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Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Patrick Schlagel - Mnemosign
Review by Craig Browning: One of my favorite bits of business is naming the Zodiac sign of total strangers; needless to say I have a variety of ways by which to accomplish this and am always on the lookout for more. Patrick Schlagel’s composition delivering some eye-opening possibilities – some fresh thinking on how to use Branching Anagrams. In fact the thinking offered as well as the historical overview he extends, correcting the long held credits as to who actually gave us the original concept vs. those that have been given the strongest acclaim; nonetheless, these strengths are sufficient for allowing a nit-picky old fart like me to overlook the many grammatical and basic layout shortcomings the book suffers from – they are many as are the misspellings or, to be more correct, misapplied terms.
If you are not shy about using the Branching (a.k.a. “Progressive”) Anagram technique this book will give you some fantastic perspective; techniques that obfuscate the method in some very clever ways as well as scripting approaches that narrow down the process long before the first question (a.k.a. the seeming start of the challenge) is asked.
Patrick gives significant credit where it is due, pointing the reader to alternative sources and thinking that will help you go even further with your understanding and approach; materials by Alain Nu, Doug Dement, Daniel Love and more. – Craig Browning
This Product is Packed with:
51 pages packed with information.
16 variations
10 ways to improve your existing system
7 different approaches
Trained medical personnel may need to be on hand to administer to those who faint during your performance.
Walk up to a group of people. Have them think of their sign! Find the most psychic amount them. Point out several people – and “Read Their Minds!”
All this for an amazingly low price. Can it be TRUE!
8-1/2 x 11, 51 pages, perfect bound.
With a little work on your part, you can walk out in front of any audience, without any props or pre-show work, and just start reading minds! What more could you want? – Richard Osterlind
Patrick has done a wonderful job in covering all the various aspects of telling people what their sign is in a convincing and believable manner. – Richard Webster
The way he establishes his premise is strong, his verbal control of the audience demonstrates masterful technique, and his non-verbal methods of pumping were as innovative and clean as you could wish for. Patrick has done a fantastic job here! –Atlas Brookings
There are several reasons people don’t do progressive anagrams. In Mnemosign, Patrick Schlagel addresses what he sees as the five problems and offers solutions for all of them. Seven approaches of the effect offer possibilities for everyone. Sixteen variations gives you a way to repeat the effect with different outcomes.
In one effect from the book, you seem to ask no questions and tell several spectators their sign. In reality (You remember reality don’t you?) of course some questions must be asked. In most progressive/branching anagram work, this means asking up to eight questions. The techniques in “Mnemosign” will show you how to hide the one question you ask in the presentation. In a WORST case scenario, you could get one “No” answer before revealing their sign. Nothing written down, no pre-show, no stooges, no kidding. Don’t wait until you see someone else perform it, you’ll be sorry.
Monday, September 7, 2015
Jim Steinmeyer - Ensuing Impuzzibilities
The fourth book in the series, features more astonishing self-working effects.
The contents include 8 Cards Espial, in which you name the card selected randomly from a packet of eight, Automatic Ace Triumph, a Triumph routine conducted through the telephone or video, Moraskill, a prediction added to Miraskill, and Flummoxed, an amazing three-part card routine.
Other routines include Jim's Tuzo Sensu Mystery, Dining Out, a self-working menu prediction, and Cue Card Mystery, a prediction using a handful of cue cards. Also a series of innovative equivoque variations for playing card selections. The format matches the previous books. 48 pages, total.
Jim Steinmeyer is an internationally respected designer of magical illusions and theatrical special effects. He has served as a magic consultant to Siegfried and Roy, David Copperfield and Lance Burton, as well as creating magic effects for Orson Welles, Harry Blackstone, The Pendragons, Simon Drake, Ricky Jay, Jason Bishop, and many others.
Diary Of Destiny by Benoit Pilon and Christopher Williams
Are we in control of our lives...
Do we shape our future with our actions... Are our choices really that free...
Do we even have a choice...
Could it be that some things are already predetermined... that no matter what we do, we'll inevitably end up reaching an unavoidable event... an event that has been decided for us, and that we cannot escape...
Do... You... Believe... In... Destiny...
You Will...
The performer shows that he/she has a playing card in there pocket, and that they'll be getting back to that a bit later. The participant is handed a Journal/Diary, and is asked to browse through it... they'll notice that on every date is a playing card. Now they are handed a deck of playing cards... they can look through them all they want, and can shuffle to there hearts content. Now they'll use the cards to come to a random month and date... all this happens entirely in there hands, with the performer being completely hands off. Once a month and date has been decided, they are to turn to that date and look at the card written, but not to say it. You then ask them to go through the deck and remove the card that's on there date... it's not there... The performer then reminds them about the card he/she had in there pocket prior to starting... it's removed and handed to the spec... it's the card they were thinking of.
That was what happens at it's most basic.
Some points about the effect:
Performer completely hands off
Normal Deck... can even be borrowed
Journal/Diary is examinable
One time set-up on the journal/diary (unless you want to set more up)
No patterns, no markings, no sleights, no constantly repeating specific cards...
Simple to perform
Also, for those who do not wish to carry around a journal/diary, there is an alternative included which offers the
Liberty Fingertips 2 by Eric Jones
The Freedom To Perform In The Round
Tired of "angly" magic? Liberate yourself from the persecution of bad magic and find independence with Liberty: Fingertips Part II
In 2007, Eric JOnes released a set of lecture notes intended to be an homage to his idol, Stevie Wonder. The notes included magic targeted for laymen that magicians seemed to enjoy as well. Liberty is the follow up to Fingertips Part 1 with more magic and tips for the trade that will help make you a better magician and expand your magic arsenal of sleights and routines. All of the routines listed in this section are intended to be done surrounded, so you have no angle considerations.
2Coinz
The ability to make coins vanish and appear at your will suing an under utilized technique.
Entrapment
A most visual 2 phase 2 card transept available without gimmicks. This really looks like trick photography!
Surrogate
A color changing deck for the 21st century. A signed selection changes color, then the backs of the entire deck change and all can be given out for examination. A real cooler.
Ode to Chad
Eric's slick handling of Chad Long's Oil and Water. this one is a perfect opening phase for your favorite Oil and water routine.
Visual Oil and Water
As it appears in Oiater, a manuscript containing visual versions of Oil and Water, here's Eric's hybrid of Oil and Water and Cards Across.
Plunge
A multiple phase coin and bottle concluding with the Spectator being able to put the coin in the bottle. Plunge is simple, yet devastating.
New Era
This is a minor impromptu miracle. Borrow a coin, Borrow a hat and let the fun begin.
But the party doesn't stop there! In the Bonus Section, Eric includes two items that while can't be done surround, will help free your mind and encourage your creativity.
Eclipse
A one hand top change for the new millennia. You will have to see it to believe it!
Enigma Change
A spellbound change that takes place on the outstretched hand. Visually change a coin into a key, finger ring, a piece of candy or any other small object.
Running Time Approximately: 1hr 57min
Dollar to Credit Card 2.0 by Twister Magic
After the great success of the first version, now George Iglesias brings us his newest version!
Dollar to Credit Card 2.0 have been filmed entirely on Full HD with a lot of new features:
You will learn amazing new handlings and switches for this trick, including contributions to this effect by Gregory Wilson and Daniel Garcia.
Effect:
Transform a dollar bill into a credit card in a blink of an eye!
Impress your friends! Business clients! Girlfriends!
Use it in your close-up performances, kids magic shows, parlor settings and your stage magic shows!
Perform it in real life situations, at the time of paying the bill at supermarkets, restaurants, movie theaters, airports, etc, etc, etc!
Comes with a real dollar, the gimmick and American Expresso Gold Credit Card.
Comes with an instructional DVD that will guide you step by step in how to perform it.
Very easy to do!
No Sleight of Hand required!
Self contained! Open the Box and perform it right away!
Comes with 3 additional gimmicks to customize your own credit cards.
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Steve Reynolds - Z
Steve Forte: "Steve Reynolds’ approach, handling, and timing for the classic Zarrow Shuffle is as good as it gets, and I thoroughly enjoyed watching his masterful execution of this challenging false shuffle...over and over again!"
Bill Malone: "If you're looking for a truly deceptive Zarrow Shuffle this is it. I’ve been watching Steve do this shuffle for years and I just realized it’s false. Buy it, I know I will!"
Allan Ackerman: “This is the best instructional video I have ever watched and I have watched quite a few. Steve covers every detail of the Zarrow shuffle and if you follow his method you will be able to do a shuffle that is impossible to tell if you did a blind or the real. Steve also has added some original touches to the Zarrow and his Bottom Line Zarrow is the most significant development to this shuffle since Herb Zarrow created it decades ago.”
Jon Racherbaumer: “Steve Reynolds is the Z-Shuffle’s ultimate undoing, providing a cure, meaningful breakthroughs, and scores of clarifying, learnable insights. He will undeniably make this technique yours to realize, vitalize, and weaponize!”
Jack Carpenter: “Steve Reynolds' detailed and systematic approach to teaching the Zarrow shuffle is the most comprehensive and definitive work to date. "Z." is a "must have" for all serious card men.”
John Carney: "I had done the Zarrow shuffle for years, and when I saw Mr. Zarrow do it, I thought he was teasing me. I got that feeling again when I saw Steve do it. He has a clear and efficient way of guiding you through all the fine points. If you want to learn this shuffle, or just do it better, Steve's DVD is a great resource."
Friday, September 4, 2015
Impale by Jason Yu and Nicholas Lawrence
Imagine having a sharpie marker gently touch a deck of cards, only to have it start sinking through the deck like a hot knife melting through butter. While your audience is in utter ashtonishment by the impossible visual, you pull the sharpie out and dump out the entire deck of cards from the tuck case. Everything can be examined by your spectator. Impale is a full illusion set that fits right in your pocket. Perform it anywhere, anytime.
Gimmick Included.
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