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Tarbell 92: Thoughts & Advice (Instant Download)


A wealth of magic knowledge from two full-time professional magicians.
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Take a little time for yourself and sit down with Dan Harlan and Scott Alexander, as they share a glimpse of the true work behind the scenes. They cover several topics including:
- Who are you on stage?
- Your magical attitude
- Watching & listening other performers
- Originality
- Saying "No" to the standard
- The Substitution Solution
- Finding a Reason behind the magic
- Scripting your magic
- Stage Presence
- Stage Fright
- Fake It Till You Make It
- Showmanship
- Putting a Show Together
- Standing Up on Stage
- Production Value
- The Leaping Lion

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great, but distracting music Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 16th, 2018
Really great segment, but the temporary fashion of putting music in the background everywhere is really distracting when it´s an interview on more abstract aspects. If there wasn´t music the whole time (For what reason? Does Penguin think that what is in there isn´t that great so that additional music would value it up? Come on, Scott and Dan are talking about the good stuff and give an invaluable lesson!), it would have been 5 stars.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 18th, 2018
This is an OK discussion of a variety of topics in magic. A lot of things gone over here have been discussed in this course before, especially in the great Magic as Theater lesson (#83). Dan Harlan leads the discussion and Scott Alexander doesn't add much. I did like the "substitution solution" that explicates the method of how Dan Harlan changes old tricks into new ones.

If you like this type of lesson, one other magic lecture I'd recommend is the At the Table Live Lecture with Garrett Thomas hosted by Gregory Wilson. Thomas advocates for magic as astonishment only, and Wilson tries to get him to back down from that. It has tricks in it too.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on May 11th, 2023
Love all the videos in this series
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Love you Dan!!! Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on February 14th, 2023
Dan can you tell Greg kiser to be nice in your native language?
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 28th, 2019
I have been performing magic for a little more than two years now and I've really started examining my character, the tricks I do, and how they all fit together. This lesson gave me a lot more to think about . . . things I had not thought about until now. This video may only be one hour and 40 minutes long, but watch it with a notepad and pen - because you will fill up several pages! Thank you to Dan and Scott for a wonderful lecture, and thank you to Dan for inviting Scott in as a guest speaker. Your combined knowledge is priceless!
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 20th, 2018
I love the Tarbell books and I love Dan Harlan, so this video series hosted by Dan Harlan is a no brainer. So far the 2 videos that I have received since I joined are stellar. This subscription gets my highest recommendation!

Jeffrey Marks
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 19th, 2018
Two great magicians having a conversation full of tips to help us become better performers. That's what this lesson is all about.

If you have already read a lot of books on presentation and showmanship, you are probably familiar with a lot of the topics in this lesson. But that does not make it less interesting and entertaining.

And by the way, the relaxing exercice that Scott shared with us (leaping lion) is already my favorite thing to do backstage.

Another great lesson of the series!
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 19th, 2018
Wow, Scott Alexander and Dan Harlan. Two very successful magicians working together to give their best advice on how to become a better all around magician. I have been around magic since the 1950s and they still brought out some points I hadn't thought of. If you really want to improve yourself as a performing magician, this one is for you.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on May 15th, 2021
I like tarbell it makes me better magichen. And i lurn loots
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