James Went's Meditations
An incredible collection of close-up card routines, smooth sleight of hand techniques and interviews direct from the mind of the UK's James Went.
James Went is best known as one of the stars of the Bafta award winning BBC TV magic show "Help, My Supply Teacher is Magic". Over three seasons, and thirty-nine episodes of the smash hit show, James demonstrated his relaxed, personable and engaging performance style. He is also a sought after consultant, having worked on the Discovery Channel show "Breaking Magic" with Wayne Houchin, BBC's "Killer Magic", and numerous major national theater productions.
Meditations, his first major release, extends to over THREE hours of material, and features ten of James' absolute favorite card routines, in depth tutorials on twelve indispensable sleight of hand techniques and fascinating interviews.
Learn just why so many professional magicians rate James so highly. Add his beautiful card work to your own repertoire and get a true insight into what it's like to work in TV magic in the modern era!
"One of the UK's best kept secrets is not going to be a secret anymore!" Dave Forrest
"Having witnessed these routines first hand I know just how powerful and practical this material is. Incredible thinking, and I for one can't wait to learn more!" Michael Murray
"I LOVE James' magic! It is elegant, engaging and incredibly fooling. James makes knuckle busting sleights look effortless and effortless self-workers look like miracles." Roddy McGhie
"Killer magic by a true professional." Andi Gladwin
"A clever and great card magician." Anthony Owen
"From the first moment I met James I was blown away by his thinking and creativity. His card magic is excellent and you should therefore, buy this!" Andy Nyman
DISC 1
TRICKS -
- Inevitable
- Roy's Sandwich
- For Krenzel
- Conditional Triumph
- SandIwich Thing
- 4 of A Kind Production I
- 4 of A Kind Production II
- T.I.T Peek
- T.I.T.T.I.E.S Peek
- Top Card Production
- Jack's Ginger Snap
DISC 2
TRICKS -
- Poker Con
- Selected Daley
- Broken Triumph
- Collectors
- Searchers
- Spread Peek
- Relaxed Pass
- Thoughts on Controls I
- Thoughts on Controls II
- Spread Pass
- Spread Half Pass
Customer reviews for James Went's Meditations
This is, quite possibly, the best purchase I have made all year. Considering I’d initially counted out a lot of the content by being a naive idiot with my pre-conceived ideas about “4 of a Kind productions” and sandwiches, my biggest take home is “Roy’s Sandwich” (yes, a sandwich effect!). This one effect has changed my mind about sandwiches and therefore alone it was worth the cost of the download(s) and more! I will definitely be practicing and using it. The effects are all great and I can see most of them easily fitting into a worker’s repertoire.
The techniques and thoughts which are taught are well explained and I think will be an invaluable resource for anyone.
Production Quality: 5/5
Trick Content: 5/5
Explanations & Teching: 5/5
Jame's comes across really well and I really couldn’t recommend this enough!
The first effect from the set that I will be working on is "Poker Con." This can be performed in a strolling set or in a formal close-up show. Another interesting thing about this effect is that it can be performed with advanced moves or not-so-advanced moves (the version he teaches could probably be performed by beginners, but the version he demonstrates uses more advanced moves). In fact, even though James is an advanced card handler, most of the effects can be performed by intermediate card handlers. "Roy's Sandwich" and the various triumph routines deserve further study also.
As an added bonus, I loved the interviews at the end (how James auditioned and then got cast for his TV show, winning a BAFTA, etc.).
Highly recommended!!
Randy Masters
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