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Jack Poulin Regular user Canada 186 Posts |
Hello everyone, let me confess ... I'm a bit nervous/excited as we speak. My Penguin Live Act/lecture is now available at the Penguin website : https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/12510
I've worked really hard for this and wanted to give you as much as humanly possible for your money. The Act part is 51 minutes long without any filler and the lecture part is 3 hours long. This was my first lecture ever but don't worry 'cause the explanations are crystal clear. I sincerely hope that those who'll buy it will be very happy with their purchase. This Act/lecture is literally packed with gems. The mentalism effects are easy to follow/direct/practical and all 3 of them are real brain busters. There is cards, coins, zombies, a mini dictionary, a burnt wallet, a severed hand, bills, a Las Vegas trip, "Billboards" enveloppes and some classics re-interpreted. Since I'm a magic generalist I really like to present variety in my act. Hope you'll like it. Let me know if I can help with any questions you might had. Here is the list of the tricks : - Nervous jolt : A coin is placed on a spectator's hand and some pressure is made on the fingers and elbow to channel the energy. The coin eerily rise until it flips completely without you even touching it. Magician control everything despite the fact that everything is super fair and justified. Reputation making stuff. - Silver dust : A strong and very easy to follow coins across routine that has a real meaning to your audience. A nice lesson in psychology and body movement. - Printing 99.0 : A streamlined presentation for the classic Dominique Duvivier's Printing. An easy "in your face" reset makes it a real worker. Even if you know and perform Printing, this one will really catch you off guard with the killer ending that will drop their jaw. - ESPecially Wild revisited : A super clean and direct handling for this Paul Hallas classic that you'll fool yourself with, introducing the "Billboard enveloppes". A quick and nice mentalist effect followed by a super strong wild cards effect. Automatic reset. - Ultimate Ace Unleashed : Jack's version on the Macdonald's aces plot. Lots of ideas and killer subtleties that put it on another level. Automatic reset. - Samsung's fiasco : The version of Richard Sanders Extreme Burn that everyone was hoping for. The bills change occurs 2 times and the trick now as a real meaning and is logical on top of you having an entertaining story to tell. - Daytona coins : A spectacular/do it everywhere/automatic reset coin routine that will establish you as a master sleight of hand artist. 17 magical moments in less than a minute will let them gasping for air. Need a little work but not hard to master. - Spectator's ambition : Jack's personalized version on the ambitious card plot where the spectator is the center of attention and gets all the applause. Lots of original phases and strong psychology throughout. This conclude by an extremely clean and self contained rising card. A great crowd pleaser. This include an original idea that will help you sign more clients. - Say my name : An incredibly strong and direct mentalism effect that you can perform hopping table or on stage. A "magician's in trouble" effect that really knock their socks off. Based on the "Oscar" plot. Automatic reset. - Zombie : Jack's version on the classic cannibal plot, but with zombies. A nice, surprising, theatrical and streamlined version of this great classic. Uses the "Billboard enveloppe" and a severed hand. Highly entertaining. - Viva Las Vegas : Close up theatrical magic at its best. Jack's adaptation of this great Mark Mason classic. You offer the spectators a trip to Las Vegas. An entertaining routine follows where you offer a 100$ casino chip to the spectator if you're not able to find their freely chosen card using a coin. Strong, crystal clear, and at the end they will clap until their hands hurts. - Money maker : An entertaining bill routine where you explain them how to easily make money without effort. You proceed to change your own 20$ bill into a 50, then the 50 is changed into an 100. You offer them to do the same with their own money and borrow a 20. This time it doesn't work so instead you offer to change their 20 into 2 20$ bill, so you take out scissors and cut their bill in 2. At the end, you restore it and have the serial number checked for authenticity. Nice sure-fire gags throughout. - Premonition : Jack's take on the book test plot. A prediction is made and 2 spectators makes free choices to chose a page number and a word anywhere in that page. An un-gimmicked pocket dictionary is used. Reputation making material. |
Aaron Smith Magic Inner circle Portland, OR 1447 Posts |
I thought you did a great job man! I couldn't tell it was your first lecture. The material was solid and the explanations we're clear. Thank you for sharing your creations!
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Markymark Inner circle 1686 Posts |
Yes,thank you Jack! I really like that 'Extreme Burn' presentation and the Esp trick.
Will the PDF for the Billboard envelope be up soon on Penguin or do I pester you for it?
''In memory of a once fluid man,crammed and distorted by the classical mess'' -Bruce Lee
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Jack Poulin Regular user Canada 186 Posts |
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On Oct 15, 2019, Markymark wrote: Thanks for the kind words Markymark, I just informed Penguin that they forgot to include the PDF file for the Billboard enveloppes. They should add it soon. I tried to send it to you via PM but it didn't work. Just email me at info@jackmaitremagicien.com and I will sent it to you right away. Sorry for the inconvenient. Glad you like this idea (enveloppes), it adds a lot to the presentation and immediately capture peoples attention. as Dan Harlan pointed out : "It's way better than a little black "packet trick wallet". . If you have any question regarding any of the tricks I performed, just let me know, It'll be my pleasure to help. Jack |
Markymark Inner circle 1686 Posts |
Excellent sir,thank you.I have sent you an email.I have quite a lot to absorb with your lecture and I will be returning to it quite a bit!
''In memory of a once fluid man,crammed and distorted by the classical mess'' -Bruce Lee
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Jack Poulin Regular user Canada 186 Posts |
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On Oct 15, 2019, Markymark wrote: Hey Mark, I just sent you the PDF file. Penguin have fixed the situation, PDF is now online. Have fun with all these tricks. I know, there is a lot to absorb ... but every trick is so much fun to perform and almost all of them are reputation maker. If you want to "scare the hell of your spectators" you have to master "Nervous Jolt" ... they laugh, they scream ... and they're almost always a little bit scared. I always have great fun with it. With the "logical" way it is constructed, you'll never get caught if you practice it a bit. Jack |
jgeerts New user 20 Posts |
Hello,
And I want to congratulate Jack again on his lecture. I have been a subscriber to penguin live for a few years now (which means I've seen quite a few conferences already), and I can say without hesitation that it is one of the best to date. All routines are excellent, commercial and powerful. Jack has brought something more (accessories, subtleties) to each routine that makes them memorable. There are already 3 routines that have inspired me and that I will use in my performances. I hope that Jack will release more products in the future because I am a new fan. It was a fabulous discovery. In fact I shouldn't praise it because it's so good that I should keep it to myself:) Do yourself this pleasure and buy his conference John |
Jack Poulin Regular user Canada 186 Posts |
Hello everyone, so far so good, the reviews are coming in and I'm very happy with them. I worked very hard on this lecture and I'm glad that it turned out pretty well.
As some of you may know, this was my first lecture ever so a couple of "beginner's mistake" were made. I want to fix them. On 2 of the routines (Silver dust and Viva Las Vegas) I use a "modified Trabucco Holdout". In 2004 and around 2009 I bought 2 of those from Paul Richards online magic shop (Elmwood magic). Paul closed his shop in 2014 to pursue new opportunities. Since my last Trabucco Holdout broke (after many years of heavy use) I had to buy another one. I looked on the net and there were no magic shop carrying them. Since I didn't find any place to buy a new one I had to come with an idea of my own. That was a mistake as I should have tried to reach Paul first since he still sell it via his personal website. In my lecture I explain how to built a "modified" Trabucco Holdout. While the MTH works perfectly with the 2 routines using it, it is not as versatile as the original TH. The original is extremely well made and comes with a DVD and numerous KILLER routines and props. This is what I recommend. Paul graciously reach out and told me that the original TH is still available directly from him. He sells it principally at conventions but I'm sure that you can take arrangements with him if you want it to be shipped directly at your doorstep. Highly recommended. You can order it directly by reaching him at : www.paulrichards.com/trabucco Jack |
Relick666 Special user 604 Posts |
What is the Oscar plot?
A bit confused about that description. The lecture looks great! |
Jack Poulin Regular user Canada 186 Posts |
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On Oct 18, 2019, Relick666 wrote: Hello Relick666, thanks for your comments. "Oscar" is an old/classic mentalism trick done with cards which have names written on their back. It was put on the market around the 80's (not sure, it's at least 30 years old though), Max Maven came up with a version of his later which he called "The Phil trick". "Say my name" wouldn't have been possible many years ago but thanks to a "technological" innovation, it now is. The trick is self-contained and extremely strong, it's practical, reset automatically, and is a real brain buster. Let me know if you have more questions. Jack |
Jack Poulin Regular user Canada 186 Posts |
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On Oct 17, 2019, jgeerts wrote: Hey John, just as a sake of curiosity, I'd like to know the 3 routines that you'll eventually put in your working repertoire. All the best Jack |
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