Hybrid :: Key Magic by Jeff Prace

[jprace]

Hey guys,

Here's a quick performance I filmed amongst other things.
Enjoy!

http://media.theory11.com/5021-Hybrid----Key-Magic-by-Jeff-Prace

I'd love to hear your comments both here and on the video link.

-Jeff

 

[FPS.]

You have potential, amazing work. ✰✰✰✰✰

 

[Ang]

cool man. how did you make the gimmick?

 

[King Of Spades]

Amazing, you should really consider releasing this. It's visual and logical. Keep it up man!

 

[Vorezo]

I loved it! Great work!

 

[RickEverhart]

Hi Jeff, I'm assuming you were inspired by Jay Sankey's key effect, but your handling is "killer". I loved every minute of it. Nice work buddy.

 

[jprace]

Rick, "Killer Key" - to the best of my knowledge - goes earlier than Sankey. Roy Baker's "Key-Boodle" was a marketed trick in the 70s seems to be the earliest source. "Ultimate Coin Ta Key" and a Presley Guitar item came after, but still before Sankey.

In regards to the gimmick, I would prefer not to talk about it here.

Thanks to everyone that watched, commented, and enjoyed it!

 

[Luis Vega]

Rick, "Killer Key" - to the best of my knowledge - goes earlier than Sankey. Roy Baker's "Key-Poodle" was a marketed trick in the 70s seems to be the earliest source. "Ultimate Coin Ta Key" and a Presley Guitar item came after, but still before Sankey.

In regards to the gimmick, I would prefer not to talk about it here.

Thanks to everyone that watched, commented, and enjoyed it!

The handling was excelent...but I am afraid the final reveal kinda explains a lot of the trick...of course only for magicians...not spectators...but you had me fooled all the way through!!

 

[FPS.]

The handling was excelent...but I am afraid the final reveal kinda explains a lot of the trick...of course only for magicians...not spectators...but you had me fooled all the way through!!

I felt the same way, but don't question our spectator's intelligence.

 

[ReservoirRed]

I liked the performance. However, handing the gimmick to the spectator wouldn't be my choice of endings.

 

[jprace]

An alternative, possible ending is to link the key back to the key ring. My preference has just always been to "fuse" the two objects together.

 

[ReservoirRed]

An alternative, possible ending is to link the key back to the key ring. My preference has just always been to "fuse" the two objects together.

Thats what I was thinking, while watching it I thought you would end with the key linking back onto the hoop, to me that would seem more fitting. It doesn't take away from your performance at all though. It was great.

 

[RickEverhart]

I'm with Red on this one. Handing out the gimmick fused seems to lead them right down the path of them only seeing portions of things here and there. I would rather see you link the key back on as the ending. Just my two cents.

 

[Jevonsp]

Very good but once you showed the 'hybrid' it revealed it to me. I agree with rick.

 

[FPS.]

Very good but once you showed the 'hybrid' it revealed it to me. I agree with rick.

I agree. I found the handling amazing and I was actually surprised between each transposition until I saw the end. I than told myself, "Awww, I see."... Jeff, anyway you can post another performance with the key back to key ring?

 

[jprace]

I'll try to get around to it ASAP. Kind of busy to film a live performance, but I can show the alternate ending quickly in my basement or something.

 

[D ICE R]

I kind of like the fused together idea but the real question I have is where did the excess metal go. I am not too sure if the handling but maybe a spot weld if a real key ring to key may make a little more sense.