Price$35.00
Media TypeDVD
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedNov 16, 2010
Daniel Garcia Project Vol #5
Garcia, Daniel
Paul Harris Presents
(Based on 1 review)
Volume 5.
Void - Daniel Garcia's completely impromptu handling of Timothy Wenk's MISLEAD. Cause a drinking straw to visually penetrate a dollar bill 3 times, with the last phase being held by a spectator.
In Visible Monte - Perform the classic 3 card Monte all in-the-hands and with the "money card" FACE UP. Complete with an unsuspecting added climax and alternate ending.
Lotto - Visually change a winning lottery ticket into cold hard cash and show each bill 360 degrees.
The Airbrush Change - a modern and fine-tuned handling and medley of Marlo's Face Up Startler Change and Roy Walton's Paintbrush Change.
.44 - Magically cause a four of a kind to transpose with another four of a kind in the spectators hands,
Math - Two, and ONLY two, quarters jump from hand to hand and then visually morph together in mid-air changing into a half-dollar.
The Gambler's Swap - Watch as a 4 of a kind magically change places with a 2 of a kind in a spectators hand.
iScatter - Included on this DVD is the bonus files to pull a THOUGHT OF CARD out of your iPhone. NO APP NEEDED
Fire and Smoke - Learn Garcia's version of the classic "Oil And Water" effect. Cause 3 red and 3 black cards to separate and un-mix with no extra cards and apparently no sleight of hand. Complete with a FULL DECK un-mixing that the SPECTATOR shuffles.
Reviews
(Top ▲)
The first is that I think there’s something for everyone on each of these DVDs. In fact, I tended to like the mythologically simpler routines the best!
The second is that, while there’s something for everyone, the bulk of the material is going to require some skill with cards or coins (or both). If that’s your thing, you’re going to have a lot to choose from. If not, I would argue that the few non-techie pieces are worth the price of the DVD.
The third is my one and only frustration with these DVDs. There’s a timer / scrub bar that runs during most of the video segments. I honestly don’t know why it’s there. I can see where I am in the video using my DVD or computer video player… and it’s distracting and even visually in the way of the material at times.
Now on to the effects…
Like many of you of a certain age, I remember seeing David Copperfield doing Timothy Wenk’s “Misled” trick on TV. Of course, I bought it the second it came out. I even did it in the restaurants for quite a few years… until I realized that everyone saying “That’s that trick David Copperfield did…” was actually not good for my own image!
Regardless, it’s a great piece of (completely impromptu) magic with a straw and bill. And it’s been long enough that I doubt many people will tie it back to David’s TV performance.
In Visible Monte is exactly what it says: a really clean face-up monte routine with an unexpected climax.
Lotto is another (though very good) version for turning a lottery ticket into bills. Clean and simple.
For those of you that are proficient with cards, definitely check out the Airbrush Change, .44 and Gambler’s Swap.
Or if you’re more of a “coin person,” Math is a very cool hopping quarters routine, with a finale morph into a half dollar… all done in a participant’s hands.
iScatter is another in the series of iPhone tricks. As with the others, the DVD contains the files you need, though they may need a bit of minor editing to work with your phone model. And the “setup” isn’t where it used to be on the phone… but you can find it and still do the routine.
Finally, Fire and Smoke is another variation of Oil and Water. I’ve seen so many over the years, I honestly can’t “rate” it in the grand scheme of things. But it’s a solid version.