Born to Perform Card Magic with Oz Pearlman (DVD) - The most anticipated DVD release of the year - NOW AVAILABLE! Finally, a card magic DVD that will take you from beginner to pro!
"The best choice a beginning to intermediate card magician could make." --Maxwell Murphy, Penguin Magic
"An outstanding DVD that will become the standard for people who want to learn and perform professional card magic." --Jonathan Evans, Penguin Magic
The Effect
Learning card magic is like building a house. Everything starts with a strong foundation of basic building blocks.
This DVD will start you at the beginning of card magic and take you to a working professional?s level. You'll progress faster than ever before by focusing on the most powerful moves. This is a complete course in card magic without the filler. There's no reason to spend hundreds of dollars buying a set of 3 or 8 or 10 DVDs when you can learn the core skills (the ones that get used over and over again in thousands of tricks) on one DVD. This is that DVD.
By the time you're finished you?ll have learned 4 full-length routines--including the Ambitious Card. You'll have mastered the fundamentals, learned seven of the most powerful and practical controls (including the Classic Pass), developed two high-powered forces and picked up eight ultra-visual flourishes.
This isn?t an encyclopedia... it?s an arsenal. All of the most powerful weapons of card magic are included.
Once you?ve mastered these key moves you?ll be able to perform anytime, anywhere, with just a regular deck of cards. Imagine how it?s going to feel to have that power to entertain. This is a technology that changes you. It?s like riding a bike, learning a new language, or flying an airplane. It?s freedom... with a deck of cards.
Fundamentals:
Mechanic?s Grip
Biddle Grip
Pinky Break
Thumb Break
Dribble to Secure a Break
Swing Cut
Swivel Cut
Double Lift
Top Palm
Routines:
Ultimate Transpo
Two Card Monte
Biddle Trick
Ambitious Card
Controls:
Classic Pass
Hindu Shuffle Pass
Double Undercut
One Handed Top Palm
Elmsley Count
Spread Cull
Swing Swivel Cut
Forces:
Hindu Shuffle
Riffle Shuffle
Flourishes:
2 Handed Thumb Fan
Le Paul Spread
Springing the Cards
Erdnase Color Change
One Handed Thumb Fan
Hot Shot Cut [Daryl]
Pendulum Cut [Hooser]
Trinary Cut [Acer]
OZ (Quote from Penguin Magic Discussion Forum)
"This DVD is NOT just for beginners. I feel that is a large misconception. I feel that you can always continue to learn and advance in your magic, and I go beyond just the moves on this DVD. The moment you think you are too good to learn more is when your magic suffers. And there is nothing more important than the basics; the foundations upon which all else is built. Learning more and more advanced sleights helps add to your arsenal. But without a solid foundation of sleights that feel and appear natural, not just to you but to everyone watching, as well as strong psychology to milk every ounce of astonishment out of the effects you choose to perform - THAT is what differentiates a guy who does some tricks, from a true magician in the eyes of your audience (the only eyes that count might I add).
The effects taught on the DVD are not new or original. However, the methods and psychology I teach differ from many out there. I focus entirely on the effect....on the MAGIC, and not on the moves. The routines appear seamless, and to the spectator it is as if you have done nothing, and yet magic occurred right there in their own hands.
The psychology is meant to disarm the spectator and create peak moments of misdirection, where you perform the sleights with ease and invisibility. It also emphasizes the effect, and not the technique. Instead of your spectators saying "ohhh he has really quick hands", they will have wide eyes, and gaspingly state "BUT he never touched my hands, the cards CHANGED in my own hands while I was holding them!" etc. The difference is subtle, but that difference is what creates the truly magical moments for your audience.
On a final note - with all the fancy moves and knucklebusting moves I have learned over the years since being bit by the magic bug, when somebody hands me a pack of cards and says do a trick, this is it. You will see me performing one of these 4 effects, in any situation, as they are that strong." -- Oz Pearlman, Born to Perform.
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Ordered this DVD after getting back into magic after quite a few years away from it. Decided to focus on cards and found this DVD recommended a lot on different magic forums. It really is one of the best card magic DVD's to buy if you want to perform some great effects. The ACR moves are worth the price alone. When I first tried the card to mouth move I really never thought it would work but it did...and it does everytime!! It always get's an awesome reaction. Oz's misdirection ideas are always dead on and they do honestly work! I have had this DVD for over a year now and I always go back to it and find some new little bit of info I missed before. If you want to learn impressive card magic from a great instructor....Buy It!!
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MOVES ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE USE
[Verified buyer] by Anonymous from PHILADELPHIA on 05/12/2010 03:22:09
I HAVE TO SAY, THIS DVD HAS EXCELLENT FLOURISHES. EVEN IF YOU ARE BEST MAGICIAN I STILL HAVE TO SAY THE FLOURISHES LIKE THE LE PAUL SPREAD ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE USED AS AN OPENER. I GOT THIS DVD AWHILE AGO, AS I GOT BETTER IN MAGIC THE SOME OF THE MOVES I STILL USE ARE FROM THIS DVD. THIS DVD STARTED ME IN CARD MAGIC AND THE FIRST TRICKS I USED WERE FROM THE DVD. I STILL REMEMBER THE REACTIONS IN PEOPLES FACE WHEN I SHOWED THEM THESE AMAZING TRICKS.THAY ALSO REMEMBER THE TRICKS I SHOWED THEM AS A WOULD WALK TO CLASS AND HEAR STUDENTS TALKING ABOUT THE EFFECT. THANKS OZ
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great
by Joe Tepper from Chicago, IL on 04/04/2010 21:26:38
what a great dvd for beginners. it covers the basic moves to card magic and even throws in some decent routines. while there are not outstanding routines, it is a necessity for any one starting into card magic. add to cart!
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Hi! This is your official PenguinMagic reviewer, B_Magic.
Born to Perform Card Magic is a decent card magic DVD that I would easily recommend to most beginners and even intermediates. It teaches great card sleights that will become staples in anyone's arsenal as their skill in card magic improves.
My main problem with this DVD is in it's presentation. I don't feel, especially for a beginner DVD, that this DVD was well made from that perspective. It feels a little technical, and isn't as entertaining to watch as "On the Spot" or any of the the David Stone DVDs. The pacing is a little fast for beginners as well, as so I can see a novice card worker struggling a little bit to keep up and understand what's going on all the time. They may be hitting the rewind button a few more times than they may like.
That said, this is an excellent resource for many magicians to work on or brush up on their card work. You will learn many moves, sleights, and effects that will last a lifetime. Worth a purchase for sure!
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The best
by Anonymous from Washington USA on 04/03/2010 20:17:09
This is card magic at it's finest. Simple and powerful and gives you a jumpstart. I got this when I first started in magic and I still go back to it to this day for refreshers. I really like the 2 card monte in this set because you don't need to know that risky sleight that has to be done quickly
It's used as a memory test as well which is a plus because it doesn't look like you are out to get their money and just fool them.
You get all your basic sleights here that jumpstart your card handling and magic.
What stood out was Oz' teaching that really made me enjoy the things I was learning. My thanks goes out to you Oz!
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