The Tapestry of Deception Michael Vincent 22nd February 2018

0:02:15 Academy Welcome 0:02:50 Lesson Introducon

0:09:00 Misdirecon 0:12:15 The Tapestry of Decepon 0:16:30 Overview 0:22:05 The Individual Threads of 0:28:10 Strong Magic 0:46:25 Strong Effects 0:47:05 Meeng the Master - Slydini 0:49:50 Derek Dingle - Card under Glass 0:52:25 What is Misdirecon? 0:54:30 Funner Color Stunner - Paul Harris/David Williamson 1:06:50 Alan Alan - “The Iniaon of Trains of Thought” 1:11:10 - “I mis-direct even when I don’t need to” 1:16:40 Performing Context 1:21:45 Darwin Orz 1:23:20 Sky Hooks - from John Ramsay’s Coins in the Hand roune 1:37:45 Queson: How to stop the coins “talking”

1:40:55 Break (Ends: 1:42:15)

1:42:55 Queson: How does scripng help with the clarity of the effect? 1:44:25 Queson: Do you have an example of a roune that you know the audience will care about? 1:44:50 Smiling Mule - Roy Walton 1:53:35 Queson: Do you recommend any gaff coins for anyone not used to ?

1:54:30 The Greatest Computer Ever Invented 2:00:30 The Ebb and Flow of Tension and Relaxaon 2:04:40 Card under Glass - Loading the card - Derek Dingles handling of Larry Jenning’s Angle Steal 2:07:45 The Changeling 2:15:05 Two Card Monte 2:22:05 Recap of Bluff Shi and Ultra move from The Changeling 2:23:20 Misdirecon and physical technique 2:27:05 Tommy Tucker Pass

2:31:00 Applicaon 2:31:30 Signed Card to Sealed Envelope - Ron Wilson 2:46:20 The Signed Card - Brother John Hamman 2:55:10 Recap of the Angle Steal 2:59:10 Midnight Shi and Turnover Pass 3:02:35 Queson: Are there moments when performing strong magic that the spectator feels they are le mentally challenged leading to feelings of frustraon rather than feelings of wonderment? 3:06:45 Queson: Thoughts on grip pressure

3:09:00 The final piece of the jigsaw 3:13:00 Further Study (Included in the References on the next page) 3:14:35 Final thought 3:15:35 The End The Tapestry of Deception Page 2 of 2

References The Magic of Slydini - Lewis Ganson Five Points in Magic, The Magic Way - Strong Magic, Designing Miracles - Darwin Orz Maximum Entertainment - Ken Weber Preserving Mystery - How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie Secrets of 20th Century Magic - Jean Hugard Workers Number Five - Michael Close Pure Effect, Absolute Magic - Derren Brown Scripng Magic Volumes 1 & 2 - Pete McCabe Secrets of Conjuring and Magic - Robert Houdin The Uncanny Scot - Ron Wilson Card College - Slydini Encores - & Leo Nathanson The Books of Wonder - Leading with Your Head - Gary Kurtz N.L.P. - Bandler and Grinder Awaken the Giant - Anthony Robbins Hofzinser’s Card Conjuring - Hofzinser & Ookar Fischer Modern Magic - Professor Hoffmann Expert at The Card Table - S. W. Erdnase The Tarbell Course in Magic - Harlan Tarbell Our Magic - David Devant Stars of Magic - Meir Yedid & others The Book of Magic, Dai Vernon’s Inner Secrets of Card Magic - Lewis Ganson

The Complete works of: Edward Marlo, Derek Dingle, Larry Jennings, Michael Skinner, Tommy Wonder, , Cy Endfield

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