What is this kind of effect?

[KWESST]

Hello! My name is Kyle Wessel, I have been doing magic on the streets for a while now but really want to grow into a more stage-oriented type magician. As such, I was wondering where I could find things on grand illusions, especially ones where large objects come out of containers too small to apparently hold them. All comments, references, and otherwise relevant tips are greatly appreciated and I thank you all in advance!

Cheers,


Kyle Wessel

 

[CrazyClement]

Mark Wilson has quite some stuff on stage illusions - there is a section on that on his classic course on Magic.

Hope this helps!

But it'd be better if you give a bit more information.

 

[RealityOne]

Do a Google search for Osborne Illusions. At Paul's website you can buy books and plans. Also, check out Andrew Mayne's website because he has a number of easy to build illusions.

 

[Josh Burch]

The appearing straw or the appearing cane will allow you to pull some very large objects from a small containers. Also, look into a square circle.

Joshua Jay's new book Big Magic Little Hands is FULL of illusions you can easily do with simple props.

 

[KWESST]

Thanks all! I think these are all good starting points, but when I say pulling things out of too-small containers, I mean like pulling guitars out of a briefcase or just a good blueprint for a inconspicuous table with room to pull out a sword from a purse I place on it, etc.

 

[Josh Burch]

Thanks all! I think these are all good starting points, but when I say pulling things out of too-small containers, I mean like pulling guitars out of a briefcase or just a good blueprint for a inconspicuous table with room to pull out a sword from a purse I place on it, etc.

Are you familiar with the bowling ball from briefcase illusion, the 8 foot straw production?

There are trick guitars and trick briefcases out there, and if I wanted to pull a sword from a purse I would opt for a gimmicked sword rather than a table.

There isn't really just one method out there that is best for all of the examples you mention. Is there a specific object that you want to produce from a specific container?

The production is something that is very classic, there are hundreds of objects out there that you can use with hundreds of methods.

I think that the straw production is one of the best with a really high impact and it is dead easy to do. Check out this performance of it at 3:13

 

[KWESST]

Thanks for the advice on those! The type of effects I prefer are like production of a bowling ball in the video below.

I prefer this because it is not as subject to claims about collapsable objects or hidden compartments, and while I am familiar with levitation like the floating table in this video, where would I be able to find out more about this sort of production with the bowling ball?

Thanks again to everyone who as replied and continues to give me a hand in this, your expertise is appreciated.

 

[RealityOne]

That bowling ball production is Kevin James. You can find it here for $750 http://www.kjmagic.com/magic_store/product.php?product=24 or here for $585 (a bargain) http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/4114. I'll be honest, I've never really liked that effect. Yes it is quick and visual but it just doesn't do anything for me -- oh look, a bowling ball.

There is a less expensive bowling ball production from a paper bag called Freefall by Andrew Mayne. You can find it here for $15: http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/2400

Also, there is a bowling ball (or basket ball) from briefcase for $199 here: https://www.daytonamagic.com/bowling-ball-from-briefcase-up347m.html

And for @Brett Hurley , Tenyo has a golf ball from mini briefcase (Four Dimensional Trunk) for a mere $24 here: http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S14333

 

[Tower of Lunatic Meat]

And for @Brett Hurley , Tenyo has a golf ball from mini briefcase (Four Dimensional Trunk) for a mere $24 here: http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S14333

4D TRUNK! That's a great one! I completely forgot about it! I have no idea how to use it (yet), which pains me because there is a lot you can do with it and the effect, considering how small it is, is spectacular!

I have a similar one called 'Magic Pop Up', in which you produce a bouncy ball from an envelope, and the color of the ball matches the color of a card that the audience picks at the beginning of the routine. It's a bit of the same principle, but the 'impossible fit' is secondary to the mental Magic effect.