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Great article from Mr. Breese here on the subject...

http://www.martinbreese.com/thoughts1.htm

And another resource from Jarle Leirpoll (who also sells Leading With Your Head, by Gary Kurtz)


http://www.leirpoll.com/misdirection/misdirection.htm

Shanester

Yes the Martin Breese article contains much common sense.
You also need to read Pat Page's booklet on misdirection and the Dariel Fitzkee book Magic By Misdirection.
Besides looking to make the audience look remember GESTURE can also make them look; where you point for instance.
A sudden entrance or noise can misdirect as well. The great Blackstone used to have a beautiful lady assistant walk onto the opposite side of the stage to where he stood. You looked! Another of hius 'ruses' was to have an assistant drop a tray on stage. You looked. Fu Manchu (Okito's son) featured the Ed Massey trick where a slotted pane of perspex, inserted into a wooden frame and laced with a ribbpon to imprison it. Suddenly in the Theatre box the comedian assistant caused a fracas. The audience looked and when they looked back at Fu the perspex sheet was free, in his hand.
However the most valueable piece of advice in martin's article is DO NOT LOOK AT YOUR HANDS when carrying out the move.
Allen Tipton