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Burrich Loyal user 214 Posts |
I did my first performance with the cups and balls. Right it was for my mum + dad but still it went very well. They always tell me if I mess up. I didn't do a final load but added a couple of the opening and body routines together. Ammar's always goes down very well. Especially the production of the final ball on the cup. The mendoza move which I thought was so obvious went down very very well. I couldn't believe it. They hadn't a clue what happened. Even Dad who is big into magic. Also the wand vanishes are brilliant. I did the vernon wand spin which was a mistake as I hadn't totally prepared it but I pulled it off perfectly. Anyway just wanted to tell you my first success story with my new Bosco cups and my handmade monkey fist balls.
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drwilson Inner circle Bar Harbor, ME 2191 Posts |
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Congratulations!
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Kent Wong Inner circle Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2458 Posts |
Way to go!! Sounds like you are well on your way to becoming an expert at the cups and balls. Ammar is truely and excellent source from which to learn this effect and, eventually, you may even decide to develop your own unique routine.
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Burrich Loyal user 214 Posts |
Is making your own routine just adding the different sequences together? Or is it making a totally different original routine? One more thing.... what is the bounce vanish? I heard it is on Ammar's C+B book. Thanks for your comments.
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Kent Wong Inner circle Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2458 Posts |
There are very few original moves with the cups & balls. As you learn more and more about this effect you start to realize the different numbers of moves are really a giant smorgasborg (sp?) that you have to choose from in developing your own routine.
You may really like certain aspects of Ammar's routine. You may really like parts of Gazzo's. You may decide to take bits and pieces from each routine you like, in order to make one that uniquely fits your style and mode of presentation. As for the bounce vanish, I have never heard of it in the context of the cups & balls. It really wouldn't make sense with the cups & balls since the balls most of us use do not bounce. I doe seem to recall Michael Ammar using such a vanish on his Topit DVD. However, that was not a cups & balls move he was referring to.
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MinnesotaChef Regular user Minneapolis,MN 176 Posts |
I don't know if it's availible easily in Ireland, but the Steven's Magic Cups and Balls Teach-In video gives great insight to what makes one routine different from another. A simple respones to your question is yes, it is how you put your sequences together, however those noumbers of combonations are limitless. The framework or story they fit into, the order you put them in and general feel of the routine are just a few of the things that will make it your own. If you can find them, watch Ricky Jay's "History Lesson" and Johnny Thompson's cups and balls routines side by side. They both deal with the history of the trick, but one is very funny and the other is more serious. Both are very beautiful to watch and sucessful in amazing the audience. A little research will help in your mission.
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TheAmbitiousCard Eternal Order Northern California 13425 Posts |
Which move is the... "Mendoza Move"?
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Burrich Loyal user 214 Posts |
It's on Ammar's C+B DVD #1. It's like the Charlie Miller move where you pentrate the cup but you hit the ball with your fist instead of letting if drop into your hands from on top like in the Miller move. It's just a variation really but I think it works much better at fooling the audience but that's just my opinion.
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Dave V Inner circle Las Vegas, NV 4824 Posts |
To clarify a bit, instead of the ball on top of the fist it's on top of the cup. The rest of the move is very "Miller" like. (Avoiding too much detail here, PM if you don't understand)
I envision it as sort of an "upsidedown" Miller move.
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