On Apr 28, 2014, Xcath1 wrote:
Just want to add I Faro and then use the bridge from shufflesque to accomplish the final position prior to the fan

Dan and Dave videos are annoyingly stream only

On Apr 28, 2014, jpleddington wrote:
FWIW, the faro never needs to be perfect for this effect to work. You can just weave the cards together and it works brilliantly.

A good pressure fan is probably helpful, though.

In the end, this is one of the very best effects I have purchased, simply because it is so strong and relatively easy to perform. And it's even better if you have a good cull.

Jason

On Apr 28, 2014, sgtgrey wrote:
I don't take the "I failed" presentation - but I give a hesitation to let them think I've failed before I say to check the phone. I use an "augmented reality" presentation. Most of the time I end there. However, I have sometimes spread AFTER the reveal to show how the cards are still mixed and how crazy it is, etc. (all done out of the "presentation" frame, so it's not part of the "effect"). Then I set the cards down, get some time misdirection, and ask them if they'd like to turn augmented reality into reality. I have them put the cards in their hands, snap their fingers, etc. to do the magic themselves, and spread the cards. When they see the deck righted again, they freak out big time. Most of the time though I stop after the first "phase" and only move to the second if the moment seems right.

Even still, this trick is top of my list - I love performing it.

On Apr 28, 2014, Xcath1 wrote:
1kj: I agree with you and feel the same way about stream only video. I try and avoid them. Once you learn this though you will not need to go watch it again, unlike some videos.

I have been presenting the first phase only. As I look at the picture I tell them
"your" card is slowly becoming clear to me"
"it was black yes?"
"it was a spade yes" "A club, oh yes know I see, it is becoming sharper (as I fiddle with the zoom on the picture)"
"I see the 6 of clubs, you don't believe me, tell me what you see (as I hand them the phone)"

On Dec 20, 2013, TCB wrote:
What I don't understand about Blaine's effect was he took the picture, and after he did then he asked Will smith's kid to name a card, and if he wanted to change it. doesn't a card have to be chosen by the spectator at the beginning? Did I miss something?

On Dec 21, 2013, Pasteboard Alchemist wrote:

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On 2013-12-21 10:35, TCB wrote:
If this is based on the Triumph effect, how would you perform it without the spectator choosing a card. He takes the picture before any card was chosen or named. Then he asks the kid if he wants to change it. Maybe the kid was semi in on it. Or maybe I'm just baffled as I should be, not knowing the method

Sgtgrey is correct that it is possible to work out a "thought of" card version, which essentially boils down to doing one of many "just think of card" effects that are a f**ce/limited f**ce and using Double Exposure as a revelation tool (with one small change to the process that isn't difficult at all.) It seems like BMWGuy also has figured out a working as well. While not shown/discussed on the download, it's not impossible by any means.

That being noted, I would say without a moment's hesitation that Blaine performed it exactly as provided by Asi, but with different patter. The decision they made to cut in at the middle of the trick is proof enough of that for me. I applaud them for doing it, though, because I've used patter similar to what I expect Blaine used during the selection, and I've flat out heard spectators re-tell the story as "I was thinking of a card, and only the one I was thinking of is backwards!" when showing the photo to friends. If that's how the spectators remember it, then I see no issue in Blaine editing it to provide the same experience to the viewer.

I will flat-out say, however, that spectator can not change their mind post-photo and still have the effect end as intended. This is simply Blaine having the stones to then offer up that the spectator can change and banking on the fact that he won't (which we all have done many, many times). What would he have done if Jayden had changed his card? Left the trick on the editing room floor. Let's not forget that having a pool of hits and misses and being able to cherry pick is fantastic thing, but rarely reflects how your working experience of the effect will go 100% of the time. Not unlike Blaine's Steven Hawking trick from the same special. The moment Hawking named his card, I burst out laughing and said "You lucky ***!"