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KOMEDY KIDSHOW KLINIC LIVE! FIRST TIME ON DVD!
Digitally remastered! Menus & Chapter stops at
every trick! In 1995, three full-time kidshow
professionals, David Ginn, Sammy Smith & Steve
Taylor, got together and began presenting a day-long kidshow
workshop all across the U.S. & Canada. After 68 cities, this day-long
comedy workshop was captured LIVE in front of a real audience of performers in
KOMEDY KIDSHOW KONVERSATIONS! FIRST TIME ON DIGITAL CD! Digitally remastered!
(previously released on audio cassettes as the “Komedy Kidshow Kassettes,” but information that was cut out to fit onto
three cassettes has been restored to these audio CD’s! Over 1000 sets sold on
cassette!) In 1995, three full-time kidshow professionals, David Ginn,
Sammy Smith & Steve Taylor, got together and answered the most popular kidshow performing questions in a comedy round table
session. Laugh and learn along with these three kidshow
professionals. On these three audio CD’s you’ll get almost four hours of
practical professional advice and invaluable tips. Three categories are
discussed: Producing Shows, Performing Shows and Promoting Shows. Each topic
has a chapter stop. Topics include: How To Start, Mentors, Finding Mentors,
Creating Shows, Structuring Shows, Writing Patter, Trick Transitions, Adding
Personality, Adapting Shows, Tricks For All Ages, Performing For Teenagers,
Adapting Shows for Adults, Best Show Lengths, “Sucker” Tricks, Utility Devices,
Favorite Tricks, Making Tricks Appear “Magical”, Practicing, Adding More Shows,
Resources, Sound-Lights, Set Up, Handling Nervousness, Audience Warm Ups,
Increasing Applause, Audience Control, Discipline, Selecting Volunteers,
Handling Volunteers, Giveaways, Assistants, Care of Props, Arrival Times,
Covering Mistakes, Using Animals, Vanishing Rabbits, Funny Stories, Defining
Your Market, Determining Fees, Price Objections, Free Shows?, Yellow Pages,
Travel Fees, Referrals, Fliers – Calls – or Visits? Who To Contact, “Closing
The
CREATIVE KIDTALK BOOK 144 Pages In Paperback. For over five years, three fulltime kidshow professionals, David Ginn,
Sammy Smith and Steve Taylor wrote a kidshow column
for the Society of American Magician’s MUM Magazine. Every fourth issue the
three would sit and discuss a kidshow performing
topic, then illustrate each topic with a trick routine in each of the following
three issues. This book has collected the very best of the topic discussions
from MUM in one place in ten chapters. In the 144 pages, you’ll read their
advice on: Audience Participation, Treating Audience Helpers With
Respect, Sucker Tricks For Kids, Entertaining Pre-Schoolers,
Working Outdoor Family Shows, Using Adult Volunteers in Kidshows,
Mixing Messages With Magic, New Twists On Old Tricks, Entertaining Adults At Kidshows, Final Words & Inspirational Stories. Retail
$25 - NEW LOW PRICE! $ 15.00 (includes
SAVE MONEY! Become
a kidshow expert by “enrolling” in the “Komedy Kidshow Kollege”! Buy all three of the above resources (a $75
value) for one low combined price of just $69 –
which includes
ADD VENTRILOQUISM TO YOUR ACT AND
BLOW AWAY THE COMPETITION! IT’S EASY TO LEARN WITH OUR BEST-SELLING
VENTRILOQUISM DVD’S:
VOICING YOUR DUMMY Finally, a BEGINNING
ventriloquism course that is clear, complete and concise! In just 90 minutes,
you’ll learn the Eight Building Blocks of Beginning Ventriloquism and be on
your way to successfully learn this fun and ancient art. Learn to keep your
lips still while you play with dolls and talk to yourself! You’ll laugh as you
learn along with fulltime professional ventriloquist and educator, Steve
Taylor. Everything you need to know is included. Eight important lessons, that if practiced, will perfect your ventriloquial skills.
PLUS; Scores of
hilarious clips to illustrate many of Steve’s principles. An
invaluable learning resource! A BEST SELLER at the 2002 Vent Haven Convention. VHS or DVD
available, professionally produced, broadcast quality. $35.00 (for a limited time,
buy the VHS without a case or labels for the special one time price of $10)
HUMORING YOUR DUMMY For everyone who wants to be
more funny with their vent routines. 60 minutes of
hilarious instruction on one broadcast-quality video. Learn the 12 Ways To Be A
Funny Ventriloquist, Dramatic Structure, Conflict and Character Differences.
Each principle taught is illustrated with a video clip of ventriloquists Jim
Adams, Mark Wade, Mark Thompson and Gene Cordova! 39 total ventriloquism clips
you’ll watch it again & again! A SELL-OUT at the 2001 Vent Haven Convention. DVD only.
$ 30.00
– DVD only
MANIPULATING YOUR DUMMY Notice: THIS IS NOT A MARRIAGE VIDEO! But it is
a 65 minute broadcast quality video teaching you the other half of effective
ventriloquism, MANIPULATION! Eight easy principles are demonstrated for both
hard and soft figures by yours truly, Steve Taylor, then illustrated with a
hilarious clip from ventriloquists of the past, including Edgar Bergen, Paul
Winchell, Cliff Taylor, etc. Extra bonus! New material included featuring kidshow ventriloquism expert, Mark Wade! This instructional
video will not only help you learn, you will have tons of fun just watching it!
A SELL-OUT at the 2000 Vent Haven Convention. DVD or VHS. $ 30.00 (for a limited time, buy the VHS without a case or labels for
the special one time price of $10)
ENTIRE
STEVE TAYLOR COURSE ON DVD (the above 3 DVD’s)! Now you can successfully learn ventriloquism
from just watching TV! (and practicing, of course!)
The set includes all three Steve Taylor ventriloquism videos: Voicing Your
Dummy; The basics and building blocks about NOT moving your lips! Manipulating
Your Dummy; How
to move your dummy/puppet so they seem real and alive and Humoring Your Dummy;
How to be funny once your dummy talks! If followed carefully, this course is
GUARANTEED to put you on the path to “Playing With Dolls And
Talking To Yourself!” BUY ALL THREE “…YOUR
DUMMY” DVD’s FOR ONLY $89.00 US Postpaid! A $95 Value!
“This trio of tapes
should be in every new vent's library - no I take that back - they should be in
every vent's library. You've taken everything I've read in dozens
of ventriloquism instruction books and made it all make sense! By
coupling your excellent teaching skills with the practice
exercises and demonstrations by both historical and current vents - you've
come up with the best instructional system I've found! Thank you so
much!” - Tom Myers,
FOOLING YOUR DUMMY BRAND NEW!
Add some MAGIC to your ACT! Have you ever wanted to do magic with your
ventriloquist figure? Now you can learn how! Using actual performance footage,
this 60 minute video teaches you Steve’s own favorite magic-ventriloquism
routines, plus scores of other magical effects that your
dummy can do with or without you! The Spot Can, Axtell’s Magic Drawing Board,
Dummy Mentalist, Drinking Liquids While Singing, plus much, much, more! A
Best-Seller at the 2004 Vent Haven ConVENTion!
Available in VHS or DVD $ 30.00
Need some of the tricks used on “Fooling Your Dummy"? We
have some of those too!
Metamorpho Spot Can $25, Axtell Magic Drawing Board $120,
18” Happy Birthday Silk Set $20, Set of four 12” Silks $12, Zippered Change Bag
$45, Breakaway Wand $10, Card Silk $15, Set Economy Jumbo Cards (
ACCESSORIZING YOUR DUMMY BRAND NEW!
TWO HOURS LONG! How To Present Your Shows
PROFESSIONALLY! Everything you need to know about ventriloquism OUTSIDE of
performing your actual act. In this two hour instructional DVD, Steve Taylor
discusses microphones, sound systems, backdrops, choosing and cueing music,
entrances & exits with your figure, cases, traveling, flying, driving,
audience warm-ups, using assistants, costuming, vent stands, plus much, much more!
If you currently perform ventriloquism or desire to do so in the future, this
DVD is a must-have addition to your library! A Sell-Out at the 2007 Vent Haven
Convention! DVD only $ 35.00
KOMEDY
KIDSHOW KLINIC LIVE! After 68
cities, captured LIVE: The Komedy Kidshow
Klinic! If you missed it in person, or want to relive
all the fun, this is for you. 3 high quality VHS videotapes
featuring over five hours of comedy kidshow magic.
Two lectures by both David Ginn
and Sammy Smith, plus one educational magic lecture by yours truly. Plus
Question & Answer session with the studio audience! Professionally shot and
edited, broadcast quality. (Special
Order Item) $ 89.00
FANTASTIC FRIENDS SHOW! My complete
45 minute school show The Fantastic Friends Show, caught live on tape with
three broadcast quality cameras before an audience of four hundred 2nd and 3rd
graders! If you ever wanted to see what a complete educational assembly
featuring comedy magic and ventriloquism looks like, this 60 minute VHS video
is for you! After the complete 45 minute character-building show, stick around
for an additional 15 minutes of trick explanation. $ 35.00 (Out of stock)
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