Price$39.95
Media TypeTrick
CategoryGeneral, Close Up
Date AddedDec 06, 2016
Paul Harris Presents Starlight
Perrotta, Chris
Paul Harris
(Based on 2 reviews)
StarLight
By Chris Perrotta
"A beam of pure light comes to life on your card..then weirdly stretches and transforms to predict a chosen card's name, a lucky number or even someone's initials!"
Your spectator uses her own phone's flashlight to focus a single ungimmicked beam of light onto the back of a spectator's card.
In full view the dot of light animates, stretches, then reshapes into an H.
The H then unravels and reshapes itself into the number 8.
The Eight of Hearts is her chosen card!
The "8" then unravels and shrinks down to a single dot of light..where your spectator then blows it out like a candle!
Watch the Starlight Demo now:
Features a super easy PHP no moves, no double-lift switch that allows the chosen card and deck to be examined before and after the light show!
* Super easy to do. No card skills required.
* Starlight can be pre-set before your performance to morph into any card value...any two digit number or any two initials!
* Works under all lighting conditions...from dark to light...indoors and outdoors (When using a borrowed phone's flashlight.)
* Spectator can hold her own phone in her own hand during entire effect.
* Performer has complete control over the light speed...and can stop and start the action at will.
* Resets in seconds.
* Perform any time...sitting, standing and surrounded.
Complete with ingenious Bicycle rider back gimmick (Red Back only) and instructional download.
BASK IN THE GLOW
OF STARLIGHT TODAY!
Reviews
(Top ▲)
Starlight is a Chris Perrotta invention brought to us by Paul Harris Presents. It is an effect like none other I have seen before and uses a unique gimmick. If you are into cool gimmicks, this trick is definitely for you. No matter who is watching you perform, with Starlight, you will grab their attention.
Basically, the spectator picks a card which is not revealed to the performer. The performer takes what is apparently the chosen card, without looking at the value or suit, and holds it over the spectator’s cell phone flashlight or any other bright light. Then, miraculously, the dot of light that is shining through the card moves and morphs around the card. The light looks like a snake slithering across the card and then it reveals the value and suit of the card by displaying graphics. First the light stops and shows either a heart icon or an “H” and then continues to slither and reveals a “4” so the performer can announce that the card was the 4 of Hearts. The reveal can be any card in the deck or any two letters in the alphabet. It is visually stunning!
With your purchase of Starlight you get the very cool red rider backed Bicycle gimmick, an envelope to carry the gimmick in, another gimmick that helps you ring in a ditch the gimmick and transparent stencils to allow you to change the reveal. You also get a link to a downloadable hour and nine minute instructional video featuring Bro Gilbert.
The instructional video is very good and teaches how to use the Starlight gimmick, leaving no questions left unanswered. It is very details and perhaps a bit too detailed. During the video, he teaches you how to alter the gimmick for different reveals, how to perform the trick and he demonstrates his trick with a performance, which is also the promotional video.
I really like this trick because it is so new and different than anything else out there. It is something that I will use, but you need to practice a bit to make sure you get the whole routine down. While the ad copy says that it is “Super easy to do. No card skills required” it will take some practice. The handling is not hard to do, but you will need to acclimate to the gimmick and get used to ditching the Starlight gimmick with the ditching gimmick. You will need to be aware of positioning of the cards and gimmick so you can perform this smoothly. A bit audience management is required, but no high level amount of tap dancing is required.
While you can change the two reveals to be any two initials or any card, you really can’t change it without disappearing into a private room where you will need a couple of minutes to change the graphics. You need to be careful so you don’t lose anything and so you are set up correctly. For this reason, if you are doing a strolling gig, you will always have the same forced card... unless you disappear and return. Changing the icons takes a bit of finger dexterity to get everything perfect.
You can perform Starlight surrounded, but there may be an impulse of some to look under the card where the magic is happening. This cannot happen during the trick or you will be busted. You can hand out the card after executing the cleverly crafted moment of misdirection.
The gimmick itself is super cool and cannot be created by any do-it-yourselfers at home. You will need to carry it carefully so that it does not bend or break. With the care that this gimmick needs, it should last a very long time or until someone sits on it or inadvertently bends it.
You will be able to control the speed of the moving light and you can have the spectator use their own light and even hold it under the card, which is preferable. The spectator can touch the top of the card while the light is moving, but they can never hold the card when the light is doing the magical dance. The reset takes about 5 second, maybe less, but because you will want to glance at it to make sure everything is set to go, you will need a moment of privacy.
Because of the need for the ditching gimmick, you will need to have a card box that contains the ditching gimmick at all times. That is not an issue since you can have a totally normal deck of cards inside the box.
You can perform this in dimly lit rooms and even in normally lit rooms and the effect is entrancing. I would however avoid doing this outside in extremely bright light since the light may not be perceptible.
Overall, I think this is a fantastic effect and worth checking out.
Basically, the spectator picks a card which is not revealed to the performer. The performer takes what is apparently the chosen card, without looking at the value or suit, and holds it over the spectator’s cell phone flashlight or any other bright light. Then, miraculously, the dot of light that is shining through the card moves and morphs around the card. The light looks like a snake slithering across the card and then it reveals the value and suit of the card by displaying graphics. First the light stops and shows either a heart icon or an “H” and then continues to slither and reveals a “4” so the performer can announce that the card was the 4 of Hearts. The reveal can be any card in the deck or any two letters in the alphabet. It is visually stunning!
With your purchase of Starlight you get the very cool red rider backed Bicycle gimmick, an envelope to carry the gimmick in, another gimmick that helps you ring in a ditch the gimmick and transparent stencils to allow you to change the reveal. You also get a link to a downloadable hour and nine minute instructional video featuring Bro Gilbert.
The instructional video is very good and teaches how to use the Starlight gimmick, leaving no questions left unanswered. It is very details and perhaps a bit too detailed. During the video, he teaches you how to alter the gimmick for different reveals, how to perform the trick and he demonstrates his trick with a performance, which is also the promotional video.
I really like this trick because it is so new and different than anything else out there. It is something that I will use, but you need to practice a bit to make sure you get the whole routine down. While the ad copy says that it is “Super easy to do. No card skills required” it will take some practice. The handling is not hard to do, but you will need to acclimate to the gimmick and get used to ditching the Starlight gimmick with the ditching gimmick. You will need to be aware of positioning of the cards and gimmick so you can perform this smoothly. A bit audience management is required, but no high level amount of tap dancing is required.
While you can change the two reveals to be any two initials or any card, you really can’t change it without disappearing into a private room where you will need a couple of minutes to change the graphics. You need to be careful so you don’t lose anything and so you are set up correctly. For this reason, if you are doing a strolling gig, you will always have the same forced card... unless you disappear and return. Changing the icons takes a bit of finger dexterity to get everything perfect.
You can perform Starlight surrounded, but there may be an impulse of some to look under the card where the magic is happening. This cannot happen during the trick or you will be busted. You can hand out the card after executing the cleverly crafted moment of misdirection.
The gimmick itself is super cool and cannot be created by any do-it-yourselfers at home. You will need to carry it carefully so that it does not bend or break. With the care that this gimmick needs, it should last a very long time or until someone sits on it or inadvertently bends it.
You will be able to control the speed of the moving light and you can have the spectator use their own light and even hold it under the card, which is preferable. The spectator can touch the top of the card while the light is moving, but they can never hold the card when the light is doing the magical dance. The reset takes about 5 second, maybe less, but because you will want to glance at it to make sure everything is set to go, you will need a moment of privacy.
Because of the need for the ditching gimmick, you will need to have a card box that contains the ditching gimmick at all times. That is not an issue since you can have a totally normal deck of cards inside the box.
You can perform this in dimly lit rooms and even in normally lit rooms and the effect is entrancing. I would however avoid doing this outside in extremely bright light since the light may not be perceptible.
Overall, I think this is a fantastic effect and worth checking out.
(Top ▲)
RATING
Five out of five stars.
WHAT YOU GET
You get an amazing gimmick and a video download.
WHAT I LIKE
This thing is really stunning! You get a most amazing gimmick! The quality of the gimmick is excellent.
The method is also excellent. The gimmick comes in a few parts that allows you to hand out the deck to be shuffled. You then have them select a card (not a free choice). The gimmick is then cleverly brought in. The handling of the gimmick is superb. It works with a cell phone light, or even a small single AAA keychain flashlight or most any other keychain flashlight. It works superbly well in almost any lighting situation. The light moves on the card without any apparent movement of the card or the light below it.
The handling is excellent and not too difficult. The explanation on the download video is very good. They explain how to perform this sitting or standing. This is something you could perform in a variety of settings, close up sitting down, close up standing, or parlor. You could even do this on stage if you had a camera and screen.
It is not very angle sensitive. You could perform this surrounded. The only bad angle is directly below the gimmick.
The ad is pretty fair and honest. If you like the trailer, I think you are going to love this.
WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE
I really love this, and there are really no significant negatives, in my mind. However, there are some limitations you should be aware of.
You can’t hand out the gimmick for examination. However, the video talks about how to ring in the gimmick in the middle of the routine and how to ditch the gimmick and hand out the card for examination. Also the gimmick is designed so that it can be easily ditched with minimal effort.
You can reveal a wide variety of two character revelations, including cards, numbers, and letters. You can reveal any card with a value character and either a letter or a picture of the suit. However, your gimmick must be set up in advance to reveal one set of two characters at a time.
You will need to follow the explanation video closely and practice the handling. In performing this, the participant is going to be dying to check out the card. you have to do a little dirty work before you can hand out the card for examination. The video covers this very well, but you will need to develop your confidence in the handling to pull it off successfully.
AT A GLANCE
The skill level required: 2 of 5. The handling is not difficult, but you should closely watch the explanation video and gain confidence in the handling before performing.
Audience management skill required: 2 of 5.
Performance angles: 360 degrees
Reset time required: None
DIY time involved in advance: Anywhere from none to a couple minutes. The gimmick comes ready to reveal a specific playing card.
VERDICT
This is just the coolest gimmick! You will love performing this. The routine is excellent.
Five out of five stars.
WHAT YOU GET
You get an amazing gimmick and a video download.
WHAT I LIKE
This thing is really stunning! You get a most amazing gimmick! The quality of the gimmick is excellent.
The method is also excellent. The gimmick comes in a few parts that allows you to hand out the deck to be shuffled. You then have them select a card (not a free choice). The gimmick is then cleverly brought in. The handling of the gimmick is superb. It works with a cell phone light, or even a small single AAA keychain flashlight or most any other keychain flashlight. It works superbly well in almost any lighting situation. The light moves on the card without any apparent movement of the card or the light below it.
The handling is excellent and not too difficult. The explanation on the download video is very good. They explain how to perform this sitting or standing. This is something you could perform in a variety of settings, close up sitting down, close up standing, or parlor. You could even do this on stage if you had a camera and screen.
It is not very angle sensitive. You could perform this surrounded. The only bad angle is directly below the gimmick.
The ad is pretty fair and honest. If you like the trailer, I think you are going to love this.
WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE
I really love this, and there are really no significant negatives, in my mind. However, there are some limitations you should be aware of.
You can’t hand out the gimmick for examination. However, the video talks about how to ring in the gimmick in the middle of the routine and how to ditch the gimmick and hand out the card for examination. Also the gimmick is designed so that it can be easily ditched with minimal effort.
You can reveal a wide variety of two character revelations, including cards, numbers, and letters. You can reveal any card with a value character and either a letter or a picture of the suit. However, your gimmick must be set up in advance to reveal one set of two characters at a time.
You will need to follow the explanation video closely and practice the handling. In performing this, the participant is going to be dying to check out the card. you have to do a little dirty work before you can hand out the card for examination. The video covers this very well, but you will need to develop your confidence in the handling to pull it off successfully.
AT A GLANCE
The skill level required: 2 of 5. The handling is not difficult, but you should closely watch the explanation video and gain confidence in the handling before performing.
Audience management skill required: 2 of 5.
Performance angles: 360 degrees
Reset time required: None
DIY time involved in advance: Anywhere from none to a couple minutes. The gimmick comes ready to reveal a specific playing card.
VERDICT
This is just the coolest gimmick! You will love performing this. The routine is excellent.