Tricks and effects this month include Matthew Dowden's Mini Me, Tyler
Wilson's Dirty Ape in the Middle, Shot Purse from Mike Eaton, Michael
Liptak's Egg in Shoe, and Ryan Siebert's Misdirection Sandwich.
"Expertalk" features Jamie Kurtz on the Digital Revolve Pass.
Children seven to ten love grossness, and Don Russell's Card from Mouth
has enough references to yucky things to make kids dig it.
The subject of audience comfort zones is discussed, and Rich Hennessey
shares his work on an effect that produces a dollar-bill ring for a
restaurant guest to keep as a souvenir.
Ben Profane, the cool Finger with the shades and trench coat, talks of
character development; Helge Thun explains the Bent Cop Transfer; and
Nikolai Friedrich, the Finger nicknamed "Gimmick-Man," explains
Dracula's Card.
Getting new clients is great, but keeping existing clients is even
better. They've already seen your services so you don't have to sell
them, making them the ideal client.
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When Rory Johnston strapped himself into the thrill ride called showbiz,
little did he know he'd be whizzing through the worlds of birthday
parties, circus, and trade shows, experiencing the peaks and valleys of
TV, movies, and Vegas shows, before he'd discover "Murphy, The
Mindreading Dog," and the smooth sailing realm of cruise ship shows.
It's a Disney Channel Original Movie that's set in the world of a
reality-TV program, and one of the competing teenage magicians happens
to be a wizard whose magic is of the Harry Potter-kind.
Max Maven's show at the Steve Allen Theater in Hollywood frames some of
his erudite pieces with several new mysteries and is presented as "An
evening of knowing and not knowing."
