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This is my newly created coins-across-routine, called "Coins 2 Shaker".

As always, - all comments are welcome.

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A while since you last posted a video but well worth the wait

This was performed very nicely indeed and it looked so clean.

Wow... I mean... wow...

Very smoothly done! I think I kinda worked out how it's done but I'm not good with coin magic...

Amazing! I have no idea how you vanished the coins. It was wonderful.

That was great Rune, really smooth and very deceptive.

The one thing I didn't really like was the pretending to drop the coins in the cup. I don't think your hand should come anywhere near that cup unless it has already been shown completely empty first. If you are going to "drop" the coin in the cup each time, at least move your hand further away from the cup before you drop it in.

Other than that, its a great routine. Is it your own idea or a published method?

Just thinking about it, is there a problem with chattering in this effect?

A really nice way of doing it would be to invert the cup and make the coins appear under it. The only problem is getting the coins there initially.

Very good - I like. At first I thought you would be using the pull to make them disapear, but it seems i was wrong - very nice. I love it Rune! Well Done!

Answers to Goldfish:

Well, about the hands and the pretended dropping, I am not sure if I agree. I have had other several routines, where something travel from one place to another, and have had reactions like "no, that's impossible, you werent even close to it". So by just faking a drop this way, I thought I would reduce such a reaction.

This routine is my own, I haven't seen anyone do something like this. Though of course, it's built up upon known moves, handlings etc.

About the chattering, yes, there is a problem, though, I am thinking of a way to come around this, but so far, no luck... But again, it's a nice showoff, and it would work find for some sorroundings.

About the invert stuff, is the way I had the effect first. But I found it more smooth to do it this way, and had more reasons to do it like this, based on moves, handlings etc. It's not that hard to get the coins under, it's all just about timing, misdirection and handlings.

Thanks for your nice comments and time to give feedback Goldfish.
( and yes, thanks to all of you, for nice feedback )

Pooh!

Can't view the WMV file on my Apple Mac, says the codec isn't recognised

GoldFish wrote:The one thing I didn't really like was the pretending to drop the coins in the cup.

Fair point - but I actually like what Rune did there. From the audience's perspective, whilst showing the hand as empty he was magically making the coins drop into the cup one by one. Remember the cup was in view the whole time, and the movements made looked extremely fair, so whilst the spectator KNOWS that the coins will appear there at the end, I don't think this is a problem, as you still get that No Way! feeling when the cup is tipped and they drp out one by one.

Excellent stiff Rune. A big shame you missed the deadline for the competition. I can't wait for the next one now to see what you will come up with.

rcarlsen wrote:I have had other several routines, where something travel from one place to another, and have had reactions like "no, that's impossible, you werent even close to it". So by just faking a drop this way, I thought I would reduce such a reaction.

Was that reaction a negative one then? Because personally, that sounds like a good reaction to be getting.

bannanafish wrote:From the audience's perspective, whilst showing the hand as empty he was magically making the coins drop into the cup one by one.

I think it comes down to personal choice in the end. I don't really think that "dropping" the coins in weakens the effect at all, but personally I would have at least dropped them in from a greater distance. I think having the hand so close to the cup doesn't leave a very magical image in their minds eye whereas a hand opening 5 or 6 inches above a cup and the eyes following the coin as it drops seems much more magical (to me anyway ). It would be great if you could create a little "chink" sound as each coin was individually dropped in, but that might arouse some suspisions and the cup would have to be kept away from prying eyes.

It would be great if you could create a little "chink" sound as each coin was individually dropped in, but that might arouse some suspisions and the cup would have to be kept away from prying eyes.

Yes that'ld be nice - very much like the chink you get when doing an in the hands version of the same effect. That's such a great "magical" moment.

I feel though that if that happened here, due to the openess of the cup, the audience would want to look in imediately. remember when doing it in the hands, you show the receiving hand after each coin has travelled, thus proving exactly when the magic happened, whereas with Runes verion it begs the question. "the coins were there right from the start"

I still think it's a great version though, and a little bit different to the one we are used to.

seige wrote:Pooh!

Can't view the WMV file on my Apple Mac, says the codec isn't recognised

I'll put it on YouTube if that is ok with Rune?

can someone post a couple of the moves that were used during this, nicely done by the way.

ace:
No, I don't want it on putfile. But I could create another version for those with problems.

Pyro:
What do you mean?

Pyro Ellvelin wrote:can someone post a couple of the moves that were used during this, nicely done by the way.

Do you want to reverse egineer this routine!? I think this is the most disgusting practise in magic at the moment. Nobody will post videos of these moves for you; go and learn them from the same sources as everybody else has to.