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yendor New user Yendor 60 Posts |
As the manufacturer of this effect and one who has already performed it hundreds of times I can tell you that it has never failed to elicit a jaw dropping reaction from every single lay person who has seen it. I have been in magic for over 50 years and I have come to realize that, with years of experience in performing, my insights into the psyches of my lay audiences are quite different from those of magicians who have only been doing this for a relatively short time. Many times I take it for granted that all magicians understand the nature of discrepancies...how to see an effect through laymen's eyes, and how to use that insight to fashion a routine that will deliver the desired audience reaction. A video demo of street performances will be posted very soon so that everyone can see just how powerful this effect is on lay people. In the mean time heres some clarifications on the psychology of this effect from a layman's perspective. This effect should not be presented as, "Hey, look at the new trick I just learned!" Rather, you should give your audiences a logical reason why you can physically do something that they can not. I tell my audiences that I jammed my little finger playing football in high school and now I can do this. The gimmick is not the critical feature of this effect. It is the final convincer that you really shrunk your little finger to half its size! The visual shrinking of the finger is the part of this effect that leads your audiences down the garden path. For this reason when I turn my hand over to show the back side of my hand, displaying the shrunken little finger with the gimmick in place, I only maintain this display for about five seconds before I "stretch" my pinky back to its original size. Five seconds (or less) is all that is needed to convince your audience that your pinky has really been shrunken. During this brief display no one will ever notice any slight discrepency between the shrunken pinky and your other fingers. They're too busy gasping at the weirdness of your little shrunken finger. The position of your other hand holding your shrunken pinky will be quite logical if you say something like, "If I don't hold it in place it will pop right back out, and that hurts like Hades!" Finally a bit of acting on your part as you shrink your pinky goes a long way to sell this effect. Grimace as you shrink the finger and let out a sigh of relief as you stretch the finger back to its normal size, thus letting your audience know that this is a physically demanding action for you. Remember you are displaying a rather bizarre personal physical anomaly, not doing a magic trick! If you do this effect as described in the written instructions and add a bit of your own personality you will be thrilled with the results. I know I am! "Try it! You'll like it!"
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Magicman101uk Regular user Nuneaton, UK 146 Posts |
Is there a video of this anywhere yet?
Cheers Paul |
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Daniel White New user 63 Posts |
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ted french Inner circle Columbus Ohio 1946 Posts |
I just spent the week with this dude and I asked him where his inspiration comes from and he said I usually think about my dad and I said I want to meet that dad.
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Salby Inner circle New Jersey 1254 Posts |
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How practical is the gimmick? I mean can it be carried on you at all times and do as an Impromptu Effect?? How durable is the gimmick?? Will it easily get damaged in your pocket?? .
You know how to make God laugh?........... Tell him your plans!!!
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John Long Inner circle New Jersey 2826 Posts |
The basic mechanics of an impromptu shrinking finger are explained in Einhorns "Magical Illusions, Conjuring Tricks, Amazing Puzzles and Stunning Stunts: Pinkie Down.
The youtube video seems to have a little something extra to make it look more real.
Breathtaking Magic;
Not Breath Taking |
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evolve629 Inner circle A stack of 3838 Posts |
I personally like Dan's Ringless Shrink method. This is a hard hitting body mod effect. Pick your spec. But I like to freak people out - so I pick people that tend to freak on such things, ha!
One hundred percent of the shots you don't take don't go in - Wayne Gretzky
My favorite part is putting the gaffs in the spectators hands...it gives you that warm fuzzy feeling inside! - Bob Kohler |
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thehawk Inner circle 2275 Posts |
I think this effect looks great.
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