Very nice, I was hesitating to learn it, but I think I will. There are few sleights and the effect is a killer to me, but the "main sleight" is quite difficult to perform.. I have the Revolutionary Card technique so I have already tried it : it will take some weeks/months of work to be mastered perfectly and naturaly...
@cecilouwaou I encourage you to learn it. Since filming this I have performed this as an opener countless times, and it's always effective. It shows your audience that you know what you're doing, and you're not uncle Bob with a deck of cards. I suggest learning it from Paul Cummins himself, he teaches it on his "Side Steal" dvd, which is all around fantastic.
@unmungo Yes he teaches the Marlo's Revolutionary Card Technique's side steal so I have seen how it's done : the Paul Cummins one is a little easier because you don't really palm so it's ok to do and looks very nice (as we see in the video). I have the video so I will train to do it ;)
@unmungo Yes he teaches the Marlo's Revolutionary Card Technique's side steal so I have seen how it's done : the Paul Cummins one is a little easier because you don't really palm so it's ok to do and looks very nice (as we see in the video). I have Cummins's dvd so I will work on it ;)
It is easy, and it isn't. It's direct and easy to follow, and uses few sleights, but they must be absolutely convincing for the trick to be effective. If the spectator has any inkling that something "sneaky" has happened after the card has been replaced, the power of the effect is greatly diminished.
I absolutely disagree: I perform it exclusively closeup, the closer the better. That's the power of it! The spectator gets to handle an indifferent card that turns into their selection!
Your pass and top change are a little bit obvious because you handle the cards a bit strange (in comparison to normally)
I suggest you add a few minor flourishes (like all-around square up from card college 1) which is very normal and blends in with any 'strange" handling you might have =-)
hey just looked at it again....you have a nice side steal and i can see how it could be mistaken as a pass.....way more effective(your way) i think and this would go perfectly as an ACR effect opener closer or anywhere....mind if i borrow it if ever i can fix my camera?" and btw this is a very enjoyable effect....somethings wrong with you Roy
Sorry, I think you misunderstood. I did use a pass here, I was saying that in real performance with people, I prefer to use a side steal, as it's a sleight I'm working on and I find this effect a good one to practice it with.
Interesting... Can you say a little more about why you found it hard to enjoy? Was it the patter, the tone, the nature of the effect?
It's difficult to do magic for a camera and convey the energy and "feeling" of a live performance. What I can tell you is that I've had great responses with this effect, so maybe in live performance it (or I) come off much better?
Undoubtedly you would come across better in person. Everybody does. It's the small personal remarks, comments and doings that make a performance unique. You can have a perfect script but what do you do when someone asks something? Being able to improv is important in magic.
Anyway, back to the effect. I much prefer the original handling on the Anneman effect. If the control is clean, like yours is, they can't suspect the DL.
Complicated in terms of the technical handling or trick construction itself?
My only concern would be your second trick and how smooth the transition between the two is. It's clearly not in-built like something that leaves the 4 aces out afterwards and one can naturally progress into a Hofzinser's Problem for example. Maybe since you've introduced the themes of confusion and interpretations, you can carry on with that throughout the routine.
Thank you! I don't think there is a need for the opener to "set up" anything to follow. It's just a quick and fun way of having a lot of magic happen in a short period of time, and the best part is that the spectator feels like they've done the magic (I always compliment them on that). From there, I think, you can go anywhere you want...
For the record, in actual performance I use the side steal as a control, but I'm still working on it, and I felt that it didn't withstand the cold scrutiny of the camera. Funnily enough, most of the time I do not feel confident enough in my pass to use it with real people...
Very nice, I was hesitating to learn it, but I think I will. There are few sleights and the effect is a killer to me, but the "main sleight" is quite difficult to perform.. I have the Revolutionary Card technique so I have already tried it : it will take some weeks/months of work to be mastered perfectly and naturaly...
cecilouwaou 5 months ago
@cecilouwaou I encourage you to learn it. Since filming this I have performed this as an opener countless times, and it's always effective. It shows your audience that you know what you're doing, and you're not uncle Bob with a deck of cards. I suggest learning it from Paul Cummins himself, he teaches it on his "Side Steal" dvd, which is all around fantastic.
unmungo 5 months ago
@unmungo Yes he teaches the Marlo's Revolutionary Card Technique's side steal so I have seen how it's done : the Paul Cummins one is a little easier because you don't really palm so it's ok to do and looks very nice (as we see in the video). I have the video so I will train to do it ;)
cecilouwaou 5 months ago
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@unmungo Yes he teaches the Marlo's Revolutionary Card Technique's side steal so I have seen how it's done : the Paul Cummins one is a little easier because you don't really palm so it's ok to do and looks very nice (as we see in the video). I have Cummins's dvd so I will work on it ;)
cecilouwaou 5 months ago
99.9% awesome. 1:12 is a little
obvious, but wow. how'd you get so
good in such a short period of time?
macnolds 2 years ago
I find your pass and top change to be very well executed.
flyrodderdh 2 years ago
I like your pass man.... and your sense of humor....
musingan 2 years ago
Thank you very much. I don't consider my pass very good, but I'm glad it doesn't look horrible...
unmungo 2 years ago
i think it's an easy trick..but not suitable to perform it close up...btw..good handling..
trickslover91 2 years ago
It is easy, and it isn't. It's direct and easy to follow, and uses few sleights, but they must be absolutely convincing for the trick to be effective. If the spectator has any inkling that something "sneaky" has happened after the card has been replaced, the power of the effect is greatly diminished.
I absolutely disagree: I perform it exclusively closeup, the closer the better. That's the power of it! The spectator gets to handle an indifferent card that turns into their selection!
unmungo 2 years ago
@unmungo I agree.. I d even say it is a great opener
Tobelli 8 months ago
I really like your pass... ehehehe...
musingan 2 years ago
excellent job... ignore the haters
natureg0d 2 years ago
Thanks man! I don't think there were any haters, however... I appreciate you looking and stopping by! ;)
unmungo 2 years ago
oke nice :p you fooled me at the end too !
just a tip:
Your pass and top change are a little bit obvious because you handle the cards a bit strange (in comparison to normally)
I suggest you add a few minor flourishes (like all-around square up from card college 1) which is very normal and blends in with any 'strange" handling you might have =-)
bobkin2 2 years ago
also like GhostOfRory said,
it's hard to follow the scipt and moves because it all goes a bit to fast to follow which card was where,
I only fully understood the second time i saw it :) hope this helps a bit
bobkin2 2 years ago
hey just looked at it again....you have a nice side steal and i can see how it could be mistaken as a pass.....way more effective(your way) i think and this would go perfectly as an ACR effect opener closer or anywhere....mind if i borrow it if ever i can fix my camera?" and btw this is a very enjoyable effect....somethings wrong with you Roy
BadgerMajik12 2 years ago
Sorry, I think you misunderstood. I did use a pass here, I was saying that in real performance with people, I prefer to use a side steal, as it's a sleight I'm working on and I find this effect a good one to practice it with.
unmungo 2 years ago
Technically it's pretty solid but I found it really hard to enjoy the effect.
GhostOfRory 2 years ago
Interesting... Can you say a little more about why you found it hard to enjoy? Was it the patter, the tone, the nature of the effect?
It's difficult to do magic for a camera and convey the energy and "feeling" of a live performance. What I can tell you is that I've had great responses with this effect, so maybe in live performance it (or I) come off much better?
Thanks for your feedback and for looking!
unmungo 2 years ago
Undoubtedly you would come across better in person. Everybody does. It's the small personal remarks, comments and doings that make a performance unique. You can have a perfect script but what do you do when someone asks something? Being able to improv is important in magic.
Anyway, back to the effect. I much prefer the original handling on the Anneman effect. If the control is clean, like yours is, they can't suspect the DL.
It feels way overcomplicated to me.
GhostOfRory 2 years ago
Complicated in terms of the technical handling or trick construction itself?
My only concern would be your second trick and how smooth the transition between the two is. It's clearly not in-built like something that leaves the 4 aces out afterwards and one can naturally progress into a Hofzinser's Problem for example. Maybe since you've introduced the themes of confusion and interpretations, you can carry on with that throughout the routine.
I enjoyed it though and your handling was great.
dimabbq 2 years ago
Thank you! I don't think there is a need for the opener to "set up" anything to follow. It's just a quick and fun way of having a lot of magic happen in a short period of time, and the best part is that the spectator feels like they've done the magic (I always compliment them on that). From there, I think, you can go anywhere you want...
unmungo 2 years ago
I am ashamed to admit that I do not know the original handling. Could you describe the effect for me? And where it could be found?
unmungo 2 years ago
I'll message it to you, my friend.
GhostOfRory 2 years ago
nice pass!!
trickslover91 2 years ago
What pass? ;)
For the record, in actual performance I use the side steal as a control, but I'm still working on it, and I felt that it didn't withstand the cold scrutiny of the camera. Funnily enough, most of the time I do not feel confident enough in my pass to use it with real people...
unmungo 2 years ago
woot first comment....nice presentation....your speed is perfect, fluididity. flawless
your an inspiration to me, thank you for all of your work
BadgerMajik12 2 years ago
Thank you so much! I wouldn't call it flawless, but I'm glad it's encouraging to you.
unmungo 2 years ago