Hoax is a digital monthly magazine which contains workers. No pipe dreams, no overnight ideas, no impractical material. Inside Hoax you will find material that will be used. Explained in detail with clear photographs and video performances to help and make the learning process easier than ever.
This month we got to spend a little time with Ray Kosby. We also feature three most creative magicians: Aarsh Shah, Tharun Iyer and Praveen
Contents :
1. Sneak Peek Control: A very devious control. Easy and so good that it will even fool the magicians who think they know what is going on.
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You may have seen something similar in a stage version from Martin Lewis. Ralf got his inspiration from Martin's effect and worked out a pocket version of it that uses a sticky note pad.
Effect: Draw a wrong prediction of a playing card on a sticky note pad. The chosen card rises out of the same picture. Give it away as an impossible souvenir.
1st edition 2014, length 28 min 26 sec.
Five impromptu coin vanishes at your fingertips.
Vaniss is a collection of five coin vanishes all performed at the fingertips. Imagine being able to make a regular coin vanish at the very tips of your fingers. Learn five different methods to do exactly that. This is all sleight-of-hand without any gimmicks.
You will learn:
"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:
Simple Collectors is Peter's take on the original Collectors plot. Three cards are selected by three spectators, and after they have remembered their selections the cards are lost in the deck. The magician shows the four kings and also randomly distributes these throughout the deck. With a snap of the fingers the magic happens, and the magician spreads the cards out on the table. In between the 4 Kings; 3 Cards assembled themselves. The Three selected cards.
You will need a little bit of wax.
length 3min 59s
You show the spectator four blank cards, explaining them you'll show them a quick illusion. All four cards are shown blank on each side, but with a snap of the fingers backs magically appear! Even the faces become printed BUT... It was only an illusion...
You will need:
length 2min 13s
Cards shrink the Peter Pellikaan way.
You will need:
length 3min 55s
This is a signature effect from Peter, containing multiple counts and a surprising ending. This trick involves color changes of both the front of the cards as well as the backs. As a kicker, at the end of the routine you will be able to show four different backs all different from the ones shown to the spectators before.
You will need:
length 2min 19s
The "2 as 4 count" is a very versatile utility move which can be applied to any number of effects.
Peter goes into detail on how to grip the cards, make it look natural and even teaches you a little trick you can do with the move. People have been begging Peter to teach them his counts, that time has finally arrived!
length 2min 27s
"The change blew me away!" - John Gelasi
"I have no idea how it works! Really good stuff!" - Liam Montier
An incredibly visual, high-impact, in-your-face Ambitious Card ending.
A signed card suddenly appears on the card case - under a piece of electrical tape! Easy to do, and generates powerful reactions.
Simple to make gimmick - you probably have everything you need laying around the house already.
Gimmick can easily be transferred to another card box.
Get ready to amaze: buy Bound Ambition today.
1st edition 2014, length 25 min.
Hoax is a new digital magazine published by a group of enthusiastic card magicians from India. It is very well done, visually appealing, with wonderful card moves and effects.
Through Hoax they try to bring to the world the Magic of India.
This issue of Hoax features tricks from Waseem, Sapan and Antariksh.
1. aSap Sandwich
A quick and flashy sandwich effect.
2. Passed out collectors
A very clean and direct handling for the collectors.
3. Miraculo Production
This is a quick and magical 4 of a kind production.
4. Pop Aces
This is a four of a kind production used as...
More romantic themed magic that can be performed at weddings, on valentine day or close-up at restaurants and bars to couples on a date. Many of the effects are suitable for parlour, as well as close-up and there are multiple live performances for all the tricks, filmed at Illusions Magic Bar before a full explanation.
Gamble with my Heart
My version of five card repeat, with a surprise ending.
Card in Heart Balloon
A thought-of playing card appears inside a heart shaped balloon.
Wedding Thoughts
Two people think of two objects from a list, then you read their minds.
Heart String...
This is a collection of romantic themed magic that can be performed at weddings, on valentine day or close-up at restaurants and bars to couples on a date. Many of the effects are suitable for parlour, as well as close-up and there are multiple live performances for all the tricks, filmed at Illusions Magic Bar before a full explanation.
Glass and Strawberry
A strawberry continually reappears under a glass then turns into a lime.
Key to my Heart
The spectators have to find the key to the magician's heart shaped lock.
Heart and Silk
A silk is produced, penetrates a solid metal heart...
If you have ever wanted to be a children's entertainer then this download DVD will teach you everything you will need to know from advertising and marketing strategies to the party games he plays and equipment he uses. Stephen discusses everything about his show and business strategies including all the tactics which have made his one of the business children's entertainers in the UK.
Instructional download DVD that teaches 33 different modelling balloon creations - most of which are single balloon animals which Stephen gives out to the children at the end of his show. He also discusses his A1 Balloon Poster / A-Frame backdrop and provides the PSD and JPEG file for it for you to make your own (see your digital shelf for the zip file to download). Almost all the models feature both front and over the shoulder shots of the creation process.