Price$30.00
Media TypeDVD
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedMay 23, 2014
Ultimate Self Working Card Tricks Volume 3
Various
Big Blind Media
(Based on 2 reviews)
"In magic, today as always, the effect is what counts. The methods used are always purely secondary."
- Dai Vernon
Ultimate Self Working Card Tricks Vol3 collects together ten of the greatest card tricks of all time - routines that will absolutely decimate any audience. Yet despite their incredible impact, they do not require any sleight of hand. Yep, these barnstorming effects are SELF WORKING! Using ingenious methods that will allow you to fool absolutely anyone, they ensure that you can purely concentrate on your performance.
From Daryl's insanely visual 'Rising Card' to Sal Piacente's impossible multiphase card cheat demonstration 'Memory Opener' to Caleb Wile's magician fooling 'Armchair Mindreading', these are truly world class magic tricks.
Seriously these are NOT your run of the mill self working effects - these are some of the most powerful card tricks ever invented - they just happen to require no sleight of hand.
Prepare to fool the pants off your audience. And while they are busy reeling from the impact of these stunning effects, you will be able to have a little laugh inside about just how EASY to perform they were!
Ultimate Self Working Card Tricks Volume 3 is hosted by James Went (from the Bafta winning hit BBC show 'Help, My Supply Teacher Is Magic'), Liam Montier, Ryan Schlutz and Owen Packard.
Time to step in and get learning!
Featuring:
Armchair Mindreading (Caleb Wiles)
Self Control (Simon Aronson)
Rising Card (Daryl)
Memory Opener (Sal Piacente)
Casino Clock (David Solomon)
Quadruple MatchUp (Nick Trost)
The Stapled Card (John Scarne)
Devastation (Geoff Williams)
Impossible Divination (Larry Jennings)
The Red & The Blue (Alex Elmsley)
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Ultimate Self Working Card Tricks Volume 3 Review:
Ten tricks, one DVD and 30 bucks . . . is it gem or is it rubble? Stay tuned to find out.
Effect
With a DVD of this nature, discussing the effect is a bit lengthy, so let's stick with generalities, shall we? The disk contains 10 card effects that are all "self-working" that range from mind reading to prediction to coincidence to rising cards and more. The effects are presented by James Went, Liam Montier and Ryan Schlutz. However, the effects are created by some of the greatest creators of recent history. Namely:
- Simon Aronson
- Daryl
- Nick Trost
- Larry Jennings
- John Scarne
- David Solomon
- Alex Elsmsley
- Geoff Williams
- and more . . .
Method
All of the methods are self-working. However, they're being demoed by a trio of sleight of hand magicians, so they had a tendency, on more than one occasion, to throw in some false shuffles and a move here or there. Then, as if they realized "oops this is a sleight-free DVD," they quickly dismissed the move and made sure that they covered how to do it without the move.
Some of the methods require full deck stacks, while others require absolutely no stack and can be done with borrowed, incomplete decks. The only effect that required more than a deck of cards was Daryl's rising card effect. It requires simple props that everyone in America has laying around their homes . . . a pen, an envelope, etc.
No gimmicked cards are used. Some of these effects require lengthy procedures, while others are super straight-forward. Still, others require a bit of thinking or a little bit of math . . . super simple math that a kindergartener could do without thinking.
The methods are all very doable and easy to learn, and most of the time you have to simply have faith that the methods work, because they'll often fool you as well.
Ad Copy Integrity
The ad copy makes such claims as "greatest card tricks of all time" and the like. Those types of statements are always up for debate and will be based on what you personally think is a good trick. I'd say that's very likely true. Many of the effects actually fool the performer. Further, the methods are so well hidden that even the most astute audiences will likely be fooled. There were several effects that fooled me with principles that I'm very familiar with.
Other than potential over-selling of how awesome everything is, I'd say the ad copy is honest and accurate. They mention that these effects will fool absolutely anyone.
Product Quality
Big Blind Media: need I say more? Perfectly lit, mic'd, filmed, etc., etc., easy to navigate DVD, etc.
Final Thoughts
If you're looking for self-working effects that are easy to do, require virtually no effort on your part and will very likely, truly fool your audience, then you've come to the right place. These are mostly effects that have proven themselves already, regardless of my opinion of them. If you like the kind of effect where the method is self-working and does most of the work for you, then you'll love this DVD. These types of effects are so easy that you can relax and not worry about technique; thus allowing you to focus on presentation.
Final Verdict:
4.5 Stars with a Stone Status of Gem.
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I loved Volume One of this series, which featured lots of plug and play effects for the beginning card magician, and the wise professional who knows the value of moveless card magic. My standards were huge for this installment, and I was honestly a little let down.
The quality of performance and teaching is a little all over the place with the different guys performing and teaching the various tricks. My main issue is that some of these guys are just not engaging performers. If the point of self working material is to ‘focus on your presentation skills’ then we should see some good quality performers make something of this great material. There are moments during some great tricks where I was bored out of my mind, and wanted them to get to the point.
Then there’s the teaching. There are SO many times that the teachers look at each other, and say, “So WHY does it work? Who knows?” I don’t understand why BBM got guys to teach things they don’t fully understand. BBM has worked with some of the creators of these effects, why not have THEM explain these tricks?
There are some good effects, but a lot of the effects have similar procedures, odd handlings, or unfair moments. I liked a few of the methods and principles, but over all, there wasn’t as many great full effects as on the first volume of this series.
Some highlights on this disc were Armchair Mind Reading, Daryl’s Rising Card, and John Scarne’s Stapled Card.
This Volume is NOT bad, but not as good as the first. Just three stars and a half stars for this one.
The quality of performance and teaching is a little all over the place with the different guys performing and teaching the various tricks. My main issue is that some of these guys are just not engaging performers. If the point of self working material is to ‘focus on your presentation skills’ then we should see some good quality performers make something of this great material. There are moments during some great tricks where I was bored out of my mind, and wanted them to get to the point.
Then there’s the teaching. There are SO many times that the teachers look at each other, and say, “So WHY does it work? Who knows?” I don’t understand why BBM got guys to teach things they don’t fully understand. BBM has worked with some of the creators of these effects, why not have THEM explain these tricks?
There are some good effects, but a lot of the effects have similar procedures, odd handlings, or unfair moments. I liked a few of the methods and principles, but over all, there wasn’t as many great full effects as on the first volume of this series.
Some highlights on this disc were Armchair Mind Reading, Daryl’s Rising Card, and John Scarne’s Stapled Card.
This Volume is NOT bad, but not as good as the first. Just three stars and a half stars for this one.