Jack Curtis - Film Maker, Actor, Mentalist and Co Founder of The 1914 | Talk Magic Podcast With Craig Petty #80

Episode 80,   Aug 01, 2021, 12:00 PM

In this interview Jack talks about his career. He talks about starting off in magic, meeting Dee Christopher, setting up The 1914 and lots more besides. Along the way he offers some wonderful advice on how to perform, how to create and more importantly how to get on a magic companies radar.

This interview is wonderful and every magician and mentalist should watch it. Thanks for watching.

Most people know Jack Cirtus as a mentalist and magician.  This is probably because of his well known DVD project 'Distorted Visions'.  However he has achieved a lot more outside of magic.

Jack trained as an actor at the BAFTA winning Television Workshop in Nottingham. His involvement in this group later led to an interest in writing and directing. He has since made a career working on productions in various roles, and creating promotional video content for big brands, including: Virgin, Vauxhall, VO5 and Barclays.

In addition to directing, he is also a competent camera operator and he edits to a professional standard using Adobe Premiere or Davinci Resolve.His hobbies include acting and writing.

However on top of all of this Jack also co founded The 1914 Magic Company alongside Dee Christopher.  Initially setting up the company a decade previously in the last 6 months, The 1914 has made a comeback.  They have quickly established themselves as one of the top magic producers in the world.