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Since the video only has to show you reciting 52 cards, it certainly doesn't need to be too long of a video - a few minutes at max. To save upload time, you may want to edit it.

No, definitely not. In order to win, you have to be alive. Use a t-shirt or something like that. If all else fails, tape two cards to your forehead. Be safe.

You can use any order you like as long as it is not a published, existing stack. The first one to post a video blindfolded reciting the full deck, accurately, with the suits, takes home the prize. If no one posts a video with the full deck recited, then the person who recites the most cards...

Yessir! Next week's 1-on-1 features a great trick that was recently performed on television - and is from a fresh face on theory11.

Very cool - interesting points. I particularly agree with the promotion of researching things that are unrelated. You can often find inspiration where you least expect it - movies, music, science, technology, engineering, and hand modeling. Okay, maybe not hand modeling. But the rest, for sure.

Just wanted to chime in on this. To echo what most of the previous posts have stated, our core team is a very passionate bunch, but we can only do so many things at once. Between new DVD shoots, a constant stream of 1-on-1's, Magic-Con last month, the Magic Castle last week, SNC's, podcasts, and...

I believe the effect you're referring to is the classic Jumping Matchstick trick. Very old - I believe it was in Greater Magic (1938) but surely is a classic. Very fun to play with and certainly looks mysterious when in proper use.

This is usually correct, but as others have mentioned, there are certainly those rare gems that come in from time to time and blow us all away. I think Dan White's post earlier today clarified our process in detail - we review every submission in full. Accordingly, I think that the argument made...

Zac, I didn't mean to imply that I wouldn't watch it - I meant that we wouldn't produce a product based on it. To answer the question, if in fact that was just one part of an insane coin routine, that fact would certainly be noticed when the video was viewed in full by our team. Aside from...

Sebastian, Very interesting post, very thought provoking. My immediately thought was that this depends entirely on the performer's specific persona. Reading your post, it does make sense to avoid words like "trick" and such if your character and persona echoes or parallels that of David Blaine...

JDEN, In an ideal world where there are more than 24 hours in a day, absolutely. However, in reality, we get countless submissions every single day and the vast majority involve the same double lifts, the same classic color changes, and the same French Drops. It's very easy to tell, very...

I'm not quite sure what you mean - within the 1-on-1 section, there are (as you mentioned) 2 card sections and one coin section - but there's also a "General Magic" category that is magic with everyday objects - rubberbands, napkins, thread, bills. This is in addition to our DVD productions...

sharkshi, I don't watch every submission that comes in - that responsibility is on the shoulders of our creative team led by Dan White. But for the videos I do watch, I have a very clear eye for the type of effect and content we look for. We produce products and effects that we believe in, and...

sharkshi, You are absolutely free to form your own opinion of this effect. Some effects suit some people more than others. Some effects that other people love just don't work for me. Some effects that I love just don't work for other people. You are entitled to your own opinion. However, you...

Great submissions! UM - very entertaining, very well thought out, very well executed. Congrats!

Yes - you can include a link to your YouTube video in respond to this forum thread. For an example of the type of effect we're looking for (a narrative with cards), check out the examples posted by Raiker of DG, Malone, etc.

Garcia's with Brushwood is hilarious - I've heard numerous reports that Dan White has a special version of his own. Have fun with this one! So many possibilities!

Just a note that I spoke to Dan Sperry a few moments ago via phone. Sperry tried this out for the first time in a live performance this morning. He utilized the ungimmicked method in the show - with a large 2 liter Coke bottle so that everyone in the audience could see. And it killed! He said...

Simon, Glad you dig the effect and have gotten great use out of it! Regarding help with the gimmicked method, do not hesitate to send a private message to myself, Dan White, Jon Raiker, or Eric Ross for assistance. For the fastest, guaranteed response time, however, always submit a support...

Funny you should mention that...