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If you never heard it, I advise you strongly to study the subject if you want to one day be a really good magician.
But what is misdirection?! According to Gary Kurtz "Misdirection is the direction of attention." This is in my opinion one of the best definitions of misdirection. That is, not so much to distract, but rather direct it. In the opinion of Al Schneider'' The purpose of misdirection is directing the audience's attention or conceal false assumptions they have made​​.'' You could say that misdirection is what leads the mind of viewers to turn away the method, and approaching the effect.

Suggested Reading:
Gary Kurtz - Leading with your head

Al Schneider - Theory in Magic

Tommy Wonder - The books of Wonder vol.1,2

Card College vol.1,2,3,4,5

Juan Tamariz - 5 Points in Magic

Darwin Ortiz - Designing Miracles


Some points to consider and studying:
Body Language - Allways make the moves when you relax never in a moment of tension

Makes them laugh - While they are laughing you can hide an elephant under a glass that see nothing (good luck finding the cup)

Makes them a question - and here we can divide them into two types, open and closed response. The closed response are those in which only just yes or no answer, the open-response are those who have to think in response. While they think, even for seconds, may be looking but see nothing.

Nice list I think I may pick one up as I have the misdirection skills of a grapefruit. Which would you say was the best?

Tough call. I'd go with Ortiz.

inquested wrote:If you never heard it, I advise you strongly to study the subject if you want to one day be a really good magician.
But what is misdirection?! According to Gary Kurtz "Misdirection is the direction of attention." This is in my opinion one of the best definitions of misdirection. That is, not so much to distract, but rather direct it. In the opinion of Al Schneider'' The purpose of misdirection is directing the audience's attention or conceal false assumptions they have made​​.'' You could say that misdirection is what leads the mind of viewers to turn away the method, and approaching the effect.

Suggested Reading:
Gary Kurtz - Leading with your head

Al Schneider - Theory in Magic

Tommy Wonder - The books of Wonder vol.1,2

Card College vol.1,2,3,4,5

Juan Tamariz - 5 Points in Magic

Darwin Ortiz - Designing Miracles


Some points to consider and studying:
Body Language - Allways make the moves when you relax never in a moment of tension

Makes them laugh - While they are laughing you can hide an elephant under a glass that see nothing (good luck finding the cup)

Makes them a question - and here we can divide them into two types, open and closed response. The closed response are those in which only just yes or no answer, the open-response are those who have to think in response. While they think, even for seconds, may be looking but see nothing.

This is a partial copy of a text I wrote in portuguese on Facebook.

Yes, it's a partial translation from your text, but not from facebook.
I think its pretty nice and ive shared here, but it was my bad for not saying the author

Experience will eventually prove to you that 'making them laugh' is not always the way to go. As long as you trigger some sort of emotion you can get away with murder. It need not be laughter.

And you misssed out the Daddy of them all.

Magic By Misdirection

by Dariel Fitzee.

If you can't get the book then go to

Lybrary.com

and buy the e book of this famous 1940's book.

Allen Tipton

Might be of interest for you, Clint Baron wrote a ebook on the subject and it's available free here
Understanding Misdirection

Hope this helps
Dominic Reyes

The FREE E Books , Dominic (The Merchant of Magic) makes available to all magicians are MORE than helpful in their practicality and readability--anyone can understand the valuable advice given in them.
You should all ask for his latest--'WHAT TO DO AFTER[u][/u] YOUR SHOW IS OVER.
and attachjed to this booklet, one of the other 3 advice books.--- --'What to Do While People Are Eating.'

Well done Dominic--not too often a dealer shares such good and free advice

Allen Tipton

The one on the right is stood on the other one's tail

cats are b******s