Theory — no methodsVIDEO
Essentials of Close-up Magic
The thinking behind a working professional close-up repertoire — approach, presentation and performance, not tricks.
No methods are taught. This is about performing and thinking like a working close-up magician — not a collection of tricks or secrets.
I’ve worked close-up for thirty years and won three FISM awards along the way, and this is the repertoire I actually use — the effects that made the cut, and why each one earned its place.
Over eighty minutes I go through how I approach a table, how I dress, how I build a routine that holds people, and how I get an audience on my side, with real examples of all of it. No methods are taught here. This is the thinking around the tricks, which is the part that took me longest to learn.