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Enigma is a DVD magic magazine. It is a family production of Chuck "Stylesmith" Smith and his son Chris Smith. Both are professionals in the video production business and both are magic enthusiasts.

The real value of Enigma for me personally is that I can see how some of the most recognized people in magic really are. We are invited to the homes of magic collectors or Chuck sits down for a chat with performers, dealers and other luminaries. It is a video record of our community. In a few years these discs will be highly sought after because they will hold some unique clips of people we cherish...

• Bev Bergeron talks about his life in magic, from tent shows and Disney World to television.
• Tom and Denny give us a tour of Denny & Lee's in Las Vegas, and invite us to their "open mic".
• We visit Louisville, KY for the S.A.M. convention and watch as they bring out the stars.
• Ali Bongo sits down with Stylesmith to recount how experiences in his life helped spark his magic.
• Norm Nielson invites us to view his legendary poster collection, and we bring the camera along.
• Ed Ellis, the fastest hands in the world, shows us how to create a better card effect.
• Kevin Spencer shows us the benefits of getting...

• Marshall Brodien reminisces about growing up in Chicago and what lured him into selling on TV.
• Emory Williams takes us on a tour of his magic shop in Tucson, AZ, and shows how he competes with the Internet.
• We discover that the Abbott's Get Together is more than just a convention; for a week you become family.
• Celeste Evans sits down with Stylesmith and describes what life was like on the road for a female magician from Canada.
• Jerry Conklin gives George Schindler a tour of the Colon cemetery, each giving insights on the famous names found there.
• Ed Ellis, the fastest hands in the world,...

• Magic legend John Calvert talks with Stylesmith about everything from Hollywood to plane crashes to his first meeting with Tammy.
• Linda and Tom graciously welcome us into their magic shop, The Cuckoo's Nest, situated in the heart of Pittsburgh, PA.
• The best thing for frigid weather is the Daytona Beach Festival of Magic, as Harry and Irv keep things heated up.
• Denny Haney takes time out to sit with Stylesmith and reminisce about his career, his mentors and a few of his secrets.
• George Schindler, John Bohannon and Tom Klem give us not only the history behind the Houdini gravesite, but also a broken wand ceremony. ...

• Veteran magician Jack Kodell discusses his many firsts in magic, including creating the world's first bird act and performing in Las Vegas
• We travel to Pigeon Forge, TN for the 33rd Winter Carnival of Magic and find a genuine warmth toward all magicians
• Fantasio sits down with Stylesmith and reveals the secrets of his success, starting with his immigration to America
• Lecture star Tom Craven gives Stylesmith an idea of what it's like to constantly be on the road throughout the fifty states.
• If you've ever wondered what it takes to take an illusion show on the road, Aaron Radatz gives you the low down.
• Stylesmith...

Two astounding programs jam-packed onto one 150 minute download DVD. This is some of the best of Michael Close. Michael is an extraordinary magician, very thoughtful and meticulous. His Workers Series is legendary. He was editor in chief of MUM the organ of the Society of American Magicians.

Workers: Michael Close is truly a magician's magician. But he does his best work for laymen. His reputation is unsurpassed for entertaining and fooling lay audiences with mind-blowing magic. All of these effects are audience-tested over thousands of performances. It contains the following routines: ...

See the highlights of the 1998 Convention at the Capital. Seven top magicians sharing their pet secrets with you. Suitable for close-up and stand-up performance, each effect is performed before a live audience and then meticulously explained.

Each of the seven effects can also be purchased individually as download.

• Gregory Wilson: Florida Keys: A baffling effect wherein two borrowed keys link and unlink from a key ring.
• Kenton Knepper: EZ Torn & Restored Card: Using only one card, this is perhaps the easiest and most deceptive Torn & Restored Card ever created
• Docc Hilford: Personal Touch: Learn how Docc Hilford flies first class when...

Watch the highlights of the lectures given at the 1999 Convention at the Capital. Coin workers take note, there are three coin routines on this DVD.

(Each routine is also available as an individual download. Click on the name of the trick to go to the respective product page.)

• Aldo Colombini: No-Palm Repeat Card To Pocket: Imagine, the spectator's selection magically travels to your pocket - twice - with no palming required.
• Paul Green: Tradeshow Transposition: A working pro teaches you his most sought-after tradeshowstopper.
• Lee Earle: Life Force Triangle: An amazing effect that gets them to take your business card home.
• Gregory Wilson: Body Piercing: A very creative...

Watch the highlights of the lectures given at the 2000 Convention at the Capital.

(Each routine is also available as an individual download. Click on the name of the trick to go to the respective product page.)

• Lennart Green: Xirtam (Performance Only): Witness the most offbeat Matrix ever seen! Four poker-sized cards are placed beneath four regular half dollars. The cards then assemble to end up beneath one of the half dollars. Matrix backwards!
• Jerry Andrus: Miser's Miracle: Watch and learn Jerry's masterpiece of coin magic. Four silver dollars are produced one at a time from a single playing card. ...

Watch the highlights of the lectures given at the 2001 Convention at the Capital.

(Each routine is also available as an individual download. Click on the name of the trick to go to the respective product page.)

• Paul Gertner: Photocopy: A demonstration of 'Invisible Palming' leads to a selection magically traveling to inside a wallet the spectator is holding. As a kicker, the selection is inside a folded photocopy of a hand with the selection printed on it. This is commercial magic at its best.
• Daryl: Presto Attracto Card: Tow spectator selections are lost in the deck and then found in an amusing and entertaining...

"I've been a big Jeff Stone fan for a while now. Not only is he a good friend, he creates powerful, direct and -most of all- commercial close-up magic. I also really respect Jeff as a teacher. He really knows what he's talking about. 'GEMSTONES' is the perfect opportunity to get to know Jeff and learn how his very clever mind ticks!" - Jay Sankey

"Every single trick on it is worth practicing and performing, I think my favorite effect on there is probably Quasi-Photo, I can't wait to practice it. I can really tell you put a whole lot of thought into this project." - David M

Jeff Stone's latest...

In this vintage and somewhat wacky video, Randy Wakeman demonstrates and explains in great detail his work with "Small Packet Ambitious," "The Visitor," the Rainbow Deck, Tom Gagnon's Impromptu Haunted Deck, Gagnon's "LBD Aces," and much, much more.

Miscellaneous mayhem by Simon Lovell is also included. And yes, although this isn't exactly "Team America" . . . puppets are involved.

length 1 hour

Kept under wraps for over a decade, Terry LaGerould offers up a beautiful collection of his visually arresting, impromptu, magical miracles for 2015 . . . all backed by his uniquely strong presentational angles.

Includes: Blame It on the Milkman, Club Sandwich, A Puzzling Poker Hand, What Goes Down Must Come Up, Yanked, The Invisible Deal, Vigilante, Grand Slam, Outlaws, Flashjacks, and much more.

Yanked, Vigilante, Flashjacks, and Grand Slam are four routines you'll want to immediately add to your working repertoire. It is fun, memorable, amazing magic that you'll enjoy performing anytime,...

As seen on TBS's Ripley's Believe It or Not

As seen on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly

Card Throwing, Flicks, Nicks and other cool tricks with cards

Question: What do you get when you cross a 92 m.p.h. fastball with a young man from Ohio who harbors an intense love of card magic?

Answer: The Guinness World Record for throwing a playing card further than anyone else in history. The young man is Rick Smith, Jr. and on March 21, 2002, he obliterated the world record for card throwing with a laser beam toss of 216' 4" eclipsing the previous longstanding mark by over 15'!

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A fantastic lecture by the king of street magicians, Jim Cellini. While you will learn a number of wonderful routines, the really special stuff is everything else, the equipment he uses, the way he performs, etc.

• Hank Routine
• Coin Routine
• Cigarette Routine
• Rope Routine
• Cups and Balls Routine
• Color, Sound and Movement
• The Pitch
• Costumes
• The Pouches
• The Rope
• The Table
• How to Get a Crowd?
• Working in Restaurants
• Inside the Costume and Topit
• The Hats
• Keep It Simple - The Gypsy
• Passing the Hat
• Slydini's Thumb Tip
• Coin Magic
• Vanishing Coins
• Cigarette Magic
• Cigarette Eating ...

Slydini was Jim Cellini's friend, mentor, and teacher. In this wonderful lecture Cellini shares the many lessons and unique points of the legendary Slydini.

• Introduction
• Slydini Silks Routine
• Cut and Restored Rope
• Vanishing Silk
• Chinese Linking Rings
• Paperbox and Balls Routine
• Coins Through Table
• Silk Fountain

• Cellini Meets Slydini
• Movements and How to Take Bows
• Table Work and Lapping
• Slydini Silks
• Cut and Restored Rope
• Thoughts on Slydini (the rope trick)
• More Thoughts on Slydini (the card trick)
• The Thumb Tip
• Vanishing Silk (story of Adam and Eve)
• Six Coins Through...

"I've been playing with this today. It really is great and I'll be using it at this weeks weddings for sure! Rus has taken the "reversed card match" effect to another level with this. The added kickers of the odd backs followed by a deck of blank cards will fry laymen, and most magicians alike. The quality of the DVD by Magic Tao is first class. A live performance followed my a clear concise explanation. Rus is a clever thinking honest guy, an I can't wait to see what lease he releases for us in the future!!" - Matt Wainwright

Imagine telling a spectactor that, with their help, you...

"The is a stroller / workers dream!! I love the spectators choice of card appearing where the previously blank card was put in their own pocket!! All the displays and moves are justified, there is no counting cards just for the sake of counting cards etc. Rus has stripped back the effect, so it couldn't be any more simple and yet so strong at the same time!! Magic Tao have done another fantastic job on the production of the DVD too. Keep up the good work Rus, I wish you all the best with your other current releases." - Matt Wainwright

Trauma is a blank card effect with a crazy, twist...

The ability to bend metal by just using the power of the mind has fascinated people since the early 1970's when the Israeli psychic, Uri Geller, demonstrated his amazing abilities.

This download DVD teaches you how to bend metal, anywhere you choose, leaving your audience astonished by this fantastic paranormal experience.

You will learn an entire spoon bending routine involving interaction with spectators who will see spoons bend in their own hands! Romanos has been using this routine for a number of years; on stage, in close up situations and even on TV programmes. You will also learn...

Flash by Chris Webb is a visual bill change; it's 100% self-contained and easy to do.

You show a blank piece of paper and, in a flash, it changes right in front of your eyes into real money, a lottery ticket or anything else you want to make your gimmick turn into!

Once your gimmick is set-up then you are good to go. Flash is extremely simple and effective. A gimmick is very easy to make yourself. Chris Webb shares the detail of how to make your gimmick in this video. This download video also includes a method where you can hand everything out to a spectator for examination at the end of...

"I have never come across such a well-thought out and explained package of false dealing tutorials, in print or on screen, ever." - Will Morton, MagicBunny.co.uk

These lessons teach dealing Tops, Seconds and Bottoms from the same grip. A few things to note:

1. The methods in the lessons are the ones I use in the demo clips. I don't talk about seventeen different methods.
2. Nothing in the lessons is self working. If you are not willing to put in the practice, then don't buy them.

BEBEL: "Ambition Colorè"
One of the greatest in the world of card magic. The next "Guest of Honor" edition 2013 symposium presents its own unique effect. One of his beautiful versions of the ambitious card, which in this case becomes a routine that is very original and has a surprise ending. Needless to say that everything is executed with his masterful touch that made him popular in the magic universe. The detailed explanation is another show within the show, with a lot of details and variations on the theme.

HENRY EVANS: "Three Predictions"
Another beautiful and inexplicable effect with...

16 visual standup coin effects.

"If you're looking for standup manipulation ideas, Coins! is worth checking out." - Michael Close

"...several very visual coin effects, suitable for standup performances. Recommended." - Phil Willmarth

• Invisiblair: The ultimate invisible coin gimmick is explained in its entirety.
• Invisihop: Use Invisiblair to make a coin jump from hand to hand.
• Pocket Drop: An excellent way to vanish a 3-inch coin.
• Confetti Packets: Produce brilliant bursts of silver confetti anytime in your act.
• Fire It Up: Strike a lighter and a 3-inch coin appears. Beautiful!
• 1:4: A 3-inch coin melts...

Featuring the International Brotherhood of Magicians' originality contest 2009 1st place award-winning entry 'Shrink Drink' plus nine other cool ideas with drinks to add to your magic act.

Ten visual magic effects with cans, bottles, and cups of drinks. All tricks and their complete construction and performance tips are fully explained. Three is something for everyone and several of the effects are so visual that you will enjoy fooling yourself in front of the mirror.

Shrink Drink: The winner of the 2009 IBM originality contest. A 12-oz. can of soda visually shrinks down to half its size....