Not content to publish his devilry and be done — Ben Earl conducts an in-depth retrospection into the carefully balanced finesse and subterfuge of Less is More, going beyond the pages of the book to deliver more than 8 hours of expanded recordings. ✨
From complete walk-throughs of the effects from the book, through alternative handlings, performer framing, disposition, and behavioural stances — each session is rounded out with interactive Q&A sessions from the original live broadcast.
Less Is More: Beyond the Book is a masterclass in progressive climaxes, leaving no out for the audience but pure astonishment. 🎭
⏱ Running Time: 8 Hours 7 Minutes
📺 Delivery: Video Streaming
Studio52 presents a brand new two-day card magic event with Ben Earl, built around his acclaimed book “Less Is More”.
Two Days • Six Sessions • Six Interactive Q&A’s
Over 8 hours of LIVE-recorded content and an entire weekend of magic! 🔥
Less Is More was a two-day online event that brought the book to life on screen. Ben goes beyond the pages with new insights, techniques, and routines — breathing new life into this modern-day classic.
With private hangouts after each session and long discussions into the night — creating a true “convention feel” — this is not just an opportunity to enhance your magic, but to explore the book further with questions from like-minded performers answered directly by Ben.
You do not need to have read Less Is More to benefit from these video sessions, but if you have, this becomes an exceptional visual companion.
Only beginner-level skill is required — but the results are guaranteed to be world-class. 🌍✨
📅 Weekend Breakdown
Day One
1. EVOLVING WITH SIMPLICITY
Showing how to “evolve” an effect with simplicity
Thanks to Henry
Henry In Isolation
Henry Topped
2. TECHNICAL SIMPLICITY
Simple but deceptive approaches to technique
Palming
Culling
The Any Card Game Control
Shuffle Holdouts
The Sting Cut
The Real Optical Shuffle
3. SKILLFUL SIMPLICITY
Using the same simple position to produce different results
Clean Cutter 1
Clean Cutter 2
Flow Productions
The Back Room Demo
Day Two
1. CLASSIC SIMPLICITY
Demonstrating classic effects evolved through simplification
The Resourceful Professional
No-Motion Ace Assembly
Stem Cell
2. GAMBLING WITH SIMPLICITY
Extremely realistic and magical card work achieved through simple means
Exhibition Card Control
By Proxy Control
Real Ace Cutting
RolePlayer
3. ULTIMATE SIMPLICITY
Taking the philosophy of Less Is More to its ultimate conclusion
Get Mucky
Not Hard of Hearing
Selected Time Travel
An Impossible Card Discovery
The Unreal Transposition
⏱ Running Time: 8 Hours 7 Minutes
📺 Delivery: Video Streaming
