Alakazam Magic is very proud to present the magical artistry of Michael Vincent.

Once in every generation is born an individual whose work becomes known worldwide as a touchstone for excellence. With the hands of an artist and the soul of a poet, Michael is just such an individual.

His sleight-of-hand is masterful, his presentations are inventive and his performances are the epitome of class and sophistication.

As the only magician in history to have won the prestigious title of “Magic Circle Close-up Magician of the Year” three times, Michael has spent the better part of three decades honing his skills to become one of finest magicians that Great Britain has ever produced.

This DVD collection showcases his world-class magic in front of a live audience and features some of the most stunning magic ever filmed. As you watch it, you will experience for yourself why Michael’s stunning presentations are regarded by audiences and fellow professionals alike as some of the very best in the world today.

This Alakazam production is the first in an ongoing series… Lookout for further releases from “The Michael Vincent Collection.”

Contents

Disc One – Michael’s Parlour Show

Routines Performed and Explained:

The Intuition Speller.
Inspired by an original effect of Harry Lorayne’s, Michael introduces you to a machiavellian piece of misdirection which creates an impossible spelling effect.

Kismet.
Michael’s impromptu handling for Al Koran’s Double Thought, featuring a wonderful strategy of Dai Vernon and audience management.

My Card, Your Card, Everybody’s Card.
The history for this effect can be traced back to Robert Houdin’s “Secrets of Conjuring and Magic”. Michael’s handling and presentation brings this ancient effect right up to date for the 21st Century. This routine features Michael’s handling for the obscure Second-From-The-Top-Change.

The Amazing Discovery.
This popular effect has made rounds in the last few years. Michael share’s his professional presentation. His handling and performance tips elevate The Multiple Selection routine to another level. His performance in the live show was a tour de force!

Plus bonus performances of: The Rhapsody in Silver, The Cups and Balls and The Knotted Silks.

Disc Two – Close-up Show in The Bar

Routines Performed and Explained:

Brainwave “My Way.”
This routine is one of the highlights of this DVD. International card expert Darwin Ortiz had this to say about Michael’s Brainwave: “Sleight of Hand techniques have reached such a point, you’ll never need to present the classic Brainwave with a gimmick deck ever again. This routine is just about perfect”.

Michael has taken Dai Vernon’s “Brainwave” effect and turned it on its head into masterpiece of construction and design. With this routine, you will come to appreciate “The Power of Assumptions” and “Audience Attention Control”. Also featured is an under used principle in magic, creating an effect in the mind of the audiences before any technique has taken place. This principle alone is worth the price of this DVD presentation for it opens up untold possibilities.

Pandora’s Paradox.
There is a world of difference between a card trick and card magic. This routine pushes the boundaries in terms of what is possible with a deck of cards. With credit to Bruno Hennig, Tommy Wonder and Roberto Giobbi, Michael has taken the classic “Signed Card in Box” and amplified the effect with an elegant presentation and technical mastery, to produce an experience equal to any theatrical presentation. We think this routine will become a huge favourite.

Vincent’s Aces.
Featuring: The Ace Production, “The Rising Aces”, 21st Century Collectors, Cy Enfield’s Aces for Connoisseurs and The Henry Christ Fabulous Four Ace Routine.

Foursome.
Featuring Michael’s handling for the Spread Cull.

Match Made in Heaven.
Dai Vernon’s “Matching The Cards” meets The Aronson Stack.

Prologue to Triumph.
If you enjoyed Dai Vernon’s original “Triumph”, then you will love Michael’s build up to this classic effect. This routine features some interesting applications for Larry Jennings’s Larreverse and Edward Marlo’s “One Hand Bottom Deal”.

Plus bonus performance only of: The Coins Across / Chinese Connection and a discussion on the inspirations for the routine including learning references. Also a bonus PDF teaching the Wild Card routine featuring Michael’s breathtaking colour change.

Disc Three – Sleight-of-Hand Mastery – The Path Way to Excellence

A discussion of how to improve your magic, raise your own standards and how to master and improve the basic techniques in sleight-of-hand. This is the beginning chapter in an on-going course in sleight of hand mastery with Michael Vincent. We begin here with the basic foundations of card handling.

Duration : 0:5:10

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Duration : 0:1:46

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Imagine a signed playing card transforming quarter-by-quarter into a completely different card with the signature still intact! Ah, but is it the spectator’s signature? Of course! But can the card be given away without a switch? Absolutely!

But that is just the start of what VDP can accomplish.

Back in the summer of 2001 Jon van der Put invented VDP, the principle behind some incredible effects that have created a huge buzz in the underground magic community. Previously, John has only taught the real work on his basic effect to one or two of his closest friends. Now the time has arrived for the fantastic VDP to enter the arsenals of magicians around the world.

On this exclusive Alakazam DVD Jon teaches the complete handling of the basic VDP effect as outlined above. In addition, he teaches a variety of advanced applications including: signed selections and predictions that transform, unbelievable transpositions, mind-bending card-fusions and impossible co-incidences.

Remember – in all the effects, the card is signed by the spectator at the outset, magically transforms quarter-by-quarter and is given away as a souvenir at the end with the spectator’s signature still intact.

Jon’s VDP is a low-tech marvel which will allow you to perform dozens of stunning, memorable effects.

Running Time Approximately 64min

Duration : 0:3:22

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On the 20th January 2007 Close up Magicians from around the world came together for a gathering like no other…

“The Session”

Alakazam Magic are proud to bring you some of the best routines from some of the finest Magicians who attended this outstanding convention!

The contributors on this great DVD perform and explain some of their pet routines, sleights and moves as well as sharing their thoughts on Magic!

Contributors to this DVD include the following Magicians:

Allan Ackermann
Jon Armstrong
Jamie Badman
James Brown
Luke Dancy
Mike Davis
Dynamo
Andi Gladwin
Wayne Houchin
Rob James
Oli Mealing
Robert Moreland
Tyler Wilson

It’s time to take your front row seat at the convention and learn from some of the leading close up magician from around the world.

So sit back, relax and enjoy The Session!

Running Time Approximately 1hr 39min

Duration : 0:2:8

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Thought Wave by Gary Jones & Mark Bendell

Gary Jones is very well known for creating 100% commercial routines, which play as well to the Lay Spectator as they do to magicians. Thought Wave is no exception!

With Thought Wave Gary and Mark has taken a principle and given it a new lease of life with an incredible mind reading card routine.

Effect

You start by writing a prediction (sight unseen) on a business card, Post- it note etc. The card is folded and placed on full view on the table.

A small card which contains 52 different symbols is examined by your spectator who then merely thinks of one of the symbols.

You now write something on another card and once again fold it and place it in full view. At this point you have committed to two predictions without your spectator giving you any information.

You then ask your spectator to draw his symbol on the outside of the first piece of paper. The second prediction is now placed onto the spectators hand and they name aloud the first playing card that comes in to their mind (absolutely no force) they now write their thought of card on your second prediction.

You now draw attention to a deck of cards which has been on the table since the start of the effect. The cards are removed and shown to have images on the back of each one. You remove their freely chosen card and the card with the freely chosen image on its back.

I bet you can see where this is going!! Your spectator now opens your first prediction (the one they have drawn their image on) and it reads the 5 of clubs. When they turn over the card it is in fact the 5 of clubs!! You now state that the second prediction was even harder as the spectator could name any card. When they open prediction number 2 they see you have drawn a clock. They turn over their freely named card only to reveal a clock on the back!!!

This really is a 100% commercial routine that has been well thought out and packs a very big punch!

No Memory Work, Instant Reset, No Switching of Predictions in any way, No Sleight Of Hand Totally Self Working

Comes Complete With Special Deck, Plastic Symbol Card and full instructional DVD which includes both Gary Jones’s and Peter Nardi’s handlings of the effect.

Running Time: Approximately 1hr 49mins

Duration : 0:4:40

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“Downtown” provided courtesy of Mark Foster – www.myspace.com/markfostermusic

Pilot currently in post-production

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Once in every generation is born an individual whose work becomes known worldwide as a touchstone for excellence. With the hands of an artist and the soul of a poet, Michael is just such an individual.

His sleight-of-hand is masterful, his presentations are inventive and his performances are the epitome of class and sophistication.

As the only magician in history to have won the prestigious title of “Magic Circle Close-up Magician of the Year” three times, Michael has spent the better part of three decades honing his skills to become one of finest magicians that Great Britain has ever produced.

This DVD collection showcases his world-class magic in front of a live audience and features some of the most stunning magic ever filmed. As you watch it, you will experience for yourself why Michaels stunning presentations are regarded by audiences and fellow professionals alike as some of the very best in the world today.

This Alakazam production is the first in an ongoing series… Lookout for further releases from “The Michael Vincent Collection.”

Duration : 0:5:18

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