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A. Evans Regular user Florida 105 Posts |
And I don't always either but it is always good because it does mask noise and movement you could also use some misdirection to make their eyes not pay attention to the cards and talk or make a joke so you can do the move while they laugh
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btwigg Loyal user Sacramento, CA USA 203 Posts |
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On Jun 26, 2016, Magiconcio wrote: That's a good idea as well. It's great to get everyone's input on this. I really appreciate it. |
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gowenmagic New user 92 Posts |
There's another method in royal road where you start with the deck face up. Put the bottom card into a deep cop palm and turn the deck over end for end. I can't remember the trick as I lost my book a few years ago. It's pretty invisible though.
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Ollie New user 87 Posts |
Daniel Garcia has a nice way to do it in his penguin live lecture.
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Magiconcio Regular user Working on my vanish of 147 Posts |
Gowen, I believe the effect where this is explained is "A Tipsy Trick", the very first effect in the book (and one I'm currently working on, by the way!).
The section about reverses in Encyclopedia of Card Tricks might teach something too. I think "A Simple Reverse" is an extraordinary way to reverse a card in the middle of the deck because of how simple it is. Actually, now that I think about it you could easily adapt it to work with Topsy Turvy (but it would be a little weird and you would have to make a few changes in patter and apresentation I guess). Anyway, let me describe "A Simple Reverse": Spectator pick a card and it's "lost" in the deck. Magician asks spectator to cut the deck around the middle. Magician confidently asks if spectator's cut-to card is the correct one. Turns out it isn't. "Well, but it should be somewhere around here", performer says while he takes half the deck from the table. He spread the packet a little and asks (a bit worried, maybe) if spec can see his card there. Spec can't, so he does the same with the other half. Nope, it's not there either. Magician lays deck face down and looking a little ashamed he says: "You know. I've never failed to find a card before." A surprising ending, right? This might sound dry in print, but believe me: it great really... unique reactions. Just kidding, of course it doesn't end like that! After this performer just have to brighten up and say someting like "Not even now!", then spread the deck and show card reversed. The method is simplicity itself and when spe |
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Magiconcio Regular user Working on my vanish of 147 Posts |
To correct myself above: it should have been "Topsy-Turvy Cards", not "Tipsy Trick".
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RDeNatale New user 74 Posts |
Why not be bold? During an offbeat turn the deck over in your left hand and buckle the card you want to reverse. Then palm the card, lift the rest and flip it over, and Bob's yer uncle. If you do this while keeping eye contact and talking, or better asking a question, no one will catch it.
IIRC John Guastaferro did this in his Penguin lecture. |
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iWaifung New user Amsterdam 4 Posts |
Try a cardini change, if done right it just looks like you did a square up. Less visible moves = more magical IMO.
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MichaelJae Loyal user 281 Posts |
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On Jul 14, 2016, RDeNatale wrote: This is way too much work. Without a doubt the cardini change gets the job done in an instant. Less is more. More = more magical!! |
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Magiconcio Regular user Working on my vanish of 147 Posts |
What about misdirection and clever routining? You could pretend to be reading their mind in a humorous manner and use that to disguise a bold move like putting one hand behind you back / under the table. Of course that'll only work if it suits you.
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Russo Inner circle So.California / Centl.Florida / retired Florida 1165 Posts |
I've done the 'reverse 'card in deck by having them -pick a card--- while they are looking at it, turn deck face up with a 'back' card on top to look like the back up deck- keeping deck closed have vol. slide his card (face down of course )in to deck - have him think of card(mis direction-while you turn the deck right side(?) up- -and turn bottom card back into place - then spread deck with backsup and find their card face up- you can pantomine takeing their card out and reversing it into deck first?? - Hope you understand directions L-O-L Ralph(russo)Rousseau
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Magiconcio Regular user Working on my vanish of 147 Posts |
Russo, I guess the problem is reversing the card in the first place. But I have used the above idea as a change of sorts before. It's quick and get good reactions. Here's the effect:
Spectator picks a card and it's lost in the deck, then an indiferent card is "found" but it's wrong. This card is openly and deliberately put face-up in the middle of the deck, deck is placed in spectator's hand and when spectator spreads the cards in his own hands the face up card is actually his own. Sort of a Dunbury Reverse, try it out! The reverse I used was the first one described in Royal Road under the suitable misdirection of calling attention to the indiferent card. Later I've been playing with a few other "routining" based ideas for reversing a card. Here are two ideas: 1. Under pretense of "reading their minds" you bring two fingers to your forehead and put the hand with the deck behind your back or under the table to reverse the card. This is done humorously and casually, droping some obvious "I can't really read minds" gags. You get it, right?. Still didn't tried it out but I think it would fly. 2. Spread cards face up in your hands and ask if spectator can see their cards among the bottom cards. Turn the deck over like in "Topsy Turvy" while making eye contact (still working in some one-liner or some other cover for this part, but it should fly by). Spread the cards face down in your hand and ask if he can see it now. I hope this may get laughs, but then you just turn the top cards face up and show it's not in the top either, so card must be buried in the middle somewhere. Hope that helps, feel free to PM me if needed. |
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SamChak Elite user 478 Posts |
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On Jun 15, 2016, btwigg wrote: Basically you want to secretly flip the top card and transfer to the bottom of the deck. I do a stealth mode of card reversal, where I partially borrow a principle from the Deck Turnover Reverse (Card College Vol.2) and use my variation of Guinn Utility Backslip (GUB) (Great Scott! It's Card Magic) to achieve the result. (1) Having controlled the chosen card to top, turn over the deck and hold it face-up. (2) Secretly obtain a pinky break above the chosen card (now becomes the bottom card of the face-up deck). (3) Spread the face-up deck briefly and remark that the spectator's chosen card is buried somewhere in the shuffled deck. (4) Close the spread and while going through the pretense of squaring up the deck, perform the GUB Reversal. Stealth and silent! If you are interested to learn the GUB sleight, please contact Scott F. Guinn. He's a nice magician. |
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Soumyajit Regular user Under Your Bed 130 Posts |
I think in another thread Vinny graciously offered to share the techniques to reverse top card to the bottom. I latched up on the idea. You can just PM him as he already has a tutorial video made. You will see it in action.
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Mrg1974 New user 23 Posts |
Cardini is the quickest and easiest way. But there are lots of other.
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