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DeeChristopherMagic Special user 675 Posts |
Hey Guys,
Some of you may have seen my relationship with underground card cheat and deceptions expert Daniel Madison, (DanielMadison.co.uk) we work and we play a lot together. Madison was kind enough to write me a fantastic foreword for my latest project, something that's been underwraps for some time. A set of gimmicks that I use daily to create some amazing effects of Telepathy, Psychokinesis and Precognition. The project is called ASHES. Inside I teach my main routine with the Ashes gimmicks and offer many other ideas and uses for magicians, mentalists and bizarre magick performers. You'll be able to see further details upon release TONIGHT at http://www.Mindlapse.net - Join the mailing list to be notified of when it launches. Go to the site, spread the word, and be SURE to pick this one up - It's a solid set of worker's gimmicks that you can make at home in 2 minutes, take up next to no pocket space and you won't leave the house without. Best, DCx
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Rus ANDREWS Inner circle 1451 Posts |
Sounds cool D
I'll check it out R |
Chris Piercy Special user Dorset, England 932 Posts |
Just joined the mailing list, very interested to hear more about this project
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DeeChristopherMagic Special user 675 Posts |
ASHES is now OUT - Go check it out at http://www.Mindlapse.net/ashes
Thanks for all the new subscribers and emails about the project! It's got me all excited!! DCx
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Lloyd Barnes Special user 544 Posts |
Hey,
Just finished reading this, without taking this out on to the road, I know this is great working item. As with all of Dee's work, practicality is a must, as he's out WORKING most nights of the week demoing his material. Getting on to the effect. If you like mentalism and the classic plots that go with it, but feel that they don't suit your style because they feel dated in their original performance script, then this IS for you. The reveal is a burn on a named card, directly after the lay names it. No funny moves, they name the card and it's cleanly displayed to be the only burnt card. ASHES is a really organic, direct and really eerie piece of mentalism. Along with the basic application for ASHES, Dee includes methods for alternative routines that take this from direct, new era mentalism, to modern day "real" psychic ability. Dee gives ideas of items to use instead of cards, that will put this up with some of the best pieces of material out there. One names springs to mind when finishing reading ASHES. Derren Brown. Not because of method, but the way Dee disguises magic methods with psychology and sleight of hand to make simple mentalism appear to be real pieces of strange. It's late night now, but first thing tomorrow (as it's my day off) I'm going to construct the super simple gimmick and get to hurting brains with this! Final words: Stellar, practical and definitely holds it's weight on deserving to be on the market. Good work, Dee! Lloyd |
JamieD Inner circle London 1798 Posts |
Had the chance to read AND perform this to some people. Im sure Dee won't mind but to allow you to appreciate jus how epic of a release from Dee this is, a snippet from Daniel Madisons Foreword should give you a good idea where we are heading with this:
"His character cascades magnetism and charisma effortlessly, with an endearing being and enticing disposition, his acts and demonstrations of fraudulent parapsychology are told with a raconteurs tong and performed with a naturally hypnotic allure". Wow, now I know your intrigued. The effect here is brilliant an fits into so many different areas of performance. The ability to transfer the effect from cards to photos is what did it for me. Im obsessed with photo magic and this will be a great one to add to the mix! Well done Dee, it truly rocks! Jamie Daws
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Darren61 New user 3 Posts |
I brought this effect upon release and I Customised it by printing off some old sepia photographs. I have only performed iit once to some friends so far but I'm looking forward to performing it at my gig on saturday. The response I got was fantastic, I too, like Jamie D love photo magic and use White star and till death with my own spin of course. This is truly brilliant and well worth the money. A big thanks to dee Christopher for releasing it.
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DeeChristopherMagic Special user 675 Posts |
Cheers for the words guys! I look forward to hearing more!
Awesome to hear that you've played with the photo versions too, it could create a really eerie effect!! Just a quick note for those people on Facebook, I'm running a special offer there currently, go check it out here! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=108280082590540 DCX
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Ben Prime New user 17 Posts |
My Review of this incredible effect:
Ashes by Dee Christopher review. Price: £10 Available from: http://www.mindlapse.net/ashes Rating: 10/10 Dee Christopher is one of those people has constantly come out with new and refreshing ideas in magic and Ashes certainly adds to that list. Dee is a real natural when it comes to creating effects which connect with a spectator and have so much impact. I love Ashes, the idea of it is so brilliant. The effect itself has been explored before but this method is completely bulletproof and well thought out. Every little detail has been considered to a point where I would be confident performing this trick in any situation. If you want a strong, simple bit of magic or mentalism this should be for you. As well as this, Dee goes through a set of alternate presentations so suit a lot of different performing styles but this idea could be applied to so many different presentation styles. The ebook is well written and well produced with clear images which make learning easy. The text is clear as well and it is very easy to understand. The effect is gimmicked but it is small and very inexpensive and something you can carry around with you constantly. I completely recommend this to anyone who asked about it. Overall, the idea is very very clever, the ebook is very well produced and detailed and it is all for a very reasonable price for what you get. In fact, I would happily pay more than this for this idea. Definitely another 10/10 idea from Dee Christopher Ben Prime |
magicduro Special user Las Vegas 529 Posts |
How does it look when someone wants you to "burn" on the spot (real time and not as a prediction)?
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niva Inner circle Malta (Europe) 2970 Posts |
I'm sure it's great, but I still can't get what exactly the effect is...
Yours,
Ivan |
Paul S Wingham Inner circle 1378 Posts |
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On 2011-04-15 12:24, niva wrote: The standard routine taught will have a thought of ESP card, photo or playing card burn at the word of the spectator. It can be made to look like it has been burnt before performance as a prediction, or during performance as psychokinesis. Also noted is methodology to make markings or words appear on the cards and the methodology to link it with THE NEW BLACK from the lecture notes THE KNOWLEDGE. |
truthteller Inner circle 2584 Posts |
What exactly is an "underground" card cheat? Does this post not negate that automatically? Just curious, how many times has Daniel committed fraud? I mean, since you brought it up ...
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niva Inner circle Malta (Europe) 2970 Posts |
Ah ok... That's great. Thanks
Yours,
Ivan |
Paul S Wingham Inner circle 1378 Posts |
So, I bit the bullet and purchased this. I must admit I very, very rarely purchase single trick ebooks because I think value for money is questionable when compared to an actual book. Having read this, I still think the same thing. That's not to say I don't think this is clever or an alright trick just not worth £10 in my opinion.
The basic effect is you have 4 aces in an envelope, talk about a lighter that you burned a card with, they name an ace, tip cards out and that ace has a burn mark on it. The method accomplishes exactly this. I couldn't quote another source but the method feels like nothing particualrly new (I could be wrong) but does the job and whilst would need a little practice, is not that difficult to do. Summary; it's a reasonable trick, I just don't think it's worth £10. If this had been 1 of 15 tricks in a book I think I'd have been reasonably happy, but stand alone, I don't personally think it stands up, but that's a personal opinion. As stated, the trick does what it says. I'm sure I'll get flamed but I'm sticking to actual books - that's just me, rather than a critism of the effect. |
Rabid Elite user 495 Posts |
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On 2011-04-15 13:48, truthteller wrote: I think this is more a reference to his past than his present. His background and problems he's faced in the past for using his magic skills for non-magical benefit are quite widely known. Either way...what does it really matter? Steph |
niva Inner circle Malta (Europe) 2970 Posts |
Paul you just bet me to it. I was hesitant to post this. But my thoughts are basically the same.
It's a great effect and it does work with the proper practice. Yet I would have expected to find this in a book with other effects. It's not something to put in a pdf for £10. Nothing ground breaking here or totally new. I could probably think of other ways to do this and look cleaner. The same goes for Vanity. It was compared in another post to Wayne Houchin's Stigmata. While in effect it is similar, it has nothing to do with it in versatility and methodology. You are restricted to basically a couple of results. Again, it's a nice idea, but not something one should get as a one effect in a £15 pdf. But on the other hand, paul, there are effects which are sold alone as pdfs that are worth it. They are just hard to find.
Yours,
Ivan |
Paul S Wingham Inner circle 1378 Posts |
I should have probably been more positive about the actual trick which is solid and works as described and I have definitely spent more and got less on other items. Not sure if I will use it but I can see it going over well enough. I just think there are probably other ways to get in to this which are easier.
Ivan, I'll keep looking. Im way to impulsive to actually give up on PDFs. For me they are a little bit like the chocolate at the checkout in a supermarket. You just have to have it because it's there and easily picked up, even though you didn't really want chocolate |
niva Inner circle Malta (Europe) 2970 Posts |
LOL... good Analogy!!
Yours,
Ivan |
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