Created Tricks Thread

[darosa.justin]

Have you ever created an effect, a sleight or presentational method? But was the idea crushed because you couldn't think of ways to make it the way you REALLY wanted it ?

If so, then I hope this thread will help you out.

What I want here is a thread where people can help others with their own material. For example, if I had a basic idea of an effect, but needed help to make it stronger, I just had to post something on this thread and people would help out!

Anyway, if this whole idea of a helping out thread doesnt work, too bad then.
But I wanted your opinion for something I may/may not ahve created. The link is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzKOtJ7-m9o

You'll probably be able to figure out how it's done. I want to make the illusion much, much stronger. If you guys can help me out, please do. Any ideas for the effect would be great!

P.S. If this has already been done, please notify me. Thanks!

 

[2ndDeal]

Have you ever created an effect, a sleight or presentational method? But was the idea crushed because you couldn't think of ways to make it the way you REALLY wanted it ?

If so, then I hope this thread will help you out.

What I want here is a thread where people can help others with their own material. For example, if I had a basic idea of an effect, but needed help to make it stronger, I just had to post something on this thread and people would help out!

Anyway, if this whole idea of a helping out thread doesnt work, too bad then.
But I wanted your opinion for something I may/may not ahve created. The link is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzKOtJ7-m9o

You'll probably be able to figure out how it's done. I want to make the illusion much, much stronger. If you guys can help me out, please do. Any ideas for the effect would be great!

P.S. If this has already been done, please notify me. Thanks!

Card through Card Box is a classic effect.

I would take the card out of the box face down, without showing it yet, then I would show the box, and finally reveal the signed card.

 

[DavidMisner]

Have you ever created an effect, a sleight or presentational method? But was the idea crushed because you couldn't think of ways to make it the way you REALLY wanted it ?

If so, then I hope this thread will help you out.

What I want here is a thread where people can help others with their own material. For example, if I had a basic idea of an effect, but needed help to make it stronger, I just had to post something on this thread and people would help out!

Anyway, if this whole idea of a helping out thread doesnt work, too bad then.
But I wanted your opinion for something I may/may not ahve created. The link is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzKOtJ7-m9o

You'll probably be able to figure out how it's done. I want to make the illusion much, much stronger. If you guys can help me out, please do. Any ideas for the effect would be great!

P.S. If this has already been done, please notify me. Thanks!

I liked it! Definitely pull the card out upside down to raise the suspense a bit. It was fairly easy to figure out, but the way you presented it was a new idea. I liked the idea of melting the bottom of the box and pulling it through. Good work!

David

 

[Aris.SA]

I liked it.. pull it face down =)...

I think that maybe do this one, and follow with KAOS and the reactions will be HUGE I think, havent tried

 

[darosa.justin]

Thanks so much guys.

I think pulling the card face down won't be too hard to alter. Any other tips on making the actual illusion stronger? (Someway to show the card pulling out), etc.

Has this thing been done before?

 

[Deechristopher]

Maybe consider the idea of using a gimmick on the bottom of the box, something as simple as the bottom panel off of a another deck and playing around with that. Essentially so you can show the card pulling through.

If you cut it in half you could make it look as if you were pulling from the middle of the pack through the bottom of the box.

I haven't tried it myself, but it should get the creative juices flowing!

Cheers, D.

 

[Shodan]

Steve Brooks has an effect on the market called "Free Fall" in which a card penetrates the box, but it does so suddenly, unlike the slow motion version you've put together.

Greg Wilson has a routine called "BoxSpring" in which the four aces penetrate the box one by one in different ways. If you look through his published works you can find a couple of different handlings for this effect, which is notable because at various stages throughout the routine the spectators get to examine the box immediately before a card jumps through it. My favourite phase is one where he literally "chops" a card right through the box - a very striking magical moment! Greg's routine is impromptu, Steve's trick is a little less so.

In other words - yes, this sort of thing has been done before!

 

[darosa.justin]

Thanks for the info Shodan.

But there's nothing really the same as this I believe, so it's pretty much original?

 

[ninja]

nice you should make a variation were the card is coming throught the face of the box.

let me explain: the card selected signed and replaced shuffled be spec, and the box is examined and the deck is sent to the box as fairly as possible and hold the deck upside down (bicycle down) and a little bit below the bicycle logo the card starts to fall out of the pack perpendicular to the box by itself and the card is pulled out and turned over to show it is the signed card and everything is examinable. acctually this sounds pretty good now that i think about it no one steal it i'm thinking about the method!

 

[darosa.justin]

nice you should make a variation were the card is coming throught the face of the box.

let me explain: the card selected signed and replaced shuffled be spec, and the box is examined and the deck is sent to the box as fairly as possible and hold the deck upside down (bicycle down) and a little bit below the bicycle logo the card starts to fall out of the pack perpendicular to the box by itself and the card is pulled out and turned over to show it is the signed card and everything is examinable. acctually this sounds pretty good now that i think about it no one steal it i'm thinking about the method!

Yeah.....what?

 

[owen.christian]

I'm going to have to agree with the others... pull the card out face down. I know a way to have the spectator shuffle the deck. That would be awesome. I'll PM you the method if you want.

 

[ninja]

Yeah.....what?

instead of pulling it from the bottom you pull it for the face of the box like right below were it says BICYCLE and it would be perpendicular (dictionary if needed) i think it sounds awsome

 

[JackOSpadesNik]

Nice effect. Been done before but cool still.

I'm working on something similar, but instead of the card melting out, I'm trying to lay it on the outside of the box, shake it with one hand, and have it visually melt through.

Good job though.

 

[darosa.justin]

I'm going to have to agree with the others... pull the card out face down. I know a way to have the spectator shuffle the deck. That would be awesome. I'll PM you the method if you want.

Yeah it resally doesnt matter...I have a variation where the spec can shuffle too.

Can someone help me out with the actual illusion though? In real life it's not that great.

 

[2ndDeal]

Yeah it resally doesnt matter...I have a variation where the spec can shuffle too.

Can someone help me out with the actual illusion though? In real life it's not that great.

What do you mean by the illusion? Do specs find out the method? Or do you mean presentation?

 

[caruso]

i have created a color change and couple cuts
for those that have seen

 

[darosa.justin]

What do you mean by the illusion? Do specs find out the method? Or do you mean presentation?

Like, in the mirror the illusion looks great. But in real life, people can easily find out the method, and they have said "this on isn't good compared to your others"

 

[Tenchu]

Cool thread.

I hope I don't get flamed, edited and/or banned because some kind of "exposure". Those are ideas I came up. Feel free to play with them and maybe something cool will evolve from it.

About the tricks with card box you mentioned.

I wish I had more time and english skills to write something about personal "inventions", but I'll just give you some ideas that maybe will be usable.

- You can make a quite cool blank box simply by ungluing the card box and gluing it with the printed stuff inside. With a card with a blank back you can make some nifty stuff like a reveal on the box or a 2 card transpo (which is more complicated).

- By sticking a card between those two glued flaps on the bottom of the box you can open the box without destroying the seal on the top, so you can load any stacked or gimmicked deck inside, or you can make a cool transportation to a sealed box, just put some double sided stick tape on one of the flaps, and by palming the card from one deck load it in the box that you can have in your backpocket, then close the flaps, apply pressure and you're ready to reveal the card. The box will be perfectly closed and ready to even examine after the trick.

That's all for now.

Peace.

 

[darosa.justin]

Cool thread.

- By sticking a card between those two glued flaps on the bottom of the box you can open the box without destroying the seal on the top, so you can load any stacked or gimmicked deck inside, or you can make a cool transportation to a sealed box, just put some double sided stick tape on one of the flaps, and by palming the card from one deck load it in the box that you can have in your backpocket, then close the flaps, apply pressure and you're ready to reveal the card. The box will be perfectly closed and ready to even examine after the trick.

That's all for now.

Peace.

One of the most complicated things I've read, but thanks for the input! Ill think about it!

 

[Tenchu]

One of the most complicated things I've read, but thanks for the input! Ill think about it!

Heh I understand. Well, let me use the ghost box pic:

http://www.elusionist.com/galleries/BlackGhost2/cards/BlackGhost_tuckbox.jpg

On the bottom of the box, there's a flap with the bar code and the same one but with the "Glue" text. When the box is factory glued just stick a playing card between those flaps and you can open the deck box from the bottom, without destroying the seal. So, you have access to the box from the bottom.

Now you can put some double sided stick tape on the "Glue" flap and you have a prepared box for the trick.
Leave it open, or use that special slick paper on the glue tape so the box won't seal itself by mistake.

Just put the box in your backpocket so the open bottom sticks outside the pocket, and by palming the card from another deck you can put the card inside this box, now just close the flaps (the stick tape will seal the bottom) and you have a card inside. In a sealed box. Magic!

I hope that helps.

Peace.