When: Thursday October 17th / Doors open 7PM - Lecture starts at 7:30PM
Tickets: Free for members and $20 guests
Where: Agricola Lutheran Church - 25 Old York Mills Road
Chris Philpott is creator of mentalism and magic that is used by some of the top performers in the world today including Derren Brown, Cyril Takayama, two America's Got Talent finalists and two shows for The Illusionists.
Chris is also a screenwriter and director, having made three award-winning feature films. He brings his skill as a writer and director to bear on his magic.
When Dan Harlan (host of the Penguin lectures) was asked “On the topic of lectures, what’s been your most memorable moment?” Dan answered, “Chris Philpott. He brought the most dramatic presentations, things where you really cared about what was going on. Really, really smart thinking.”
Chris’s effects are in the repertoire of thousands of magicians and have been translated into dozens of languages. He is best known as the creator of The 100th Monkey (“The best trick!” – Lior Manor, “A brand new principle! Chris’ routines are brilliant!” – David Penn.) The YouTube video of David and Leeman performing it on AGT has 19 million views. Penn Gillette called his “End of my Rope” “A great trick! A great trick!”
In 2018, Chris wrote and directed an acclaimed show for Mike Elizalde ("Run, don't walk, to the Castle to see Mike Elizalde in the Close-Up Room. It’s a theatrical marvel!” - Jim Steinmeyer, Magic Castle president. “The best event in the Close-up Gallery I've seen in 55 years!” - Joan Lawton, Magic Castle Board Member.)
Chris is also is an award-winning feature film and television writer and director. Academy-Award nominated writer-director Ron Shelton (Bull Durham) called him “a talent of the first order.” Chris has written for Lionsgate studios, and Syfy, TNT, IFC and CBC networks.
Lecture Overview:
Chris will be lecturing on mentalism, card magic and how to make effects you do now more meaningful, personal and powerful. Chris will use his years of training as a screenwriter to point out common scripting mistakes magicians make, as well as demonstrating the way to give your magic more impact. He will teach easy-to-do effects that pack a major punch. He will also touch on magic theory, but in a way that will give you practical tools to improve your magic.
Effects in the Lecture:
"Samara" is a strong piece of magic and mentalism with a powerful emotional hook.
“One More Chance”: Chris’s variation on Paul Green’s variation of Monte Smith’s variation of some old forgotten trick. Turning classic card magic on its head, the effect is all about the importance of picking the card, with inevitable results.
“Intuition”: one audience member thinks of a card, and another finds it the old-fashioned way – by dowsing!”
“Emotional Reaction”: Chris’s variation on a Dai Vernon effect, which adds a powerful emotional punch to an already great method. “Just performed Emotional Reaction on my partner, who is having a bit of a tough time at the moment, blew her away, the tears are still coming. If I never perform another magic trick in my life, I will die a happy man.” – Gary Plumridge.
And a special Sneak Peek of an upcoming release by Chris Philpott.
