Price$40.00
Media TypeDVD
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedOct 25, 2011
Ontology Project RED
Delgaudio, Derek, Guimaraes, Helder
Magic Apple
(Based on 1 review)
You will receive an elegant booklet and a collection of 54 Red backed Bicycle cards that allows you to perform the following effects:
DEEPEST SYMPATHY: Arguably the cleanest and most deceptive version of the Sympathetic Cards plot ever devised.
TRIUMPHANT: An unbelievable addition to Dai Vernon's timeless classic, Triumph.
FORCE OF NATURE: Based on Charles Reynolds' "Force of Thought" this is the perfect utility weapon magicians and mentalists alike. Included are two routines guaranteed to devastate: A spectator merely thinks of a card in the deck and the magician is able to instantly tell them what card they are thinking of and a perfect prediction.
CART BEFORE THE HORSE: A signed card to impossible location that brings a Bro. John miracle into the 21st century.
What are the leading industry professionals saying about the Ontology Project? Read:
"I actually already perform three of the plots dealt with in The Ontology Project , and I'm exchanging all three of my methods for those found here. These tricks are so good that they do, in fact, make you question your own existence."
- Mac King
"Brilliant. The Ontology Project is a post-graduate course in card magic."
- Jim Steinmeyer
"A quote for a magic product is supposed to suggest three things: the product is great, the person quoted likes it, and that he personally suggests you should buy it... It is, I do and you should."
- Michael Weber
"Buy Ontology for your audience, they deserve it!"
- Bill Malone
"If you buy the Ontology Project and don't like it let me know and I will buy it back from you myself. I think it is that good."
- Chris Kenner
"It's so good, just write something and put my name under it."
- David Williamson
Reviews
(Top ▲)
What a breath of fresh air! Honestly, a lot of the "new stuff" that comes out is just old stuff redone... poorly and without credit.
That is certainly not the case with the Ontology Project. To begin with, the author, Helder Guimaraes, has started with very good classic effects. He provides background on each effect, with full references.
Helder takes us down a path that I frequent. He starts with a really good effect and then introduces gimmicks to make the effect cleaner. Notice I did not say easier, though this is sometimes the case. His goal is obviously audience-centric. While a couple of the routines are relatively easy to do, others are still going to require some chops.
All four routines require feked cards. Between the four effects, they require about a full deck's worth of cards. How convenient!
Please note that you'll be splitting these cards up, probably into four gimmicked decks. You might be able to combine a few, but they're not intended to go together. So have a brick of Bicycles ready.
Briefly the routines are:
Deepest Sympathy is a very clean version of Leipzig's "Sympathetic Thirteen." A lovely sympathetic cards routine.
Triumphant is Vernon's Triumph with a kicker ending where the cards end up in new deck order and the selected card in its correct spot. I'm almost ready to give up the Triumph I've been doing for 25 years for this one.
Force of Nature is a method of forcing, not an effect. You'll be stuck forcing the card that's supplied with your deck, but this is easily one of the cleanest methods I've ever come across.
Cart Before the Horse is a signed card to impossible location based on the work of Bro. John Hamman, one of my heroes.
I really can't give this a higher recommendation. It's amazing work and worth study by everyone.
That is certainly not the case with the Ontology Project. To begin with, the author, Helder Guimaraes, has started with very good classic effects. He provides background on each effect, with full references.
Helder takes us down a path that I frequent. He starts with a really good effect and then introduces gimmicks to make the effect cleaner. Notice I did not say easier, though this is sometimes the case. His goal is obviously audience-centric. While a couple of the routines are relatively easy to do, others are still going to require some chops.
All four routines require feked cards. Between the four effects, they require about a full deck's worth of cards. How convenient!
Please note that you'll be splitting these cards up, probably into four gimmicked decks. You might be able to combine a few, but they're not intended to go together. So have a brick of Bicycles ready.
Briefly the routines are:
Deepest Sympathy is a very clean version of Leipzig's "Sympathetic Thirteen." A lovely sympathetic cards routine.
Triumphant is Vernon's Triumph with a kicker ending where the cards end up in new deck order and the selected card in its correct spot. I'm almost ready to give up the Triumph I've been doing for 25 years for this one.
Force of Nature is a method of forcing, not an effect. You'll be stuck forcing the card that's supplied with your deck, but this is easily one of the cleanest methods I've ever come across.
Cart Before the Horse is a signed card to impossible location based on the work of Bro. John Hamman, one of my heroes.
I really can't give this a higher recommendation. It's amazing work and worth study by everyone.