What is your favourite trick by Cameron Francis?

Optional: what do you especially like about it?

"Nothing But the Truth," his lie-detector routine. It enables a lot of interaction with the audience, instead of "I perform while you shut up, sit, and watch." Several magic moments build to an unexpected climax, instead of being yet another one-shot effect that drags through too much non-magical procedure before finally arriving at just a single highlight. Near-instantaneous reset makes it practical for strolling magic under busy, fast-paced conditions.

Another vote for Nothing But The Truth for the reasons stated above

Nothing But The Truth looks fantastic, and just the kind of thing I like.

Thanks so much for pointing me in that direction!

Killer Trifecta - an adaption of M Dowden's Sole Selection.
I like it because:
-It uses 3 people/cards
-Its FASDIU
-Its quick
-It involves a deck vanish

Never come across this previously, but it looks very fun, thanks for suggesting it!

It's performed and taught as part of this video from BBM:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it2z3RzNq_I

Cameron is one of those guys I truly enjoy “almost” anything he touches. It would be very hard to track down a favorite. For the most part (in my opinion) he has an uncanny ability to pick up an old magic book that most of us have sitting on our shelf somewhere, pick a so-so effect (by today’s standards) and re-working it into a wonderfully updated version that plays up to today’s standards and beyond.

So I digress, if I had to pick a favorite, it would be the one I actually told him at Magi-Fest 2016 (in our brief conversation). His version of “Invisible Technology” (not Liam’s Version) from the “Kapow 2 dvd set” (both had a different take on this particular effect in different places on the set. It is also written up in his ebook that came free with the set called “Released”. Even though he states that Liam made it ten times better, I disagree to that point (not to the point that Liam is also a superstar of card magic too).

Rehab.

I ordered and really like Cameron's re-working of Poker Player's Picnic called "Black Jack Buffet". Check it out!

Tom

Nothing but the Truth is my fav. Just purchased it after having viewed it repeatedly! I had mastered the E.C. about 6 months ago, knew I had to use it, so finally bought it.

As for a routine I'm thinking of starting with Nick Trost's Lie Speller, then saying that old speller deck is old technology -- for one it is very bulky! I'll use that deck for the spec to select a card then pull out the packet for "Nothing bu the Truth" and say this is the new state-of-the-art lie detector based on thin film technology!

Phil

Did he release "black Jack Buffet" separately at first?

It is also included in the recent DVD Ultimate Self Working Card Tricks Cameron Francis Edition (2019). The 11 tricks on that video are apparently all classic effects that Cameron Francis has put his own spin on, or has simplified and updated.

Below is a list of all the tricks on that DVD. The ad copy doesn't mention Cameron's original source for them all, but presumably this is covered in the video itself. I've identified some of them, and if anyone is able to identify more of them, please do share that info here:

● Seven of Hearts Trick (Paul Gordon's "Eight of Diamonds")
● Automatic Poker
● Three Impossible Things
● Divided
● Blackjack Buffet (Royal Road's "Poker Player's Picnic")
● Counter Intuitive
● Exhausted (Royal Road's "Tantalizer")
● Exhausted Aces (Royal Road's "Tantalizer")
● Exhausted Mates (Royal Road's "Tantalizer")
● Fired Up Triumph (Dai Vernon's "Triumph")
● Keep, Hide, and Giveaway (Jay Sankey)

Ace Thang and Mind Reader vs Magician

Deceit Treat would be my favorite CF trick. DT is now a go-to effect for me.

I like DT because the effect allows me to inject my personality into the routine, from the piles to the "feeling" of the cards, I find it easy to have fun with the routine.

Most magic effects are better if the spectator can be directly included in the story. DT has the spectator split cards into piles, shuffle a small packet of cards and deal to try and find their card. It's about as engaging as you get.

The routine is well structured, impossible to backtrack and builds to a nice finish. Plus, I enjoy counting cards right in front of people under the guise of feeling each card.

Why are there now two 'favourite' Cameron Francis threads?

In fact, WHO is Cameron Francis?

Oh, hang on. I ordered some rope and sponge balls from a dealer about 10 years ago. They included a free Cameron Francis packet trick (some abomination with a named card written on the back of blank backers).

To the best of my memory, it went straight into the bin.

This one here is an old thread from November 2018, that was somehow resurrected and bumped back to the top of the Workers sub-forum.

The other one is a new thread from February 2020, and just posted recently:

Best card tricks from the card magic videos by Cameron Francis?
https://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/view......c=708476

The new thread is slightly different in topic, because it isn't about all of the tricks Cameron Francis has created, but is specifically limited to card tricks from his card magic videos. I'd love to see some discussion in the new thread which covers material from his card magic DVDs specifically and only.

I love threads like this in which performing magicians share their experiences with their success with specific sleights of hand.