This effect does require patience when it comes to preparation. But please believe me when I tell
you that it is more than worth it. I have earned repeat performances and garnered future gigs
through this effect alone. Of course I save it for special opportune moments when I get to perform
for the person in charge, but the reactions or high and YOU will be remembered!
7 of 8 magicians found this helpful.
A few reasons why I gave it 3 stars...
1) A whole lot of set-up...
2) Pretty Pricy...
3)
A really short DVD...
It's good points are...
1) Oz teaches very, very well...
2) Real
Performances...
3) The knowledge you get you can apply to other things...
If you work
corperate events, get this. Otherwise, I would say if you want to, buy it, but you might not feel
you got your moneys worth.
6 of 7 magicians found this helpful.
Exellent DVD and props. There are so many things you can do with this. I think it is a must have.
The DVD comes with a sheet of four celebrities: John Travolta, Jay Leno, Elvis Presley, and Oprah
Winfrey. One tip: I have a small pocket knife with scissors attached to my keychain. I use this
instead of carrying scissors with me (It's way more natural if you happen to be at a more casual
setting). He teaches an awesome force, but here is a more impromptu one: Since I sometimes do this
more impromptu, I just take out blank cards and write the names of various celebrities on business
cards, getting people to name some. I load the desired card on the bottom, do a few false shuffles,
and slide the bottom card back a bit, concealed in my hand. I keep pulling the second card from the
bottom (appearing to pull the bottom card) and ask them to say "stop". pulling the second card from
the bottom to the top and askin them to say stop. When they say stop, I pull out the force card and
hand it to them face down and go on with the rest of the routine. I really love his palm and switch
moves, they are great. Highly recommended.
4 of 4 magicians found this helpful.
I love this trick and I think its awesome. It packs small but delievers and HUGE punch and has a
Great gift to give your spectator at the end. The reason I gave it four stars is because of the
set-up. It takes a while and has to be done before each preformances. You CAN reset in front of your
specators depending on how many "cutouts you make". Also I think its a little pricy for what you get
but it's still an awesome effect. Over all I say get it, you won't be dissappointed.
4 of 4 magicians found this helpful.
I've only had this less then a week and it is such a strong piece of Magic. I've performed it for a
crowd of 10 people, and on New Year's 120. So it packs small and plays well for big or small crowds.
A little DIY and your off to some of the best reactions you'll ever get.
3 of 3 magicians found this helpful.
Preparation is one that discourages performance. Why aren't you manufacturing these props that take
tons of time to create? Sell them as refills. I would pay $10 for 40 of them. In fact, I might
look into sending some blank business cards out for preparation elsewhere.
You must be
confident with sleights to perform this trick. There is a LOT of heat on this business card that
you have just turned into a work of art. A LOT. I've found that even if people don't know WHEN the
magic happens, they sometimes still guess what the method behind the trick is. Seems to help when I
do some sort of slow reveal.
3 of 3 magicians found this helpful.
while i really like the idea of this trick on principal, it takes a lot of time to prepare the
"product". The few times that i did take the time to prepare i got amazing reactions. It is an
ingenious meathod and very visual!
2 of 2 magicians found this helpful.
I made one of my professor and cut him out and everyone couldn't believe it. He framed it and hung
it up in the classroom and even set it as his facebook picture. The reactions you will get are
incredible.
2 of 2 magicians found this helpful.
I'de like to say that it's horrible so that less poeple will be doing it, but I can't really say
anything bad about it!
Yes, the set-up is a bit time consuming, and frustrating until you get it
figured out, but before you know it, you are ready to go with several performances.
The set-up
is also the most difficult part of it all. It is well worth it!
The performance is so easy,
it's funny (and fun)! The method is genius, and the misdirection to pull it off is so subtle, it's
a piece of cake! I felt confident performing this with much less practice than I give most things,
and have had nothing but great reactions from it. I've done it about 11 times in 2 days, and can't
wait to do it again in a couple of days (ready for about 10 performances).
2 of 2 magicians found this helpful.
It's a great method, great effect.
What's wrong here? The setup.
Even maybe a PRO
artist could have trouble with this. But once you do the setup in roughly... maybe...an hour, you
don't have to do it again for quite a while. It is a reusable gimmick, but a fragile one.
And for those of you wondering—you can actually make it with your own celebrities.
I'd
say that overall I would reccomend it, but just be prepared for a LOOOOONG setup.
2 of 2 magicians found this helpful.
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