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dpe666 Inner circle 2895 Posts |
Here is the new (and hopefully final) version. Please, tell me what you think. This can be done impromtu, but this is a case where I think the little plastic wallet is justified as no deck contains 5 Jokers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndrk4G8NMWs :devilish: |
Rizzo Inner circle East Coast 3346 Posts |
Like it, looks good
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MeetMagicMike Inner circle Gainesville Fl 3501 Posts |
I think it is good but not great. The problem is that one joker is masquerading as 5 jokers and that just isn't too convincing.
The improvement of using a Royal flush introduces it's own problem, ie the ending is telegraphed. Also you lost the flash change of the hole card that I liked so much. It's a good effort. If you like it and get good reactions that is what counts. I might be over analyzing it. |
martydoesmagic Inner circle Essex, UK 1665 Posts |
I disagree with prestopresto, live the false counts will fly - I perform a very similar effect and no one has ever questioned the initial display (or looked suspicious of it). In fact, you could just do the FC and the trick would still work. However, I've found the following psychological approach useful:
As you display the five cards, tell your audience that you have a Royal Flush and name the five cards as you count each Joker (?). If you do this, someone will usually point out that the five cards you have are Jokers and not the K-S, Q-S, J-S, 10-S and A-S. This makes the count far more fooling because your spectator has come to the conclusion that you hold 5 Jokers independently. Feeding your audience visual and verbal information at the same time also helps to disguise the discrepant nature of the false count. I also don't think telegraphing the ending in this case is a bad thing. In cinema/literature this technique is called foreshadowing and is used a lot. For some the final transformation will be a shock, for others it will provide a logical ending to the effect. Not every trick we perform has to contain an implicit surprise. In fact, too many surprises and your audience will start to anticipate them. I like this routine, well done. JK Hartman has a similar routine in Card Craft (based on a Father Cyprian effect). In a live performance I usually clean up this effect by performing a GC. This allows me to hand out the cards. Marty |
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