Six stand-up effects from Martin Lewis. This is strong audience-tested material from his cabaret act. Martin shows you, in a step-by-step hands-on guide, how to make the "props" on your kitchen table quickly and easily with only basic tools and materials, and needing no special skills. Then, in live performance, see how the apparatus is used to really make magic
Includes artwork in PDF files and bill-of-goods files listing the materials and tools needed for each routine.
Big Switch: A great MC bit. Attempting to right a wrong, the performer shows the audience how to switch a card... literally!
Snacks Alive! Martin's take on the classic vanishing bottle. The delayed climax provides a pleasing ending without insulting the audience's intelligence. Perfect for both children and adults.
Come-Back Card: A very visual card effect for the platform. A card keeps jumping to the face of a pack, which is out of the performer's hands. Created by Martin's father Eric Lewis.
Technicolor Prediction: A prediction effect with built-in comedy that leads up to a surprising finale. Easy to customize for different audiences. Each time the outcome is different.
Ripstix: The classic Chinese Sticks never had much of a finish until now. This one leaves the audience really baffled.
Cardiographic: Yes, you can make one, it's easier than you think! For the first time on video, Martin reveals all of the details and subtle touches that bring his sketchpad card rise effect into the miracle class.
1st edition 2000, video 77 min.
