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Ross Mathews (aka The Intern), from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, is having his mind read by mindreader and mentalist Ehud Segev (aka The Mentalizer)

New York, NY (PRWEB) January 2, 2010

Ask a kid what he wanted to be: A mentalist, a magician or a mindreader will be his answer. 2009 TV shows were full of the ancient acts that were so popular in the biblical era. All these supernatural shows have been making it big in the industry as the big networks (CBS, NBC, A&E and others) are working hard on finding the new 'Phenomenon', new 'Mentalist' or new 'MindFreak'.

Whether you wish to be in a magic reality competition or a drama mentalist show – the new DVD (produced by "Made in Here" and features renowned mentalist Ehud Segev), will offer the first step.

How Mentalism and Magic Became Such a Hot Trend

"In the beginning there was nothing but drama on TV", says MADE-IN-HERE's associate producer Jeff Derrick who tried to explain why they decided to release the new DVD now. "But then the documentaries started their metamorphosis into a new trend: Reality. Reality TV shows changed the way the executives were thinking. Every network was too busy trying to figure out what will be the new reality shtick and how to get more rating. When they realized that there is no specific algorithm that can guarantee a specific success to a specific TV show they understood that they need a miracle. And if a miracle wasn't available then real magic can do the work! And what's the best way to know what your viewers want to see? You turn into a mindreader! By reading the minds of your viewers you can tell what the next trend will be. And what's better then doing a mindreaders TV contest? or a magician special to add some magic to the network rating?"

Magic Vs. Mentalism And Mindreading
"What is a mentalist? Is the most common question I got when I introduced myself", says the mentalist Ehud Segev aka The Mentalizer. Segev is a mind reader, like the amazing kreskin, who was working with the worlds' greatest mentalists such as Uri the mentalist Geller who did 2 mentalist shows and TV series with mindreader Segev. The mentalist show that premiered first was "The Successor" on primetime Israeli channel 2, and the mentalist show that was second was "Phenomenon" on primetime NBC.

"When I arrived to Hollywood to start working on NBCs Phenomenon I had a chance to work with mentalist and magician Banachek who received critical acclaim for his work with great magicians such as Criss Angel. We were laughing at how mentalism became such a successful form of entertainment after it was neglected for so many years. A year ago nobody knew what a mentalist does – but now everybody wants to become one!"

"Banachek is a top brand in Mentalism and Magic", Segev continues, "and I think that everybody loves him. I never met a mentalist or magician who doubt his great skills and persona. When it comes to magic shows, or illusions magic such as the ones performed in the magic TV show MindFreak – he always pushed himself to the edge, providing to the producers the most advanced, thought provoking, magic tricks and magic illusions. I loved working with him on the mentalist show Phenomenon and we discussed the aspects of magic and mentalism on TV. We agreed that producers were afraid to produce magic shows on TV because the lack of trust. Why should the audience believe what he sees in the small screen if he sees all the special effect in motion pictures? The producers were afraid to be attacked as 'camera tricks' producers. But once reality TV became such a hot trend, it opened the door for this type of shows as the viewers tend to believe that what they see in reality shows is reality."

Magic and Mentalism Become Reality
When it comes to making the best magic trick CBS did a pretty good job with the mentalist Simon. This mentalist series on TV broke rating records and won critical awards as a Drama mentalist TV show which is very different than the approach NBC was trying to take with 'Phenomenon'.

The other networks believed that reality is truly taking over the entertainment business which was probably a wrong conclusion. Reality magic shows and mentalism magic shows tried to find the best "magic trick" or the new approach of illusions magic: "mentalism tricks", but failed. The reason was simple: people didn't want to watch mentalists fighting each other or see close up magician or a corporate magician that are trying to show their skills in order to win over the 'judge' attention or the audience's votes.

The viewers were looking to see how mentalism or magic goes into action in real life. Yes, they have seen a corporate magician making a handkerchief disappear and a close up magician making a coin appear from midair. They had enough card tricks that they can learn themselves by going to any 'free magic trick' video on youtube.
They wanted a combination between the reality aspect of mentalism and magic. They wanted to see a brand new mentalist or mindreader TV show.

And that's when CBS won the jackpot. Their new show "The Mentalist", that tells the story of an independent consultant for the California Bureao of Investigation, named Patrick Jane (Simon Baker), who uses his mindreading techniques in real life to solve crimes. And how do you know a TV show becomes a huge hit? Because now everyone wants to download "The Mentalist" on the Internet. They want to watch the mentalist free, and right away! And after they download the mentalist TV episodes to their desktops they now want to learn how to become a mentalist themselves. That's what happens when you crack the system and nail a hit TV show: you create a world-wide buzz and everyone dreams of becoming your shows' hero.

The Mentalist Secrets Revealed
"There is one big change that I understood immediately", says mind reader Segev, "and it is the change of the way people will consume magic and mentalism in 2010. All mentalists or magicians must understand that magic and mentalism will have a new market. Our profits will no longer come solely from corporate events or theatrical productions we will perform in, but also in the education level of the field. People went from total ignorance to the field of Mentalism into wanting to become mentalists."

Segev was to one to come up with the concept of the new "Be a phenomenon" DVD. By doing this he is hoping to interact with the audience of the networks. Segev also created a new website, called "The Mentalizer" which offers mentalist download videos, mentalist streaming clips and mentalist wiki information.

"I know that everyone who wants to be a mentalist downloads mentalist secrets from the Internet. So in order to make it easier on them I made a mentalist streaming section in my website who teaches some of my favorite mentalist tricks. I also put my off-Broadway production of "Anomal – a story of a supernatural boy" on my site. Now Anomals' mentalist 10 parts are available for people to watch from home – free of charge. This way if you want to watch the mentalist TV experience or theatre experiences, you can do so from your living room."

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Some cool coin tricks images:

richard's coin trick
Image by DJ Chima

Acep Hale
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by stevendepolo

Regardless of age anyone can start learning magic tricks. It's easy to start learning the magic tricks no matter whether you are child or adult. Just start slowly and under the basics.While starts learning first pick one easy trick to learn, like this one, you have to pick a volunteer.

The volunteer picks one card from the deck and remember it an then he / she put the card again in the deck. Then you have to search for the card in the deck and successfully find that card and audience will be very happy that they are able to watch such a good trick.The way to do this trick is simple. All you need is a complete deck of cards and one volunteer from your audience.

Firstly, make sure that all of the cards in the deck are faced the same way. Then you flip the bottom card upside down in the way so that if you were to flip the deck over it will still look like the top. As for the performance, it is quite simple as well. Read the rest of this entry »

A few nice card tricks images I found:

 
The Card Trick Image by burnt out Impurities

David Singmaster shows John Conway a card trick
Image by Kevin Saff

Card tricks
Image by Linas Justice

Card Tricks that will be useful for Beginners

There are many wonderful beginner card tricks for those who have just begun discovering the wonderful world of magic. Some beginner card tricks are little harder than others but you can still do them it just takes a little more dedication. One of this trick help you to change a four 10s in to 4 Aces.Although it does call for ruining a deck of cards it is still pretty amazing. You start by getting all of the 10's out of the deck of cards as well as all four of the Aces. You take the Ace and 10 of hearts and a glue stick. Then you glue them back to back. That card is called the "full card". Then you take the other three Aces and the other three 10's and leaving the 10's whole cut all three Aces diagonally.

Take the Ace of Spades piece and place it in the appropriate area on top of the 10 of Spades so that it looks like half of an Ace of Spades and half of a 10 of spades. Continue to do that with the remaining Aces and 10s making sure to match them with their appropriate suit.After that simply take those arranged cards and display them in your hand so that they are overlapping and showing only matching 10s. Make sure to have the full card as the card that the audience sees at the end of the four cards (the whole one). Then all you have to do is show your audience the 10s in that manner and then collapse them back down into a single deck. All the while you should act as if you are using magic to change them to Aces. Discreetly maneuver the full card and flip it over making sure it stays in the same spot. Also remember to rotate the deck so that the sides with the Aces pieces are the ones on top.

Then splay the cards out the same way as you did before and show your audience that you have successfully changed four 10s into four Aces. Presto, an easy beginner card trick that anyone can do. The only thing that is negative about the whole process is that you have to ruin a deck of cards in order to pull off the trick.Now that you did that trick successfully you are ready to try other tricks. There are tons of easy beginner card tricks that anyone, including you, can do and have fun with!

Learn the secret FREE at: www.freemagictricks4u.com

Check out these coin tricks images:

Apprentice and Master
Image by jellywatson Brad teaching Mati a magic secret with coins

Coin Trick
Image by visualthinker

With the easy, affordable and fun way to learn magic now available just a mouse click away, on online magic shops, you can forget about the above two worries and get ready to enter an enchanted world of easy, intermediate or expert level magic tricks, depending on your personal learning curve – and of course, your budget.

The reputed magic shops on the web now offer a host of magical fun for every age group and performance level, right from children's magic sets to top 10 magic tricks for adults and even novelty magic accessories to help you get the look right even when you practice only for yourself – so you get in the mood for magic! The better magic shops online stock every possible idea for an individual, magical twosome or even a group performance you may think of as a way to impress your friends at the next get-together, poker game or beer night. Their best selling magic set products include exciting and easy to use magic sets, DVDs, (videos available for those who like their old-fashioned gizmos), rare magic trick packages and the very best of magic related information in easy download formats too!

So, when visiting a reputed magic shop online, you can actually do much more than simply wow your buddies with routine coin tricks or the card tricks Ol' Uncle Joe would be expected to do on when a game night was rained in. Not only do you get the chance to choose from a wide variety of magic sets, books, DVDs and stage magic products, you also learn about the latest Flash and Fire FX to really stun your audience with cool, new-age magic trick gadgets!!

For example, everyone loves the green stuff – its what makes the world go round for many of us, and one neat magic trick to impress your friends would definitely be the 'Bill shift' – can be performed anytime, any where and sure to be lapped up by your pals because who wouldn't want to see their one dollar bill get folded and instantly upgraded to a bigger denomination?

Of course, to get the right effect, professional magicians would advise you take to a special chant in a well-modulated voice and an elegant sweep of the hand or some such similar magical gesture to add more spark to your performance.

Then, you can move on to hand the 'magically upgraded' bill for your friends to experience an up close and personal magic trick – clean, simple and very effective way to impress your pals with just about any currency.

Check out these illusion tricks images:

ILLUSIONS MAGIC SHOW
Image by spike55151 www.illusionsmagicbar.com 1025 South Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21230 (410) 727-5811 "It's all just an Illusion" "Baltimore's Best New Bar 2007" -by Baltimore Magazine Ken Horsman -Owner (410) 292-7486 Spencer Horsman -Featured Entertainer & Manager (443) 794-7026

ILLUSIONS MAGIC SHOW
Image by spike55151 www.illusionsmagicbar.com 1025 South Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21230 (410) 727-5811 "It's all just an Illusion" "Baltimore's Best New Bar 2007" -by Baltimore Magazine Ken Horsman -Owner (410) 292-7486 Spencer Horsman -Featured Entertainer & Manager (443) 794-7026