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-=Ralph=- Regular user New York 111 Posts |
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On 2006-07-09 16:37, Hayssam wrote: I've seen all of the CTW effects and his is the best bar none IMHO!! |
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Matt Malinas Inner circle Transylvania 1367 Posts |
It really is. it looks fantastic.
but the price...uuuu ... kills ya -Matt
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Phil Thomas Inner circle Newark, Ohio 1117 Posts |
I've played with the idea of picking this up. The only thing I don't like about it (from what I can tell by the demo vid and ad) is that they make you think that this is "impromptu" and an "anytime, anywhere" effect. There is NO SUCH THING as an impromptu card through window effect. That is misleading. But hey, the effect does look beautiful, so I might just give in eventually.
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Irishghost Inner circle www.gaffguy.com 1228 Posts |
Save your money buddy.
I get to gaff some cool stuff for some cool people
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The Mac Inner circle 1982 Posts |
Lemme break it down for ya one time!:
I'm talking about the actual Ultimate card thru window effect ( not the other effects on the dvd) Pros: * it can be done in daylight * specs can look at the window as it happens * no helper is needed. * looks like the way a card thru window should look : an empty window , card is chosen , returd to the deck, deck is thrown at the window , a card is stuck to the other side of the glass. * once the card it retrived it can be kept by the spectator cons. * setup can't be done just anywhere. you will need permission at times. * specs can't retrieve the card themselves * they cant go onto the other side of the window. * setup can't be done in a windy place * the card may not always stick to the window (95% of the time is does) HOnestly, from my point of view , most of the other effects on the dvd besides Ultimate card thru window, deck thru window, and card flying thru window are not too interesting (and I'm being nice here) by the way : card fluttering tru window :contains the seeds of its own failure..what I mean is when the card flutters thru the window (which is a pretty moment) the spectator will want to go retrieve it and when they do go to the otherside of the window they will see the gimmick. in the demo there's a part with 3 girls in a resturant and they seem startled and retrieve the card. that's just some clever editing. The girls had no idea what was going on until the deck hit the window..that startled them. It was the david blaine card thru window method. the reson I'm clearing this up is because the in the demo this seemed like a miracle...but it wasn't. By the dvd second hand. |
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todsky Inner circle www.magicstore.ca 2354 Posts |
It's unlikely the specs will see the gimmick, because it should be above their line of vision. And even if they did notice it, it would seem so innocuous that they wouldn't give it a second glance.
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The Mac Inner circle 1982 Posts |
I respectfully do not agree Mr Todsky. Its more than likely..when people are done looking at the card they instinctively look around the window.
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todsky Inner circle www.magicstore.ca 2354 Posts |
Macgyver: But even if they do look around the window, all they will see is a little toy c**, which in itself might seem an oddity but it's unlikely to tip the method. Couldn't the c** be modified so that it is small enough that it could be hidden from view? Then again, I've never tried it, so I really can't say.
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Sreidy Regular user Australia 136 Posts |
With all 'Card through' effects, its going to take set up. The rest is audience management. The best way to 'Clean up' and avoid specs going outside would be to pull the signed card back through the window as performed on Cyrils tv performace. With a little help from Gaeton bloom, Sean Bogunia and Bob Kohler (or mistifyed) this would be a great performance peice for any card through window enthusiast.
If any of you own these three items, give it a go. It just may be a the best card through effect you'll ever perform. |
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