Live & Personal by John Mendoza

John Mendoza, a seasoned magician, showcases his impressive collection of close-up magic in this captivating DVD. Filmed during a live lecture, Mendoza performs and teaches many of his signature routines.

The DVD kicks off with a full-length professional close-up performance featuring a deck of cards. Mendoza meticulously explains each routine, sharing essential techniques along with valuable insights on performance, subtlety, and sleight-of-hand.

Featured Routines:

• Ambitious 1-2-3-4-5: A spectator names a small number, and after a series of shuffles, the cards reveal a four-of-a-kind matching the chosen value.
• Four Ace Production: A stunning visual display where the four aces magically appear after a few shuffles.
• Simple Collectors: Three chosen cards are lost in the deck, only to be found interlaced with the four aces, which remain in full view.
• Mendoza’s Out of This World: A spectator deals cards into two piles, which are later revealed to be perfectly separated into red and black cards.
• The Squeeze: A gambling demonstration where shuffled cards consistently show separation between red and black.
• Routined Poker Mental: Four poker hands are dealt, and you successfully divine the cards each spectator is thinking of.
• Between Your Palms: Two selected cards vanish from the deck, only to be found under the spectator’s hand.
• Final Four Aces Routine: An ace assembly that becomes increasingly impossible with each iteration.
• Mendoza’s Five-Star Prediction: A selected card matches your prediction under seemingly fair conditions.
• Coins Thru The Table: A multi-phase coin routine where seven coins appear to penetrate through the table, culminating in a surprise finale with a giant drill bit.
• Chop Cup: A classic one-cup and ball routine where the spectator guesses the ball’s location, ending with two large balls produced from under the cup.
• Coins Across: A quick routine where four coins vanish from one hand and reappear in the other.
• Cups & Balls: A fresh take on Vernon’s classic routine, featuring new moves and ideas.
• Ultimate Torn & Restored Card: A double-signed card is torn into pieces, with seven pieces magically fusing back together to match the remaining piece.

This double-length DVD, previously released as two videotapes, also includes additional non-card items that John explains during and after the lecture.

Running Time: Approximately 115 minutes