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Aaron Fisher - The Paper Engine
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The application of theatrical principles to the performance of magic has a long and proud lineage in the magical literature.
Today， The Paper Engine， Aaron's acclaimed work on sophisticated card magic， takes this notion one step further， arguing that the theatrical aesthetic can — and should — be applied on a level more fundamental than that of performance： to technique itself.
Through detailed explanations of technical artistry and principles， The Paper Engine teaches you — by exploring the important concepts of tension， focus， and design — how to construct and perform magic that’s built on a framework of impeccable structural engineering. Many of the sleights that appear in the book have become， in fact， the Gold Standard for modern sleight-of-hand artists：
The application of theatrical principles to the performance of magic has a long and proud lineage in the magical literature.
Today， The Paper Engine， Aaron's acclaimed work on sophisticated card magic， takes this notion one step further， arguing that the theatrical aesthetic can — and should — be applied on a level more fundamental than that of performance： to technique itself.
Through detailed explanations of technical artistry and principles， The Paper Engine teaches you — by exploring the important concepts of tension， focus， and design — how to construct and perform magic that’s built on a framework of impeccable structural engineering. Many of the sleights that appear in the book have become， in fact， the Gold Standard for modern sleight-of-hand artists：
- Gravity Half Pass
- One-Hand PopOver
- Revolution Color Change
- Nowhere Pass
- Illusion Control
- Search & Destroy， featuring The Nowhere Pass
- The Omen
- The Standing Challenge
- Fisher’s Favorite Inversion
- The Revolution
- how to eliminate tension from your card work; and， just as importantly， when to embrace tension， and use it to strengthen the effect.
- why some techniques actually help you focus on the audience， while most moves force you to focus on your hands.
- that many times we magicians work too hard. Master the use of gravity， and improve your sleight of hand.
