Hey everybody, while watching trailers, I found "21" by Shin Lim and "52 Shades of Red". I wanted to know if "21" was pure training (I am pretty advanced in card magic so its gonna be ok) and which effects can actually be done in close-up ? (I'm 14 and usually perform to my friends and they tend to be pretty close..) About "52 Shades of Red" I know its a gaff deck but I wanted to know if I could use the deck for other effects or can I only perform the effects that are explained ?Moreover I heard that there's a lot of DIY so can the spectators can examine the cards after an effect ? Thanks to whoever responds !

You posted this in a forum about volunteering as a magician. You will get more responses if you posted this in the forum for DVDs or the one about gaffed decks and cards. Good luck!

Shin Lim is very good at sleight of hand and his moves are pretty advanced. I do not own the 21 dvd but I presume that it is "hard". In quotes cause I don't know your skill lvl relative to me.

Ehh, 52 shades of red is best suited for a stage with camera or parlour kind... some of the effects can be done close but then you would find better alternatives for them. Also, for the tricks, you can show the front and back of the card but you cannot hand them out. None of the routines in 52 shades of red can be handed out (but some can be done close).

And ya, you're in the wrong section