mini review - juan tamariz - 5 points of magic

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mini review - juan tamariz - 5 points of magic

Postby IAIN » Nov 14th, '07, 21:18



Price: £20 or so, depending on where you get it from
Where do i get it from abraxus?: i dunno, google for it, i got mine from a big box of stuff i wanted from Hank Lee's in america...I'm sure alakazam have it...

Review:
Now, this, is what every person properly into magic needs...a book on how to communicate effectively whilst performing.

It's a slight tome, written in Juan's eccentric and occasionally very amusing style. You warm instantly to the man as his love of magic really does show through in every word...

It covers, and, with simple sketches and explanations, shows you how to best use:

the eyes
the voice
the hands
the feet
the body

to distract, to attract, to convey and communicate with your audience, be it big or small...

you also learn 7 effects and techniques in total...

appearing card in hankie
crossing the gaze
double crossing the gaze
ribbon spreadforce
al's topper
protean poker
upper cut

he has some lovely explanations of what mentalism is too...it's a small book, for around the price of an ellusionist dvd...that's how i measure value these days...will, by buying this *whatever* provide me twice the pleasure of sitting through an ancient sleight, dressed up in some shiny new pants...

yes, yes it will...

it's a charming book, full of straight forward, brief advice - 71 pages in total...your choice if you buy it or not, but i say - buy it, or your legs will fall off and make you look short...

i wish this was readily available when i first started, it should be read alongside royal road as far as I'm concerned...

9/10...a tiny classic of a book, if you dont like short, punchy explanations, please, never read anything by theo annemann... :wink:

IAIN
 

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