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swayne100 Veteran user 389 Posts |
A magician has a card selected, loses it in the deck, puts the deck in his pocket - then reaches in and immediately pulls out the selection.
I'm sure I've seen many versions of this but I can't recall the names, so if someone can point me in the right direction as to names of published material, I'd appreciate it. |
Carta Mundi New user 51 Posts |
Two I can think of are: Darwin Ortiz - Harry in your Pocket and Oz Pearlman- Clutch.
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swayne100 Veteran user 389 Posts |
Thanks!
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Gerald Deutsch Special user 526 Posts |
Force card
Put back in deck Have deck shuffled Put in pocket Duplicate of forced card at other side of pocket. |
Oliver Munoz Gutierrez New user 85 Posts |
Isn't there a similar card at any Nummer effect in Expert Card Technique? Don't remember the name, but more or less related to your description: You don't need more than a control or what am I missing?
The rest is up to you... |
Merc Man Inner circle NUNEATON, Warwickshire 2537 Posts |
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On Apr 5, 2020, Oliver Munoz Gutierrez wrote: I think that the Card to Pocket trick you are referring to in Expert Card Technique (a truly brilliant but so overlooked and underrated book!) is 'The Lazy Man's Card to Pocket' by C.O. Williams. However, in that trick, just a single card is taken from the pocket. If a card is to be taken from the entire pack which is placed in the pocket, there are many ways; the easiest being just to control the card to the top or bottom. However, to dress this idea up to be more entertaining, Rovi had a great presentation. As the pack was placed in the SPECTATOR'S own pocket lengthwise, he would pull the card upright - so in other words, it was now at a 90 degree right angle to the rest of the pack. He'd then get another spectator to put his hand in the pocket and pull out one card as quickly as possible. Obviously, this would be the upright card as it was the easiest to take. Another easy method, particularly for a beginner, is by using a Stripper Pack. The deck can be shuffed and placed in the pocket by the spectator, yet instantly found/revealed with the minimum of effort.
Barry Allen
Over 14 years have passed - and still missing Abra Magazine arriving every Saturday morning. |
Cameron Roat Special user Michigan 728 Posts |
Cliff Green has a trick in Scarne on Card Tricks that's something like this except you do it from the spectator's pocket. I think it's called "Instanto."
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magicfish Inner circle 7004 Posts |
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On Apr 10, 2020, Merc Man wrote: Very informative. Thankyou Merc Man. I like that stripper version. What an effective mystery. |
jim ferguson Veteran user Ayrshire, Scotland 386 Posts |
I have a description of this trick in a book, but can't seem to find it. In the handling I'm talking about, the cards are given to the spectator to place in their own pocket, and they reach in themselves and remove one, which is their selection.
I saw a performance of David Berglas doing this bit, and it looked like the same method. There is a version in Royal Road called "A Pocket Discovery". In this the cards are given to the spectator to place in his/her pocket (after one has been chosen and remembered), and the spectator names a number. The magician reaches into the pocket and removes one card at a time - the selection being pulled out on the number called. I'll have a look through my books and get back if I find the reference I was looking for. Jim |
magicfish Inner circle 7004 Posts |
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On Apr 13, 2020, jim ferguson wrote: Merc Man mentions this one in the post above. |
jim ferguson Veteran user Ayrshire, Scotland 386 Posts |
It's not the same one, Magicfish.
In the version Merc Man mentions, the cards are placed in the spectators pocket by the magician (so the selection is vertical, while the deck is on its side). In the handling I'm talking about, the cards can simply be handed to the spectator to place in his pocket. It works on a slightly different principle. As I mentioned above, I believe David Berglas uses this particular method. There was a video on YouTube some time ago (I'm not sure if it's still there), of Berglas using it in a longer card routine. I haven't seen the clip in a while, but I think he started with a "Think A Card" from a fan. He then handed the guy the deck to pocket, and did the trick being discussed here. Then he showed the whole deck as the selection, before showing the deck to be normal once again - and the selection appeared on the table. The last piece was his ACAAN. Jim |
magicfish Inner circle 7004 Posts |
Oh I see. Very interesting. Thanks for the clarification.
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jim ferguson Veteran user Ayrshire, Scotland 386 Posts |
I had initially thought it was in Royal Road or Expert Card Technique, but I can't seem to find it in any of those.
I'll check some other tomes, as I'm sure I've got it somewhere. Jim |
ThomasJ Special user Chicago 999 Posts |
There is an effect in JG Thompson's book, The Living End, in which the magician puts the deck in spectator's inner jacket pocket (the good old days). The idea was that the easiest card to remove is the top card if the deck is backs outward. Spectator reaches in and grabs one card and it's the selection. Nothing groundbreaking, but maybe it will jog a memory...
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Wez_Evans New user Lancashire, UK 52 Posts |
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On Apr 4, 2020, Carta Mundi wrote: Clutch is great, I use it as part of a larger pickpocketing demonstration. Should note, that this means that you're actually taking the card from.the box, inside their pocket. But I guess you could do it from your own. Depends on your presentation angle |
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