Queens Transition

[Motas]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gzrpPM91ig

It's my video for Theory11 battle with J+S. You can see his video and vote here:
http://media.theory11.com/battles/battle.php?id=1288

Queens transition is mix of The Queens and Collectors. Idea of this transition can be found on Dan and Dave's DVD Trilogy, Disc Three - Everythingelse, which is published 2006, under title Queens Transition.
The Queens - original version by Bill Goodwin, new version by Dan and Dave Buck, Trilogy disc one - Tricks. Credits: Roy Walton, Bill Goodwin, Daniel Garcia, Chad Nelson.
Collectors: Dan and Dave took this to the whole new level I did Chad Nelson's mix of Molecule and original Sybil cut.
Credits: Lennart Green.

Music is by RJD2, song is titled 'Smoke and Mirrors' from album Dead Ringer.

 

[Josh Simpson]

Nice I like it. It is way better than mine.
I like the flourishing in it
Josh

 

[Motas]

We'll see

 

[GusEds]

Motas, you seemed very comfortable with the performance, although you could slow down a little - help the spectator understand - connect with the spectator (regardless of the effect).

J+S, Even though you speaking to a camera, try to do it as though a spectator was there. You won't "Give yourself that amount of leeway" - ask a spectator, if it's alright, ask them if they can be kind to you, etc. Also, don't slow down so much during the count.

And please work on the patter - when you speak of the vanish, don't "Of course hopefully hope", make up your mind

That's about it.

G

EDIT: One more thing, why did the card end up in the deck? Work your patter so the trick can become an effect!

 

[praetoritevong]

Patter was the biggest issue that I saw - specifically, the patter consister of, "There are four queens. If I flick them, there are now three."

The spectator has eyes, and they're watching, they don't need to be told the obvious. Without real patter, it just feels watching a trick rather than magic, though most of the sleights were reasonably solid.