Dealing With Magic Overload, Tutorials Missing Moves, Magic With Fire & More!

Dealing With Magic Overload, Tutorials Missing Moves, Magic With Fire & More! | Q&A With Craig Petty

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@loganseriani3910 6 ай бұрын

Craig, what makes you so unique is that you are on this platform every single day, answering questions and doing product reviews. You are also a great performer, and you always give the most relevant and practical advice. You cover the most important topics that I don't see anyone else doing. You are my favorite magician for those reasons.

@Dodgywheel 6 ай бұрын

Hi Craig, I have an idea for videos you could do, stick with me here, (not that you have time to fit more in) . I was practicing with extractor 2 , and thought how awesome would it be to have someone select a card from a deck and sign, put it back in the case in the middle (like extractor) you then ask them to find the card in the deck but it’s gone and a blank card in its place, you ask them what position in the deck the blank card is , when they tell you, you pull out Quantum and count down to their signed card. Now I tried to work out this trick and thought it’s very possible but not with my skills, but I know a man who could (here is where you come in) you could do videos creating tricks people like me have an idea of but can’t quite work out how or don’t have the skills to perform

@darrenbane7804 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for such a detailed answer to my question Craig. Awesome advice! Cheers.

@adriansuter3354 6 ай бұрын

Hi Craig, I've recently watched Michael Ammar's cups and balls routine "4 minutes of fame", where the spectator performs the magic, and I love it. Do you know other great tricks where the spectator performs the magic?

@McKMagic 6 ай бұрын

Hi Craig. I hope everything is well, good luck to Ryland on the tour with Cillian by the way. I have 2 question for this week. 1. How do you manage the time when performing shows. Like when you're on stage, how do you check how much more time left have to perform the show. This is a problem I get especially with kids shows. 2. What is your favourite Penn And Teller routine. Thank you for the Q&As every week as they provide a lot of insights every week.

@seanfranciscomagic 6 ай бұрын

Craig thank you for your advice with imposter syndrome. I realize it's all about believing in yourself and in some situations it really does feel impossible but I'll continue to cast that aside. My question this week is, In a hypothetical world where you had a captive audience who could never possibly grow tired of magic, how many possible tricks can you fit on a set of keys? I don't mean like a practical every day carry situation. I mean a proper 2 act shows worth of magic based solely on a set of keys. To make it so you don't just throw every product that's ever been released let's say you only want 1 of each type of effect (so no more than 1 ring flight for example) curious to see what madness you can come up with. Thanks as always!

@stevenhoog1 6 ай бұрын

LIKED and subscribed. I remember having one or two professional card books or videos and I would go through them over and over. Once I got my student loan I ordered ALL the magic and books and DVDs dozens after dozens of books and DVDs came in.......I have not read or perform any of the stuff I got.

@jean-lucgagnier3602 6 ай бұрын

It's a pleasure to help you ! 🙂

@PeteBoothMagic 6 ай бұрын

Definitely Scott Alexander for that list. I’d put Dan Harlan in as well.

@paulroberts6509 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic. Loved the advice here. Thank you pal.

@Dangothammagic 6 ай бұрын

I watched your stage linking rings course on The Netrix and loved it. I went and ordered some 12” rings to perform it. I accidentally ordered a set with a magnetic key ring instead of a solid gap. Do you have any advice on how to use magnetic rings instead of static gap?

@KPMagicianATL 6 ай бұрын

Hey, Craig! Have you ever considered, or would you ever consider, doing an interview with someone like Alex Pandrea or Chris Ramsay? I’m pretty surprised it hasn’t happened yet, considering they’re both huge KZbinr magicians that I know have made a positive impact on a lot of us in the Magic community. Thanks!

@archiecoxmagic 6 ай бұрын

Sorry, another question - I feel like I may be getting quite ahead of myself with magic? I have a drawer filled with tricks, and I can only do a very small amount of them. And I have loads of books and can't do many of the tricks from them yet. I can also hardly do any Sleight of Hand, yet I have all these tricks I want to learn and a show I've written and I feel like I have to learn certain tricks before I can learn others. I love magic and dream of being a magician, but I sometimes feel like I don't know what to learn when and I'm constantly jumping between tricks to learn. Any advice on how to learn and practise so I can improve more? Sorry for the long question

@AndyPut94 6 ай бұрын

Hey Craig, Had no questions for a few weeks but now i am back! I gave up on contacting you on messenger im sorry. 1. Now with the olympic games do you have suggestions about tricks that are about multiple sports? I understand there are options like making a set of esp cards with the tcc marked bills by writing different sports on the other side. But are there tricks fully about different sports? 2. Will there be coming an review on Joao Miranda's Equalizer? 3. Do you know tricks where you make a ring appear (Ring production) instead of dissappear? 4. What are your top 5 or 10 poker routines? 5. With which creators do you want to collaborate on inventing a magic trick? 6. Best magic routines about music?

@steedman99 6 ай бұрын

Hi Craig thanks for answering my last question, it was a great help. Will the coin tutorials with Matt become a regular thing? I was hoping to practice along with him.

@davidw465 6 ай бұрын

Hey 👋 My question is about family magic. I am trying to broaden some if my repetoire so families can enjoy it, so much of my gigs have been for adults but im getting more requests for family magic. Im wanting visual easy to understand- grandmas miracle etc. Im looking at learning a chop cup - do you have any advice on best chop cup sets? I like michael o briens strolling chop cup routine - out of interest does your chop trick work for strolling or does it rely on a table? Any other thoughts on good commercial family magic ? I imagine theres a ton of content on the netrix!

@bryzalpha 6 ай бұрын

Hope you've had a great week Craig! Two questions for you. What would you say are the best magic and mentalism apps to look into? Second question, are there any courses on the Netrix for ideas and routines with marked cards?

@Mysteryman000 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for answering the important questions, i have another one, if your just starting out gigging, how do u go about getting paid ? And should it be before or after the show ?

@DoogieTalons 6 ай бұрын

Ha ha magic overload, I have so many tricks waiting, always want more. One day I went urban exploring in an old abandoned asylum and found a room with a secure bed with straps. On the floor was a few old nuts and bolts. When I went home I wrote some patter for an old trick that cost £12 called psychokinetic bolt. Along with this patter this old trick has new life and impresses more than some really elaborate tricks. I found doing a few tricks as well as you can is better than having so many gadgets just taking up space.

@archiecoxmagic 6 ай бұрын

Hi Craig, Hope your well. It was really nice to see you at Cillian and Ryland's show. They were both amazing. My questions: 1. What is the best process for learning Coin magic? I have Metal by Eric Jones and I know there is a lot on The Netrix, but not sure the best tricks to start with. And also, should I buy American dollars, half dollars or just use English coins to start with? 2. In your parlour show video, you said that you don't use a sticker on silk to egg but on your magic live you used one. Do you now use one or was that just for the magic live? 3. What is the best way to practise my show once I've finished writing it? Thanks as always

@Stan_dart 6 ай бұрын

#QuestionTime: hi Craig, as always, you’re just the greatest and if I am allowed to advertise here, I want to stress out that I want to urge everybody to consider becoming a silver member on your Netrix! Those VMCs which are included are just priceless! *fanboyModeOff*. My question: last year you mentioned that for those Alakazam Elite Coin Sets you were to record some extra stuff using cross over routines. When do you envision these will drop into our portfolios; now that half 2024 has already past?

@dvishanmagician 6 ай бұрын

At London magic convention you told me for benson burner you use a thumb tip with a needle. Is there a reason as to why you prefer this over just the needle in the bowl like Tom does ?

@mattsickmeier8443 6 ай бұрын

Hi Craig, do you have suggestions for simple effects that work best for 50-60 person sized shows with a stage. Our local outdoor theater does talent shows but asks for no more than 5 minutes max. Any ideas?

@andrewwiggin4101 6 ай бұрын

Hey Craig, a question came up recently that I thought would be worth bringing over here to see what you think about it. There's a lot of places to learn magic, but some magicians offer actual one-on-one private lessons. Do you know about any magicians who do this, that would be good to reach out to for lessons?

@michaelaltman7838 6 ай бұрын

Gregg, you’re amazing thank you so much every single day we are indebted to you I think the recent wedding question trick by the best man, it sounds like he may wanted to do it while he gave his best man speech in front of the crowd And the tricks that you mentioned were close up. What would you think about when he’s up at the Mic

@PhilLawson-t7p 6 ай бұрын

Hi Craig, regarding keymaster and the holes, have you ever thought about extending it to the tokens that people use for trolley's that also have a hole in (that approximate a £1 coin)... if you like the idea I want a cut of the royalties LOL ;-) Phil Lawson

@tomholbrook5352 6 ай бұрын

Craig, I always enjoy your channel. Sorry about your puppy friend. The info you shared about magic overload is the same advice I share. There is so much Magic out there,… when a new effect comes out, I watch the trailers, reviews and my mind begins to backwards engineering the effect. I believe magi who do not have a knowledge base of the classics and basics fall prey to the hype and marketing and FOMO,… I hope our fellow magi will visit and study the books, lecture notes, videos, material online,… gain the foundation and knowledge base,… who knows maybe you’ll come up with a new or different method for the same effect on the audience,… When longing for the newest bobble revisit your show, update a presentation, update your props, marketing,… If the energy is put into these aspects you will find yourself in a better place,… A notebook for the effects you may desire making note of the creator, the shop , the price,… this way you can recall and revisit the effects that interested you because of the trailer,… Lol, find my favorite effects in books, redress and make them my own. Best to you and Ryland Tommy

@Mysteryman000 6 ай бұрын

Craig are you still going to make a video on how's, why's and where's on flash paper and also middler tricks for close up ?

@magichuman782 6 ай бұрын

I was doing a trick Which involved the spectator shuffling the cards under the table as they are split into red and black and they have half the cards which are red but don't know however they ended up looking and then questioned why they were all read what do I do in this situation?

@Hankster27 6 ай бұрын

Since were over the hill in 2024, what are your top 3 current picks for trick of the year. Are u aware of anything coming out soon that could take the title

@stephendevonroux 6 ай бұрын

Hey Craig Hope you and family is doing well Is magic shops selling Supreme magic products or where can i still find some Thanks Stephen Roux South Africa

@stevenhoog1 6 ай бұрын

WANT WHAT YOU HAVE what else can you do ?

@stevenhoog1 6 ай бұрын

trying to come out of anhedonia and depression

@Bill-x9m5h 6 ай бұрын

HOWARD CHAPPELLE PASTOR AND VENTRILOQUIST AND ILLUSIONIST MAGICIAN he did a mind reading watch illusion

@Hankster27 6 ай бұрын

I need some serious help. I was planning on going to the p3 magic theatre sometime around August. When i went to check when there are shows, i had vary answers. Some people said there was a monthly show, some said there was a weekly show. Some people say you pay for tickets in advance, some say its first come first serve. Also, when is the p3 magic shop open, i couldn't find any information on that. Is it open on the weekends, or only open to people who see a show at the theatre. Thank you so much.

@tomholbrook5352 6 ай бұрын

One more point,… my bellybutton opinion is what George Schindler says, “Entertainment First” let’s not strive to FOOL, let us strive to share, involve, create a moment (Burger taught me) create an experience of wonder and moments of magic and when possible comedy,… laughter is great cover for slights,….