The Best Magic in the World

[drd00m]

Every 3 years I make a compilation about FISM. Here I'm goin to upload this year videos.
PS: I don't really know if this is allowed here; if not, please delete this and acept my apologies.

Vol. 1 - FISM Prize Winners (2015 edition)

Part 1
[01] Jean Valton (1 Manipulaion 1947, 1 Manipulacion 1948, Especial 1950, 3 Comica 1951)
[02] Viggo Jahn (Grand Prix 1949 [*])
[03] Geoffrey Buckingham (1 Manipulacion 1949, 1 Close-up 1949, Grand Prix 1951)
[04] Carlo Tornedo (1 Manipulacion 1950, 1 Manipulacion 1951)
[05] Fred Kaps (Grand Prix 1950, 1 Cartomagia 1955, Grand Prix 1955, Grand Prix 1961)
[06] Marconick (1 Manipulacion 1955, 1 General 1961)
[07] Gogia Pasha (2 Micromagia 1958)
[08] Peter Lodynski (1 Comica 1958)
[09] Phoa Yan Tiong (1 Micromagia 1958)
[10] Dr. Rama (1 Invento 1958, 1 Salon 1961, 3 Cartomagia 1964, 1 Invento 1964)
[11] Claude Rix (2 Manipulacion 1958, 3 Manipulacion 1961, 2 Micromagia 1964, 2 General 1964)
https://mega.co.nz/#!tAYzxDqb!Jthst3rZG ... 0LCxsmWZ8c

Part 2
[12] Tonny van Dommelen (Grand Prix 1958)
[13] Pierre Brahma (3 Manipulacion 1958, 1 Manipulacion 1961, Grand Prix 1964, Grand Prix 1976)
[14] Les Andreals (1 Escenario 1961)
[15] Piet Forton (1 Cartomagia 1961, 1 Cartomagia 1964, 1 Cartomagia 1967)
[16] Finn Jon (2 General 1964)
[17] Julio Carabias (2 Comica 1964)
[18] Mr. Cox (Grand Prix 1964, 2 Invento 1973)
[19] Di Sato (2 Manipulacion 1964, Grand Prix 1967)
[20] Tel Smit (1 Manipulacion 1967, 1 Manipulacion 1970 [*])
https://mega.co.nz/#!ZFp2VLIJ!m2yiAzr57 ... FCbVLR7O6s

Part 3
[21] Pan Zero (3 Escenario 1967)
[22] Tony Binarelli (2 Cartomagia 1967, 2 Cartomagia 1970)
[23] Ulf Agdur (3 Cartomagia 1967)
[24] Johnny Lonn (3 Manipulacion 1967)
[25] Dick Koornwinder (3 Cartomagia 1970)
[26] Juan Anton (2 Micromagia 1970)
[27] Arturo de Ascanio (3 Micromagia 1970, 1 Cartomagia 1970 [*])
[28] Topper Martyn (1 Comica 1970, 2 Comica 1973, 2 Comica 1982)
[29] Magic Christian (2 Manipulacion 1970 [*], 1 Manipulacion 1973, 1 Manipulacion 1976, 3 Invento 1979, 1 Manipulacion 1979)
https://mega.co.nz/#!5MI2BYIR!mA4f_iJbM ... pI31bMf1cU

Part 4
[30] Juan Tamariz (2 Micromagia 1970, 1 Cartomagia 1973 [*])
[31] Richard Ross (Grand Prix 1970, Grand Prix 1973 [*])
[32] Hans Kazàn (3 Escenario 1973)
[33] Petrick Gold (Especial 1973)
[34] Jean Merlin (2 Micromagia 1973)
[35] Camilo Vazquez (1 Micromagia 1973 [*])
https://mega.nz/#!4BJVmLbL!vTqVrVuRws-u ... O5aEmlH4Zc

Part 5
[36] Toreno (1 General 1973)
[37] Peter Gloviczki (2 Manipulacion 1973 [*])
[38] Alexander (3 Manipulacion 1973)
[39] Tony Cachadina (3 Cartomagia 1973, 2 Cartomagia 1976)
[40] Trevor Lewis (1 Cartomagia 1976)
[41] Aldo Colombini (2 Micromagia 1976 [*])
[42] Roy Gardner & Wittus Witt (1 Comica 1976 [*])
[43] The Morettis (1 Escenario 1976 [*])
[44] Ger Copper (2 Manipulacion 1976, Grand Prix 1979 [*])
https://mega.nz/#!QJxTxCqZ!lXS3tMso0k54 ... IE2A7cZut8

Part 6
[45] Louis Gambino (3 Juvenil 1979 [*])
[46] Ferry Gerats (3 Comica 1979 [*])
[47] Peki (2 Manipulacion 1979, 3 Manipulacion 1985)
[48] Gambin (Especial 1979 [*])
[49] Hans Moretti (1 Mentalismo 1979 [*])
[50] Jean-Jacques Sanvert (1 Cartomagia 1979 [*])
[51] John Hirokawa (1 Junior 1979)
[52] Vito Lupo (1 General 1979 [*])
[53] Sanada (2 Manipulacion 1979, Especial 1982 [*])
[54] Tommy Wonder (2 Micromagia 1979, 2 General 1988 [*])
https://mega.nz/#!cMQ2VDaA!2fpuBh2-t8ZZ ... 8qd4CdDav4

Part 7
[55] John Cornelius (1 Micromagia 1979, 1 Cartomagia 1985 [*])
[56] The Fantasios (2 General 1979)
[57] Pavel (1 Invento 1982 [*])
[58] Rudy Heuer (3 Manipulacion 1982 [*])
[59] Orfi (2 Escenario 1982)
[60] Davido (1 Manipulacion 1982, 1 General 1985 [*])
[61] Terry Herbert (3 Comica 1982 [*])
[62] Jay Scott Berry (2 General 1982 [*])
https://mega.nz/#!8ZxVTBLC!JMYNu8kHIHsT ... H0MBm4mmB4

Part 8
[63] Arsene Lupin (2 Manipulacion 1982, 2 Manipulacion 1991, 3 Invento 2003 [*])
[64] Otto Wessely (1 Comica 1982 [*])
[65] Michael Ammar (1 Micromagia 1982 [*])
[66] Aurelio Paviato (1 Micromagia 1982 [*])
[67] Daryl (1 Cartomagia 1982 [*])
[68] Philippe Socrate (1 General 1982 [*])
[69] Pepe Carroll (2 Cartomagia 1982, 1 Cartomagia 1988 [*])
[70] Lance Burton (Grand Prix 1982 [*])
https://mega.nz/#!5NQDHILZ!aOx4FGqLkr1l ... ptMBpGHuNA

Part 9
[71] Fukai & Kimika (2 General 1985)
[72] Robert Baxt (3 Comica 1985)
[73] Scott Cervine (3 General 1985)
[74] Joel & Jill (2 Comica 1985)
[75] Santo & Monique (1 Mentalismo 1985)
[76] Mahka Tendo (2 Manipulacion 1985)
[77] Michael Weber (2 Micromagia 1985)
[78] Sam Angelico (1 Comica 1985 [*])
[79] Paul Gertner (1 Micromagia 1985 [*])
https://mega.nz/#!BNQShBII!989M2pwRixc5 ... 7hUAPF9kLM

Part 10
[80] Javier & Ana (Grand Prix 1985)
[81] Johnny Ace Palmer (1 Micromagia 1985, Grand Prix 1988 [*])
[82] Yuka (3 General 1988 [*])
[83] Yogano Jr (3 Invento 1988)
[84] Markus Gabriel (3 Manipulacion 1988)
[85] The Napoleons (3 Escenario 1988)
[86] Chapeau (2 Comica 1988)
[87] Joe Givan (1 Micromagia 1988 [*])
https://mega.nz/#!9BYzhYQC!eZ6bDmmu9us_ ... ikgR1hLFjg

[*] This routine (or a part of it) was awarded.

[mr_goat]

PS: I don't really know if this is allowed here;

There's a great double standard here.

If you're pirating magic instructional videos, it's REALLY bad.

If you're pirating magic performance videos, it's REALLY great.

So you should be fine posting your pirated videos, as it is performances.

Horrah for hypocrisy!

[drd00m]

I'm sorry. You can press the report button and I will accept the admin's decition.

[performer]

I must say this sounds like a marvellous collection. There is actually a video on you tube of Jean Valton whom I had never heard of before. I thought he was absolutely marvellous.

I am particularly interested in Toreno. I saw his act in Murray's Cabaret club in the sixties and met with him afterwards. Some other hot shot manipulator whose name I cannot recall was visiting too and both of them talked together with me stuck in the middle for hours on end. They talked for hours and hours about their very short silent acts and it was apparent to me that although a lot of it went over my head (it was not my field after all) it was apparent that they both treated magic as a real art.

I still remember four things from the conversation. One was a tip on applying fanning powder by spraying it on the cards. You make a fan and spray the stuff along the fan, then make a fan from the other end and do the same thing. Then you do two reverse fans and repeat the procedure. The whole procedure was done in about 30 seconds or so and the cards were treated perfectly. It was a hell of a lot quicker than all the other methods I had come across. In fact I told Alan Alan about and he told me never to tell a soul about it.

The second thing I recall from the conversation was that Toreno said, "I never smile when I work. That is until they applaud. When they applaud I will smile. That is their reward for applauding"

The third thing I remember was his criticism of Fred Kaps. He seemed to think that Fred Kaps wasn't getting that much work at the time and explained his reasoning something like this, "Fred cannot make up his mind whether he is working for magicians or if he wants to work for laymen. He is making a mistake by trying to do both. He should pick one or the other if he wants to be successful"

The last thing I remember from the all night conversation where I hardly said a word was his advice about getting work. He stated that it was not so much the act that was so important as to how well you got on with the booker. He said that there were many acts as good as he was (and he was very good-world class in fact) but his secret was the good relationships he built up with the night club owners.

I have been racking my brains to remember who the other world class performer was that was there that night. I suppose he must have been working in London too. I know he was from Scandinavia just like Toreno.

This must have been about fifty years ago when I was working the night clubs in London too. I was no Toreno though. I wonder if he is still alive.................