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For the past twenty years, Andrew Normansell has made his living performing Magic for some of the most prestigious companies both in the UK, abroad and is a regular on the UK comedy club circuit, one of the most demanding arenas for any performer. Now for the very first time, Andrew reveals some of his best kept secrets along with the routines and visual gags that have been staples in his repertoire and have ensured his clients keep coming back for more.

Usually armed with little more than a deck of cards and a smile, this man will entertain and fool you badly at the same time. Whether up on stage or performing mix and mingle at a cocktail party, Andy is always guaranteed to astound and entertain.

If you're looking for a DVD packed with impractical, knuckle busting routines that you will NEVER perform in the real world, then this DVD is not for you. If however, you want to learn some great Magic that is 100% commercial then keep reading!

On this volume Andrew shares with you the following routines:

Random Revelation
A super fast, super slick, mind boggling production of four of a kind from a shuffled deck! This will blow you away! (Can also be used as a revelation of four selected cards!)
Twisting Dai Vernon
A contemporary take on the classic "Twisting the Aces" but with an even bigger twist! All of the cards instantly turn face up for the climax! Many convincers and subtleties have been incorporated into this routine that elevates it into the miracle class!
Subtle Speller
A superb routine that allows you to spell to all four Aces with a borrowed deck! No difficult sleights! A real fooler!
Packet Classic
A logical follow up to the Ambitious Card trick with a magnificent kicker ending to the classic that will leave them totally astounded.
Strange Interchange
A devilish deception! Four signed selections change places visibly and instantly with the four Jokers. The four signed selections are then revealed from four different pockets! An incredibly easy method for this classic effect!
Masquerade 2
A spectator finds their own selected card and then unbelievably, all the cards turn into duplicates of the selection. Then the cards all turn into Kings! An eye-popping effect!
Forced Option
A clean cut, to the point, off-beat version of the "Spectator finds the Aces" plot.
Drop Out
A very unusual comedy effect where all of the ink VISIBLY falls off of a deck, leaving it completely blank! A perfect closer for close up or stand up performances.
Jumping Jack Flash
A flashy looking Jack sandwich effect with a whole lot of surprises! Three selected cards vanish from between the Jacks and reappear back in the deck. The final card then reappears in the performer's pocket!
Quicksilver
A borrowed coin vanishes from the performer's fingertips, only to reappear halfway through the deck next to a previously signed selection! A real crowd pleaser packed with Magic!
Three & Easy
The classic cards to pocket, superbly streamlined with a specially designed card to wallet ending suited for cocktail parties and walk around reception performances. No fuss! Perform surrounded! You will use this one at your next performance!
Double Barrel
A cunning revelation of two selected cards. Two selections are shuffled back into the pack, yet the performer is instantly able to name each one! A mental miracle!
Jazzing
A fantastic, no fakes, Macdonald's $100 Aces routine for the 21st Century! Completely impromptu! Any deck! All four Aces vanish, one by one, pure Magic!

Tim and Sue-Anne have adapted one of there incredible lectures into 3 hours of wonder on this incredible DVD. Ellis & Webster have been known to bring there audiences to multiple ovations. There magic and presentation techniques are world renowned. Featuring live performances and detailed teaching of:

Kruger Kard Trick
Hi Tek Deck
Coins Across
Divide & Conquer
7D
Rubberband Restoration
Barehand Coin Vanish
Spiral Bound
Big Deal
Tricky Trick.
PLUS Performance only of Soda Resurrection.

Special features:
How to get an Agent
Floorshow Magic
Ellis & Webster On The Road
6 Card Rap Music Video Dance Mix
Photographic Gallery of Jeannie
Glossary of Aussie Terms
Elly May's Scrapbook
Promotional Video, and previews of other Ellis & Webster products.

The Ultimate Close-Up Linking Ring Routine!

Finally! A breathtaking linking ring routine with ORDINARY OBJECTS that can be EXAMINED before and after!

This marvelous routine features one eye-popping, magic moment after another! And thanks to the inspired structure, the rings can be examined before and after the routine.

Learn "The Shake Off," "The Edge Link," "The Crash Link," "The Blow Off" and more!

PLUS 8 BONUS SANKEY ROUTINES!

Dowsing: Jay's IMPROMPTU version of the classic Paul Curry effect!
Economic Risks: The mentalist puts his money where his mouth is!
Hot Date: The coin transpo you can do anytime, anywhere!
Sudden Triumph: Think "Dia Vernon as a hired assassin."
Kung Fu Coin Change: A 3-phase routine full of new moves!
Collateral Damage: Deadly easy vanish & appearance of a signed bill!
Menage a Trois: An ingenious mental sandwich effect!
Yes & No: Jay could've sold this killer card effect as a separate item!

Comes complete with gimmicked rings and detailed instructional DVD!
Running Time Approximately 1hr 27min
Ring Diameter Approximately 1 1/4" (3cm)

Performance and Instruction with Eddy Ray. Easy Sleight of Hand can now be yours in this step by step instructional DVD from one of the world's best. Eddy Ray performs core sleights, coin sleights, card sleights, and spongeball sleights.

The Thumbtip is the most useful item in magic On this DVD you will learn:

Basic Handling Techniques, Basic Scarf Vanish, One Handed Scarf Production, Eddy Ray Scarf Color Change, Scarf Prod. From Dollar Bill, Signed Bill To Pocket, Torn & Restored Tissue Effect, Salt Vanish, Broken & Restored Toothpick, Four Quarters In A Dollar, Eddy Ray Fortune Telling Message, Purse Frame Production, Floating Cup, Ultimate Bill Switch, Sugar To Sugar Cubes, Balancing A Playing Card, Coin Change, Money From Purseframe, Spongeball Production, American Flag Blendo, Tips For DitchingThumbtips, and MORE.

Do you like to make your spectators' eyes pop out and their jaws drop? If so, Mark Allen's 3-D Cash is for you! There have been many bill tricks in the past and a few new ones lately, but none match the power of 3-D Cash.

The work is so clean you might get imprisoned for money laundering! Every movement is motivated and all the sneaky work is completely disguised.

More than twenty years of careful consideration to every minute detail and the incorporation of several psychological principles are what make this wonderfully visual and deceptive money mystery so strong. The possible variations for presentations and performance styles are far greater with 3-D Cash than with most other bill effects. You can easily adapt this trick to be as entertaining and mysterious as you can be.

Picture this...You show the fronts and backs of four one dollar bills (really). Then, in the fairest possible manner all four of the one's change to fives, and you then show the fronts and backs of all the bills again (no kidding)! When you're asked if you can turn them into hundreds, you do! Once again, you show the fronts and backs of all the bills!

Powerful, anytime, anywhere magic, with more bang for the buck in every sense of the word! Your spectators simply won't know what hit them.

The 3-D Cash DVD is packed with lots of ideas and subtle variations.

F.I.S.M. winner Carl Cloutier is back on the The 3rd Wave video, with performances and explanations of the following routines:

Oviparian Punch
Pearl Necklace
Slim- Fast
Card in Sock
Elec-tric
Card to Glass

Over the years, A-1 MagicalMedia has treated the magic world to some of the finest magical performers from around the world. Now you have a chance to sample some of the best of the best on these 90 minute, broadcast-quality videos. All of these routines were originally intended to be included on each performer's video, but had to be left out due to time limitations. Lucky you, now you have a chance to experience all of these wonderful performers on one tape!

Volume 1

John Bannon - Twisted Sisters (performance only)
Dave Neighbors - Pocket Coins
Allan & Debbie Ackerman - A New Game
Michael Maxwel - The Lazyman's Prediction
John Cornelius - Coin Falling Up
Darwin Ortiz - Darwin's Aces; The Lucky Deck
Larry Jennings - A logical Conclusion; Peripatetic Coins; The Pacoima Solution; The Lie Detector

Volume 2

Paul Harris - Lysdexia; Window of Opportunity
John Cornelius - Oh, Calcutta Shuffle
Daryl - Ring, Rope & Wand
Gary Kurtz - Remember & Forget; Fingertip Longitudinal Steal
Darwin Ortiz - Jacks or Better
Larry Jennings - Royal Twist
Allan Ackerman - Reassembled Finale

Volume 3

Juan Tamariz - Routine in Major D
Darwin Ortiz - New Tens Routine
Rafael Benatar - The Spread Change
Mark Strivings - The Dakota Miracle

Volume 4

Tom Mullica - 3 Impromptu Miracles
Allan Ackerman - Double Duke Poker
Lee Earle - Deja-vu-ing
Darwin Ortiz - Blind Aces
Rafael Benatar - Original Sleights

Volume 5

Michael Skinner- Ten Peeks; Cut & Restored Rope; Interview Segment
Roger Klause hosts this magical moment in time with Michael!
Paul Wilson - Wild With The Ladies
Jack Carpenter - Three-In-One
Martin A. Nash - A Hard Ace To Follow
Rich Marotta - Fair Is Fair
Martin Lewis - Sucker Silks
Allan Ackerman - The Hotel Mystery

Michael Maxwell, President of A-1 MagicalMedia, has produced directed, edited, or starred in over 150 video/DVD titles for magicians. Not only that, but he has a knack for persuading traditionally reclusive performers into releasing their pet effects for the A-1 cameras. Superstars of magic such as; Lennart Green, Michael Skinner, Larry Jennings, Jeff Hobson, Gaetan Bloom, Juan Tamariz, Carl Cloutier, David Roth, Darwin Ortiz, and many more of magic's top talents have gone before the A-1 MagicalMedia technical team to perform and teach their incredible original magic.

On this extremely valuable set of Greatest Hits DVDs, you will witness a super sampling of the best of the best - a single routine performed and taught by each magical superstar! If you are new to A-1 MagicalMedia's incredible line of magic DVDs, books, and tricks, or just new to magic in general, you can whet your appetite for the entire A-1 line. Each performer demonstrates and teaches an effect guaranteed to entertain and fool just about anyone. Cards, coins, slates, ropes, cigarette papers, sponge balls, impromptu magic, mental magic, and much much more! A-1 MagicalMedia -- A Great Way to Learn Magic!

Stars Featured on this DVD:

Michael Skinner
J.C. Wagner
Michael Maxwell
Larry Becker
David Roth
John Bannon
Jack Carpenter
Christopher Caldwell
Larry Jennings
Roger Klause
John Cornelius

Magicians begged him not to reveal these awesome techniques. The new information on this DVD has fooled many of the most knowledgeable three shell practitioners in magic. The attainable level of control is guaranteed to drive your audience...Absolutely nuts!

What People Are Saying:

" I've seen many of the best Shell Game workers over the years, including Jack Chanin. Bob's stuff was all new, and it fooled me-bad." - Whit Haydn

"You could take these techniques right to the streets...trust me." - Phil Cass

"Bob's acquitment alone is worth the price of the DVD." - Bob Kohler

A legendary figure in magic - the inventor of Matrix and many other singular creations - teaches you not only how to do a magic - but how to be a magician! Al Schneider has spent his life not only studying magic but analyzing what makes magic effective for an audience and you'll see the amazing results on this remarkable DVD.

Volume One - Theory and Magic
Worth the cost of the entire series, this first volume in Al Schneider's landmark video series is a significant contribution to the why's and how's of performing magic. The value of the information presented here cannot be underestimated as Al Schneider presents the principles that lie at the very core of magic deception. And, to drive home each principle, an effect is performed to clearly show the importance of the principles involved. First, the effects will fool you and then you'll watch again to review the sound magic theory they represent. Al Schneider has truly developed an advanced graduate course on the theory, practice and delivery of powerful magic.

CROSSED CARD JR. - A stunning beginning that introduces the concepts presented in this volume. You will want to watch this carefully to get all the subtleties of this routine.
AL SCHNEIDER'S BASIC VANISH - A very versatile coin vanish that will impress the most seasoned magician.
AL'S EXPANSION OF TEXTURE - A silver coin melts through cloth to join a copper coin in a hank held by a spectator. A powerful routine demonstrating the use of the Schneider Vanish.
FIVE STEPS OF DECEPTION - You must understand these to know what your audience expects to see.
CHINK-A-CHINK (SHADOW COINS)
VANISHING SALT SHAKER - Another classic improved by the Schneider touch. Demonstrates how to add impact to a trick.
QUICK CUPS - A simple routine with the Adams Cups and Balls that's easy to carry and do. Audiences consistently gasp at the conclusion of the routine. Demonstrates how to build suspense to get the gasp and add impact.
SNAP BACK MOVE - You will simply want to do this.
SPELLBOUND - Al Schneider's take on this classic, presented with his own methods of doing the various Spellbound moves.
GERMAN FRENCH DROP - An innovative vanish by Al capitalizing on his principles.
POP-UP MOVE - A better, smoother handling of the move created by Al.
DOUBLE LIFT - A push-off double and a new Schneider double lift.
PERFECT PALM - Palm a card with the audience looking directly at your hands.

Volume Two - Close Up
More than just a collection of tricks, the material demonstrated and taught in the second volume of Al Schneider's landmark video series could easily form the backbone of an entire close-up act! Master any of these magical showpieces and you'll quickly earn a reputation for performing professional-caliber magic like one would expect to see in Las Vegas. This is truly powerful material!

AMBITIOUS CARD - A selected, signed card is returned to the deck four times yet continually rises to the top. This classic of magic is enhanced by Al Schneider's handling of the basic move that makes this effect work, turning a standard card effect into a miracle.
CARD TO CARD CASE - A great closer for the Ambitious Card routine. Very simple, yet very convincing!
DYNAMIC COIN - A coin interlude in which a coin disappears, reappears, penetrates the back of the performer's hand and much more. Lots of magic - and all you need is a half-dollar!
TRI VANISH - Three coins disappear only to quickly appear at the ends of your elbows. If you learn it and perform it just once, your audience's response will convince you to use it in every show.
COINS ACROSS - Though all eyes are glued to your every move, three coins magically travel from one hand to another. It's done slowly and deliberately - and it'll knock their socks off!
OFF - A finger ring is threaded onto a length of rope three times yet comes off with just a simple tap on the hand. A spectator who watched Al perform this ten times in one evening finally asked, "Where do you hide the other ring?"
CROSSED CARDS - Coins seem to melt away to nothing and appear under cards crossed on the table. Spectators are often heard to say, "That's beautiful!"
SLY NAPKINS - The perfect impromptu routine. A small bar napkin is torn into two pieces and each piece is rolled into a ball. The small balls magically jump from one hand to another, vanish and reappear. It's an any time, any place effect that's loads of fun.
HIMBER WALLET ROUTINE - Several blank pieces of paper are magically turned into real twenty-dollar bills! Several principles have been combined to make this a very deceptive routine for a common prop, plus - it's easy to do!
ONE HALF GONE - In a very slow and convincing way, the performer sandwiches a half-dollar between four copper coins and puts everything into a coin box. However, the silver coin manages to escape, despite the very fair conditions. Easy to do - and you'll love the surprise ending!
HUGS AND KISSES - Three large silver coins with "X's" cut into them and three copper coins with "O's" change places in a very mysterious way.
MATRIX - This is the trick that made Al Schneider a legend. Four coins, placed under four playing cards, magically gather together. Though it's one of the most imitated tricks in the history of magic, Al's original version is still the best and chances are, you'll almost certainly fool magicians who haven't seen it.

Volume Three - More Close Up: Quick Tricks
In this third volume of his landmark video series, Al Schneider demonstrates and teaches a wide variety of professional-level close-up material that is sure to become a staple in your own act. Give any of these honed performance pieces the attention they deserve and you'll be performing world-class close-up magic in no time.

SOURCE - A splendid opener for any close-up routine. Two cards are shown on both sides. The cards are placed together and a half-dollar drops out from between them. This is repeated three times though the cards are shown on both sides before each production.
COIN THRU RING - A coin placed under a hank is trapped when a ring is threaded over all corners. Then the coin melts through the ring to escape.
COIN THRU HANK - A handkerchief is spread on the performer's hand. A coin is placed onto the center of the hank and the hand closes the center of the cloth around it. Yet, when the performer's hand is opened, the coin is gone. When the hank is pulled away, the coin is found to be resting on the performer's hand. The effect is repeated one more time, yet this time, the coin vanishes without a trace!
RING AND PENCIL - Another classic of magic improved by the Schneider touch! A ring is placed onto a pencil and though the spectator holds both ends, the ring vanishes and is found on the performer's finger. Another any time, any place miracle!
SPLIT SILVER - A cute quickie! A silver dollar is shown, covered for an instant and it splits into two half-dollars. The two halves are then tossed into the performer's hand and squeezed back into a silver dollar again. A great walk-around trick!
CONE AND COIN - This is a feature item as two coins, one under a cone and the other in the performer's hand, change places under impossible conditions. It looks like real magic!
CUPS AND BALLS - A five-phase routine that has been audience-tested by several noted performers for over 20 years. Each phase has been fine-tuned to elicit a different reaction from an audience and when they're combined, it becomes a powerful Schneider-enhanced version of a magic classic.stunner!
MARKED DECK - A deck of cards with smudges on its sides is shown. A card is selected and the deck is cut. The smudges are now shown to display the name of the card. Very perplexing - and easy to do!
CARD TO ENVELOPE - An envelope is in open view. A card is selected, marked and returned to the middle of the deck. The performer then opens the envelope and removes - another, smaller envelope! And, yes, the selected, signed card is removed from that envelope!
VANISHING DIME - A simple yet impossible feat! A dime is pushed into a closed fist. The performer uses a pencil as a magic wand and taps the closed hand which is opened to show that the coin has completely vanished. Both hands are shown empty and the best part is that when your spectators want to see it again, you can do it again!
RING GAG - The performer asks a spectator to take note of a ring displayed on his open hand. The hand is closed and the spectator is asked to describe the ring. The performer opens his hand to show that the ring has vanished, only to be found on a finger of the other hand!
UNIVERSAL CARD - Three cards are selected and an odd-backed card - the Universal Card - changes into each selection after coming into contact with it. Another classic of magic improved by the Schneider touch!
COPPER/SILVER TRANSPOSITION - An oriental coin is placed under a handkerchief and given to a spectator to hold as the performer displays a silver coin at his fingertips. The silver coin is covered for an instant and instantly transformed into the oriental coin. The spectator looks at the coin in the hank, only to discover that they're now holding the silver coin.
CARD PALM TRANSPO - Two cards are shown and tabled. The performer then displays a face card on top of the deck and covers it with his hand. The card is apparently lifted from the deck as if it were palmed, but the hand is squeezed and then opened to show that the card has vanished. The two cards on the table are spread to show that the vanished card has appeared in between them.

Volume Four - Stand Up Magic
Though he is known for his legendary close-up magic, Al Schneider is also an accomplished stand-up performer and on this volume, he performs and teaches a 15-minute act that's all packaged and ready to do. Add some practice and you'll have a powerful show for any occasion.

LINKING RINGS - A classic five-ring routine that's a great opener for any stand-up act (though it's strong enough to be your closer!). Simple and direct.
ROPE - A knot routine that's warm and engaging. Knots appear suddenly and disappear just as suddenly! You must know how to do this to have any respect as a rope magician!
GOLF BALLS - A complete act in itself! A ball is produced from a silk scarf, and then three more appear and then disappear. As a finale, the last ball changes into a giant golf ball in the performer's bare hands. What's more, this routine is performed entirely out of the pockets - no need for a table!
COIN TRAY ROUTINE - A stunning routine with a well-known yet little-used prop - a simple coin tray. The spectator counts some coins and holds them tightly. The spectator gives the performer three coins. Each coin is placed singly into a handkerchief and then vanished. The spectator even touches the last coin while in the hank just before it vanishes. The three coins are found back in her hands.
FUSION - Four single ropes are counted and with a snap, visibly become one length of rope. This is easy to do yet can be done completely surrounded. What's more, the rope can be passed out for examination immediately.
ZOMBIE - This is the routine that inspired Tommy Wonder's work on this classic of magic. In the Schneider version, the ball seems to come to life and pick on the performer. This version can be done surrounded and even close-up! And, there's virtually no set up - just pick up the ball and go! It's a routine designed to win over even the toughest audiences!

Something rare and very special from our archives. In 1985, the legendary Albert Goshman gave a performance for a group of 200 magicians in a secret London venue. By chance, a spectator had one of the first video cameras with him, and was given permission to film the show. He caught lighting in a bottle. To see a magician of this calibre perform the act he has honed over forty years, is a rare opportunity. To have that performance in your own home to watch again and again - is priceless. Albert worked with simple props, a few coins, cards and the occasional sponge ball. To see these items in his hands, with the timing, humor and misdirection, is an experience never to be forgotten. This incredible performance is now available on dvd.

Running Time Approximately 40min

This 90 minute DVD is packed with information on one of the most entertaining forms of Sleight-of-Hand available. Brad points out that "Sponge Balls" has always been his most requested routine in a show situation. Not only that, but Sponge manipulation is much, much easier to learn and get good at than almost any other form of sleight-of-hand out there!

Segment 1 - First Routine Demo, Second Routine Demo, Third Routine Demo
Segment 2 - Technique Intro
Segment 3 - Palming, Squash Move, Pull Apart Move
Segment 4 - Spectator Interaction Info: Handling the Hand!, One-Two-Three Move (And Vanish!)
Segment 5 - Vanishes - Thimble Vanish, Push Vanish, Roll Vanish, Brad Burt Vanish
Segment 6 - Using A Purse Frame
Segment 7 - The Brad Burt Switch
Segment 8 - The Art of Stealing
Segment 9 - First Routine Explanation
Segment 10 - Second Routine Explanation
Segment 11 - Third Routine Explanation

Hot solid material that is really and truly reputation making!

Running Time Approximately 90min

Faster than a speeding ticket!
More powerful than a refrigerator magnet!
Able to leap subway turnstiles in a single bound!....okay .....two bounds.
This DVD contains 13 routines to make you into an "Amazing" super hero. These routines will render your audience completely amazed!

some of the effects included:

Ink, Inc. A complete deck of custom, hand drawn playing cards visually prints right in front of your spectator's unbelieving eyes. You'll never slip these into a poker game. Your audience will think you have mini ink-jets hidden in your finger tips!
George of the Jumble A torn and restored mismade-ish bill ( with the torn edges restored on the outside), that will leave your spectator with a souvenir that would have the Riddler scratching his head.
Thomato A real cherry tomato is smashed flat between your hands, and ends up with a facial expression almost as surprising as your audience's!
Psycho A card is selected by a spectator, shuffled into the deck by the spectator, and found by the SPECTATOR! You've heard all this before, but wait....Come back. This one actually looks as good as it sounds. P.S. It's been my pet "magician fooler."
Simply Three An in-the-hands 3-Card monte that resets immediately, uses regular cards, and has a killer ending. This is the 3-Card Monte you'll actually use. Metropolis will never be the same again!

These And 8 Other Acts of Super-Human Skill
(way more than mere mortals deserve!)

This 2-volume set is the ideal way for new students of magic and mentalism to take their performances to "the next level!" Both volumes also contain a wealth of professional tips and advice about performing for real people and the power of SIMPLICITY! Even better, the original three volumes of material are now available on just two volumes and the price of each volume has been cut by more than 30%! In other words, MORE magic and mentalism for your money! Featuring almost 40 ROUTINES with playing cards, coins, rubber bands, dice, business cards, pencils, envelopes, drinking straws, bottles, spoons, napkins, string, knives, coffee grounds and more, both volumes are destined to become two of the best-selling magic and mentalism dvds in the world!

Volume One - 20 Effects! Believe it or Not, Blown Away, Penny Ante, Magic Marker, Plastic Surgery, Sleight-of-Elbow, The Next Card, Acrobatic Aces, Fast Hands, Out of Hand, The One Handed Cut, Secret Passages, Vanishing a Coin, Heartbeat, The Yogi's Secret, Through and Through, Easy Money, Telekinesis, Indestructibill, Impossible Journey

Volume Two - 19 Effects!
Penetrating, Around the World, Behind Your Back, Heavy Metal, Stop Sign, M.A.G.I.C., Hypnotized Handkerchief, Psychic's Choice, Rising Card, Bender, Two in the Hand, Shout, 10,000 Words, Tap Vanish, Seeing Things, Reunion, Long Distance, Magic Dust, Spirit Writing

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