BUY TICKETS TO MY SHOW: parlourofdeceptions.com ONLINE COURSE ON CARD MAGIC: cardmagic101.com PRIVATE EVENTS AND LESSONS: danielroymagic.com/booking SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER: danielroymagic.com/newsletter CREDITS: This video was inspired by videos by Jason England (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AxlPryUjj94.html) and Michael Vincent (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vCfKREGbyKU.html) -- definitely watch them both! The "landscape" of right and wrong answers is an idea I encountered when reading Sam Harris' book "The Moral Landscape." I wanted to provide my recommendations for how to approach learning magic, what books and videos to look for, etc. Of course, my recommendations are influenced by my own personal tastes, and this certainly isn't the "best" or "only" way to go about learning magic. Hopefully, some of the ideas expressed in the video will be helpful! The techniques I demonstrate come from the book/DVD that’s onscreen during the demonstration of the move. The opening sequence is a variation of Triumph by Dai Vernon.
I love this. I had been looking forward to this video. What you said about the violin makes a lot of sense. When I was a kid learning how to play the violin, I would 'cheat' by writing numbers under the notes. By doing this, I never learn how to read the notes. It wasn't until middle school when I learned how to play trumpet that I had to read the notes. Learning how to do something the easy way isn't always the best in the long run.
When Harry Potter becomes Dumbledore. I watch your videos in a random order but i always come thanks you here for sharing all of this. And the tricks inside the video makes the video even more enjoyable. Thanks, i hope these books exist in french.
I literally bought Card College (Vol 1) yesterday after watching your 10 Levels of Sleight of Hand video, thanks for the inspiration and confirming my choice!
Another thing you might add to the videos against books: there are tons of free videos. That means a lot for a beginner that isn't even really sure he likes magic
So one of my biggest questions is when should I learn something new and can I focus on multiple things such as learning bottom deal, pass, pinky count, and push through shuffle.
Daniel, I subscribed to you a few weeks back, and this video proved how right I was, I love the way you execute your routines, I’ve been trying to learn magic for about a year now, and I’ve got the knack of a few beginner moves and routines, but this video is exactly the roadmap I’ve been waiting on. Thankyou!
Hi Mr. Roy may I request a video about practicing magic? I think this topic is what magicians struggles in the most, maybe because they have little time and so many sleights to practice and learn. Thank you and goodluck for all the things you do. God bless.
I “made it through” royal road I think, and the reason for the quotation marks is I didn’t formally go through practicing each sleight to perfection before moving on as the authors suggest but have probably read each part many times haphazardly.
Im not sure if you’ll see this, but I had a question regarding some controls in The Royal Road to Card Magic. What’s the difference between retaining the top and bottom cards (overhand shuffle,) and top to next to bottom back to top?
Well, when you're only controlling the top card, keeping it in place vs. shuffling the top card to the bottom and then back again has the same result. Same idea if it's just the bottom card, or just the top and bottom cards.
This is really awesome and invaluable information. This could save new magician years of trying to figure things out. I've been watching you since seeing you on Penn and Teller, you are the cream of the crop with your instruction and in-dept explanation of everything!
2 years later you got your answer, the cards on the left dont have a face other than one which has the ace of spades, they are the same on both sides, so when the flips the deck, its all down cards but 1
Most of the books you mention I would not recommend. The reason is, the person learning magic should make up his or her mind as to what kind of magician they want to be. If they want to earn an income by doing shows I would recommend all of the Harry Lorayne books including the classic, Close up Card Magic. The Card Magic Of LePaul by Paul LePaul is also an important magic work. I would recommend these books for people that want to do shows, perform in restaurants and at parties. If the person wants to be just a Magic-Technical person, I would suggest some of the books you suggested. And Expert at the card table I don't believe was a book on card cheating, it was a book about card magic.
Also Al Leach books are also very good on practical card magic to entertain an audience. I started to learn card magic back in the early 60s. My first two books on card magic when I was eight years old were, Harry Lorayne's Close up card magic, and Expert at the card table by S.W Erdnase. Both books were very good because they had very good Technical writing of moves, and they had "Very Good and Practical" performance material in them.
Hi Glenn, I love all of the books you mentioned! There just wasn't time to include every great work under the sun in a video. I certainly agree that the type of magician a person wants to be influences the books they should read -- that's why I describe what it is I think of each book so that the student can decide for themselves. Also, I can only speak from my own experience and recommend the books I've found the most helpful. Regarding Erdnase, I think Steve Forte's analysis in Gambling Sleight of Hand (Vol. 2) is probably the most thorough, and I tend to agree with his position there.
@@DanielRoyMagic I never met Steve Forte but I think he is skilled on what some magicians call gambling moves. I don't think that Erdnase has much to do with gambling moves, however it has a lot to do with card magic. In the gambling section in Erdnase are great moves and routines for a performance of gambling magic, not card cheating.
I just did my first segment on Erdnase and will do at least a second segment. I also know at least a little bit about what magicians call "gambling moves" and don't buy into what the so called experts say about them.
@@glennbishopbishthemagish Steve Forte is the greatest living sleight of hand artist, bar none, and is also one of the greatest authorities on gambling protection, so he has a unique perspective on Erdnase. And his analysis of Erdnase actually matches what you say: Erdnase wasn’t a card cheat, but rather a sleight of hand enthusiast! I agree with the following sentiment expressed by Ricky Jay: that there are far more differences between the magician and the card cheat than there are similarities. So I definitely agree with your analysis of Expert at the Card Table.
I might actually make a video about how to learn to handle cards elegantly and with grace. There are specific things you can do to improve that are rather counterintuitive and not obvious. So maybe that will be a future video.
@@abstractwars Practice and learn from following names: Darwin Ortiz, Martin A. Nash, Jason Ladanye, Richard Turner, Jason England, Steve Forte. It also helps to have a mentor. In mere 10 Sessions with Jason Ladanye I've been equipped with strong set of sleights and now i am finally ready to tackle Darwins books after a year of 12-14 hour day practice. Never give up and practice your ass off and trust me you will handle cards like Daniel does and then some. Daniel is also one of the best out there with a deck of cards. Have fun and good luck!
This video is fantastic! You do such a wonderful job of making the idea of getting in to magic not seem like such a completely overwhelming ordeal. Thank you you get my sub for sure
I remember learning magic & card flourishes when i was 17 years old ,now im 29 years old & i haven't doing any magic tricks for more than 5 years i guess. Seeing this guy doing tons of sleight of hand reminds me on my early days.
Hi Daniel, thanks for this video. I had a question: for someone who is more interested in learning gambling sleight of hand/routines as opposed to magic, what books would you recommend and in what order should I read them? I have read RRtCM, and have Card College, and while I like learning the sleights, I'm less enthused about performing the actual magic tricks. I've seen recommendations for many books that seem like they would be good sources for gambling sleights and routines, but I'm not sure the best order to read them e.g. should I start with EatCT by Erdnase, or perhaps one of Ortiz's books (and if so, which one), or maybe one of Jason Ledanye's books, or should I just skip them all and go for Steve Forte's GSOH books? Would really appreciate hearing your thoughts, and of course keep up the good work!
For gambling sleights, I would start with Jason England's Foundations Series, and if you want to get really serious, Forte's GSOH. If you want to be able to perform compelling gambling demonstrations, I would definitely recommend Darwin's books (D.O. at the Card Table, Cardshark, Scams and Fantasies with Cards, and Lessons in Card Mastery). Those books also teach a number of gambling sleights. I would also highly recommend Darwin's book Gambling Scams for an overview of cheating methods and The Annotated Erdnase for an in-depth analysis of the classic text.
@@DanielRoyMagic Thanks Daniel. Are the Ortiz books suitable for beginners looking to get the basic mechanics correct? The Foundations series looks great, number 1 seems more focused on the gambling side of things. Are 7 sleights really enough to be able to perform routines? (I think each DVD teaches 7 sleights)
Ortiz books are advanced material but they could help you set aspirational goals. Foundations will teach you the “core” gambling sleights. You’ll still want to learn from card college to have an all around basis in sleight of hand with cards. In my experience, students of mine who initially say “I just want to learn gambling moves, not magic tricks” end up LOVING authentic and authentic-seeming gambling demonstrations (often from Ortiz books). They also provide a great framework to practice moves in a context.
Great stuff Daniel. I learned magic in the 1980s around the time where magic learning was transitioning from books to VHS. Most traditional card gambling routines focus on 5-card draw poker, which was popular until the 1980s, where it was replaced by 7-card stud poker, again replaced by 2-card Texas Hold'em in the 2000s and to some extent 4-card Omaha. I am curious if you do any gambling routines updated for recent forms of poker?
I don't know why but for some reason RU-vid has been flooding me with your videos and GothamChess videos and now I want a collaboration video but I have no idea what you guys could do together other than teach each other. I think you're both in NY so who knows, maybe you'll randomly run into each others channels and come up with some kinda Collab. Anyway, have a great day my brother and thanks for the hours of entertainment and lessons. Peace✌️
Hey Mr. Roy, what your doing is amazing! Respect! May I ask you something? I'm a beginner in Slight of Hand and I've purchased some wonderful books, but I started with the royal road... I actually don't know what to study next. Would you like to tell me the best order for me to study these books one by one? I hope so.. I'll make my list here: The Royal Road To Card Magic, Expert Card Technique, The Expert At The Card Table, Scarne On Card Tricks, Card Control and Self-Working Card Tricks by Karl Fulves.
Those are all great! I’m a big fan of card college, so if you can get your hands on volume 1, that would be my pick. Then you can go back and sample stuff in some of the older books.
The only suggestions I can think of is to go through with deck in hand and follow the directions exactly. Another thing (important!) is to know the hand and deck anatomy well so that when the book says something to the effect of “hold the deck in your left hand in raised dealing position with the first phalange of the thumb in the center of the left long side of the deck, and the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th fingers resting on the right side with no more than the first joint showing above the top of the deck. The 1st finger resting on the bottom of the deck”, you know what to do!
@@clintn.kildepstein1656 Also I don’t have much experience but I think that having another person to work through the book with would be very useful for finding other takes and opinions on the descriptions.
03:56 Daniel just explained that the goal is to find the ace of spades in an elegant way and the card on the bottom of the packet he is squaring up just so happens to be the ace of spades. 😂Best accidental magic trick ever!!
Daniel, when will you gonna teach us Another magic trick again. I mean, so far you just made one video magic trick tutorial. Can't wait to learn new magic trick from you..
If you have card college, you won’t really need to learn anything off RU-vid anymore...except, of course, for every single one of my videos - they should be watched at least 10 times a day. Just kidding. Card college is great, don’t bother with RU-vid stuff for now, just learn what’s in there. :P
My first book was expert atct probably should've started with something easier to understand, now I just want to learn derren Brown techniques so I can make my roommate Rob an armored truck for laughs. (Jk).
