I'm very excited for our newest release: Shellraiser featuring Troy Hooser. Troy's magic is absolutely amazing, and to take lessons from him on using an expanded shell is a far greater value than the cost of the DVD.
Check out the demo vid, and place your orders on Monday!
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Friday, May 9, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Coming soon: Shellraiser!
Available to dealers on May 12, Fun Incorporated presents SHELLRAISER.
Learn the basic techniques needed to master the most deceptive gimmick in coin magic: the Expanded Shell.
Underground legend Troy Hooser (author of DesTroyers) demonstrates over 10 routines with the shell, along with all the moves, sleights, and insider tips.
The best part is: a precision-made Expanded Half Dollar Shell is included with each DVD absolutely free!
Monday, April 14, 2008
Upcoming Releases from FUN Inc
On this fine Monday morning, I'm pleased to announce a schedule of upcoming releases from FUN.
Boris Wild's Wild Poker Trick: Five cards are shown to your audience. They represent your poker hand - and a poor one, at that. With a deft turn of the wrist and a snap of the fingers, the mis-matched cards instantly and visibly change into the winning hand - a Royal Flush in spades!
Easy to do, no sleights required. A very clean, direct effect from FISM card champion Boris Wild. Included is a DVD with step-by-step instructions from Boris himself, and all the necessary cards printed on Bicycle stock from the U.S. Playing Card Company. Available Monday, April 21.
Shellraiser: Underground legend Troy Hooser presents all the basic techniques needed to master the most deceptive gimmick in coin magic: the Expanded Shell. This secret weapon makes visual eye-popping magic possible - and easy to do. Troy teaches 10 routines, along with all the necessary moves, tips and sleights.
Plus, included in every copy of Shellraiser is a precision-made Expanded Half Dollar Shell - a $25 value - absolutely free! Available Monday, May 14.
Duplicity: The second installment of John Bannon's acclaimed Fractal Card Magic trilogy. Duplicity is John’s classic mental card transposition — not unplugged or on steroids, but reloaded!
A red-backed Ace from one packet changes places with a blue-backed Ace in another packet. The selected Aces appear face-up in each respective packet, then their backs prove to be different. As a final climax, all of the other cards in each packet are blank. Everything is examinable. Available to dealers starting Monday, May 28.
Boris Wild's Wild Poker Trick: Five cards are shown to your audience. They represent your poker hand - and a poor one, at that. With a deft turn of the wrist and a snap of the fingers, the mis-matched cards instantly and visibly change into the winning hand - a Royal Flush in spades!
Easy to do, no sleights required. A very clean, direct effect from FISM card champion Boris Wild. Included is a DVD with step-by-step instructions from Boris himself, and all the necessary cards printed on Bicycle stock from the U.S. Playing Card Company. Available Monday, April 21.
Shellraiser: Underground legend Troy Hooser presents all the basic techniques needed to master the most deceptive gimmick in coin magic: the Expanded Shell. This secret weapon makes visual eye-popping magic possible - and easy to do. Troy teaches 10 routines, along with all the necessary moves, tips and sleights.
Plus, included in every copy of Shellraiser is a precision-made Expanded Half Dollar Shell - a $25 value - absolutely free! Available Monday, May 14.
Duplicity: The second installment of John Bannon's acclaimed Fractal Card Magic trilogy. Duplicity is John’s classic mental card transposition — not unplugged or on steroids, but reloaded!
A red-backed Ace from one packet changes places with a blue-backed Ace in another packet. The selected Aces appear face-up in each respective packet, then their backs prove to be different. As a final climax, all of the other cards in each packet are blank. Everything is examinable. Available to dealers starting Monday, May 28.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
New Stuff and Old Stuff
After our successful appearance on iTricks.com this week, I've been receiving tons of praise and offers to do other shows. Sorry Oprah, this week's not good for me...
OK, by "tons of praise" I mean my mom listened to it, and by "offers to do other shows" I mean no offers to do other shows. But we are available!
Am I crazy, or has the new stuff been rolling in at a surprisingly fast clip this week? We received a giant shipment from an overseas manufacturer, as well as new DVDs and tricks from other places. Plus, we're continuing work on the remainder of the Fractal Card Magic trilogy and new DVDs coming up from Troy Hooser. Nobody ever said the magic business was easy.
But with all this new stuff, there's an old classic that has recently captured my interest: the venerable Svengali Deck. You may think "Surely, John is a magician of some skill. Why would he want to use a Svengali?" The reason is because these old tricks have a way of staying around, and as I once heard Gazzo say, "a classic is a classic is a reason."
Being relatively new in magic, and having a rapid education, I never really used a Svengali deck in my magical development. So I decided that I would take one home and see what the hubbub was about.
Invented by Burling Hull around 1909, the Svengali came into its own around the 1930s and 40s. It has been sold by pitchmen all over the world (including Chicago's own Marshall Brodien on national TV), and is undoubtedly the best-selling trick deck EVER.
After a few minutes, I could finally see the true genius behind the method. So many options, so little time! But I realized, that with so many magic effects, the key to its proper use in performance was to not over-play it. Perhaps I would perform a card effect with a normal deck, switch it for a Svengali, do a routine, then stop doing card tricks for the rest of the show.
Pitchmen, on the other hand, are working from a completely different angle. They demonstrate the deck showing all different, all the same, selected cards jumping everywhere, trying to entice customers with promises of becoming the hit of the party. That's all well and good, but I say there's still room for the Svengali in the professional magician's repertoire.
FUN Inc. carries several varieties for Svengalis: a Bicycle Svengali, our own Royal Magic brand, and a Svengali Pitch Deck that comes in bulk. We've also got a Svengali DVD and Svengali booklet that's also available in Spanish. The FUN Inc. Svengali Kit includes the booklet, DVD, and a Bicycle Svengali Deck, everything you need to become a Svengali master.
So if you think you're too professional to use this old chestnut, give it a try. You just may look at the Svengali Deck with new eyes.
OK, by "tons of praise" I mean my mom listened to it, and by "offers to do other shows" I mean no offers to do other shows. But we are available!
Am I crazy, or has the new stuff been rolling in at a surprisingly fast clip this week? We received a giant shipment from an overseas manufacturer, as well as new DVDs and tricks from other places. Plus, we're continuing work on the remainder of the Fractal Card Magic trilogy and new DVDs coming up from Troy Hooser. Nobody ever said the magic business was easy.
But with all this new stuff, there's an old classic that has recently captured my interest: the venerable Svengali Deck. You may think "Surely, John is a magician of some skill. Why would he want to use a Svengali?" The reason is because these old tricks have a way of staying around, and as I once heard Gazzo say, "a classic is a classic is a reason."
Being relatively new in magic, and having a rapid education, I never really used a Svengali deck in my magical development. So I decided that I would take one home and see what the hubbub was about.
Invented by Burling Hull around 1909, the Svengali came into its own around the 1930s and 40s. It has been sold by pitchmen all over the world (including Chicago's own Marshall Brodien on national TV), and is undoubtedly the best-selling trick deck EVER.
After a few minutes, I could finally see the true genius behind the method. So many options, so little time! But I realized, that with so many magic effects, the key to its proper use in performance was to not over-play it. Perhaps I would perform a card effect with a normal deck, switch it for a Svengali, do a routine, then stop doing card tricks for the rest of the show.
Pitchmen, on the other hand, are working from a completely different angle. They demonstrate the deck showing all different, all the same, selected cards jumping everywhere, trying to entice customers with promises of becoming the hit of the party. That's all well and good, but I say there's still room for the Svengali in the professional magician's repertoire.
FUN Inc. carries several varieties for Svengalis: a Bicycle Svengali, our own Royal Magic brand, and a Svengali Pitch Deck that comes in bulk. We've also got a Svengali DVD and Svengali booklet that's also available in Spanish. The FUN Inc. Svengali Kit includes the booklet, DVD, and a Bicycle Svengali Deck, everything you need to become a Svengali master.
So if you think you're too professional to use this old chestnut, give it a try. You just may look at the Svengali Deck with new eyes.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
On the Horizon
After a semi-spirited post about books vs. videos, I'm here to loudly and proudly announce several upcoming DVD projects from FUN Inc.
Currently in production (and available in the next several weeks) is another excellent card effect from the fertile brain of David Solomon. Called Thoughts Across, the trick is a mind-numbing thought-of cards across effect that requires no forcing or pumping for information. Two spectators each think of one card among ten. These cards then vanish completely and reappear in another packet that has been in full view from the outset of the performance!
Another imminent project from FUN Inc. -- this one not in the card arena -- features master technician/chopmaster Troy Hooser. The DVD, which will cover a wide array of tricks and techniques with an Expanded Shell, will not only be reasonably priced, but include a special bonus item worth more than the DVD itself. This will be a first in the magic industry, and will set this product far apart from others on the value scale. You heard it here first.
Also in the works are the second and third installments of John Bannon's Fractal Card Magic series. Stay tuned for details on these exciting releases. The Royal Scam is already garnering high praise online. Look for reviews in all of the major magazines in the next month or two.
Currently in production (and available in the next several weeks) is another excellent card effect from the fertile brain of David Solomon. Called Thoughts Across, the trick is a mind-numbing thought-of cards across effect that requires no forcing or pumping for information. Two spectators each think of one card among ten. These cards then vanish completely and reappear in another packet that has been in full view from the outset of the performance!
Another imminent project from FUN Inc. -- this one not in the card arena -- features master technician/chopmaster Troy Hooser. The DVD, which will cover a wide array of tricks and techniques with an Expanded Shell, will not only be reasonably priced, but include a special bonus item worth more than the DVD itself. This will be a first in the magic industry, and will set this product far apart from others on the value scale. You heard it here first.Also in the works are the second and third installments of John Bannon's Fractal Card Magic series. Stay tuned for details on these exciting releases. The Royal Scam is already garnering high praise online. Look for reviews in all of the major magazines in the next month or two.
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