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motown Inner circle Atlanta by way of Detroit 6127 Posts |
While I don't know where you can get sea horses I like the idea of giving one away.
Christian, do you know how much your card and DVD package will run for this routine?
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Card-Shark Inner circle Germany 1758 Posts |
By now I have no idea as I still have to figure that out together with Juan. I actually brought out a new effect called Metamorphosis that uses also souvenirs as an add-on. Magicians have the opportunity to buy the Standard version (without souvenir butterflies) or the Pro version (with die-cut butterflies). (It is so brandnew that I am actually have to update my website, so please do not search for it, only in a few days.)
I showed this effect(s) at two conventions and promise you that EVERYBODY took the Pro version with the souvenir butterflies. So I could imagine that this would also work. It could be that I found a solution to give 20 seahorses with the effect and then 20 seahorses as refills, but this is only in discussion, by now I have no feedback of Juan or actual prices. So I keep you informed, other ideas are really welcome. @Paul: I showed your routine to my wife, she liked your handling but found the repetitive flicking of the cards annoying. It is the story that sells and not the proof of always showing one card. This is actually her comment as layman and I always try to follow her, she is really objective. In the end I could also imagine that the flicking sound is not so loud during a live performance as people will have your height and their eye (and ear) level will be higher than your camera microphone. It´s really hard to find the version that I would for myself like to perform, I think it will be somewhere in between yours and Juan's performance.
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Martino Special user Manchester, UK 928 Posts |
I saw Card-Shark's Mermaid cards at the IBM Convention in Eastbourne last year. He was giving them to Juan at the time and they do look really great. I'd definitely be interested in this effect if it came with the seahorses to give away. Obviously not real ones though! lol! What about plaster or plastic ones? They'd have to look realistic though!
"There's a difference between not knowing how something is done and knowing it can't be done!" - Simon Aronson
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Eric Fry Regular user 191 Posts |
I'm a hobbyist. Perform for family and friends, etc. I performed this last night for the first time, having learned it from the Tamariz video. I drew the cards myself with colored markers. Frankly, I don't like the printed cards I've seen. Aside from the fact they look like they were made at Hooters and the centaurs look randy, the home-made touch adds to the charm if you're a hobbyist. Maybe not so much for professionals.
I altered the story a bit -- set it on the Greek island of Eros, which fits the theme of a Greek myth and explains the presence of the sea. I take the cards out from a little booklet I adapted from a cheap, small photo album from Jo Ann fabric store. I start with each card placed on a different page, so I say the cards are the pages of the story. I gave the last centaur a bit of a characterization, as the shyest centaur but the one who keps his mermaid. And of course I played the Beethoven violin concerto on a CD player. Don't leave out the music. It was very successful. A very charming story -- and, it turns out, a good piece of magic. Not only did people enjoy the story, but they showed audible surprise every time a mermaid appeared or vanished and when the seahorses appeared. Don't overprove anything, but do make sure people are clear that you have four cards with a centaur on one side and the sea on the other. If the trick is placed before people who are receptive to the story, it seems to work very well. In fact, it was so distinctive that I performed only that trick. Any other trick I could have preceded it with would have seemed cheesy in comparison. |
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Card-Shark Inner circle Germany 1758 Posts |
Only two years later after my last post about Centaurs and Mermaid I am sitting here in a Café in Madrid after I finally met Juan yesterday for the video shoot. So things are moving on finally. I will also produce (plastic) seahorses that should be as real as possible and not too cheesy. These are intended to be souvenirs for the spectator, so it is plannes that you will get a bunch of seahorses.
Who is interested in Gift Magic, I can highly recommend the book with the same name, released by Dr. Lawrence Hass with contributions of some of the greatest magicians out there who live magic like Jeff McBride or George Parker. I am really excited that it seems we are moving forward.
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motown Inner circle Atlanta by way of Detroit 6127 Posts |
Cardshark,
Do you have a target date for a release of this?
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rickmagic1 Inner circle MIddle Tennessee area 1544 Posts |
Christian, please add me to the list of those who want this fantastic package when it's ready!
Rick
Richard Green
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pepka Inner circle Uh, I'm the one on the right. 5041 Posts |
Will be first in line when this is ready Christian! Will you also have a holder designed to do the dirty work as Juan designed? When I performed it years ago I just used a small Himber wallet.
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Card-Shark Inner circle Germany 1758 Posts |
I designed a special wallet as a prototype that Juan used in the video. It has to be optimized a little bit, but it really looks innocent and allows a switch without inserting the card into it.
The seahorse can take up a few months also as I let them custom made in China for me. It is weird, if you search for them, you will find tons of dried REAL seahorses, but this I don't want to support. So all in all it seems that a release gets realistic for the third quarter 2011, the most difficult hurdle was taken.
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motown Inner circle Atlanta by way of Detroit 6127 Posts |
Looking forward to getting this.
"If you ever write anything about me after I'm gone, I will come back and haunt you."
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pepka Inner circle Uh, I'm the one on the right. 5041 Posts |
Christian, any update on this?
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Shayde Phoenix Regular user Canada 116 Posts |
I too, would like to purchase these cards. Any word?
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magicfish Inner circle 7006 Posts |
Perhaps The Browser's Den carries some. They have a good variety of cards there.
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Carlos Hampton Veteran user 363 Posts |
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On Feb 17, 2009, Eric Fry wrote: Amen Eric. I have been seeing Juan do this effect since I was a teenager and although I like the effect I was always of the same opinion than you. Never really liked the plastic cards nor the drawings used. As far as producing little seahorses that might play very well, I dislike the idea of making the seahorse float or doing anything else with them ans I believe this would be an anticlimax. Eric, would you mind to share your drawings? Thanks |
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Card-Shark Inner circle Germany 1758 Posts |
I met Juan at FISM and found a minute to coordinate finally a date when we want to film (and then finish) the production. Please stay tuned, it will be a couple of weeks until Juan gets to Germany. As you all know it is worth the wait.
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Melephin Regular user 103 Posts |
Great - was waiting for it for a long time. Actually I have already payed for a set (I was promised I will get one), but it was never sent to me. Doesn't matter. Will pay again und get my set if released. Definitely worth it.
I found a set at a store in Spain and got it by the way. I am pretty happy with it. but I am curious to see the difference in quality to this set... |
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Card-Shark Inner circle Germany 1758 Posts |
Hi Melephin,
you paid ME for a set of the cards? Can you please get in touch with me as I cannot see who you are, we certainly can look it up in our system. Thank you Christian
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