Grandmaster Easy - by Phill Smith

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Grandmaster Easy - by Phill Smith

Postby MiKo » Jan 28th, '12, 14:55



The Effect
This is an "Any Card at Any Number" effect. In essence, a randomly selected card will be in a precise position in a deck which has been in the spectator's pocket all the time.

Cost
£7.50 instant download from Phill's website:
http://www.phillsmiff.com/grandmaster-easy/

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)

1: the effect is self working, but of course the presentation will require some thinking (as it's always the case for self working effects).

Review
To avoid exposure, I'll copy-paste from the site, since for me the effect absolutely stands the hype.

The Any Card at Any Number effect is a true classic of magic and mentalism, but in the past, the many complicated and difficult methodologies have restricted its performance to only the most technically skilled and dedicated full time performers

Grandmaster Easy puts one of magic’s greatest miracles in your hands today.

You can perform this evergreen classic, and find out EXACTLY how powerful the real world audience responses are… today. I’ve rebuilt this effect from the ground up with a methodology that is so simple it will blow you away.

:: No memorising required
But if you do use a mem deck or stacked deck it is compatible. Convenient huh?

:: No gaffs or gimmicks
Just two normal decks of cards. Two. Problem?

:: No maths needed
Not 100% confident in your mental arithmetic under live fire? Don’t worry – Grandmaster Easy doesn’t need anything of the sort. You don’t even need to be able to count to perform it (but it would help I guess).

:: No magnets, threads or electronics
I don’t know how that would help, but these things always say that and I don’t want to let you down.

:: Instant reset
Workers will know how important this is. Nothing funny, no complicated reset you need a quiet moment out of sight to do – you finish performing, put the cards away and you are ready to go INSTANTLY.

What do you get?
The Grandmaster Easy ebook explains exactly how to perform the effect and how to choke every last wow from the method. I’ve added in an extra effect that works on the same engine using a concept deck to create a very weird moment of symmetry for two punters, and a whole section that analyses exactly how the method functions and explains in broader terms how to undo an effect and use the core of the method to construct something completely different, unique and personal. (By way of example there is a great stage effect using DVDs and the whole front row, but, well, its just an example so I can’t really push it too hard here…) I look at how to perform it with different presentations and premises and I give you the precise scripting I use to guarantee a knock-out blow for your performance.


Overall
It is difficult adding anything without giving away too much, but rest assured that the effect delivers exactly what promises.
At first, while reading the description of the effect I thought that the method was a bit too transparent, but then I realized that, for reasons that I cannot explicitly say without exposing the principle, that this is not the case.
So, with this PDF you get a deceptively simple effect that can achieve excellent results.
But that is just the beginning: the effect is extremely versatile and can be adapted to whatever is your style or persona, and actually there are several alternatives presented, so don't get put off by the fact that at first this appears as a "card trick": it does not need to.
But what is extremely valuable for me is that Phill gives a methodology for adapting the effect to completely different presentation. A methodology that you can use to for whatever other effect you might know and adapt it to other style.
So much food for thought at £7.50 in my opinion is a no-brainer.
I highly recommend this ebook for all beginners, but I think that also experts should find it well worth the money (or even underpriced).
I even enjoyed reading the "small print" :)

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Re: Grandmaster Easy - by Phill Smith

Postby Mandrake » Jan 28th, '12, 19:41

Whilst the initial version with cards is excellent, the way it can be performed using words or concepts is brilliant - and not a deck of cards in sight!

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Re: Grandmaster Easy - by Phill Smith

Postby Stephen Ward » Jan 29th, '12, 10:06

Follow these simple steps.
(1). Go to Phill's website
(2). Pay the Nice man
(3). Read it, love it and go AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH, i see.... I have a great idea to take this in another direction.

I just had an idea more twisted than a twisted sister tribute act! This is going in my stage show (the weird one not the mentalism one)

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Re: Grandmaster Easy - by Phill Smith

Postby MiKo » Jan 29th, '12, 10:10

I read the post above this, I laughed (because it's so true) and wanted to click "I like", which of course is not possible. So, I like that ^

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