About this Blog
This blog details the "backstage business" of professional illusionist, illusion designer, author & show producer, J C Sum.
It also explores how creative & artistic individuals can position themselves to be commercially successful in their respective fields.
Whether you are an entertainer, film-maker, designer, musician, artist, actor or animator, this blog strives to offer insights based on the art, science and business of one of Asia’s most commercially successful practitioners of the magic arts.
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Sawing A Girl in Half
British magician P.T. Selbit is credited with first performing the illusion of sawing a lady in half in January 1921 at the Finsbury Park Empire theatre in London. Subsequently, American magician Horace Goldwin presented a version the same year which sparked a … Continue reading
New Digital Format Illusion Design Plans
I have fantastic news for magicians, illusionists and enthusiasts who have been interested in my illusion books but have not yet purchased them! Over the years, I have received numerous requests to magicians all over the world if I would … Continue reading
