If you love organic magic with props that live in your wallet, this is a MUST HAVE! It is no secret
that Nicholas is an amazing creator and wonderful teacher. The download is about an hour long and
Nicholas deep dives into the effect reaching multiple handlings, care and setup for the gimmick as
well as some bonus ideas!
What do you receive? A link to the tutorial as well as a premade
gimmick built out of “fun money.” Honestly, the premade gimmick looks just fine on camera or at a
distance from the spectators. It is preferable to build the gimmick yourself however using real
currency. The construction of the prop is simple and takes about 10 minutes. You WILL destroy a
bill/note in the process so be prepared to invest that money into the prop.
Technically
speaking any paper currency or bill can be used. You can even use other things like magazine
clippings, receipts, etc if you wanna get creative. Using polymer/plastic notes like GBP may not
work. If you do want to use GBP I recommend the older £20 or £50 notes. Again, you will be
destroying the bill to build the gimmick so choose wisely!
Once the gimmick is made it can
be used over and over again. It sits in your wallet ready to go to perform the effect. The bill used
during the performance can be signed and handed out for examination or even to keep at the end. If
you want to put the effort in, TECHNICALLY the bill can be borrowed but you will need to switch into
the gimmick. So keep that in mind. This idea is addressed on the TUT but in my opinion unnecessary.
Here are some quick points:
-Can this be performed surrounded? No. Audience needs to be
within 180 degree radius in front of you. Anyone directly to the sides or behind you can see the
gimmick flash.
-Is it easy? Yes. May take a bit of practice but the move is easy to learn
-Is the gimmick high quality? As mentioned above the fun money gimmick is meant for practice but
CAN* be used in live performance in certain conditions. I recommend building your own out of real
money though
-Easy to learn and follow along? Yes! As I mentioned Nicholas in an amazing teacher
and everything is well explained and thought out.
Hope this is helpful! You can find my
full review and performance on my channel if you want to check that out. Thank you so much Penguin
Magic for sending this to me. Definately a must have for my everyday carry!