by Durto » Sep 18th, '06, 05:23
Lets see...
Well, first, you could look into the "review" section or use the "search" function to find an answer to what you are looking for. But you are a beginner so I won't make a whole thing out of it, I only got love!
Ok, next, both of those trick imply sleight of hand wich, I suppose, if learned by a total newcomer, would take about an intense hour or a relax day to master. They are both well explained in the video and are easy to understand. Thus, the power of those illusion is also based on their performance. You have to acquire some confidence and social skills to convince people that what you just performed is a pure miracle, avoiding to let them think "Oh well, he just put a quarter in a can... what's on tv?!"
But mostly, I highly suggest to land your hands on a great bool that will teach you the basis of magic, thus teaching you hundreds (yes!) of trick for extremely cheap and leaving you with a handfull of knowledge. Books are rather cheap (Bobo's modern coin magic cost about half the price of Sinful!!) and they are really helpful. Sure it is harde to read and spend some hard time practising sleights, but it IS worthfull!
Good luck!