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Fire Starter Inner circle 4810 Posts 
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Terrible vidio ,you do not get to see the effect,just a load of WOW and a good talk,that's all.I still use my wow 2.0 and it really fries folk just love it
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Magic.Maddy Inner circle 1861 Posts
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See... I've always hated Flicker. It seems EXTREMELY obvious what is going on to the spectator. It certainly doesn't feel or look like 'real' magic.
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robwar0100 Inner circle Buy me some newspapers.Purchase for me 1 Gazette and 1747 Posts
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I just received mine. Not too excited about it. I think Chessman was spot on. Nice thinking, but the problem is in the execution.
Bobby
"My definition of chance is my hands on the wheel," Greg Long.
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gtx magic Special user United Kingdom England 957 Posts
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When customers received CHANGE.
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
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Chessmann Inner circle 4247 Posts
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My ex-cat was named "Muffin". "Vomit" would be a better name for her. AKA "The Evil Ball of Fur".
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Fin Veteran user 322 Posts
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Thanks for sharing the video Maddy. I agree, you come across as a lovely guy and the patter helped. I also have to agree with the criticisms about the color, and even in a low quality youtube vid filmed from a distance the card looked way too thick. My other criticism would be that you clearly were checking in your monitor to see that you had the right angles. In real life, of course, you wouldn't have this luxury. How about a more realistic video where you cover your monitor and try the same performance again? This might be a good way to prove your point that the angles can be dealt with once one knows how to handle the gimmick? My worry would be that the moment of the change is SO angle sensitive that one risks it happening prematurely. Add to this the other problems of light, spectators at different heights, angles, and distances, and regardless of your nice presentation, I just can't see how this is going to be truly practical for any more than one spectator in the perfect lighting and angle conditions.. which to my mind, renders it, basically, impractical!
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magicshowprod Regular user Seattle, WA 109 Posts
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Unfortunately, this is the first thing I have ever bought from Ellusionist. It will probably also be my last. If I was a magic dealer I would never take money from my customers in trade for something as bad as this. Live and learn I guess. May they enjoy the last dollar they will ever get from me.
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Magic.Maddy Inner circle 1861 Posts
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On Jul 6, 2015, Fin wrote: The only reason I looked in the monitor was to check to be sure it was red. I set the angle before I looked at the monitor. Also, it is actually much more difficult doing this for a static camera that is facing completely flat. The angle is much more natural when performing for a person because when they look down at the card slightly, they are naturally at the right angle. There isn't a pre-mature blue that could happen. I know the exact point that the color changes from my many rehearsals. Once again, with the camera the angle was slightly off since it was straight on so I had to check to be sure. Also in the real world I use the line, "Let me know if you see him get any sadder." This prompts them to react when it turns blue which tells me the card is at the appropriate angle. |
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Merenkov Elite user 413 Posts
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I hate to throw a wet blanket on the performance video that was posted, but I think a two and a half minute build-up for a sketchy 2-second effect is the opposite of entertainment. Please don’t ever subject a real audience to that. I’ve seen John Carney perform about a dozen color changes using sleight-of-hand in the same amount of time, and it was an infinitely more magical experience.
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TheDirectionalist Special user I predict that I will have this many posts when you read this: 931 Posts
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On Jul 7, 2015, Merenkov wrote: I 100% completely disagree with this. I'd much rather build an effect up and make the one moment more amazing and meaningful than do 30 different tricks in a minute. |
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Chessmann Inner circle 4247 Posts
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Both are valid perspectives. Whichever we choose for each effect, is up to us to entertain, one way or the other. If we don't entertain, the magic doesn't matter.
If we don't do that, we may as well be doing this (pardon the selfie): 
My ex-cat was named "Muffin". "Vomit" would be a better name for her. AKA "The Evil Ball of Fur".
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TheDirectionalist Special user I predict that I will have this many posts when you read this: 931 Posts
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On Jul 7, 2015, Chessmann wrote: Oh no here we go again... Lol! |
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daniltan Elite user 477 Posts
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Please, no pets allowed
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Chessmann Inner circle 4247 Posts
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Well...ok
My ex-cat was named "Muffin". "Vomit" would be a better name for her. AKA "The Evil Ball of Fur".
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J-Mac Inner circle Ridley Park, PA 5338 Posts
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On Jul 6, 2015, TuneHV wrote: Same on my computer. Sound isn't cut but it is extremely low - to low to make out what he's saying. I even turned my system sound up; didn't help. Other YouTube vids sounded fine. Jim |
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pegasus Eternal Order United Kingdom 10537 Posts
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On Jul 6, 2015, Chessmann wrote: Brilliant. 
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MaxfieldsMagic Inner circle Instead of practicing, I made 3009 Posts
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When I first opened this up, I actually thought there was a piece of cord stuck to the top of one of the cards - the illusion fooled my eye. Thing is, I can't get it to vanish. The color changer and the mirage card may have some potential in the right situation, though. The coin change looks great, technically. Wish the penny was shiny, though, to better match a Sudsbury penny, given the size and all.
Now appearing nightly in my basement.
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petegrimaud New user 78 Posts
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On Jun 26, 2015, Lloyd Barnes wrote: The last post submitted by Lloyd Barnes, wondering why been nothing since..? Happy to sell the product but not defend it..? |
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James Conti Elite user My mum isn't too pleased about my 425 Posts
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On Jul 7, 2015, petegrimaud wrote: Maybe he is just busy creating Volume 2 which will now change the way you pre-order magic. You don't. Lesson learned by all here.
Check out my teenage point of view magic reviews here:
http://ireviewmagic.weebly.com Watch my reviews here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVbu_9bC71_H8BYM8YL9geg |
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TuneHV Inner circle New York 2067 Posts
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I can't recommend these at all. The angles are very finicky as discussed, and sure if you put the effort in and practice enough, there's a chance you might overcome that... but the real problem is they don't look like real cards. Since you know the tech used here, you also know it's made of plastic. It sticks out like a sore thumb and looks like a gimmicked prop instantly.
The coin gimmick was the only one that had a chance of being performable except for the fact that they used a half dollar sized penny. Out of respect for my audience's intelligence and me looking like an idiot, I can't tell them with a straight face I'm holding a penny when it's humongous. Why on earth didn't they just use an English penny or something closer in size to a half dollar? It's stuff like this that just makes this product feel so rushed. We all know some tricks are hit and miss. This is a a giant miss, and the marketing is offensive as a consumer. Made me absolutely hate this product the way it was hyped and how we were lied to. Returning straight away to E and they likely lost a customer going forward. The fact that Lloyd and the rest of the E guys vanished from this thread AFTER they got their sales is disturbing. |
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