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This was filmed the last month of school, i am currently working on my new special which will soon be seen on the net so stay tuned,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khw09tAJ44Y

First of all, I must say that I don't like Blaineish stuff unless it's performed by David Blaine:). The thing is, all of these street magic videos resemble to his and that doesn't make them very original. As for your video... I like the concept, you talking at the beginning, the Deltron music (I like Del very much) etc. You seem like a very confident guy and you know how to get to your crowd + it's obvious that you did this effects more than a few times and had the time to practice them but... I have to comment on your card handling and the techniques you use (or how well you use them). The first effect is the two card monte and none of the secret moves are caught by the camera so there's not really much to say but by the position of your hand I can see that you did a very sloppy and unconvincing DL (maybe I'm wrong, the camera action doesn't give away too much). I believe it's the version taught by Brad (don't remember the author of that particular version of the tcm) and it's well performed although I would really like to see you doing the top change totally surrounded. As for the "card in shoe" effect it was nice but the card being selected before brings suspicion, but over all you played it well. I loved the idea on the triumph-like (uses the same principle as renegade and some other effects) effect and by that I mean the going back in time patter (is it your idea?) but your moves are very obvious here. First of all why did you casually but the top packet below the bottom packet, what is that, an open pass? Very visible and too obvious. The other thing is the way tou turned the top faced up packet face down. I would advise you to do it while showing the crads are mixed.

Don't get me wrong, your presentation is very very good, but work on the secret moves that really make you a magician, cardician or whatever.

Keep on filming.

I like it!!!
Your patter is good and the reactions are great ("I thought you said you weren't Superman")

But is also must agree with Scriptorilsky, The pass or cut you use it too obvious. Maybe these spectators don't look at the cards when you return a card to the deck, or your patter hides the move for them, but someday someone might notice it! Try to use a different move for controlling the card.

Other than that, I enjoyed watching it!

I enjoyed it. Work a little bit more on sleight of hand and passes, but other then that, the presentation was great and you had some good reactions.