Price$34.95
Media TypeDVD
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedJun 11, 2014
Patrified
Kun, Patrick
SM Productionz
(Based on 2 reviews)
Seven Killer Effects
1. Be-Tween Production
Rub two jokers at your finger tips and a card visually appears in between the jokers. PK style!
2. PK Double
A single handed double lift with just the right balance of flourish and practicality to perform for live audience.
3. Inflict Evolved
The first visual sandwich effect that allows your spectator to do the magic. The moment they touch a card, it visually changes to another. The evolved Inflict.
4. Centerpoint Retouch
The updated display version of Patrick's signature Centerpoint effect. Slick and sweet!
5. Morf
This is the effect everyone is talking about. Four random visually transform into any four of a kind of your choice.
6. DIY Aces
Patrick's take on spectator cuts to the aces. It has never been easier!
7. Snowblind
Patrick's ultimate finale for his everyday professional card routine. What's your excuse not to learn it?
**Comes with special gimmick produced from USPC. Supply your own blank deck
Reviews
(Top ▲)
Patrick Kun is one of my favorite magicians. His magic is super simple, visual and much of it is impromptu. This DVD is full of great material with a clean and clear Patrick Kun touch.
PK Double: This is a quick, one handed, knacky double lift. Patrick says that it is flourishy, this is true but the way that it is handled draws very little attention to it. It looks great but I think that most magicians and laymen alike would look at it and discount it as a nice way to turn a card over. It is moderately difficult but I was able to perform it a couple times just about perfectly just after watching the explanation. This will take some practice but it is well worth it.
Morf: 4 random cards are selected and they change visually into any four of a kind. This looks very good. You may be tempted to call this a production, a better description would be a 4 card simultaneous color change. The spectator is completely involved and they see a completely visual change. It is fairly simple to perform with just a little practice. He even includes an alternative ending where the aces change in back design as well.
DIY Aces: The spectator cuts to the four aces. This is almost self working, you will be performing this just about immediately. I have used a couple versions of this effect in the past but I think I might start using this one more often. It has got some great reactions so far. It has a simple set up it’s easy to do and I like the fact that the spectator can turn over the last card if they’d like.
Center Point Retouch: This trick was originally produced by Ellusionist and had a few different phases. Patrick has trimmed away the fat and cut it down to 2 visual phases. Basically a card is selected the two jokers are placed together in the deck and the selection appears with a pop in between the two jokers. The 2 jokers are placed in the deck again, the selection is tapped on the bottom of the deck and it melts up through landing in between the 2 jokers. Most the time sandwich routines are not creative and add very little to the classic plot. This is concise and visual. It is probably my least favorite effect on the DVD and is, for me, the most difficult. That said it is a beautiful routine and I can see myself using it. If you’re curious, the Download on Ellusionist has about 5 phases, so if you like this you might check that out as well.
Be-Tween Production: This is a knacky production of a selection from a deck, a way to produce 2 cards for a sandwich or a way to produce a card in between 2 others. The last application is by far the most difficult but in it’s other incarnations it’s not impossible. I was able to do it a couple times while watching the DVD, this will take some time to be consistent with though.
Inflict Evolved: Inflict was originally published on Theory11’s Wire. He has simplified it here. Basically a prediction is made and isolated in between 2 cards. A selection is made, replaced in the deck and the prediction is shown to be a joker. It then visually changes into the prediction. This is very good looking and surprisingly easy to do. I really like this, yes it is a sandwich but here it really feels like a visual version of the mystery card plot.
Snow Blind: This is a beautiful color changing deck routine. Patrick performs this with a blank deck. A completely blank deck is not provided but some gaffed cards are included to perform the routine with. If you don’t own a blank deck he also teaches a color changing deck with normal cards. This is not incredibly knuckle busting but it will take some practice.
So that’s the DVD. The only negative I can think of is that he refers to the magic as being impromptu, this is true for everything besides Snow Blind. It is rare on a multi-trick DVD that I look at everything and think that any piece would fit into my working repertoire. I have already added a couple things and will continue to add them as I become more confident. So despite the mis-advertising, I still will give this the best possible review I can.
PK Double: This is a quick, one handed, knacky double lift. Patrick says that it is flourishy, this is true but the way that it is handled draws very little attention to it. It looks great but I think that most magicians and laymen alike would look at it and discount it as a nice way to turn a card over. It is moderately difficult but I was able to perform it a couple times just about perfectly just after watching the explanation. This will take some practice but it is well worth it.
Morf: 4 random cards are selected and they change visually into any four of a kind. This looks very good. You may be tempted to call this a production, a better description would be a 4 card simultaneous color change. The spectator is completely involved and they see a completely visual change. It is fairly simple to perform with just a little practice. He even includes an alternative ending where the aces change in back design as well.
DIY Aces: The spectator cuts to the four aces. This is almost self working, you will be performing this just about immediately. I have used a couple versions of this effect in the past but I think I might start using this one more often. It has got some great reactions so far. It has a simple set up it’s easy to do and I like the fact that the spectator can turn over the last card if they’d like.
Center Point Retouch: This trick was originally produced by Ellusionist and had a few different phases. Patrick has trimmed away the fat and cut it down to 2 visual phases. Basically a card is selected the two jokers are placed together in the deck and the selection appears with a pop in between the two jokers. The 2 jokers are placed in the deck again, the selection is tapped on the bottom of the deck and it melts up through landing in between the 2 jokers. Most the time sandwich routines are not creative and add very little to the classic plot. This is concise and visual. It is probably my least favorite effect on the DVD and is, for me, the most difficult. That said it is a beautiful routine and I can see myself using it. If you’re curious, the Download on Ellusionist has about 5 phases, so if you like this you might check that out as well.
Be-Tween Production: This is a knacky production of a selection from a deck, a way to produce 2 cards for a sandwich or a way to produce a card in between 2 others. The last application is by far the most difficult but in it’s other incarnations it’s not impossible. I was able to do it a couple times while watching the DVD, this will take some time to be consistent with though.
Inflict Evolved: Inflict was originally published on Theory11’s Wire. He has simplified it here. Basically a prediction is made and isolated in between 2 cards. A selection is made, replaced in the deck and the prediction is shown to be a joker. It then visually changes into the prediction. This is very good looking and surprisingly easy to do. I really like this, yes it is a sandwich but here it really feels like a visual version of the mystery card plot.
Snow Blind: This is a beautiful color changing deck routine. Patrick performs this with a blank deck. A completely blank deck is not provided but some gaffed cards are included to perform the routine with. If you don’t own a blank deck he also teaches a color changing deck with normal cards. This is not incredibly knuckle busting but it will take some practice.
So that’s the DVD. The only negative I can think of is that he refers to the magic as being impromptu, this is true for everything besides Snow Blind. It is rare on a multi-trick DVD that I look at everything and think that any piece would fit into my working repertoire. I have already added a couple things and will continue to add them as I become more confident. So despite the mis-advertising, I still will give this the best possible review I can.
(Top ▲)
Finally! A SansMinds product that I was wholly, completely and totally blown away by - and you will be too!
This DVD has live performances shot in a loud nightclub and though it was hard to hear some of the dialogue (not all of it), you can see what is going on with the magic. It was nice to see this because not only does it show that the material works with a live audience, but it shows that it can be done in any environment.
The production quality for the rest of the DVD was excellent - it was well lit with clear, crisp audio and visual aspects and the menu was easy to navigate. The ad copy is basically the description of the effects and it is 100% accurate - the only one I might nitpick on is the description of 'Inflict Evolved' - they do touch the card to make it change (apparently), but the card is in your hands and the change actually happens a split second before they touch it.
I like the way Patrick did things in the studio: First he shows you a studio performance and then teaches the effect, sometimes using different angles. If there is a variation on a particular effect or a different handling, that is explained after the main version and at the end, there is a general walk-through of the entire effect from beginning to end. That walk-through includes the variations if there are any. Patrick is a great teacher and this is very well done.
The effects as a whole are not very difficult, but some of them are knacky. After I watched this I wanted to try getting some of the things down before I reviewed anything. There are two moves I am already going to be using in my close-up work. I have been able to get most of the material down but it will require practice to make them smooth - they are all very much doable methods though.
'Morph' is a fantastic effect and easy to do. The move used in it is more of a utility than anything because it can be used in many ways to visually change multiple cards - words cannot describe how visual and magical this is.
The production part of 'Be-Tween Production' is also very visual, but this one is a really knacky move. This same move is used in the effect called 'Inflict Evolved' and it looks very magical when it happens.
You will also learn an effect called 'Snowblind' which is a color-changing deck effect with a nice ending. This is one of THE BEST and most visual color-changing decks I have ever seen (or that you will ever see)! It is not hard at all and the necessary cards come with the DVD. These are standard card gimmicks and you will already have them if you own the gaff decks for Phoenix, Bicycle or Tally Ho decks. If you use other types of cards you might already have one of them and can easily make the other one that you need.
If you prefer and instead of being used to turn the deck blank, the 'Snowblind' technique can be used to change the color of the backs, or to change the deck from Bicycle back to an Aristocrats deck, for example.
There is a short credit section on the DVD listing some of the references and inspirational ideas/routines, but Patrick goes into more detail of the crediting and history during the explanations.
This is a great product, the effects are all visual, the methods are all doable and most are pretty easy but some are quite knacky, they just require some good practice to make them smooth.
If you are looking for some solid material that is very visual, very magical and overall not difficult to do, this is the DVD for you!
VERY highly recommended!
This DVD has live performances shot in a loud nightclub and though it was hard to hear some of the dialogue (not all of it), you can see what is going on with the magic. It was nice to see this because not only does it show that the material works with a live audience, but it shows that it can be done in any environment.
The production quality for the rest of the DVD was excellent - it was well lit with clear, crisp audio and visual aspects and the menu was easy to navigate. The ad copy is basically the description of the effects and it is 100% accurate - the only one I might nitpick on is the description of 'Inflict Evolved' - they do touch the card to make it change (apparently), but the card is in your hands and the change actually happens a split second before they touch it.
I like the way Patrick did things in the studio: First he shows you a studio performance and then teaches the effect, sometimes using different angles. If there is a variation on a particular effect or a different handling, that is explained after the main version and at the end, there is a general walk-through of the entire effect from beginning to end. That walk-through includes the variations if there are any. Patrick is a great teacher and this is very well done.
The effects as a whole are not very difficult, but some of them are knacky. After I watched this I wanted to try getting some of the things down before I reviewed anything. There are two moves I am already going to be using in my close-up work. I have been able to get most of the material down but it will require practice to make them smooth - they are all very much doable methods though.
'Morph' is a fantastic effect and easy to do. The move used in it is more of a utility than anything because it can be used in many ways to visually change multiple cards - words cannot describe how visual and magical this is.
The production part of 'Be-Tween Production' is also very visual, but this one is a really knacky move. This same move is used in the effect called 'Inflict Evolved' and it looks very magical when it happens.
You will also learn an effect called 'Snowblind' which is a color-changing deck effect with a nice ending. This is one of THE BEST and most visual color-changing decks I have ever seen (or that you will ever see)! It is not hard at all and the necessary cards come with the DVD. These are standard card gimmicks and you will already have them if you own the gaff decks for Phoenix, Bicycle or Tally Ho decks. If you use other types of cards you might already have one of them and can easily make the other one that you need.
If you prefer and instead of being used to turn the deck blank, the 'Snowblind' technique can be used to change the color of the backs, or to change the deck from Bicycle back to an Aristocrats deck, for example.
There is a short credit section on the DVD listing some of the references and inspirational ideas/routines, but Patrick goes into more detail of the crediting and history during the explanations.
This is a great product, the effects are all visual, the methods are all doable and most are pretty easy but some are quite knacky, they just require some good practice to make them smooth.
If you are looking for some solid material that is very visual, very magical and overall not difficult to do, this is the DVD for you!
VERY highly recommended!