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RCarruth Veteran user Spartanburg, S.C. 341 Posts |
The Vault - Triumph - Volume 1 - A Review
(Video Download) This offering from The Vault is a classic of magic. This is the ad copy.. and then my thoughts.. "The real work on the Triumph plot taught to you by the performers closest to the secret. If card magicians were to make a list of what they believed were the most powerful effects in card magic, Dai Vernon's Triumph would almost certainly be on every list. Though the plot of Triumph - cards mixed face-up and face-down magically righting themselves while at the same time revealing a selected card - was almost certainly not new at the time, Vernon's elegant method was. Triumph was first published in 1946 as part of the Stars of Magic series of manuscripts, taking the magic world by storm, and ever since, magic creators have been putting their own presentational and methodological spins on this indisputable classic card trick. On this download, you'll meet six performers who have each taken the Triumph plot and made it their own. Appropriately, Johnny Thompson, a close Vernon confidante, leads off by performing and demonstrating not only Vernon's published method for the trick but also his preferred - and unpublished - way of doing it. Jon Armstrong is next with a motivational presentation while James Swain not only rights the reversed cards while finding the selected card but also returns them to factory numerical order. Boris Wild continues with a very funny yet amazing version while Larry Jennings offers a great variation that can be performed in a strolling situation with no table required. Finally, Bill Malone performs and teaches perhaps the world's fastest - and maybe easiest - version of the trick, one that originated with Ed Marlo. Triumph remains popular with card magicians because audiences simply love it. They're generally stunned by the mixed-up cards magically righting themselves, so much so that the fact that their selected card is also found becomes almost secondary. In short, it's a card trick that looks like real magic and on this video, you'll watch and learn from some of the best card magicians in the world showing you how to do perhaps the greatest card trick ever invented." Dai Vernon's Triumph - Johnny Thompson Goal Triumph - Jon Armstrong Perfect Triumph - James Swain Not That Drunk - Boris Wild Outstanding Triumph - Larry Jennings Lightning Fast Triumph - Bill Malone My thoughts: Every advanced cardman has their own version of Triumph. It's sort of like a jump shot in basketball.. regardless of what other shots you possess.. you have to have some form of the jump shot. Murphy's Magic 'The Vault' brings singular effects and classic videos, like this one, to the magic market. Since the Triumph effect is considered one of a handful of true classics, this video, formerly available only as a DVD, has been re-released as a downloadable video. Although made famous by Dai Vernon, he was not the very first to perform a Triumph, or a variation. Several others prior to Vernon produced their own version, although most used some form of gaffed cards. Vernon published his version in 1946 and Marlo published several versions a short time later. This download was first published several years ago as part of the L&L World's Greatest Magic series. Generally, they take several different performances in several styles of the same effect and combine them into one DVD or download. What I like about the WGM series is the diversity and the relative low cost, not to mention seeing several of my favorite performers on the same video. It seems nowdays every idea that crosses the mind of an unknown magician gets published. Thousands of ideas each year, and some are worth your time and effort and some aren't. The World's Greatest Magic series always took the best of the best and packaged it in a way that made it a true value. If you don't like one performer's presentation.. chances are you'll like the next one. On this video: Johnny Thompson used a masterful strip out shuffle and a block transfer to reveal what he knew to be Dai Vernon's true method, regardless of what you've read in print. Everything depends more so on cover than fancy sleight of hand. If you aren't familiar with Vernon's method, this will be a revelation. Jon Armstrong's Goal Triumph takes a bit of a serious turn, as he tries to inspire an audience member with his performance and patter. Best suited for a small group or individual, Jon's Triumph used a side steal and a single card turn over to make the magic happen. James Swain based his Triumph on a gambling demonstration. It both begins and ends in a new deck order. Although a little more involved than the other versions, this was my personal favorite. It adds a very unique twist to the ending that will surprise even fellow magicians. Boris Wild plays the part of an intoxicated performer trying to shuffle a deck. His back and forth shuffling technique gives the audience the impression everything is hopelessly mixed. This Triumph is actually a demonstration, as there isn't any audience participation. They're entertained regardless... Larry Jennings version is very straight-forward, depending on the Vernon patter. Larry performs a one card pass to set the deck up.. everything covered. He then uses a Bill Goodwin move to make everything copacetic. From this point, everything is patter and presentation. A classic video. Bill Malone's Lightning Fast Triumph is just that. Of course, in Bill's universe, a minute is like three minutes to the rest of us. Bill actually talks so fast in this video even HE gets tongue-tied.. His Triumph is self explanatory and can be performed in about a minute. Only one move makes it possible to fool your audience.. and perhaps other magicians... particularly if you want to make them wish they were paying closer attention. Don't perform it a second time for these nerds... let 'em sweat it. All in all, if you don't have this video, you should. It really needs to be a part of your collection. Many folks call Triumph the best card trick of all time. Vernon would certainly tell you so.. and who am I to argue with the Professor. $14.95 From Murphy's Magic and dealers who carry their product line.. https://www.murphysmagic.com/product.aspx?id=66080
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