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Michael Ammar 1999-2000
Lecture Notes Magic
of Michael Ammar by Michael Ammar Cd
and Audio Cassette Tape
Backward
in Time by Michael Ammar Mercury
Wand by Michael Ammar
Michael Ammar Videos & DVDs Ammar,
Michael - Amazing Secrets of Card Magic
Ammar,
Michael - Cups and Balls Vol. 1 & 2
Ammar, Michael -Complete Introduction to Coin Magic Video or DVD
Ammar, Michael - Easy to Master Card Miracles Vol. 1
Ammar, Michael - Easy to Master Money Miracles Vol. 1/2/3 Ammar,
Michael - Easy to Master Thread Miracles Vol.1-3
Ammar, Michael - Exciting World of Magic
Ammar, Michael - Icebreakers includes MichaelSkinner's Ultimate 3 Card
Monte
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Includes:
· A Review of the Topit · The Bottle Production · Coin in Bottle · J.C.'s
Super Closer · Incredible Business Machine · Hard Cash · The Floating
Bill · Coins Through the Table · The Difference Between Gambling and Magic
· The Self Printing Business Card · Silk to Egg
Over
750 photographs and 184 pages. Text highlighted in color to show you exactly
what the key points are. Special attention is placed on those four highly
transferable skills, which grow stronger as you study Cups and Balls:
Acting, Timing, Routining, and Misdirection. You’ll discover classic wand
moves ever sleight-of-hand performer should know, opening positions and
sequences, body sequences, secret loading sequences, as well as final
rhythms that create the powerful misdirection to cover your final loads.
Hardbound, full-color dust jacket. 
This
large 328 page, hardbound book has become a classic of magic literature.
Containing six commercial stand-up routines, 12 powerful utility sleights
and devices, 4 reputation making routines, 8 incredible essays, Michael's
Cups and Balls routine and much, much more. The absolute best of Michael
Ammar all in one volume. Table Of Contents: Introduction by David Copperfield
Chapter One - Cups and Balls Chapter Two - Utilities Chapter Three - Eight
Philosophical Essays on Magic Chapter Four - Social Workers Chapter Five
- Restaurants Chapter Six - Reputation Makers Chapter Seven - Stand-Up
Chapter Eight - Magic Management Chapter Nine - Classic Renditions Chapter
Ten - Bonus material Chapter Eleven - Making Magic Memorable Chapter Twelve
- Negotiating Higher Performance Fees 
On
this audio cassette, Michael reveals eight principles for making your
magic more memorable in the minds of your audience. These are powerful,
profitable ideas certain to stimulate your mind with good ideas repeatedly.
See why this tape has received so much praise. 45 mins 
Earn
more after one listening! All you need to know about negotiating your
fee for shows is here. After listening to this cassette, the professional
magicians had this to say: "I feel it's the most valuable information
(Michael) has ever made available" Daryl "If you would have had NHPF 35
years ago, I'd be sitting on my own island somewhere in the Caribbean,
playing around with my computer. The tape is excellent!" Bud Dietrich
"I used one idea from the tape the very next day and made an extra $900!"
Johnny Thompson, the Great Tomsoni 45 min. 
A
card is freely selected and torn into pieces. One piece is kept for identification.
The remaining pieces magically restore, except for one piece whose perfect
fit is used to confirm the identity of the card. As a finale, you offer
to restore even this last piece. But to really distinguish the experience,
you restore the corner backwards, leaving them with a souvenir in a uniquely
impossible condition. Features the Albo Card and two unique presentations
by Michael Ammar. 
Coin
Clip - Michael Ammar
Wands
are useful in magic for many things. Michael uses his most often in his
Cups and Balls routine - to execute the Vernon/Mora wand spin, Williamsons'
Striking Vanish, and the Through the Fist vanish. This wand is a choice
among professionals - because it is a bit longer than average (13 1/2"),
and has the kind of weight neccessary to do the wand vanishes. Made of
heavy gage aluminium with a black rubber coating in the center. This is
a classic-looking, regular wand (ungimmicked). 
EASY...Stepby
Step instructions to convert your jacket into your... MOST POWERFUL WEAPON!!
As
seen on Michael Ammar's "Easy to Master Thread Miracles" videos, this
is great Flesh Colored Putty used to secure the ends of thread. The plastic
box size is 1" x 2" x 3/4"
Magically
Produce Your Business Card! Simply opening and closing the wallet can
produce cards from nothing; print your address and photo onto blank paper;
restore torn pieces; or transform any small item into any other small
item. Make you and your business card unforgettable. 
15
easy card tricks anyone can do! Even if you've never held a deck of cards
before, you'll be amazing people in minutes! 
Make
every business card a memorable memento by magically producing, printing,
restoring or levitating it as you hand it out. This is a powerful collection
of magical surprises that can be performed with any normal business card.
Thousands of business cards are handed out every day, yet the ideas taught
here can make your business card unforgettable! Not only will you learn
the best of the quick, surprising methods of presenting your card, but
you will also learn the secret to Doug Bennett's Business Merger - possibly
the most diabolically clever Torn and Restored Business Card ever. As
a special bonus, you'll also receive a free Showcase Wallet. Thousands
of these wallets sold for $10, which is perhaps the coolest, quickest
and easiest method of all for magically handing out your business card.
12 Effects Performed and Explained- * Business Band-It * Rising Profits
* Magnetic Personality * The Incredible Business Machine * Self-Printing
Business Cards * Super Self-Printing Business Cards * Good For One Free
Lunch * Will The Cards Match * Hard Cash * Magic Words * The Showcase
Wallet * Doug Bennett's Business Merger 
Learning
Roll Over Aces can convince an audience you have a supernatural level
of skill with a deck of cards. Here you'll learn everything-the full handling,
thinking, theatrics and presentation that Michael Ammar has been performing
for over 25 years. "The Tonight Show," "World's Greatest Magic," "The
International Magic Awards" and televised specials around the world give
this routine a pedigree unequaled in card magic. What distinguishes this
signature piece is the sculpting of a theatrically sound presentation
for maximum impact. Viewers will believe you really can stack all four
Royal Flushes in exactly 30 seconds, and they'll cheer as you reveal what
you've done. Possibly no other effect in card magic can convey as much
to an audience, in as compelling a way, as Derek Dingle's Roll Over Aces.
Super Practice Sessions These sessions are original to "Classic Renditions,"
with over-the-shoulder, close-up reviews of the techniques and routines.
No more guessing about how something should look, or wondering about the
rhythm or timing. These sessions provide the quickest, easiest, and most
effective method possible for mastery of this material! Marked for Life!
John Cornelius-the only American ever to win world magic titles in two
different categories-developed one of the most commercial effects with
four cards of the last twenty years. Numerous performances on talk shows
and televised magic specials have proven the commercial value of this
entertaining, yet astonishing routine. Many full-time professionals consider
this to be their favorite in-the-hands routine for walk-around performances.
The
Cups and Balls is universally acclaimed as the effect which every magician
should study. There has never been a more complete or more effective way
to discover the fascinating secrets of this enduring classic. 
You'll
see easy, step-by-step instructions on how to astonish people with the
coins in your pocket! By understanding what to do and when to do it,
you'll be able to perform an endless amount of magic! This video is
different from any other because we've got history, theory and close-up
images from the very best view for total understanding! All the fundamentals
of coin magic are covered in the perfect sequence for fast, fun results.
You will be delightfully baffling your friends and family with coin
magic more quickly than ever before! 
Iceman
Commeth, One-Handed Bottom Deal, Force, Corner Switch, Salt & Pepper
Transposition The Vanishing Glass-Two, Methods, Card Matrix, Pull Tab,
Torn & Restored Cigarette, and Billy Ballon! 
*
8 Card Brainwave(Nick Trost) * Red Hot Mama (Ryan/Everhart/Leech) *
Acrobatic Aces * The Secret To A Perfect Royal Flush * Triumph (Dai
Vernon) * Further Than That (Stewart James) * Las Vegas Leaper (Paul
Harris) * Cannibal Cards (Lin Searles) * Card Thru Table * "A Night
at the Improv..."(Eric Mead) * Bonus Effect - The Insurance Policy (Tommy
Wonder)
*
Twisting The Aces (Dai Vernon) * Daley's Last Trick (Dr. Jacob Daley)
* Card Warp (Roy Walton) * Poker Routine (Dai Vernon) * Poker Face (Al
Baker) * Overkill (Harris/Ackerman/Emberg) * Card Through Handkerchief
* Card Penetration Change (Cy Endfield) * The Ambitious Card * Bonus
Effect - MacDonald's Aces 
*
Haunted Pack (Al Baker) * Between The Palms (Alex Elmsley) * Twins (Brother
John Hamman) * Title Bout (Martin Nash) * Opening Stab (Nate Leipzig)
* Card In Wine Glass (Navio Martini/Michael Ammar) * Jazz Aces (Darwin
Ortiz/Peter Kane) * Card In Wallet (Gary Plants/Michael Ammar) * Color
- Changing Deck (Dai Vernon) * Bonus Effect - Xeroxed Deck 
*
Dunbury Aces (Charlie Miller, Dave Lederman) * Your Signed Card (Brother
John Hamman) * Ambitious Classic (Larry Jennings) * J.C. Super Closer
(J.C. Wagner) * Reset (Paul Harris) * Untouched (Daryl) * Lazy Man's
Card Trick (Al Koran) * Rubber Band Surprise (Bert Fenn) * Card Thru
Table * Dr. Daley's Gambler vs Magician (Dr. Joseph Daley) * Bonus Effect
- Factory Misprints (J.C. Wagner)
*
Virginia City Shuffle (Martin Lewis, Louis Falanga, John Luka) * Another
Quick Coincidence (Allan Ackerman) * Henry Christ's Fabulous Four Ace
Trick (Henry Christ) * Cards Into Card Box (Mark Lefler) * The Gun Trick
(Ken Krenzel) * Card on Ceiling (Michael Ammar) * Torn & Restored Card
(J.C. Wagner) * Hofzinser All Backs (Harry Riser) * Grasshopper (Paul
Harris) * Out of Sight, Out of Mind (Dai Vernon) * Bonus Effect - Paramount
(Aldo Colombini)
*
2 Shuffles Harry (Harry Lorayne, Brother John Hamman) * Perfect Stop
Trick (Edward Marlo) * The Smith Myth (Fred Smith) * Mind Reading Chicken
(Lamont Reams) * Always Cut Cards (Larry Jennings) * 6-Card Royal (Doug
Edwards) * Future Deck (Jack Fosberg) * Cards Across (Michael Ammar)
* $2,000 Transpo (Origin Unknown) * Cheaters Poker (Alan Wakeling, Jim
Steinmeyer) * Color Changing Deck (Paul Curry) 
*
41 - Cent Miracle (Michael Ammar) * Continuous Production (Jack Chanin)
* Credit Card Quickie (Tony Antoniou) * Hornswoggled (George Stark &
Jay Malbrough) * Snappy (Aldo Colombini) * Michael's Matrix (Michael
Ammar) * Star Warp (Howard Schwarzman) * Bent Penny Transposition (Michael
Ammar) * Incredible Coins Across (Michael Ammar) * Hanging Coins (David
Roth) * Bonus Effect - Cash Back (Peter Pit)
*
Shadow Coins (Roth & Ammar) * BeSwitched (George Hample) * Coin Flurry
& Jumbo Production * Sensory Control (Bob Elliott) * Copper Silver Transpo
* The $2 Bill Tear (Bert Jacques & Gene Keeney) * Sonic Squeeze (Michael
Ammar) * The 4 Coin Roll Down (Manuel) * Expansion of Texture (Dai Vernon
& L'Homme Masque) * Bonus Effect - Self - Folding Bill (Stephan Schutzer)
*
Coins Thru Silk (Michael Ammar) * Dining On Dollars (Rick Johnsson)
* Flying Eagles (Eddie Fechter) * $5 and $1 (Tom Ogden) * Coin From
Pen Cap (David Williamson) * Chocolate Coin (Paul Harris) * E-Z Money
(Patrick Page & Fred Kaps) * The 10,000 Grains of Salt * Bonus Effect
- Bill To Nut (Michael Ammar & Louis Falanga) * Plus - The Bill To Impossible
Location (Michael Ammar & Louis Falanga) 
Our
journey begins with one of the newest, most fascinating genres in all
of magic—the incredible invisible elastic thread created by DuPont and
patented in 1959. You’ll discover what it is, where to find it, and
the amazing things you can do with it, including Finn Jon’s killer application—the
invisible elastic loops. You’ll create truly astonishing animations
and levitations almost anytime, anyplace using this and other applications
featured on this video for the first time. Following this we look at
the close-up animating ability of visible, but hidden threads. This
section contains the most practical, commercial method for performing
Stefan Schutzer’s Self-Folding Bill ever revealed. Then after learning
the best of the classic magic for the stand-up performer using the Traditional
Reel, including an amazing, visual penetration of the mike stand, James
George joins Michael for an overview of one of the most compelling inventions
of the last 50 years—The Invisible Thread Reel. You’ll see a complete
comparison of the wide range of I.T.R. gimmicks, featuring full screen
close-ups of exactly how to work with and reload this powerful gimmick.
Paul
Harris co-wrote the Exciting World with Michael. Their professional
advice on things they wish they had known when they were starting out
is worth more than the price of the video--but you'll love the magic!
This is amazing magic--performed, then clearly explained--with step-by-step
close up instructions from the perfect view! No other magic video is
as complete because it also features insider advice on: buying magic,
joining clubs, attending conventions, subscribing to magazines, easy
tricks vs. hard tricks, practice, the basic rules --and when to break
them! Discover mind reading, magic with cards, coins, sponge, string,
finger rings, rubber bands, balloons and more! These secrets give you
the power to entertain almost anywhere, almost anytime! Amaze people
just minutes after watching! 
Twelve
truly impromptu effects! These are the classics of any time, any place
magic. Easy to perform, yet some of the strongest, most practical effects
you can honestly perform in real world situations. Every effect is performed
with natural props. Every effect can be performed with very little practice.
Every effect is practical, commercial, and has been audience proven
effective. The bonus effect, Michael Skinner's Ultimate 3 Card Monte,
is the most magical card effect of our generation! Many world - caliber
performers feature it as a closer. Now you can learn their exact handling,
in this explicit video explanation. 
Filmed
at the prestigious Magic Castle, this lecture was the finale to Michael's
1989 World Tour that included over 125 appearances spanning 18 countries.
See why Michael has received the most awards possible for Best Lecture
of the Year from the Academy of Magical Arts! Ninety minutes of professional
stand-up magic designed to create an outstanding reputation: material
that won the highest accolades of Hollywood's top performing professionals.
Featured
in the lecture filmed before a crowd of over 500: Shadow Coins; The
Spectator's Mind; False Memories; Topit Review and Construction; Bottle
Production; Use of the Funken Ring; Wish Paper, Creating Context, Self-Printing
Business Card, Bennett's Business Merger, The 41-Cent Miracle, the Poem,
Matched Cards, Fists o'Frost, The Spread Force, Fast Card Fold, and
the Bill to Nut. 
The
ultimate Topit Tapes, now on DVD! When these tapes were made in 1983,
Michael was well on his way towards carving out an unmatched legacy
in the magic field. By that time he had already used these techniques
to win the Gold Medal for the WORLD SLEIGHT OF HAND title in Lausanne,
Switzerland, as well as Close Up Magician of the Year and Lecturer of
the Year from the Academy of Magical Arts. Following the release of
these tapes, Michael went on to receive both the Close up Magician of
the Year and Lecturer of the Year from the Academy of Magical Arts for
a second time. Then, again using some of the techniques taught here,
he went on to also receive their Parlour Magician of the Year. As a
performer, Michael has appeared on Johnny Carson’s THE TONIGHT SHOW
twice and The Merv Griffin Show ten times! He has performed privately
in the homes of Hugh Hefner and Michael Jackson, served as magic consultant
for David Copperfield and Doug Henning T.V. specials, authored 7 Best
Selling books of original magic, starred in 23 instructional video tapes,
and published THE MAGICAL ARTS JOURNAL. It has been said that others
may teach magic, but Michael creates magicians. An understanding made
possibly only through experience, combines with a rare gift for teaching
and a sincere desire for quality to make these tapes genuine classics
in the field of magic! DVD includes: Introduction to the Topit- The
BEST way to see EXACTLY what the advancements in design are, where the
Topit goes, and how to use it. Perfect for developing a firm beginning
foundation based on understanding. Along with an introduction to the
Topit, you will see an explanation of all of the Basic Topiting Actions,
along with other variations and applications, such as THE DECK VANISH.
Also included are several clips from National T.V. appearances of performances
using these techniques. Advanced Topit Applications- This is a more
in-depth study of the power of the Topit. Beginning with a performace
for lay people using the Topit, you can see explicit explanations of
everything! These are full routines and advanced techniques that require
more skill and a better understanding of magic. You’ll find a performance
and full explanation of THE FOUR COIN ROUTINE, MATRIX, THE DECK SWITCH
(RAZORED DECK), THE FUNKEN RING, THE BALL AND SILK, and MORE! What Others
Have Said.... “Virtually anyone can make their magic better with these
techniques. This is priceless information from the expert"- DAI VERNON
“An important and lasting contribution to the Art. As important and
basic to the working magician as the pass to cards or the shell to billiard
balls" - MARK WILSON “One of the most fantastically useful utility items
ever invented for the stand up performer, whether he be working close
up, platform, or stage." - MICKY HADES “Your work with the Topit is
the best I have everseen. Beautiful!” - MICHAEL SKINNER Michael’s diabolical
design and ultimate application of this PERFECT PRINCIPLE completely
combines the ‘real work’ of sleeving and lapping without any of the
restrictions - I don’t leave home without mine!” - ROGER KLAUSE Michael’s
design and handling of this remarkable device will not only enhance
the repertoire of today’s discerning magicians, but those of the future
as well. Every magician should be familiar with this subject.’ - ROSS
BERTRAM