My first course in magic was the "Royal Road to Card Magic", a classic that, in my case, lead to a
preference of mental card stunts.
It was until I saw the Paul Harris tape that I learned to
appreciate the type of visual magic that he influenced, which can be found again in the TV magic of
David Blaine.
Paul Harris is an excellent teacher and he has a unique style, a very dry humour.
The video is packed with visual close-up magic, most of it can be done pure, without any extra
gimmicks.
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There is a ton of great material on this DVD and volume 2 as well. if you're like me and learned
Paul's magic from books seeing it performed from a layman's perspective is worth the price of
admission. there were many tricks I skipped over in the books because I didn't think they would be
effective but after seeing how strong the illusions were are now some of my favorite items to
perform. I haven't performed magic in about 15 years and these videos have reduced the learning
curve for me quite a bit. Some of these are earlier versions that were improved in the art of
astonishment books and i hear have subsequently been reworked further by other magicians but the
material on this DVD still kills. I can't recommend them enough if you like Paul Harris magic.
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If you found the easter eggs hidden throughout the AOA dvd set, there are even more hidden gems in
this collection.
These are classics and just seeing PH perform is a treat.
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