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chappy Special user 764 Posts 
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Anything good should sound impossible when described the right way! Hopefully it also looks and feels impossible when performed the right way.
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JacksonAces New user Sydney, NSW Australia 11 Posts
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David Blaine's cards across is my favourite, with multiple phases.. Not sure which special he performed it on, but the cards travelled across multiple times
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Jaybs Special user 560 Posts
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I know it's already been mentioned on this thread, but I would have to agree that Mac King's is the best. I was never really a fan of the cards across plot until I saw Mac perform it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4QoIt2Mxb8 In the David Williamson Penguin lecture, I remember him telling a story of a cards/people across effect he came up with and eventually performed at a magic convention. I would love to see him perform it some time since, well, it's David Williamson, and I find anything that he does to be quite entertaining  .
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warren Inner circle uk 4166 Posts
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Mac King's version doesn't really appeal to me I guess I must be in the minority, don't get me wrong it's ok but I suppose if we all thought the same then the world would be a boring place.
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ChrisPayne-001.jpg "View Profile") Loyal user UK 241 Posts
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Does anybody have any insight into why cards across is a classic? Arguably classics have a deep emotional appeal, Juan Tamariz expounds on this. What is the emotional appeal or resonance of cards across? I ask because I believe there is one and we need to build on it to make a strong presentation.
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Ed Oschmann Inner circle Lake Worth FL 1022 Posts
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It resonates with audiences as it is very simple in concept. Three cards fly across and the magician has done nothing. As far as emotional appeal, look to Barrie Richardson's script in Theater of the Mind that demonstrates how he emotionally hooks his audience.
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Scott Kahn Special user Clayton, NC 787 Posts
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I published an impromptu visual cards across routine in my book KAHNJURING, in which a signed selection jumps from a packet held in one hand to a packet held in the other hand in an outjogged state. It takes some practice but is well worth the effort.
Scott Kahn, M.D.
KAHNCEPTUAL CARD MAGIC: MORE DECEPTIVE PRACTICES WITH PLAYING CARDS https://kahnjuring.com/kahnceptual-card-magic/ KAHNJURING: DECEPTIVE PRACTICES WITH PLAYING CARDS https://kahnjuring.com/kahnjuring/ SWINDLES, SCAMS & KAHNS https://kahnjuring.com/swindles-scams-kahns/ |
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MagicofDesperado Elite user 487 Posts
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IMHO, it is Steve Reynold's version he taught recently in his In-Vestment lecture. He does it on the street daily. Bullet-proof from a real performer.
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isaacfawlkes Loyal user FL 256 Posts
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I have used a variation of Johnny Paul's Cards Across for almost 30 years. I my opinion Johnny's handling is almost the perfect trick. It has become my go to trick in almost every situation. I have used it in Comedy Clubs, Cruise Ships, Renaissance Fairs, and as an audition piece for many gigs always with great response. Johnny's routine is available on his DVD from Stevens Magic. Here is a link to mine.
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ChrisPayne Loyal user UK 241 Posts
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Great routining, I particularly like the timing of the first addition
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lynnef Inner circle 1407 Posts
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On Apr 14, 2016, ChrisPayne wrote: Good question. I agree with Ed Oschmann that the simplicity of the concept of 3 cards flying to another place resonates with audiences. I also think there's an element of "in the hands" of the spectator (eg the spongeball routine where it happens in their hands) that adds to the astonishment. Lynn |
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ChrisPayne Loyal user UK 241 Posts
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Good point lynnef - having now seen the strong reaction that Mac King and Mat Franco get from the classic "non chosen, non thought of" cards across - the reaction is all about "magical invasion of personal space". For those who do a chosen cards or thought of card across a question...."does revealing the cards that travel are the chosen ones really add substantially?" (Or is it an anti climax?)
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RDeNatale New user 74 Posts
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Dan Harlan is doing a video series based on Tarbell. Tarbell 51: Teleportation, http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/7039 is a treatise on Cards Across.
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warren Inner circle uk 4166 Posts
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I'm a fan of cards across both thought of and regular version though it's not something that I've really performed much at gigs or in general for that matter.
The reason being and I think this is a very important element for me at least is that you have to find a way to make the cards travel from one place to another I think this is where you get the entertainment...this is probably what's prevented me performing it for the public as I haven't found the correct method that actually suits my style to make the cards travel. It would be interesting to see if one version plays better than another but in all honesty I don't think one is really better than the other from a lay audiences perspective, I think it all comes down to the presentation and the actual performer |
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ChrisPayne Loyal user UK 241 Posts
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Warren wrote
"you have to find a way to make the cards travel from one place to another" Apologies for being a bit thick - but what do you mean by that ...... do you mean you have to find a presentation/miming/reason/ choreography for the moments of transfer? |
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warren Inner circle uk 4166 Posts
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On Jun 13, 2016, ChrisPayne wrote: Sorry I've only just spotted this post but to answer your question yes. |
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Sixten Inner circle Floral Park, NY, U.S.A. 4654 Posts
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(Sorry, Mr. Warren, I apologize. Missed your 'thank you', to me, April 05th..)
& you're very welcome! Warmest regards,
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MSD921 Special user 616 Posts
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Wesley James version.
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Rupert Pupkin Inner circle 1452 Posts
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On Apr 6, 2016, chappy wrote: Interesting that you say your routine is quite different from the original. These conditions are all satisfied by the original Brown routine, and subsequent, myriad variations by other magicians. In fact, if memory serves, that's the exact effect offered by Brown, no? Minus, of course, his theatrical dressings. Take care, R |
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BigGamesJames New user 4 Posts
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I never had s favorite until today. Woody Aragon performed it at the Magic Castle. It starts at the 1:25 mark. And there's a phenomenal moment in the middle of the routine that's a real fooler when the spectator counts the cards and it seems like Woody messed up. Then she counts them again. Check it out:
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