Price$34.99
Media TypeDVD, Utility Props
CategoryMentalism, Close Up
Date AddedJan 22, 2014
M-Case
Chatelain, Mickael
Paul Harris Presents
(Based on 2 reviews)
VISIBLY CHANGE ANY CARD, BILL OR BUSINESS CARD. YOU CAN EVEN LET THE SPECTATOR DO THE ENTIRE EFFECT IN THEIR OWN HANDS!
- TORN AND RESTORED CARD AND BORROWED BILL.
- FULL VIEW HANDS-OFF CHANGE OF ANY FACE-UP OR FACE-DOWN CARD.
- M-CASE FREES YOU TO ALWAYS START AND FINISH CLEAN WITH YOUR FAVORITE GAFFED CARD EFFECT!!
- NEVER SWEAT HAVING TO FORCE A CARD AGAIN. JUST HAVE YOUR SPECTATOR TOSS ANY CARD FROM A SHUFFLED DECK INTO THE M-CASE AND IT'S DONE!
- All Changes are 100% automatic
- All Changes can be done in full view with no cover.
- Spectator can perform the entire change herself.
- M-Case Can Freely Handled by Spectator
- Completely Self-Contained. Nothing to add or take away.
- Carry your normal deck in the M case.
- Perfect for secretly switching in or out your favorite gaffed card.
- Use M Case to replace double lifts or traditional forces.
- Re-sets in seconds
- Available in Red and Blue Bicycle Cases.
SWITCH TO THE M-CASE TODAY!
THE AUTOMATIC CARD CASE THAT CHANGES HOW YOU CHANGE!
And why not have the change take place right in the hands of your spectator?
A SPECTATOR places a card inside the case and keeps it in his hands. Although impossible, the card that comes out will be a different one! Likewise for a banknote or a piece of paper or what have you. Once again the case can be examined without revealing its diabolical secret.
You will find no fewer than 16 ideas explained in detail on the DVD that comes with your M-Case.
With M-Case, all these effects and many others have at last become easy to do.
Reviews
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At first I was not too sure as to what to think about this, but the more I watched on the DVD the more things began to come to me. This is not really so much an effect as it is a utility device, and its only limitation is your imagination.
I have seen some other DVDs produced by Mickael and their production quality was not too great, but this one has very good video quality and the lighting was sufficient, but the volume was just a tad on the low side. Even with that I was still able to hear everything clearly on both the French and English sides with the volume turned all the way up.
The menu is very simple and easy to use. The ad copy is accurate, but I would not say that you can *always* start clean with every effect you use it for, but you do end clean.
There are some really cool ideas that Mickael teaches on the disc and he is a good teacher, but some of the ideas are out of place. By that, I mean it would be hard to justify exactly why you are using a card box to the effect. Just an example: restoring a broken rubber band. Why on earth would you put a broken rubber band inside of a card box in order to restore it?
This thing does have its physical limitations - you cannot really fit more than 53 cards in the box and expect it to shut, you cannot have a deck of cards inside with the gimmick in the 'ready' position, you cannot really show the inside of it cleanly with the gimmick in the 'ready' position, but a casual flash would work.
On the other hand, the box looks like a normal box, the audience participants can handle the box and just as it says in the ad copy, they can even cause some of the changes to happen in their hands, and at the end, you can show the inside of the box completely.
You have to pay attention to the care and feeding of the box - it is not horribly fragile and while you can store a deck in it while not in use, you cannot beat it up like you do your regular card box and expect it to work, let along last forever. Mickael has a chapter on the disc dedicated to this topic and shows you exactly what to do and not to do. At this point I just want to mention that although Mickael does not show you the inner 'mechanics' of the workings, should the box ever cease to function anymore you can easily make yourself another one once you know how it works. You should not have to if you care for the one you get.
With a little bit of imagination, there are some really great things you can do/accomplish with this utility. This applies to magicians, mentalists, etc.
Watch the trailer - what you see is what you get and if you like the trailer, get this and you will be happy with the purchase. Put your imagination to work and you will likely come up with some great uses for this thing!
Recommended!
I have seen some other DVDs produced by Mickael and their production quality was not too great, but this one has very good video quality and the lighting was sufficient, but the volume was just a tad on the low side. Even with that I was still able to hear everything clearly on both the French and English sides with the volume turned all the way up.
The menu is very simple and easy to use. The ad copy is accurate, but I would not say that you can *always* start clean with every effect you use it for, but you do end clean.
There are some really cool ideas that Mickael teaches on the disc and he is a good teacher, but some of the ideas are out of place. By that, I mean it would be hard to justify exactly why you are using a card box to the effect. Just an example: restoring a broken rubber band. Why on earth would you put a broken rubber band inside of a card box in order to restore it?
This thing does have its physical limitations - you cannot really fit more than 53 cards in the box and expect it to shut, you cannot have a deck of cards inside with the gimmick in the 'ready' position, you cannot really show the inside of it cleanly with the gimmick in the 'ready' position, but a casual flash would work.
On the other hand, the box looks like a normal box, the audience participants can handle the box and just as it says in the ad copy, they can even cause some of the changes to happen in their hands, and at the end, you can show the inside of the box completely.
You have to pay attention to the care and feeding of the box - it is not horribly fragile and while you can store a deck in it while not in use, you cannot beat it up like you do your regular card box and expect it to work, let along last forever. Mickael has a chapter on the disc dedicated to this topic and shows you exactly what to do and not to do. At this point I just want to mention that although Mickael does not show you the inner 'mechanics' of the workings, should the box ever cease to function anymore you can easily make yourself another one once you know how it works. You should not have to if you care for the one you get.
With a little bit of imagination, there are some really great things you can do/accomplish with this utility. This applies to magicians, mentalists, etc.
Watch the trailer - what you see is what you get and if you like the trailer, get this and you will be happy with the purchase. Put your imagination to work and you will likely come up with some great uses for this thing!
Recommended!
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M-Case by Mickael Chatelain Review:
One gimmick, one DVD, and $35 bucks. Is it gem or is it rubble? Stay tuned to find out.
Effect
Many effects are possible with this gimmick. For example, place a red backed card in your case. Cause it to instantly and visibly change to a blue backed card.
Method
This is a gimmicked card box that does all the work for you. It allows you to place one object into the box and openly or secretly change it into another object. As long as both objects are relatively flat and small. Coin, rubber bands, cards, dollar bills, paper, etc. . . . all of those items will work just fine. Anyone of any skill level can perform this.
Ad Copy Integrity
The ad copy is dead on. It's accurate and honest. Just a word of caution: they say that the spectator can easily handle the card box. This is true, but I would be very careful. I would not let them "examine" it.
Product Quality
The DVD is well produced and covers many, many, many possible uses for the case. You also get the option of French or English. The card box itself is well made too. However, mine came unglued. A little glue will fix it, but I thought it was a bit weird to come apart before I've really used it.
Final Thoughts
You may remember my review of Romero Box. This is a similar product. However, the Romero Box is $60 and does not come with a DVD, and the gimmick is a little more bulky and the box doesn't look as "clean" as the M-Case. Plus, with the M-Case you get a DVD with multiple ideas, and it's only $35 bucks. The only thing about the M-Case that's a disadvantage over the Romero Box, is the reset.
The M-Case reset must be done when nobody is looking, whereas the Romero Box can be used over and over again and resets instantly. With the M-Case, once the change happens, that's it. You can't use the box again for anything other than a box. With the Romero Box, you can change back and forth over and over again.
Because of these differences, there are some effects that aren't possible with the M-Case that are possible with the Romero Box. Also, you can't look into the M-Case box too closely before the change happens. However, after the change, you can hand the box out. I would not recommend handing out the Romero, however.
Finally, with the Romero Box you can keep your deck in it with no problem. The M-Case can also hold your deck, but upon removing the deck, you have to do some fidgety business to set the box up for an effect. With the Romero Box, you just slide the deck out without any fidgety moves.
Bottom line: I think this gimmick looks better and is cleaner, but it does have some issues.
Final Verdict:
4 Stars with a Stone Status of Gem.