I love the demo videos.
I actually got it working for some brief moments, and it is indeed
astonishing.
I was very careful with the handling.
But it breaks WAY too easily.
Even
risked doubling the gimmick but breakage still happened.
Tried MANY times, but same frustrating
results.
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Simply put, this is a fantastic effect. I love the way Mr. Bloom presents this trick as well. He
covers many aspects as well as subtle nuances and alternate ideas.
I just wanted to give
everyone a heads up that there are two training videos with this one. One that teaches the trick,
and another that teaches you how to set up your gimmick. I was a bit confused when I first received
my gimmick :)
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I remember years and years ago when I first saw someone perform the Amazing Standing Card effect,
and I also remember just how badly I wish I knew the secret behind it so I could start performing
it.
Now that it has finally been released to the close-up magic community, I will happily
add it to two of my close-up card magic routines where I start to involve more and more spectators
into helping me perform certain effects.
Now as for teaching aspects of this instant
download, I was very pleased with the way Gaetan Bloom teaches you step by step on what to do, where
to do it and a few other ideas that he has honed over the many years he has performed this effect.
The gimmick that is required to make this effect possible, is something I'm sure every
magician already owns. Along with the instant download feature, the first video is all about the
setup which is extremely easy. You will also receive a video that helps you step by step, get the
right amount of "gimmick" and how to store and use it before, during and after your performance.
I really do love the simplicity of the effect and the laymen in the audience never have a
difficult time following along with what the type of effect you're performing. And even though you
can sort of call this a "challange" type effect between the spectator and magician, it still gets
great laughs because of the apparent impossibility of the effect.
So if you like to perform
close-up card magic, and have $9.95, do yourself and your audience a favor and purchase this effect.
It really is that entertaining and magical, and when those two are combined, your audience will
remember you and your magic for the rest of their lives!
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The beauty of this effect lies in its simplicity. A single, ungimmicked playing card stands upright
on any table, and can be immediately picked up and examined by the spectator. What you see is what
you get, and it's awesome. Gaetan Bloom is also as endearingly entertaining as he is brilliant.
This video is a clip of about 20 minutes of his 3+ hour live lecture, so do yourself a favor and
spend the extra $15 to get the whole thing here: http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/3657 . The full
lecture even qualifies for the 5 for $99 deal (http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/1902), in which case
it's only $5 more than the individual Amazing Standing Card video!
The only catch is that
if you get the individual effect you'll receive the special something in the mail, which you don't
get with the full lecture. If you're an experienced magician you already have it, and even if you
don't it's something you'd do well to buy in a second purchase anyway. You'll still get to learn
the method immediately with the video -- you might just not be able to perform it immediately. It
will be cheaper to buy the special something separately than the extra cost of the full lecture on
top of the individual effect.
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This is the first time that I ever wanted to rate something higher than 5 stars. This is an
extremely clever trick....as much fun to practice as it is to perform.......and it's so easy to do.
You'll be pleased with the method as well as the over-all effect....Namaste
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I love this new product it is so clean and visual. I have been playing with this for hours now and
I'm enjoying it. He teaches you a great balancing act and you can even balance cigarettes on top of
each other. The gimmick is so unpredictable that people don't look for it. Lighting is not much of
an issue either. My gimmick hasn't actually arrived yet but all already made one my self :)
7 of 9 magicians found this helpful.
A very clever concept. I love it when there's a card effect that doesn't involve finding their card!
It can be done with business cards too, and gives options that will work with both cards and
business cards. You can see that a lot of thought has gone into this, for many years. You might need
a table, or a flat surface, while you don't need to necessarily be sitting down.
5 of 5 magicians found this helpful.
I got this in my inbox email and I agree it's a great effect, but to say nobody can ever figure it
out, took all of 10 seconds, not trying to brag but never say never. I always try to buy from the
creator but I don't buy just for the sake of it as this one. It doesn't diminish the trick because
it is killer but the hype sometimes is over the top... I'm sure Dan didn't take a year or a day or
an hour, maybe a minute if that to figure this out. :)
4 of 4 magicians found this helpful.
This trick is just great! It's easy to perform and gimmick is ingenious and nobody will notice it!
And you can make gimmick youreself, if you dont dare to wait it's shipping.
Just buy &
learn it!
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It looks fantastic, but I am rarely in a position to do this. It is visable in some light
situations too.
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