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Scripting Magic – Vol. 1 by Pete McCabe
(c. 2007,2017) (Submit Review) (Submit Update)Details: When Scripting Magic was first released in 2007, it was an immediate, surprise sensation. Magicians around the world, hungry for ways to improve their magic, were thrilled to have a volume dedicated to the vital question: what you say when you perform? Written by Pete McCabe and including contributions from 26 of magic’s best thinkers and most experienced performers, Scripting Magic zipped through three printings and has been unavailable for years.
Vanishing Inc. Magic is proud to publish the definitive edition of Scripting Magic. This new version, expanded with illustrations, contains fantastic magic from luminaries like John Lovick, Jon Armstrong, Max Maven, and David Regal, and covers the process for creating memorable presentations. You’ll learn how to write, edit, and perform compelling magic in this one-of-a-kind exploration into the presentation of magic.
- 462 Pages
- 43 Scripts
- 30 Tricks
- Fully illustrated
Contributors: Michael Ammar, Jon Armstrong, Bruce Barnett, Rafael Benatar, Eugene Burger, Michael Close, Bob Farmer, Paul Green, Eric Henning, Guy Hollingworth, Larry Jennings, Mark Joerger, Kenton Knepper, Jonathan Levit, John Lovick, Max Maven, Eric Mead, Séan O’Néill, Gary Ouellet, David Regal, Jim Steinmeyer, Vic Sussman, Jamy Ian Swiss, Teller, Joe M. Turner, and Larry White.
472 pages in a beautiful illustrated hardback, with elastic ribbon
Contents:
How to Read this (Revised) Book…………..2
You Already Script Every Trick you Do………. 6
Scriptwriting 101……………… 8
Coins Across…………….. 14
The Vortex by Pete McCabe……………. 15
Torn & Restored Card……………. 21
It’ll Be A Miracle by Pete McCabe………..21
The Invisible Deck……………..27
It’s the Future by Pete McCabe……….. 28
Super Powers by Pete McCabe………… 35
My Tribute to Vernon by Pete McCabe………….40
Eugene Burger and John Lovick: A Theatrical Endeavor…….45
Gypsy Thread…………………58
Cosmic Thread by Eugene Burger…………58
Human Thread by Eugene Burger………..62
Forming an Eternity by John Lovick………… 64
The Handsome Jack Lovemeter by John Lovick…….. 67
Developing Your Character: How Do You Do That?……… 70
Card to Pocket……………… 73
I Care by Pete McCabe………………74
Jonathan Levit: An Actor Playing the Part of a Magician….. 83
No-Script Scripting…………… 101
The Add-a-Number Prediction…………… 103
It Adds Up by Pete McCabe………….. 103
Marked Deck……………… 110
The Human Galvanometer by Gary Ouellet……. Ill
Echoes by Pete McCabe……………..118
The Cincinnati Kid by Pete McCabe……… 125
My Favorite Things by Pete McCabe……… 128
Jon Armstong: Going With the Flow…………. 132
My Opening Act by Jon Armstrong………..146
Scripting for Effect………….. 14,
Triumph………………. 148
All the Cards Turn Face Up by Pete McCabe………. 149
The Trick that Fooled Einstein…………… 157
Grandma’s Purse by Paul Green………… 157
The Southwest Miracle…………….. 163
This is Reality by Kenton Knepper……….. 164
Magician’s Choice……………. 171
Hotel 52 by David Regal………….. 173
Just Say Yes………………. ‘ 79
The Self-Cutting Banana………….. 185
Yes! by Larry White………………185
Max Maven: Scripting Tricks…………. 195
Drama…………………208
Gemini Twins……………..212
Mate for Life by Pete McCabe……………213
Teller: Entering Uncharted Terrain………… 220
Scriptwriting: The Backstory…………227
The 41-Cent Miracle……………… 229
Grandpa’s Coins by Michael Ammar…………. 229
The Open Prediction…………… 235
The Cassandra Quandary by Guy Hollingworth……… 236
Rafael Benatar: The Practice of Magic………..244
Scripting Dealer Tricks…………….. 258
The Dark Card………………. 259
The Magic Red Card of Mystery by Bob Farmer……… 260
Hot Rod……………….. 268
The Birthstone Sampler by Pete McCabe……….. 270
Svengali Deck……………. ^7 8
Exhibit A by Jim Steinmeyer……….. 279
Chop Cup………………… 284
Tomahawk Chop by Joe M. Turner……….285
Fruit Cup by Pete McCabe………….. 292
The Koornwinder Kar…………..298
Joeys Hero by Bruce Barnett………… 298
Michael Close: A Little Bit of Truth……….. 306
Scripting and Repertoire……. 320
The $100 Bill Switch…………… 321
Double Your Money Back by Pete McCabe……..321
The Eleven Card Trick………….. 327
The Incredible Mystery of the Tenth Card by Eric Mead……329
I Must Be Cheating by Pete McCabe………342
Undo Influence……………….. 354
Watching The Detectives by David Regal……….. 355
The Thumbtip Silk Vanish…………….. 364
The End of the Rainbow by Eric Henning………. 365
Wild Card……………… 370
Seven-Card Monte by Larry Jennings………….371
Scripting Counts………………. 377
The Business Card Prophesy…………… 382
Fortune Cookie by Mark Joerger………..382
Two in the Hand, One in the Pocket………..388
Repeat by Pete McCabe……………. 388
I’ve Got a Surprise For You by Jamy Ian Swiss…….. 393
A Hell of a Trick by Jamy Ian Swiss………..404
Should We Order a Pizza? by Vic Sussman………414
What it Takes to Be Happy by Sean O’Neill…….417
Titles and Sentences…………..422
The Ace Assembly……………..427
When Magicians Play Poker by Pete McCabe……… 428
Mental Cheating by Pete McCabe…………. 438
Out of this World……………..449
Secret Powers by Pete McCabe……………450
Adaptation……. 458
Other Resources…………… 462
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Gerard –
A quick disclaimer. I am about to make claims about what this book could do for you. Reading it is not enough, it is not a magic spell that you can cast, you have to put in the work. That said, Pete McCabe takes you step by step through the process. Anyone can learn how to create better magic. Ok now a brief but sincere review.
This book and once you have read it and reached for volume two will change the way you think about your performances and come up with presentations for your magic. It will make you a better entertainer. This book is packed with so many great signature routines for standard effects by the greats of magic that it makes me wonder how Pete McCabe convinced them all to work with him. That might need to be the next book that Pete McCabe should pen ” how to persuade an artist to part with his life’s work” . I digress. Pete explains how to come up with creative stories and presentation angles, through sharing and analysing what other top performers have enjoyed success with. After reading and trying out some of the suggestions in this volume you will start to look at your own magic performances in a different way. You will be able to find the magic that is you, step away from the holy grail of finding the perfect magic effect, as the staging and presentation of tricks not only make them stronger but more entertaining for your audiences too. The secret that is revealed to you in this book will enable you to pick up almost any trick and find a better way to present it. Learn to take the sting out of your presentations so that people can relax and enjoy the magic more. Yes of course there are explanations of how the tricks work, excepting a couple of readily available dealer items, which is nice but not what this and the other volume are about. And finally perhaps worth mentioning, I have bought extra copies of this book and gifted them to other magicians. Magicians who are now forever in my debt 😀