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AnthonyMaze Loyal user San Diego, Ca 260 Posts |
Hello magical friends,
If you get a minute would you check out my BILL SWITCH clip that I posted on youtube.com any comments critiques are appreciated! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooSUIeQjSfA Thanks again! *A.maze*
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CasualSoul Special user Edmonton, Canada 542 Posts |
Your presentation looked fine to me. I still carry that effect with me most of the time, but I modified it for use with a borrowed bill. It's a little more work, and a little riskier, to set it up for doing it with a borrowed bill, but I think it hits harder that way.
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WiffleDust92 New user Mpls, Minnesota 15 Posts |
Just a suggestion.
You are looking straight out a majority of the time. as you are folding it up, you glance to the back of the bill. It looked fine, but work on not looking at the bill to see what you are doing. Or, wear sunglasses |
Pete Biro 1933 - 2018 18558 Posts |
Agree, you changer your gaze to the "work" and if you can, you should think more about the presentation. You have the mechanical part down fine.
Frankly, I hate this method (that's just my opinion) as it is too sterile. I like it when a bill is folded, then there is some kind of pause, or placing it into someone's hand or putting the bill on the table and placing something on it, waving a wand... a delay... more mystery, more magical. Posted: Sep 27, 2006 12:31pm ----------------------------------------- On second thought, the version where you wind up with a mis-made bill is ok using this method.
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AnthonyMaze Loyal user San Diego, Ca 260 Posts |
Hey thanks for pointing that out, usually when I perform it I'm looking at the bill the whole time OR looking directly at the people while talking and just 'naturally folding a bill into a tiny piece.
Thanks again :o) Although Pete, I would like to know are you 'ditching' the first bill before unfolding the second bill, is that what you mean by the pause? I know your talking about having the bill stay in that folded position so it seems more natural than to fold a bill and IMEDIATELY unfold it.
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Pete Biro 1933 - 2018 18558 Posts |
I just think it is more magical to say fold up a bill, and say put it on a table and put a glass over it, then reveal the switch later.
The best I ever saw was Johnny Paul and he didn't use a TT, and he entertained and you really never thought of it as a challenge or puzzle. He borrowed a bill, tore it up and tossed it in the trash... then found it restored later.
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meyegr Special user Only able to muster 800 Posts |
I use this change still, but try to keep as much of the bill exposed (a little more open on the fingers). I think since we look from the back we feel we need to conceal, but what needs to be concealed is well hidden by the bill itself.
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CasualSoul Special user Edmonton, Canada 542 Posts |
I just read Pete's post about the TT and had to take another look at the video. I originally thought you were using a stand alone gaffed bill version (like in Wilson's Course), not with a TT. But duhhh, on second look it does appear to use a TT. I guess I should use smelling salts late at night Still looks good though.
The only TT version I use is Sean Field's Infinity Switch, but even then I use it more as an "accidental" switch as I'm preparing to do another trick.
"Open their mind by performing the impossible"
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Cameron Francis V.I.P. 7025 Posts |
Pete, I agree with you completely. I always fold up the bill, give it a squeeze or make some magical gesture and then unfold it.
I feel like when you simply fold a bill and then instantly start unfolding the bill, it's missing a beat. There's nothing to activate the magic. I think there is an exception to this, however. That is doing the switch in the off-beat. I use this for a couple of switch routines I do. For example, let's say I bowrrow a bill. As I'm folding up the borrowed bill, I start talking to the spectators. I hold it at about chest level and just start to casually fold it up. I flow right into the switch and start to unfold the other bill. At this point, I time the end of my sentence so that I'm looking down at the bill just as it fully opens. To the spectators, this transformation is a complete shock. It's almost as if the transformation is immediate, rather than gradual. That's because I don't put any focus on the bill while I'm doing the change. I don't say, "Watch!" and then deliberately do it. I just keep it casual, so they aren't expecting anything. Works well for me.
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AnthonyMaze Loyal user San Diego, Ca 260 Posts |
That's actually an interesting idea cfrancis, I'm going to try that and see if that gets a larger reaction than to have them pay attention to the switch and see it 'magically' change. Im interested in seeing the reaction of a 'shocking' change
...brb... got to go try it ;o)...
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CasualSoul Special user Edmonton, Canada 542 Posts |
Those are really good points about creating that "moment" of magic. Never thought about it like that in this context. As I'm Canadian, and our bills are different colors, I get to lean on the sudden color change for the shock factor. If I didn't have that element, I probably never would have been using this type of effect much. Again, very good thoughts about trying to figure out a way to create the "moment". I probably would have just settled, or given up entirely.
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Jonathan P. Inner circle Belgium 1484 Posts |
About the technique, I'd say that you pause, or slow-down the pace at the moment of the TT transfer. maybe do the whole thing slower or speed-up this phase because as the pace is broken, that arises the "he's doing something now" thought.
And yes, aim to keep the bill in full view during the whole process as you tend to hide it at this very same crucial moment, which arises the question again. And yes, the gaze is shifting to the bill as well. So there are 3 "tells" that something is going on. Even if you have the moves well enough to avoid the spectator to get to a conclusion about the "how". I say this in order to help because, all in all, you have it quite good. Bye, Jonathan. |
scrapdizzy Regular user 162 Posts |
This is great! Im looking for my first few tricks. Have the Hummer card now.
Where can I get this one at? Looks sweet. |
BrianMillerMagic Inner circle CT 2050 Posts |
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On 2006-12-11 12:52, scrapdizzy wrote: I don't want to be one of those guys that pops in and says "do a search" for everyone that comes into a new forum and asks the same questions, but come on man. Head over to the Beginners Table and poke around, and if you can't find what you're looking for then use the search function. |
James Harrison Special user Ontario, Canada 762 Posts |
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On 2006-09-27 11:27, WiffleDust92 wrote: Hmm, I have a bit of a hard time thinking that you shouldn't look at your hands for this trick. You are folding something up. When have you ever folded something up without looking at it? Especially when you want it folded right? (Now my mom used to fold towels without looking, but that came with years of practise.) I guess it depends on presentation, but its one thing when you are shuffling cards, (I mean you have to look once in a while to make sure you don't drop them, or didn't miss any), but you are folding up a piece of paper. I have never seen anyone fold up a bill, a letter, origami, and not look at it. Unless you are crumbling it up into a little ball. Also, I just watched Johnny Paul do the bill trick, (such a great trick, by the way.) and now when he switches the bill, its more of a billet switch than bill switch, but when he tears it up, he looks at the bill also. Johnny doesn't even fold up the bill on the video, he has the audience member do it, and what does he do? Looks at the money when he folds it. When you are putting something in the other hand, you don't look, but for the bill switch, I believe this is a trick where you have to look, mainly because everyone else looks when they fold up money. |
usg353d New user 50 Posts |
Pretty cool. Thanks for sharing your vid!
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Spydur Special user PDX, now San Diego...back to PDX 966 Posts |
Check out Roger Klaus's work with this switch. It is a thing of grace and beauty in his hands.
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paisa23 Inner circle 7293 Posts |
Nice job.
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