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Quote:There is more powerful potential in just a few feet of invisible thread than almost anything else in magic. This is magic that becomes the stuff of legends. No matter what type of magic you perform, from the purest sleight of hand to the largest grand illusions, this is the type of magic that creates conversations and reputations. People vividly remember the moment they saw something levitated and animated just inches away from their eyes. Continuing in the Easy to Master tradition, this new set of videos is organized in a very structured fashion, taking the viewer from simple animations with short lengths of thread that can be easily set up and managed through intermediate effects that are a bit more involved and finally ending up with elaborate effects that are truly mind-bending. Each video in this series also contains valuable supporting information on lighting, concealment, and theory that will stimulate your thinking well beyond the featured magic.Volume 1: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.The DVD includes:Section One – Introducing Elastic ThreadSection Two – Accessing the ThreadsSection Three – Magic With Invisible Elastic    Tahoe Tessie and the Magic Postcard    The Rising Business Card    Whirling Business Card    Dan Harlan’s Financial Attraction    Ammar’s Portable, Permanent Wallet HookupSection Four – Finn Jon’s Elastic Loops    Phenomenon Fork    Finn Jon’s Bill That Falls Up    The Floating Bill    Electrostatic Straw    Things That Affect Thread VisibilitySection Five – Visible but Hidden Threads    Stefan Schuster’s Self-Folding Bill with Kicker, featuring Ammar’s Self-Contained Wallet Hookup    Acrobatic MatchboxSection Six – The Traditional Reel    Knot Absolutely Instant    Knot Automatically Undone    Clearly Penetrated Mike StandSection Seven – James George Interview    Comparing Every Available I. T. R.    Care and ManagementVolume 2:We begin with amazing ideas and applications of the James George Invisible Thread Reel, which includes marvelously deceptive methods of passing a solid hoop over and around floating objects that are marvelously deceptive. Also included are methods for working with threads from 6 inches to twenty feet long that create magic that people will talk about for a lifetime.The DVD includes:Section 1 – Magic Using the I. T. R.    Finn Jon’s Mystery Nut and Bolt ala I. T. R    The Chop Cup Application    Dave Nelson’s Dollar Bill Flight    I. T. R. Floating Bill    The Perfect Practice Hookup    Open Face Hookup    Z Grip to Lock the Thread    Hoop Pass    Rotating Hoop Pass    Bloom’s Balancing Card    Robert Henry’s Ashra Coin    I. T. R. Whirling CardSection 2 – The One-Hand Hookup    Al Baker’s Erectile Bill    Socrate’s Personal Chi PowerSection 3 – The LeClair Hookup    Floating Bill    The Whirling CardSection 4 – The One Point Hookup    The Animated Straw    The Coin in Beer    Baker’s Card from Hat    Whirling Card    Baker’s Ring on PencilSection 5 – John Kennedy’s    Stealth Retractor    Ammar’s Threading the Needle    Care and Feeding of the Stealth Retractor    Rising Business Cards    Rising Card    Self-Turning PageSection 6 – Bonus Guest Star James George    The Floating Pencil    Tips & Theory    Why Threads Break and How To Avoid Practicing with Threads    Controlling Your Space    The Hierarchy of AstonishmentVolume 3:This is the real work on storing, transporting and accessing the invisible threads you’ll use for any type of effect. The majority of this information is being revealed here for the first time in any format, and represents ideal solutions for almost any close-up, stand-up, corporate, bar or restaurant performer.You’ll also find sources for invisible thread well worth the price of the video to anyone seriously interested in performing magic with thread. You’ll see what types of thread are strongest, ranked in order of strength according to similar dimensions, and how to separate and secure individual strands of the finest invisible thread.Some of the information featured here has previously been sold individually for large sums of money. You’ll learn the exact method Ammar used to perform the Floating Bill on The Tonight Show, as well as the Steve Fearson Hookup, which creates what some of our greatest minds have called the most amazing magic they’ve ever seen!The DVD Includes:Performance    Floating Bill    The Super String TheorySection One – Thread Strength According to Similar DiametersSection Two – Securing the Ends, Separating Individual StrandsSection Three –Storing and Transporting    Simple Playing Card    Finn Jon System    John Kennedy’s Z-Webs & Mini-Z-Webs    The Pin & Straw System    Sticky Mat Solution    John Haar’s Deck Gimmick    Clear Plastic Sticks    Lifesaver Holders    Wine Bottle Hookups—Corks, Ribbons, Clear Tubes    Under-Bar Bobbins    Mike-Stand HoldersSection Four – The Horizontal Two-Point Hookup Explanation    The Floating Bill    The Super String TheorySection Five –The Steve Fearson Hookup    The Floating Lifesaver    James George’s Floating Spinning BallYou can purchase the DVDs here: http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/87Rips of these DVDs can be found here: