The Art of Body Loading and Productions - Eddie Joseph

DESCRIPTION

As a magician, your audience expects you to be able to produce articles from an unsuspecting helper's clothing while he is assisting you on stage. And the more incongruous the item, the bigger the audiences' surprise and laughter. In this classic guide, Eddie Joseph draws on 25 years of experience to provide you with a roadmap to success in the field. Every aspect of the art of "body loading and productions" is covered - from the various types of articles produced to the actual techniques, methods of concealment, and all-important timing and misdirection. This is a must-have resource for every working magician. Now completely retypeset, 40 big pages.

CONTENTS:

Introduction
Theoretically Speaking
Articles for Productions
Defining the Technique
Methods of Concealment
Personal Concealments
Prop Concealments
Practicing the Technique
Loading into Outer Coat Pocket
Loading Under Coat (Five methods)
Loading Outer Breast Pocket (Five methods)
Loading Inner Breast Pocket
Loading Behind Coat Collar (Five methods) .
Loading into Sleeve
Loading into Hip Pocket (Three methods)
Loading Inside Shirt Front (Two methods)
Loading Under Trouser Cuff
Body Loading in Operation
Body Productions for Nite Clubs
Body Productions for Stage or Platform
Glass and Orange
The Cotton Mill
Tumbler of Wine from Collar
Productions of Rubber Goods
Money, Money Everywhere
Umbrella from Coat Collar
Stick from Trouser Cuff
Eggs from Pocket
Playing Cards from Sleeve
Live Banana in Auditorium
Production from Outside Collar
The Vanishing Wand
Two Good Reasons
The Shower of Rice
Livestock Productions
Cinderella’s Shoe
Cage and Canary
A Full Bottle of Beer from Under Coat
Stooges and Subterfuges