But after watching the two "free" videos... I'm actually less inclined than I was before. Watched both and there's actually no "free" lesson at all. Just two infomercials about why I should learn all the beginner lessons that you're now doubt about to hook me in to. That leaves me feeling like you're being disingenuous and has me reconsider.
This is compounded by the unfortunate lack of content. I give you $9, watch the 12 videos...and then what? 1 or 2 new videos a week? This is netflix pricing for a few 5-10 minute videos each month. And when will that go up to $19? All of this adds up to make me super wary. Sorry if I sound very negative... I just went from very excited to very disappointed in a very short period of time :)
EDIT: btw... have bookmarked and will check it out again when there's more content.
https://www.youtube.com/user/DecksAndContests/featured
Although I just dabble I think they're mostly very good. They're definitely easier to grasp than the books I remember as a kid.
Recently he's moved to doing non-free material:
In my limited experience YouTube has almost everything. Search for, I don't know, "table faro shuffle", and you'll find a few meh results and one gem. (Table faro shuffles are arguably what Ricky Jay is doing at the start of this classic, if you don't believe it's just a camera edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWvRorX0KhQ )
http://www.amazon.com/Card-College-Vol-Sleight---Hand/dp/094...
The first two books should be enough to entertain you for a while...
Also, the $9 rate is for life, so when the price increases, early adopters will always be at the $9 rate.
This should be more prominent. "Lock in this price now!", etc.
Why would I pay for the small amount of content here when I could watch Scam School(https://www.youtube.com/user/scamschool) for free with a host who's other work I really enjoy?
Hopefuly the quality will be better. Most of the free teaching videos of magic in youtube leave a lot to be desired and are often harmful if you really want to learn close magic.
The link you provide (although way better than average) doesn't offer a structured way of learning card magic, and that matters.
Disclaimer: Please note that I am not related in any way to OP. I'm just a magic aficionado that loves the art and had passed throught the "youtube" phase too.
was he on twice?
And how much can you really cover in 12 videos (at the moment)?
Then again, accessing the material from a smartphone would be nice. So I'm wondering, don't there exist standard app-frameworks for turning video-content into an app?
Not the same business model.
Frankly, the secret to a magic trick has no value. It's always disappointing. What's entertaining is the effect.
Most people who want the spoilers won't be interested in all this extra stuff, nor would they pay for it.
Did confuse me at first.
