmed in his right hand on his back. Penn told Benjamin that they wasn't fooled of his false shuffles etc. until Benjamin replied that he doesn't use any false shuffles. At first they didn't admit that they've been fooled but in the end they give up and said "YOU FOOLED US". In the backstage Penn and Teller were talking to each other that they were really been fooled from the start middle to end.
The other magician that i like was non other than Michael Vincent. He performed a classic card magic routine. it was so perfect they didn't see any flaws in his sleights but its not all about that, its all about fooling Penn and Teller. Since its an classic effect they already knew it but non the less its really an awesome performance :D.
The whole show was nice and Penn and Teller also perform there. What i really like about this show is its really a made for magicians. What i don't like about this show is sometimes they are exposing the magic as if all the viewers were magicians but they are using magic lingo's maybe im just paranoid hehehe. i wish there's a part 2 of this show i really enjoyed watching it.
So now you're so eager to watch it right? well i have something for all of you
heres the link to the show: Penn and Teller "FOOL US"
Its all about fooling Penn and Teller and when you fool them you will win a five star trip to Las Vegas to perform as the opening act in Penn & Teller's world famous show at the Rio Hotel & Casino.
I knew it from the start that they wont be fooled by any stage magicians because that's what they do, what i'm looking for is for them to be fooled by a close up magic and guess what? they've been fooled by 2 magicians.
The first one who fooled them was John Archer he's known for his comedy mentalism, he performed a bank night comedy routine. Penn and Teller thought they knew how its done but when John Archer told them that its not what they thought of, the whole crowd cheered hehehe so his been fooled :P. It was so funny because they said that they dont wanna be fooled by just an ENVELOPE hehehe.
The second magician who fooled them was happen to be one of my favorite close up magician, non other than Benjamin Earl. What he did was really awesome first he shown a picture of a man classic palming a card in his back and said to remember that situation then he borrowed a deck of playing cards from Teller then proceed to shuffle and produce the 4 aces. after that he lost again the 4 aces into the deck and asked Teller what hand would he used and he said left hand so Benjamin cuts the deck and produced the aces one by one and on the last ace he turn around and asked them if they remember that situation, yes the last ace is palmed in his right hand on his back. Penn told Benjamin that they wasn't fooled of his false shuffles etc. until Benjamin replied that he doesn't use any false shuffles. At first they didn't admit that they've been fooled but in the end they give up and said "YOU FOOLED US". In the backstage Penn and Teller were talking to each other that they were really been fooled from the start middle to end.
The other magician that i like was non other than Michael Vincent. He performed a classic card magic routine. it was so perfect they didn't see any flaws in his sleights but its not all about that, its all about fooling Penn and Teller. Since its an classic effect they already knew it but non the less its really an awesome performance :D.
The whole show was nice and Penn and Teller also perform there. What i really like about this show is its really a made for magicians. What i don't like about this show is sometimes they are exposing the magic as if all the viewers were magicians but they are using magic lingo's maybe im just paranoid hehehe. i wish there's a part 2 of this show i really enjoyed watching it.
So now you're so eager to watch it right? well i have something for all of you
heres the link to the show: Penn and Teller "FOOL US"
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