Card in the Bag Magic Performance

Apr 19, 2017
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Here's my performance of the Card in the Bag! (link bellow)
Once again i ask for your opinion! Your previous opinions were a great help for me so i would love to hear from you once more!
Thank you very much for all your help!
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I like the idea and the method but... [the rest is intentionally vague, but you should be able to understand it]

I don't like the Hindu Shuffle selection primarily because there are better ways of doing the selection. The doube undercut is basic, but it gets the job done. However, it looks strange with the more fancy moves that come right after it. I really liked that move and had to watch it 4 times to confirm that what you did was nothing. The DL was clean, but you kept the card you turned over at an angle which looks strange for a non-magician. Slow down, flip the card over so it is square, do it again and turn the card back over. I'm not sure why you have to show the top and bottom cards. You just shuffled the deck and established that the card is lost, you are disproving something no one is thinking. Also, it backfired because the first time through I thought the King of Diamonds that was on the bottom was the selected card (had to rewind to see it was King of Hearts). I don't like bringing the bag up and putting it back down for no reason. I understand why from a magician's perspective, but a layperson will wonder, "why did he just pick it up and put it back down." That might be more invisible if you were talking. I don't like the wrist flick and snap at :58. It gives the impression of fast hands rather than magic. The moves from 1:03 to 1:05 most likely wouldn't work for a live audience. I didn't quite realize what happened the first time through, but it seemed odd that your hand went behind your back. That being said, the wrist kill was well executed for the camera. The waiving the card around at 1:16 is over-proving that it indeed has a front and a back like every other playing card. It is unnecessary for a lay audience and it won't throw magicians off the method. The same is true with the flicking and flipping of the card in the bag. You should end by dealing the joker to the table, putting down the deck, taking the card out of the bag, showing its face and putting it down next to the joker.

Overall, well done, but I think it could be simplified to focus more on the main effect rather than the card coming to the top of the deck before switching with the card into the bag.
 
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Apr 19, 2017
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I like the idea and the method but... [the rest is intentionally vague, but you should be able to understand it]

I don't like the Hindu Shuffle selection primarily because there are better ways of doing the selection. The doube undercut is basic, but it gets the job done. However, it looks strange with the more fancy moves that come right after it. I really liked that move and had to watch it 4 times to confirm that what you did was nothing. The DL was clean, but you kept the card you turned over at an angle which looks strange for a non-magician. Slow down, flip the card over so it is square, do it again and turn the card back over. I'm not sure why you have to show the top and bottom cards. You just shuffled the deck and established that the card is lost, you are disproving something no one is thinking. Also, it backfired because the first time through I thought the King of Diamonds that was on the bottom was the selected card (had to rewind to see it was King of Hearts). I don't like bringing the bag up and putting it back down for no reason. I understand why from a magician's perspective, but a layperson will wonder, "why did he just pick it up and put it back down." That might be more invisible if you were talking. I don't like the wrist flick and snap at :58. It gives the impression of fast hands rather than magic. The moves from 1:03 to 1:05 most likely wouldn't work for a live audience. I didn't quite realize what happened the first time through, but it seemed odd that your hand went behind your back. That being said, the wrist kill was well executed for the camera. The waiving the card around at 1:16 is over-proving that it indeed has a front and a back like every other playing card. It is unnecessary for a lay audience and it won't throw magicians off the method. The same is true with the flicking and flipping of the card in the bag. You should end by dealing the joker to the table, putting down the deck, taking the card out of the bag, showing its face and putting it down next to the joker.

Overall, well done, but I think it could be simplified to focus more on the main effect rather than the card coming to the top of the deck before switching with the card into the bag.

Hi again! I've to thank you again for the huge help you've been giving me!
I have to say that i entered this world almost a year ago!
Most of this content i wouldnt be able to do it live without being caught.... On my YouTube channel im in a turning point... I love to do this kind of vídeos... Not talking and having music... Im just going to release a couple more and then i ll finally jump to the real world (streets)...
Thank you very much! You are helping be a lot!
 
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