Price$19.95
Media TypeDVD
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedMar 08, 2015
Open
Marcus Eddie
(Based on 2 reviews)
" Open is a great idea with boundless potential for effects. Very smartly handled." -Jon Armstrong
"I LOVED Marcus Eddie's OPEN. It's a very good effect with a very good method." -Daryl
"When he showed the prep, I thought, 'How the heck will this let you do that effect?' I smiled when he started explaining it. Very clever." -Cameron Francis
"I love Open Predictions and "OPEN" will be one of my favorites from now on! It's smart, clear, and easy to do. The handling is so natural that he fooled me the 3 times that I repeated the trailer. OPEN is this kind of effect that I want to perform in my next show." -Marcelo "Tango" Insau
"SUPER Clever...I really like the way Marcus thinks." -Greg Rostami
"Nice. This is a cleverly twisted method for the classic open-prediction card effect. The method's as cool as the trick!" -Francis Menotti
"OPEN is my type of effect so it was a pleasure to be able to view it and I am sure ill be using it myself." -Dominic Daly
A BLUE card is rubber banded on the outside of a RED card box. This is your prediction card.
A card is then FREELY chosen (or even just named!) from the RED deck. Let's say it's the three of spades. The deck is now placed back into the box and the BLUE prediction card is very fairly and openly removed. Miraculously, that one BLUE card is the THREE OF SPADES.
•VERY EASY to learn
•No table required (Perfect For strolling)
Marcus has eliminated complicated moves and distracting handlings in this ultra-direct, hard hitting holy grail of card magic.
With the "OPEN" method, you can perform this effect with a fairness that has never been seen before.
People will swear that you truly predicted their thought-of card.
Reviews
(Top ▲)
PROS
This is an excellent routine that plays much like an invisible deck routine. However, the deck is a regular deck.
There is a gimmick involved, but the deck is regular and can be used for any effect.
CONS
To use the deck for a subsequent effect, there will be a discrepancy in the deck color. I think this is easily overcome by setting the cards down face up, going to a different routine, and then going back to the cards. Another idea is to follow this effect with a deck color change routine. See Jonathan Levit's great "Ahead of the Game" DVD for one such routine.
VERDICT
Really an excellent variation of the invisible deck plot using a regular deck that could be used for subsequent effects.
This is an excellent routine that plays much like an invisible deck routine. However, the deck is a regular deck.
There is a gimmick involved, but the deck is regular and can be used for any effect.
CONS
To use the deck for a subsequent effect, there will be a discrepancy in the deck color. I think this is easily overcome by setting the cards down face up, going to a different routine, and then going back to the cards. Another idea is to follow this effect with a deck color change routine. See Jonathan Levit's great "Ahead of the Game" DVD for one such routine.
VERDICT
Really an excellent variation of the invisible deck plot using a regular deck that could be used for subsequent effects.
(Top ▲)
I really like Marcus Eddie's ODD. Unfortunately, his trick Open is not as practical for strolling magic as ODD is.
First, ODD can be re-set instantly in front of spectators, whereas the reset for Open takes maybe 10 seconds and cannot be done openly. Second, two gimmicked decks for ODD can be created in about 10 minutes out of two regular Bicycle decks (and nothing else), whereas construction of the gimmicked deck for Open requires more extensive arts-and-crafts supplies and 20 to 30 minutes. Finally, the ODD gimmicked deck is strong and durable and will last for a long, long time, whereas the Open gimmicked deck is delicate and will require constant attention.
I love to see Open performed. It is an impressive effect. But in its present form, it's not very practical for strolling performances. I'd love to see Marcus Eddie develop a more durable, practical version of the gimmick.
First, ODD can be re-set instantly in front of spectators, whereas the reset for Open takes maybe 10 seconds and cannot be done openly. Second, two gimmicked decks for ODD can be created in about 10 minutes out of two regular Bicycle decks (and nothing else), whereas construction of the gimmicked deck for Open requires more extensive arts-and-crafts supplies and 20 to 30 minutes. Finally, the ODD gimmicked deck is strong and durable and will last for a long, long time, whereas the Open gimmicked deck is delicate and will require constant attention.
I love to see Open performed. It is an impressive effect. But in its present form, it's not very practical for strolling performances. I'd love to see Marcus Eddie develop a more durable, practical version of the gimmick.