Michael Close ignature Effects (all 2 Volumes)

Two astounding programs jam-packed onto one 150 minute DVD. This is some of the best of Michael Close. Michael is an extraordinary magician, very thoughtful and meticulous. His Workers Series is legendary. He has recently become editor in chief of MUM the organ of the Society of American Magicians.

Workers: Michael Close is truly a magician’s magician. But he does his best work for laymen. His reputation is unsurpassed for entertaining and fooling lay audiences with mind-blowing magic. All of these effects are audience-tested over thousands of performances. It contains the following routines:

    The Origami Bunny
    The Ring and Shoelace
    El Cheapo Magic Club
    Dr. Strangetrick
    Dancers at the End of Time
    The Frog Prince

The Power of Palming: Perhaps the single most important sleight in a cardman’s arsenal, here is a treatise on the art and craft of palming playing cards, from the basics through advanced techniques. Michael teaches you how to master palming in far less time than you ever imagined. On this incredible DVD you will learn:

    The proper grip
    Swing points
    Card transfers
    Avoiding “Framing”
    Pivot Point Principle
    Erdnase Bottom Palm
    Diagonal Palm
    Peek Steal
    Vernon‘s Topping the deck
    Marlo’s Turnover Palm

In addition you will witness hilarious performances of two of Michael’s strongest showstoppers: “The Card, the Forehead & the Salt Shaker” and “Butte Ox? Two Butte Ox!”