Price$12.00
Media TypeBook
CategoryClose Up, Philosophy
Date AddedFeb 13, 2004
Tubthumping
W. S. Duncan
(Based on 1 review)
Contents
Taking Away The Sting: Card on Forehead is used as an opener to establish your leadership of the group and set the tone for non-confrontational interaction.
Scripting To Provide Clarity: "The Last Trick Of Dr. Jacob Daley" is examined in an example that teaches how to ensure the audience knows which cards are where without resorting to a "test" of the their attention or patience. Included is the easiest and most natural handling imaginable for the two-for-two transposition.
Scripting To Create Motive: Spellbound is a great, visual, trick but what's the motivation? " The Invisible Coin" provides the reason why the coin changes and then changes back to it's original state. Included is a full script and suggested handling, plus a devious new coin aquitment which allows you to show both hands empty except for a single coin.
To Disguise Limitations Of Method: If you've ever wondered how to keep the audience from anticipating the climax, or how to keep them from asking you to restore that last corner piece or why you don't vanish the fourth coin then these scripts for "The Mystery Card", "The Ultimate Rip Off" and "The Hanging Coins" will be of interest to you. Also included, in the "Hanging Coins" essay, is a multi-coin aquitment which allows you to casually show your hands empty at the critical moment in the effect.
Replacing Moves With Words: "Psychological Coins Across". A truly new approach to the standard plot which relies on manipulating the spectator's minds instead of fancy finger work. Four coins, only one move, executed one time.
Keeping The Theme Alive: A three-part coin routine featuring the above mentioned "Psychological Coins Across" and two contemporary classics in a logical way.
Getting To Why: A presentation that some have called the "Anniversary Trick" done with coins.
Concluding Thoughts: Two closers. A Card In Wallet presentation and an ending for Larry Jennings' handing of "The Homing Card" which provides a dynamite climax without adding any extra moves.
Reviews
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Tubthumping (n): 1) To rant or preach as from a soapbox. 2) Unsolicited sermonizing.
If you're looking for a new book of cutting edge plots and sleights, Tubthumping will disappoint you as surely as Valentino's unmasking disappointed FOX viewers. Much like Eugene Burger, David Parr and Robert E. Neale, Bill Duncan's strength lies not in creating groundbreaking tricks and techniques, but rather in simplifying, clarifying and elevating existing ones. Moreover, unlike a host of pretenders who release pedantic personalizations as improvements, Bill's adaptations actually serve a larger purpose, addressing such issues as scripting to create motive, taking away the sting of a climax, and disguising the limitations of method.
In this unpretentious, 46-page booklet, Bill tackles the Card On Forehead (a presentation that diffuses the sucker aspect of the trick without softening its impact); The Last Trick of Dr. Jacob Daley (a terrific script that provides excellent and entertaining motivation for the two-card transposition); Spellbound (a handling that offers a solution for the often difficult-to-justify second transformation, wherein the coin is returned to its original form); Paul Harris's Ultimate Rip-Off (a wonderful presentation that includes an inspired reason for the fact that the fourth and final piece isn't restored); David Roth's Hanging Coins (the best presentation I've ever seen for this, and one that perfectly justifies the fact that the last coin doesn't vanish -- indeed, as Bill says, "Rather than the non-vanishing coin being a weak point in the routine, it becomes a defining moment in the story being told"); and more.
I should warn you, however, that this book is not intended for beginners. Many of the techniques involved in performing these tricks are not described, under the assumption that you are already familiar with (or have easy access to) the source material.
Personally, I found Bill's presentations to be both practical and inspirational. I think you will too.
David Acer
If you're looking for a new book of cutting edge plots and sleights, Tubthumping will disappoint you as surely as Valentino's unmasking disappointed FOX viewers. Much like Eugene Burger, David Parr and Robert E. Neale, Bill Duncan's strength lies not in creating groundbreaking tricks and techniques, but rather in simplifying, clarifying and elevating existing ones. Moreover, unlike a host of pretenders who release pedantic personalizations as improvements, Bill's adaptations actually serve a larger purpose, addressing such issues as scripting to create motive, taking away the sting of a climax, and disguising the limitations of method.
In this unpretentious, 46-page booklet, Bill tackles the Card On Forehead (a presentation that diffuses the sucker aspect of the trick without softening its impact); The Last Trick of Dr. Jacob Daley (a terrific script that provides excellent and entertaining motivation for the two-card transposition); Spellbound (a handling that offers a solution for the often difficult-to-justify second transformation, wherein the coin is returned to its original form); Paul Harris's Ultimate Rip-Off (a wonderful presentation that includes an inspired reason for the fact that the fourth and final piece isn't restored); David Roth's Hanging Coins (the best presentation I've ever seen for this, and one that perfectly justifies the fact that the last coin doesn't vanish -- indeed, as Bill says, "Rather than the non-vanishing coin being a weak point in the routine, it becomes a defining moment in the story being told"); and more.
I should warn you, however, that this book is not intended for beginners. Many of the techniques involved in performing these tricks are not described, under the assumption that you are already familiar with (or have easy access to) the source material.
Personally, I found Bill's presentations to be both practical and inspirational. I think you will too.
David Acer