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DamienT98 Regular user London UK now live in Austin Tx 180 Posts |
In around a months time I am doing an entrance exam into a magic society. I have to do about 8-9 minutes of magic.
Last night I came up with a nice routine, strange how that time where you are just about to fall asleep is the time when good ideas hit you! This is what I think I am going to do. I am going to tell a story about a guy wanting to buy a ticket to heaven. With the trick "Gospel paper tear" (paper is torn to reveal a cross and the other bits of paper spell HELL) So the guy is refused access to heaven and has to go to hell. Guy getting to hell and the devil given him one more chance to win his freedom into heaven. Thus moving to a colour 3 card monte with the guy trying to guess what colour each card is but getting it wrong. Then the ending card being a picture of the devil himself... That should take up about the time needed. I will run through it just to make. This is a rough outline, and I am going to include a few props for humour for the colour monte, plus I could use some sort of play on my name because it really is Damien. (anyone seen the Omen films..?) Would love to hear feedback, advice and anyone's two cents worth! |
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27297 Posts |
Why is it the trick "red ashes" comes to mind?
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Clifford the Red Inner circle LA, California 1941 Posts |
Sounds great Damien!
You could do a nice devious little twist where the story, at some point, is actually you, the daemon, tricking the human, who is the spectator. It's both fun and unnerving when the spectator realizes the story isn't a story after all, they're playing for their soul! Muahahahahahah If you are going to use a three card monte, you might use Steamboats as the Jokers have a subtle 999 printed on the face, upside down it is a bit more ominous. You'll find some useful ideas in this line from Eugene Burger, Docc Hilford, Gene Poinc and Bob Neale. Of course, this all depends on what Magic Society you are applying for! You might end up tied to a stake with a flaming pyre under your feet, not that I would know personally
"The universe is full of magical things, waiting for our wits to grow sharper." Eden Philpotts
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DamienT98 Regular user London UK now live in Austin Tx 180 Posts |
Johnathon... Red Ashes..? Please give me more details!
Clifford... thanks for the advice, I like the idea I'll really the demon, I may have to use that! Thanks also for the names, looking them up now!! |
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paulajayne Inner circle London England 1160 Posts |
Hi Damien
This routine would work with the backing music from The Omen - Play with your name here, perhaps have 666 drawn on the back of your neck and show this at the end, or make it appear, or use the intertwined 666 instead of the devil on the card. Black candles on the table - flash wool / paper use here. If you can borrow a Doberman so much the better. I have a long black cape with toppits that you can borrow. Paula
Paula Jay - Magic to Remember -
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27297 Posts |
The red ashes trick, as usually performed involves taking a strip of special red paper, and burning it.. and letting it go as it burns. The paper falls, then rises up on its own, becoming a grey ash, floating. The performer then takes this floating smoldering thing from mid-air, and restores it. The exact presentation is up to you. The trick does not use threads or wires, and is quite impressive. Just a thought on a related theme of destruction and finding meaning.
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DamienT98 Regular user London UK now live in Austin Tx 180 Posts |
Hi Paula, thanks for the black cape offer, but I have never used toppits before, however, if you have a doberman... ;-) Thank you for the advice again, you'll soon have to start charging me
Thanks Jonathon, I have a feeling that if I try anything like "red ashes" I will turn the building into a pile of "black ashes". I love the consept though. |
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sludge Special user milton keynes, england 530 Posts |
There's a town/village in Norway called Hell...
http://www.fact-index.com/h/he/hell__norway.html maybe the final card could be a postcard/ticket to Hell ? |
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DamienT98 Regular user London UK now live in Austin Tx 180 Posts |
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On 2004-11-05 07:04, sludge wrote: I wonder if it's hot there..? Thanks for the idea, I like it alot! |
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JSBLOOM Inner circle 2024 Posts |
Keeping with the HELL thing,
Force the 3 sixes using vernon switch and table them face down. You can let spectator see what they picked before you switch because they'll seem them again Deal 3 cards facedown on top of the cards you switched( the 3 sixes) Deal 3 cards faceup from top of deck above the 3 piles Deal 3 cards facedown on top of them from bottom Have spectator pick up packets in any order and give to you. Show them an even number cards and ask if they want to keep them as is or turnover then table them. Repeat until you have no cards in your hand. you can go through them more than once:) Then deal this one packet into two piles Gather the piles and close like a book ( do not just place on top of each other) Now, ther should be 3 cards facedown and 9 faceup. Poker game against the devil. Chances are they will not beat 3 sixes. Credits go primarily to Dan Harlan. |
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Carron Special user UK 958 Posts |
Ticket To Hell!!
I love it lol great brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "go to hell" Tom |
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ivan7 Regular user 146 Posts |
Your participant might start to dislike you or become angered. The end message of the effect (as Ive read it) is that the participant is a looser (i.e. you cant beat me at cards) and is going to hell. Nice message if you want to be a jerk.
Why not change it so they beat the devil (you) at 3 card monte and win freedom. Same card trick, different effect that wont alientate your audience. |
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weepinwil Inner circle USA 3828 Posts |
Why not do a prediction in a block of ice and end on "When Hell Freezes Over?" letting the spectator be the final winner.
"Til Death us do part!" - Weepin Willie
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DamienT98 Regular user London UK now live in Austin Tx 180 Posts |
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On 2004-11-18 18:24, ivan7 wrote: The tricks I mentioned do not need participants from the crowd, the guy in question is just in the story. Thanks everyone for your help and suggestions, I do like the twists people are coming up with! |
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Ollie1235 Special user England 533 Posts |
At the end you turn round with a devils tail pinned from your belt?
of course, that's only if your going with the, your the devil thing. ollie |
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Wolflock Inner circle South Africa 2257 Posts |
Damien.
Cool name. My sons name is Damien too. Same spelling. If you can get hold of a fickle fire, it can give you endles possibilities too.
Wolflock
Pro Magician & Escapologist Member of JMC (Johannesburg Magic Circle) South Africa |
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DamienT98 Regular user London UK now live in Austin Tx 180 Posts |
Thanks for all your help everyone, I thought the entrance thing would be soon but the date has been set to 4th Feb! loads of extra pratice time ;-)
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drwilson Inner circle Bar Harbor, ME 2191 Posts |
There is a fun routine in Tarbell in which the magician sends a letter to the Devil to discover the selected card. The card is off by one, the magician knocks the extra pip off with his finger. The letter to the Devil bit is funny, the Devil writes back on red tissue paper. You could go really wild with this if you just happened to have a lit candle for the ceremony and the Devil was kind enough to write back on flash paper.
Perhaps this isn't the direction you were thinking about, since the plot makes you a (humorous) partner of the Devil, but with the right performer and the right crowd it's pretty funny. It's the closest thing to bizarre magic in Tarbell. Yours, Paul |
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27297 Posts |
IF we're still on about this...
Bob Elliot was kind enough to demonstrate this for me at his magic shop in PA, and it brought to mind a few images... First, using an 8.5x11 sheet of flash paper Second, starting off with a crumpled sheet of paper in your pocket Third, when done showing how the wrong choices lead to "H" "E" "L" "L" you can bundle up all the papers, into a ball... and light them... to have the entire sheet restore Patter about Phoenix or salvation/Armageddon as you see fit.
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Daniel Faith Inner circle Neenah, Wisconsin 1526 Posts |
Personally I would not make the devil the victor.
Turn it around and allow the guy to beat the devil. People will be pulling for the the guy to do just that.
Daniel Faith
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