Price$35.00
Media TypeDVD
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedDec 21, 2008
Methods In Magic - Live In The UK
Joshua Jay
Big Blind Media
(Based on 1 review)
But for many in the magic community, Joshua Jay's most interesting performance venue is his LECTURE! Over the past three years this New York based (and Ohio raised) worker has toured FIFTY-FOUR countries, allowing him to hone his lecture into one of the most entertaining and informative programs of its kind. In November 2007 Joshua performed this lecture in Lima, Peru. It subsequently won Joshua "International Magician of the Year" from the Association of Latin American Magicians. On this DVD Joshua brings this polished event to the UK for the first time.
At the heart of this two-hour extravaganza is - METHOD. Joshua Jay dissects and examines the numerous methodological approaches you can apply to your magic. And, of course, each approach is demonstrated with a different, original routine. This is a collection of powerful, workable magic, but more importantly, an examination of the thought process of their construction.
Whether your interests run to cards, coins, close-up, parlour, stage, mentalism or walkaround - Joshua Jay's lecture will simply MAKE YOUR MAGIC BETTER! Methods In Magic also features an in-depth interview with Joshua Jay, taking in advise on practicing, crazy celebrity encounters, advise for aspiring magicians and some hair raising tales from life on the road.
With Methods in Magic you'll learn powerful, road tested magic. More importantly, you'll learn the secrets to truly develop your own material.
CONTENTS:
HEIGHTENED SENSES - a brilliant (and EASY) piece of mentalism that plays for crowds big and small.
THREE COIN VANISH - A squeaky clean three-coin vanish. Simple and visual.
A.C.A.A.P.N - A selected card appears at a named page number in a closed book.
DISCRETE DISPLACEMENT - it's a force, a control, a switch and MORE!
VEGAS VISIT - Sam The Bellhop meets Six Card Repeat
SPLIT DECISION - Even though two spectators misremember the same card, you find "both" cards and create a most impossible object.
BONUS ROUTINES:
BACK IN TIME - An in-the-hands Triumph routine that defies the laws of time.
I DREAM OF MINDREADING - A card location wrapped in a touching story about doing magic for a blind man.
TOTALLY TRIUMPH - A flourishy way of straightening out a pack of cards…and producing the four Aces.
Please Note - Some of the routines featured on this DVD require the use of special gimmicks available separately.
Running Time Approximately 1hr 45min
Reviews
(Top ▲)
It seems like Joshua Jay has been a household name amongst magicians for more years than he's been alive. This DVD helps explain why.
He had my attention with the title of the DVD. Like Josh, I'm a big fan of finding the best method. Of course, “best” has different meanings to different people. For me, and apparently for Josh, it's basically synonymous with “clean” and “foolproof.” Actually, this could be said of the presentations as well as the methods on this DVD.
A lot of video time is spent discussing the reasons behind the methods and presentations. This is what makes the DVD a real gem. Josh's conversational style makes it a joy to watch. The interview sections are enlightening and amusing, as well. I actually watched every minute of the DVD just because it was so much fun.
The teaching sections are well-produced and easy to follow. Some of the material is quite easy to perform; some is going to take some work. It's also full of great moves from past masters (all with proper credit). The Al Baker subtlety in ACAAPN is brilliant!
I had the sense of deja vu several times while watching the DVD. There were a couple of premises for effects that I've had myself. We're not talking vague ideas, but almost to the level of having the exact same lines written down in my magic notebook. Having never met Josh, this was more than a little weird.
I only have a couple of minor gripes. There's a lot of cutting from one lecture to another during the performance sections. It's nice to know that Josh's routines are that well scripted, but it's visually distracting. There was also some annoying background music behind some of the explanation sections. Again, it was just a bit distracting.
My only other issue was that a couple of the effects presented required you to buy a dealer item to actually do the trick (or go to a amazing amount of work on your own). Don't get me wrong, I immediately called my local magic dealer and ordered the stuff I needed. But for those of you that have to fork out money for this DVD, just be prepared to spend some extra if you end up liking one of the effects that needs additional materials.
He had my attention with the title of the DVD. Like Josh, I'm a big fan of finding the best method. Of course, “best” has different meanings to different people. For me, and apparently for Josh, it's basically synonymous with “clean” and “foolproof.” Actually, this could be said of the presentations as well as the methods on this DVD.
A lot of video time is spent discussing the reasons behind the methods and presentations. This is what makes the DVD a real gem. Josh's conversational style makes it a joy to watch. The interview sections are enlightening and amusing, as well. I actually watched every minute of the DVD just because it was so much fun.
The teaching sections are well-produced and easy to follow. Some of the material is quite easy to perform; some is going to take some work. It's also full of great moves from past masters (all with proper credit). The Al Baker subtlety in ACAAPN is brilliant!
I had the sense of deja vu several times while watching the DVD. There were a couple of premises for effects that I've had myself. We're not talking vague ideas, but almost to the level of having the exact same lines written down in my magic notebook. Having never met Josh, this was more than a little weird.
I only have a couple of minor gripes. There's a lot of cutting from one lecture to another during the performance sections. It's nice to know that Josh's routines are that well scripted, but it's visually distracting. There was also some annoying background music behind some of the explanation sections. Again, it was just a bit distracting.
My only other issue was that a couple of the effects presented required you to buy a dealer item to actually do the trick (or go to a amazing amount of work on your own). Don't get me wrong, I immediately called my local magic dealer and ordered the stuff I needed. But for those of you that have to fork out money for this DVD, just be prepared to spend some extra if you end up liking one of the effects that needs additional materials.