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Author Archives: Tom Interval
Cups and Balls: the First Routine Magicians Learn
By Tom Interval Here’s a magic trivia question for you: What is the oldest magic trick ever performed? Many magicians would quickly answer, “The cups and balls!” But the truth is, while the cups and balls is one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Cups and Balls, Productions, Tricks, tutorials
Tagged beginners, beginning, children, classes, Cups and Balls, first trick, instructor, kids, lessons, magic, magic classes, magic lessons, magic trick, newbie, novice, teacher, tutorials, video
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How to Fan a Deck of Cards: The Pressure Fan
By Tom Interval You don’t have to be a magician to learn really cool flourishes with playing cards, but it does help if you’re already good at shuffling, cutting, dealing, and knowing your way around a deck in general. If … Continue reading
How to Roll a Coin on Your Fingers
By Tom Interval Have you ever seen a movie in which a character rolls a coin on his fingers? Examples include Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday in Tombstone (1993) and as Chris Knight in Real Genius (1985), Van Heflin as … Continue reading
Posted in coin roll, Coins, flourishes, Productions, Tricks, tutorials
Tagged coin magic, coin roll, coin walk, flourishes, juggling, knuckle roll, steeplechase
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Harry Houdini Lives: a Deepfake Encounter
By Tom Interval I recently uploaded a video compilation of clips I made animating old photos of magicians, thanks to deep-learning software called Deep Nostalgia. Being a hopeless Houdini enthusiast, I couldn’t resist doing the same with photos of the … Continue reading
Magicians of the Past Brought to Life
By Tom Interval Ladies and gentlemen, step right up! For my next trick, I shall bring past magicians back to life! Not literally, of course, but with uncanny results, nonetheless. Although this magic is of the technological variety introduced more … Continue reading
Posted in Deepfake, Technology
Tagged adelaide herrmann, alexander herrmann, animation, David Copperfield, deep fake, deep nostalgia, Deepfake, georges melies, harry blackstone jr, harry blackstone sr, harry houdin, harry kellar, harryhoudini, houdini, howard thurston, john nevil maskelyne, magicians, matthias buchinger, my heritage, myheritage, Paul Daniels, robert-houdin, Technology
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Humorous Double Prediction Card Trick
By Tom Interval I just made a short tutorial for beginning magicians interested in learning an easy card trick that will not only amaze people but also entertain them with a humorous finish. One caveat, though: The following video is … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Productions, Tricks, tutorials
Tagged card magic, card tricks, mental card trick, mental magic, mental tricks
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Happy Birthday, Houdini!
By Tom Interval On this day 148 years ago, my childhood hero, Harry Houdini (1874–1926), pulled off his first great escape—from the womb! And the celebration will continue this Sunday, March 27, with a 13-hour virtual birthday event hosted by … Continue reading
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Happy 88th Birthday to Bill Bixby, The Magician
By Tom Interval Wilfred Bailey Everett Bixby III, more popularly known as Bill Bixby, (1934–1993), would have been 88 years old today. He was famous for his roles in My Favorite Martian, The Courtship of Eddie’s Father, and The Incredible … Continue reading
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Received The Linking Ring Award of Excellence
By Tom Interval I recently received this awesome award from the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM) publication, The Linking Ring, for the cover story I wrote about John Cox, creator of Wild About Harry (Houdini). The Linking Ring Award of … Continue reading
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