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Effect name: Follow My Imagination (Imagination & Reality)****************************************************
by Emmanuel.

Effect Example:

An unknown card (Card-A) is randomly selected from the deck and put face down on a table. Then the Magician will ask the Spectator to think of a card and imagine its value and suite. In this example the spectator thought of a 5 of Diamonds (5-D). The Spectator named the value and Magician assign the value to Card-A (the one on the table). The Magician then chooses another unknown card (Card-B) from the deck randomly without looking at its face and is placed beside Card-A. The Magician randomly think of a card and assign Card-B with a value and a suite, and in this case, it will be 10 of Spades (10-S).

So the Magician ask the spectator to imagine Card-A will be his 5-D and Card-B will be 10-S.

The Magician then does a few series of imaginary moves (not touching the card) and asks the Spectator to follow on the imagination and some reality moves to keep track which one is 5-D and 10-S.

Finally Card-B will be inserted into the deck face down. The Magician does final imaginary moves (reversing the card using imagination) and only to find, in Reality... that the only card reversed in the deck is 10-S and on the table is 5-D, the Spectator’s chosen card.

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I am still practising the method and pattering to make it perfect but I
I am really having a problem on the pattering part compare to the methods. What do you guys think on the effect? Is it too much moves that makes the pattering complicated or do i really need to create a script on moves and pattering for this effect? If need to respond on this thread and think you know the method please do not expose it here. If there is already existing effect similar to this please inform me and I will credit to the person who created this effect. Anyway, I still need oppinions to help me build this effect.

Thanks guys...

Emmanuel.

If i am reading it write, i think this trick or a very very similar effect, it showen in one of the michael ammar DVDs.

Derren Brown has a trick which could be adapted into this very same context and look amazing. I personally do a trick almost exactly like this which I adopted from a technique I first saw used by Jay Sankey, but I believe is a fairly well known concept. I will PM you.

This effect does not require the spectator to physically take out a card from the deck. The first move will be the magician drawing out one card randomly from the deck and place it face down on the table. Then only the magician will ask the spectator to think of a card and imagine its value and suite. The effect suppose to end with a spectator's chosen card (exact same value and suite that was thought or imagined earlier) revealed with the card that was on the table earlier before.

The effect would be stronger if the spectator could pick the cards from the deck - unless it's dressed with some excellent showmanship it screams 'marked/forced cards' - it doesn't matter if it isn't using marked cards, but as soon as the spectator thinks it is, then you've already lost them.