EndersGame
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As posted in t his thread , I'm looking for some videos on youtube for some high school students I'm helping get started with card magic. They are starting from zero, and I am already providing them with some teaching materials so they can learn some basic card tricks.magicfish has made the excellent suggestion that it's important for beginners to realize that performing strong magic takes time, effort, and practice, and that an excellent way to use Youtube is to show them some performances of the Masters performing card magic. That way they can see the highest degree of excellence, and see what beautiful magic at the highest level really looks like. I'd love to be able to give them some suggested video clips that are perfect examples of this, and that's what this thread is about. What youtube videos would you suggest that I point them to?Tommy Wonder performing Tamed Cards
Harry Lorayne performing Magician vs Gambler
Alex Elmsley performing Dazzle
Bill Malone performing Ultimate Three Card Monte
BoardGameGeek reviewer EndersGame - c lick here to see all my pictorial reviews: ► Playing Card Reviews ► Magic Reviews ► Board Game Reviews "Instead of attempting to learn a great number of tricks, concentrate upon a few good tricks and master them so that their technique and their presentation is so excellent that those who see them will want to see them again. " - Expert Card Technique
Chi Han
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Here's a performance I quite enjoyed when I was starting out:
Chi Han
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While also not card magic, here's a performance I watch every time I start getting big headed.
Gareth
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chris w
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Anthony Vinson
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What's an overview of card masters without Ricky Jay?!
Harrisgagnon
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Ammar is always great too!
EndersGame
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Here's another gem from one of the very best in card magic:Denis Behr performing Herbert the Trained Rubber Band
BoardGameGeek reviewer EndersGame - c lick here to see all my pictorial reviews: ► Playing Card Reviews ► Magic Reviews ► Board Game Reviews "Instead of attempting to learn a great number of tricks, concentrate upon a few good tricks and master them so that their technique and their presentation is so excellent that those who see them will want to see them again. " - Expert Card Technique
Intensely Magic
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Ed Kwon has been mentioned here before, but it fits so well here. His Castle act is based solely on Dai Vernon material and done with ungimmicked coins and cards. If I have a problem with some of the videos here, is a number of them rely on gimmicked cards. Not sure that's the best place to start. Anyway, here's the Kwon video again.
Discourse In Magic . He was willing to really pay the price .
A crummy trick with a great presentation is still a crummy trick with a great presentation.
EndersGame
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Some wonderful suggestions have been made - I just want to thank everyone who has posted videos here so far.
BoardGameGeek reviewer EndersGame - c lick here to see all my pictorial reviews: ► Playing Card Reviews ► Magic Reviews ► Board Game Reviews "Instead of attempting to learn a great number of tricks, concentrate upon a few good tricks and master them so that their technique and their presentation is so excellent that those who see them will want to see them again. " - Expert Card Technique
Robin Dawes
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Chi Han While also not card magic, here's a performance I watch every time I start getting big headed.
Very humbling.
