theory11 — Magic Tricks & the World's Finest Playing Cards
Have you guys seen this before?
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First off, that's the attitude of Wire wannabes: one cosmetic change entails a completely original effect.
Second, Sean Fields beat you to this back in about '08.
What are you talking about? I didn't have an attitude towards him, I was simply giving him a response. It is a different effect, its not anything close to the original method, It is not the same effect, and I said nothing about putting this on the wire. Where does Sean Fields have it published? Also PM on what you think the method I used in this video was because I think there is some confusion.
It was an illustration, not an accusation. As far I can tell, this is just a minor variant on something I've seen before and you appeared to be defending it with, "But this one part is different, so it's a totally new effect." If that's not what you're saying, okay then.
It's not for sale. It was an effect he was going to publish as a bonus on the Saw DVD, but decided to remove it for liability reasons, though Sean was a bit vague of the details. The effect was to saw a necklace through his neck in a manner very similar to what you showed in the video. He called it Chain Saw.
There was a bit of a hiccup when the now-defunct Precision Magic attempted to market a version of it with Sean's name on the copy. They took it down after he complained. They went out of business a year later.
So the only person right now to contact on that front would be Sean himself. Also, slight correction: it was '06, not '08.
Remember not all magicians sell their effects. I have many effects I do that people asked where they could buy it. they can't and I don't plan on releasing them. I want my killer effects to be my killer effects.
I have a version I do where you pull two ropes and hand both out since it ends clean.
I have a version I do where you pull two ropes and hand both out since it ends clean.
AND THIS, LADIES & GENTS, IS HOW MAGIC IS SUPPOSED TO WORK!
Thank You Krab 1 for proving that there are still people involved with magic that know how to keep a secret vs. whoring off their tricks.
My effects are mine and mine alone. Maybe when I'm old I'll write a one man parade and give some of them that way, but until then I'll keep making money from performing them.
Just to play devil's advocate...
Some people aren't great performers or don't have the want to become performers, they really love creating magic for other people to use.
Some people are great performers and love performing, but also love creating magic for other people.
Without teams of creative consultants creating magic and mentalism tricks and effects, we wouldn't have half the magic TV shows we have today.
I remember sitting in a pre-prod meeting with some of my guys when we first started work on a show a while back, the producers wanted us to create 200 tricks between us for the initial 'bible'. That's a lot of work.
That's not to say I release or sell on everything I create, some stuff isn't even shown to magicians, but it's important to understand that some people have a real knack for creating tons of magic and sometimes magic that wouldn't suit them as a performer.
An artist doesn't keep all his paintings to hang on his own wall.
Some people aren't great performers or don't have the want to become performers, they really love creating magic for other people to use.
Some people are great performers and love performing, but also love creating magic for other people.
Without teams of creative consultants creating magic and mentalism tricks and effects, we wouldn't have half the magic TV shows we have today.
I remember sitting in a pre-prod meeting with some of my guys when we first started work on a show a while back, the producers wanted us to create 200 tricks between us for the initial 'bible'. That's a lot of work.
That's not to say I release or sell on everything I create, some stuff isn't even shown to magicians, but it's important to understand that some people have a real knack for creating tons of magic and sometimes magic that wouldn't suit them as a performer.
An artist doesn't keep all his paintings to hang on his own wall.