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Marc Frese Veteran user 397 Posts |
Cinch was in the post today.
I've looked at the dvd immediately. Then made the gimmick. (Paper 120 g / m²) Wonderful! I am impressed and will test it in detail in the next few days. Highly recommend it. |
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magicgoneviral New user 43 Posts |
This looks great! I really like the 'slow motion' change!
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Astrocity Special user 523 Posts |
Hey Café,
Cinch is a really nice bill change, one that I'm playing around with right now. I have always liked bill switches, I have never incorporated one into my working set because I have not found one I totally like the look and methodology for yet. While I think the various versions of the TT method have probably been the best to date, I have never liked that "moment" (as my food friend Mike calls it) where the TT comes into play. While to an audience they don't know what is going on, it looks like "something" just happened. that coupled with having to fold the bill down to the size necessary were the two negative factors that made me never incorporate it into my close-up working set. With Cinch, the methodology allows not only for a super visual moment of transformation, but because of Shaun's incorporation of a certain item(s) and his smooth and natural hand movements borne out of what I can only assume are hundreds of performances, the transformation looks super clean, open and fair as well. I think you should really invest time in practicing the change over and over to get the smooth and natural looking movement that Shaun has perfected, which is what I've started to do. It's obvious that Shaun has performed this real world many many times and that's one of the reasons it looks so fantastic. I think if you try this out a few times, it isn't super difficult to do the "moves", you should avoid the temptation of running out and performing this for everyone before you get the repetition down that will make it look as smooth as it can and should to do it justice. I know for me, watching the change in the mirror is so cool and amazing that I'm tempted to try this out on laypeople. I won't do that until I can get the "transition" down smooth and clean, so that the thought of me being "dirty" never enters their minds. As for the paper, Marc is correct, I am using just a pack of paper, I have HP and Xerox brands, of 32lb paper, which is 120g/m2 paper. You don't need to buy a pad of art paper, this is just regular inkjet letter size paper, just a bit thicker and less opaque. You can get it at any Staples, Officemax, etc. where they sell packs of printer paper. I have both matte finish and gloss, I already had the paper for printing off testimonial letters for promotional purposes. I think they both look good and work pretty much the same, I'm not sure one is any better for this than the other. The PDF is set-up for printing on letter size paper anyway so you are good to go! Give this one a look see, I think you will like what you find. Shaun, very nice job sir, I love the fact that you were at least partially inspired by Mark Mason's "No Tear Newspaper", another effect I have an affinity for. Thanks for this one Shaun... Hank |
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macca_accam New user Australia 67 Posts |
Is anyone from Australis using this with our currency? Any ideas on how it would go with our polymer notes?
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BatsMagic Inner circle New York 1052 Posts |
I'm using this to change $1US into $20US. Had to trim the $20's slightly, and when I fold up the $1, I fold it slightly off center to make it a little larger. Works like a charm! I usually try to pay for something costing more than $1 at the store with a $1 bill, realize my error, and then change it into a $20. I get a lot of confused looks!
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Zombie Magic Inner circle I went out for a beer and now have 8733 Posts |
I got this about 3 weeks ago. I like Shaun Robinson ( met him many years ago in upstate NY ), I like Paper Crane and it was only $24.95. I had an idea of what it might be. I was close, but there was more to it.
So, I watched...thought it a cool method. Once you get the folding sequence down, it's pretty easy. And then he did two more versions. It slowly materializes from white to a bleached out bill and then the full transformation to the real bill. VERY nice. Mark Mason released a Peter Eggink effect like that, but with Shaun's you get that instant snap change to the full bill. And then....he took a white piece of paper, folded it and it was a $1.....then a $5...then a$10 and POW a $20. KILLER! Danny Garcia had something similar with "Greed", but Shaun's you get that instant snap change of the full bill. I've done this about a dozen times and you get gasps when that full bill pops open. I've done the bill switch since MK published the Vlado version in the mid 70's. I've done TT, no TT, but Shaun's get's the best reactions and it is so much fun to perform. It is now my bill switch. Keep it in your pocket, wallet, wherever. This is FANTASTIC! Clarke |
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MrMystery2008 New user 18 Posts |
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On 2012-01-14 01:47, macca_accam wrote: I believe this question still hasn't been answered yet. I'm very curious to find out myself too. :) |
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Sean Giles Inner circle Cambridge/ UK 3517 Posts |
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On 2012-04-17 02:00, MrMystery2008 wrote: If the bill will fold into eighths and stay folded, then it will work. Best Sean |
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jtmorris Regular user Canada 158 Posts |
Canada recently got a new plastic $100 bill. After much creasing I got it to work (and it looks cool because the bill has a clear window in it). However because the bills seem crease resistant, it looks very fishy all creased up so perfectly.
I love the change, but I don't like the reset on this. Right now I don't have a bill switch in my stand up show, so this is going in "the drawer". (for now)
"Looks like a camera trick!" "I had to watch it 5 times before I...still didn't figure it out" - COINTUM-LEAP
Unbelievable, visual, simple, and motivated mix of cards and coins. COINTUM-LEAP |
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J-Mac Inner circle Ridley Park, PA 5338 Posts |
Two little problems I have encountered with Cinch:
1) First, a problem in perception on my part I guess, but keeping the thing folded up nice and tight makes it easy to carry but of course during the switch and when showing or handing out the bill afterwards,the creases are so deep and ingrained in both the paper and bill that it looks a little weird - to me at least. To specs? Hard for me to gauge what they are thinking about the creases. 2)Getting the perfect speed/timing for the reveal is driving me even crazier than I already am!! Do it just a little too fast and, well... I'll just say that I now have a fairly large collection of $20 bills with a corner torn almost completely off! It is getting worse rather than better the more I perform Cinch. Mental block? Like I said, if your reveal is just a bit too fast ripping the bill's corner is bound to happen. Doesn’t cost me anything because the bills are still spendable, but I have had to get a steady supply of nice new crisp bills. Thanks! Jim |
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ralphs007 Inner circle 1087 Posts |
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On 2012-04-17 13:38, J-Mac wrote: Hi Jim The folds in the bill don't bother me since you folded the paper in front of the spec. Since the paper was folded the bill should also have folds in it. That's just my opinion and I could be wrong. I haven't been able to do this effect ten out of ten times perfect so I haven't showed anyone yet. I'm getting better by slowing the pop open move down. I focus on extending the last three fingers of my right hand in front of the bill when its opened up. I don't have to worry about flashing the gimmick, since my fingers are acting as a shield. Now I just need to make removing the gimmick look less suspicious. I need to improve my timing of sliding the gimmick into finger palm. When I practice this in front of a mirror sometimes it looks great and sometimes it makes me cringe because I know I'd be busted! For some reason this effect is harder than I anticipated. I like it and think its worth the effort but I'm still not ready. I am getting closer though! hth Ralph
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barts185 Inner circle Can you believe I've been wrong on 1355 Posts |
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On Nov 23, 2011, ShaunRobison wrote: Sorry to dredge up an old thread, but was the method for borrowing a bill ever published? I'm also curious if people are still using this, or have moved on to other methods. It had been on my to get list back when it came out, but for some reason, I never did. I'm considering it now, but thought it would be good to ask for updated opinions on it. Thanks! If anyone wanted to compare it to some other methods (for example, Bill Breaker by Bizzaro), that would be great. |
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Boston Bob New user 13 Posts |
Just ordered, can't wait to try it out!
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Nathan Alexander Inner circle 2021 Posts |
Looks great to me, and I may order. For now I use Bob Sheets "Skullkracker."
Very visual and same thing, no tt, gimmick, etc. I always wondered why that one didn't get more attention. |
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