Adrián Carratalá, Manuel Leal and Edu Latorre make up the magical creative team Thinking Paradox. Over the last 5 years the team has developed custom effects for great magicians, has launched an experimental magic show, and has launched several effects that have soon become great sales worldwide with more than 5,000 units sold (not counting illegal downloads). This book opens the doors to the secrets of the team, their working methods and the creative techniques that are bringing them so much success. The first part of the book addresses the theory of creativity so that you can situate yourself and better understand the concept, how and why it works. In the second part you will find a wide variety of trainings, techniques and examples so that anyone can become an inventor of magic. And you're going to love the third part because it's 12 completely unpublished close-up and scene magic effects with ingenious and original presentations and methods. Keep reading, the secrets of creativity await you.
"Creative Magic"
A5, Paperback
190 pp.
INDEX
THEORY
Introduction
What is creativity
The Creative Mind
The creative process
Teamwork vs individual work
Investigate the originality of an idea
Pirates, counterfeiters and other criminals
How to protect your creations
PRACTICE
Creative habits
Creative Training
Warm-up and unlocking
Classic creative techniques
Creative Techniques for Magic
Create by improvising
EFFECTS
Monetary Prediction
An unexpected way
Safe Russian roulette
Fist Flower Pot
Ruptured and recomposed intestines
The human code
Which hand is it in?
The Sand Sculptor
The captive whistle
90º Pendrive
The Excalibur needle
Capillary fusion
ANNEX
Types of effects
