The Effect
From their site:
The magician asks YOU to select a card.
YOU rip it into four equal pieces.
YOU give three back and keep one yourself.
After a squeeze.....The magician's three pieces vanish - Gone.
In your own wallet, there are the three pieces. No longer torn - restored with one quarter missing. Your piece.
This is a torn and restored card effect that changes direction, cutting loose of all expectation and rationality. CONNECTED has been Peter's closing effect in his close-up routine for years and now it is available to you.
This is not your typical card trick - What you receive is a super indepth tutorial lasting over one hour that'll teach you everything you need to make this amazing routine your own.
"BUY EVERYTHING THIS MAN SELLS!" Justin Miller - Professional magician.
"THIS IS A MUST HAVE! AMAZING!!" Alan Rorrison, Professional Magician
"The method employed in this effect is one of pure genius. The climax is quite possibly like no other that can be created in close up magic." Matthew Winnard, Close-up Champion - 28th New Zealand Magic Convention
"BUY THIS! Very clever Peter..." Cody S Fisher, Professional Magician
"Peter is magic's best kept secret". Greig Barret, Professional Magician
"This is incredible. Thank you for this genius piece of work Peter". Cody Gutcher, Magician
"This is probably the most worthwhile purchase I've made. This effect is that good. I can't stop talking about it. Thanks Peter for such a great effect!" Bryan London, Magician
"All I can say is Wow! Excellent construction, so magical. I can definitely see myself using this. It's a powerhouse effect!" Cameron Francis, Professional Magician
"It's a superb routine. Super subtle miracle - I love it!" David Forrest, Professional Magician
Cost
£16.99 from http://www.bigblindmedia.com
Difficulty
(1=easy to do, 2=No sleights, but not so easy, 3=Some sleights used,
4=Advanced sleights used, 5=Suitable for experienced magicians only)
3 A few very simple sleights.
Review
I had been looking forward to this for quite sometime. But as I started to watch the DVD I had a horrible feeling that the effect wasn't going to very good. This feeling was soon put to rest as Connected is amazing!
I should have had more faith originally as I haven't been disappointed by anything Big Blind Media has released so far.
You are taught 2 tricks in this DVD. The first is a trick that gets everything set up.
The second is Connected itself. Watch the trailer on their site. Read the first paragraph in the effect description they give. That is the effect and I think it is amazing. The best part is that just before you reveal the pieces of the torn card have vanished you are clean and everything is done ready for the big ending.
There is some setup to do before you perform the trick but it's not alot. I just went off and did the setup and it took less than 2 minutes.
The teaching on the DVD is very good. The whole effect is broken down in to the basic parts and each is taught separately. You are also taught three different ways to vanish the pieces of the torn card. Owen Packard is there to add input and make sure things aren't left out but Peter does such a good job of teaching the trick that I can't remeber Owen having much input, apart from some jokes.
This is a trick that will require a routine to go with it. You can't perform the first trick directly followed by the second (well technically you could but don't
). At the end of the DVD Peter gives some tips on setting up a routine for it and what sort of tricks are good to include in it. I thought this was a nice and helpful way to finish off the DVD.
I wanted to add some bad points aswell but I'm having trouble thinking of any.
One thing to remember though is to keep another closing trick ready as a plan B. The first trick serves another purpose of finding out whether the spectator has a wallet and if you discover they don't your going to need something else to finish on!
Overall
I think this is great.
I'll give it a 10/10. I can't find a problem with it.
I hope this gave you what you need to know and I didn't leave anything out. If I did just ask!
