Reel Magic Episode 29 (Losander)

Bring fresh ideas to your magic practice with Reel Magic Episode 29, featuring an interview with Losander about his creative influences and the development of his floating table. Hosted by Kozmo, this 2-hour, 17-minute episode pairs interviews and practical columns with magic reviews and performance pieces.

Explore perspectives on developing tricks, handling criticism, choosing material for real-world performance, and getting more laughs from a joke. The episode also includes several featured tricks and close-up magic moves.

• Losander interview: Hear Losander discuss his creative influences and the development of the floating table with Kozmo.
• Columns and advice: Bill Wisch shares a story and teaches a trick from Slydini; Garrett Thomas and Mathieu Bich discuss criticism; Simon Lovell answers whether simple or complicated tricks work better in the real world; and Silly Billy shares his theory of getting three laughs from one joke.
• Reviews: David Regal reviews tricks he bought in “But I Already Have This!” Wayne Kawamoto’s “Choice Cuts” covers Francis Menotti and Lewis Leval, plus quick reviews.
• Featured tricks: Josh Jay presents “Metal Bending,” a preview of Handpicked Astonishments – Vol. 1 by Paul Harris Presents. John T. Sheets performs “Coloration,” an exclusive trick for Reel Magic, and Francis Menotti presents “Pieces of Nothing” from Treachery of Tricks.
• Move Monkeys and bonus publication: See Solomon Barajas’s “Snap Coin Production,” Marc De Souza’s “Le Paul Goes Down Under,” and Hayden Childress’s “Flip Back Production.” The episode also includes a PDF file of Magicseen, a European publication.

With interviews, ideas, reviews, and performance material in one episode, Reel Magic 29 offers plenty to explore between practice sessions.