Oh you and your money tricks!
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 11:47 pm
So I'm slightly changing up a set and I've been scouring Planet Tenyo once again. This time, the idea is to use a $2 through an entire set--which means I have to use 3 separate Tenyo tricks that utilize money. Which isn't too bad of a selection--but I have the added stipulation that the utilized trick CANNOT use a table.
Some of them are definite 'YES! USE IT!', but after finding two surefire winners. I'm having a hard time with the 3rd. Which is funny because the reviews I see are rather poor for them.
I also do not know the gimmick to any of these. Although I have a good idea of Psychic Money and Fadeaway Case:
1) Cloud Money: Again, poor review and the least liked trick from 2011. The idea would be to have a spectator show that they are a magician and make a $2 float around. The only problem is that, even though I wouldn't need a table or a spectator touching the dollar bill immediately, I think it might be a hard sell that they would be doing magic by waving their arm around. On top of that, because I don't know the gimmick, I don't know if it suffers from angles--probably.
2) Fadeaway Case: I like this one the best, but the only thing I see about it is a Magiccafe mention on 'The WORST Tenyo' thread (Mainly because one or two people aren't sold that you can make magic out of an 'optical illusion'). The only thing is that I JUST looked at the trick a couple hours ago and can't find a whole lot of info about it. I know it uses A LOT of elements from Blue Crystal--a Lubor trick. But it's made by Toru Suzuki, of Crystal Cleaver fame. So I'm wondering if it suffers from angles as most of Lubors tricks. Also, it's an older trick that relies on some special optical illusion-making plastic, so I'm also curious if the plastic is still good, in 2015, to use for performing.
The bad side is that Fadeaway Case will run the highest dollar amount to acquire. It's also the fact that you're holding an odd GIANT square to achieve the effect and I'm not sure if that would send signals to the spectator.
3) Psychic Money: I think this would be along the same lines as Cloud Money, but I think it would be easier to sell that the spectator could make the dollar spin around--especially if I demonstrate that I cannot make the dollar bill balance first. I like this trick the most in the sense that you are using normal objects (dollar and a pencil) to achieve the effect. I'm just not sure if the effect is strong enough. I figure that with the proper presentation, anything can be made strong. I'm not sure if this is one of those tricks where the spectator is going to look at you cockeyed.
It's not the most eye-popping thing out there, but it DOES have this sort of 'improvised' effect feeling about it which kind of makes up for the lack of effect. I think.
I haven't been able to find much about all these tricks, is anyone able to shed light on any of these tricks? Quality issues? Other issues?
Some of them are definite 'YES! USE IT!', but after finding two surefire winners. I'm having a hard time with the 3rd. Which is funny because the reviews I see are rather poor for them.
I also do not know the gimmick to any of these. Although I have a good idea of Psychic Money and Fadeaway Case:
1) Cloud Money: Again, poor review and the least liked trick from 2011. The idea would be to have a spectator show that they are a magician and make a $2 float around. The only problem is that, even though I wouldn't need a table or a spectator touching the dollar bill immediately, I think it might be a hard sell that they would be doing magic by waving their arm around. On top of that, because I don't know the gimmick, I don't know if it suffers from angles--probably.
2) Fadeaway Case: I like this one the best, but the only thing I see about it is a Magiccafe mention on 'The WORST Tenyo' thread (Mainly because one or two people aren't sold that you can make magic out of an 'optical illusion'). The only thing is that I JUST looked at the trick a couple hours ago and can't find a whole lot of info about it. I know it uses A LOT of elements from Blue Crystal--a Lubor trick. But it's made by Toru Suzuki, of Crystal Cleaver fame. So I'm wondering if it suffers from angles as most of Lubors tricks. Also, it's an older trick that relies on some special optical illusion-making plastic, so I'm also curious if the plastic is still good, in 2015, to use for performing.
The bad side is that Fadeaway Case will run the highest dollar amount to acquire. It's also the fact that you're holding an odd GIANT square to achieve the effect and I'm not sure if that would send signals to the spectator.
3) Psychic Money: I think this would be along the same lines as Cloud Money, but I think it would be easier to sell that the spectator could make the dollar spin around--especially if I demonstrate that I cannot make the dollar bill balance first. I like this trick the most in the sense that you are using normal objects (dollar and a pencil) to achieve the effect. I'm just not sure if the effect is strong enough. I figure that with the proper presentation, anything can be made strong. I'm not sure if this is one of those tricks where the spectator is going to look at you cockeyed.
It's not the most eye-popping thing out there, but it DOES have this sort of 'improvised' effect feeling about it which kind of makes up for the lack of effect. I think.
I haven't been able to find much about all these tricks, is anyone able to shed light on any of these tricks? Quality issues? Other issues?