Magic Video - Magic Masters Confidential: Michael Ammar Part 1 (Digital Download)
Description & Effect
Unleash Your Inner Magician with Michael Ammar: Part 1
Step into the mind of a true living legend with 'Magic Masters Confidential: Michael Ammar Part 1'. This digital download offers an unparalleled journey into the world of one of magic's most influential figures. Michael Ammar shares decades of refined wisdom, legendary routines, and candid insights that will elevate your magic to professional heights. This isn't just a collection of tricks; it's a masterclass in the psychology, presentation, and perfection of magic, taught by a master who studied directly with Vernon himself.
Iconic Openers & Essential Utilities
Begin your magical transformation with Ammar's world-famous 'Bottle Production', an opener so powerful and practical, you'll use it for a lifetime. Discover the profound versatility of the 'Topit', a utility device Ammar perfected and popularized. Learn its construction, use, and the fascinating story of how he first encountered it. This section alone provides tools that will empower you to vanish, produce, or switch objects with breathtaking ease, even when surrounded.
Ammar's Approach to Card & Coin Miracles
Delve into Michael Ammar's unique 'Feets of Magic', a collection of card routines designed to be not just enjoyed, but remembered by your audience. Witness and learn the 'Card to Toe', a clean and astonishing card appearance, along with his master course in the 'Side Steal' and the 'Spread Control'. Transition into stunning coin work with the 'Coin in Bottle', a truly organic and visually striking effect. Then, be captivated by 'Coins Through Silk', a routine so magical it transcends the boundaries of coin magic itself.
The Grand Finale: The Cups & Balls
The journey culminates with a profound exploration of 'The Cups & Balls', often hailed as the greatest effect in magic. Michael Ammar shares his classic routine, revealing not only the secrets learned from Vernon, but also his own discoveries, solutions to inconsistencies, and personal touches developed over 50 years. This is more than a lesson; it's a classical education from a true master, providing the ultimate insights into the ultimate trick. This exclusive content is packed with invaluable secrets Ammar rarely shares, making it an essential addition to any serious magician's library.
Original Specs
Bottle Production - Michael opens with a stunning bottle production and an opening effect he’s become famous for over the last 30 years. It’s so powerful and practical—if you’ve been looking for the perfect opener that you’ll use in all circumstances for the rest of your life. Look no further—you’ve found it.
Coin in Bottle - So organic and amazing, Michael makes this play so big and strong, you’ll be as thrilled as your audiences to see it.
Topit construction, Use and Discovery - - When we were growing up 30 years ago, Michael Ammar was already THE acknowledged master of the Topit. The Topit is one of the most powerful utility devices in history because it allows you to instantly vanish, ditch, produce or switch any object that can fit in your hand even when you’re surrounded. If you’ve never seen Michael teach this before, you need to. And if you have, you won’t want to miss Michael telling the story of how HE discovered the Topit watching Fred Kaps in 1978.
Feets of Magic - Magicians all over the world have learned from Michael Ammar, but when he comes to CC, he shares insights and secrets he doesn’t get to share in any other venue. This card set packs a huge punch of super-powerful world class magic, and that’s just the beginning: you’ll discover the DNA of Michael Ammar’s unique approach to card magic. Michael spent years studying with Vernon in California, but unlike virtually anyone else, this wasn’t the end of Michael’s growth, but only the start: if you want to learn card magic that your audience won’t merely enjoy, but actually REMEMBER—watch this and make it your own!
Card to Toe - This is super easy and powerfully clean. You can use Michaels method to make the card come out of your pocket, or do what Michael did and pull it CLEANLY from the tip of your shoe!
Side Steal - Michael’s two phase Color Change is a master course in how to get the maximum effect out of two simple changes. No filler—just pure magic anyone can see.
Michaels Spread Control - clean, easy and powerful, you’ll use this amazing sequence for all kinds of magic—starting with the climatic production that fuels the super visual finish to come.
Card to Balloon - Michael makes it clear that to his experienced eye, the card revelation is THE effect of card magic. This impromptu card revelation is the easiest you’ll ever find and one of the most visual card appearances we’ve ever seen.
Coins Through Silk - If you’re looking for a visual coin magic that looks so much like magic, it transcends coin magic itself…this is a singular routine that simply can NOT be beat!
The Cups & Balls - We’ve been waiting a lifetime to learn Michael’s Classic routine for the grandest effect in magic directly from the master, and this was everything we ever hoped from and then some. If you’ve never seen the trick, it’s hard to imagine a better introduction to your own advanced magic education.
Michael shares secrets he learned from Vernon, including key elements of the wand steal. Even more intriguing, Michael reveals the problems and inconsistencies he discovered over the course of 50 years. You’ll receive a true classical education from the true masters of our time—and the ultimate lesson on the ultimate trick from the ultimate teacher in magic.
Timestamps by James Marshall
## Magic Masters: Michael Ammar Part 1 2023-06-28 ##
0:00:36 - intro
0:01:20 - performance of coin in bottle
0:03:55 - explanation of coin in bottle (including info on Topit)
0:19:00 - Q&A section
0:40:48 - performance of Feets of Magic
0:43:25 - explanation of Feets of Magic
1:00:40 - chat section
1:07:00 - performance of coins through transparent silk
1:10:10 - explanation of coins through transparent silk
1:16:55 - Q&A section
1:23:30 - performance of cups & balls
1:29:08 - explanation of cups and balls
1:36:20 - chat
1:49:01 - Q&A section
2:01:40 - closing chat & remarks
