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I recorded a short card improvisation video. Check it out here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1L53ikHwEw

It's not really an effect, It's just something I did for the camera.

haha. cool.

one tip. i would try and shorten the cuts and shuffles. maybe one shuffle then one fancy cut.

cool.

i love you
it's kind of like the stuff i like to practise, only BETTER!

Your handling was very impressive here - and the finish was flawless.

The only technical issue I can see is with your second series of cuts. After the cuts to the table, you do another sequence of cuts (at the 45 sec. mark) You have an extremely obvious injog of your original top stock in this cutting sequence - even a casual observer would note that you're holding that out.

Aside from that, great ideas at work here. My only possible problem with it would be that, for some reason - it seems like you could still control the placement of the aces WITHOUT the move you used (which was done perfectly - something that should be pointed out as a testament to your abilities). Perhaps make it seem more like you're actually losing the cards into the deck, rather than placing them randomly on top of a pile? I could be way off, but this segment seemed to dull the experience a bit.

Gone like november LOL

loved it

nice job, lots of fun to watch. Since im new at these forums im not really sure if im allowed to name sleights...but the one that u did at the end i really wanna learn, are there any videos or books that go more into depth with that particular sleight. Thanks...and good job again!

Magic_Matt wrote:the one that u did at the end i really wanna learn, are there any videos or books that go more into depth with that particular sleight. Thanks...and good job again!

It's a move by Lennart Green, it's on one of his 'Green Magic' DVDs (vol. 6 i think), called the 'snap deal'. It's pretty advanced stuff though, not for the beginner.

And a lovely routine Scriptorilsky, great stuff.

Demitri wrote:
The only technical issue I can see is with your second series of cuts. After the cuts to the table, you do another sequence of cuts (at the 45 sec. mark) You have an extremely obvious injog of your original top stock in this cutting sequence - even a casual observer would note that you're holding that out.

Aside from that, great ideas at work here. My only possible problem with it would be that, for some reason - it seems like you could still control the placement of the aces WITHOUT the move you used (which was done perfectly - something that should be pointed out as a testament to your abilities). Perhaps make it seem more like you're actually losing the cards into the deck, rather than placing them randomly on top of a pile? I could be way off, but this segment seemed to dull the experience a bit.

Thanks for the comments guys.

Demitri, I agree with most of the things you pointed out. I didn't really pay much attention to the cuts, they are all improvised and of course, performed rather sloppy. Especially the in/out joged one. The cuts aren't something I wanted to show here, so I didn't try to make them look great (and it's a one-take video:). As for the card controling part, I also agree. What can I say? It's a move that looks good when performed correctly and is highly appreaciated by fellow magicians. If someone thinks that it's done by using some other method, I don't care, because like you said, it can be done.

Very cool!!
Ilike that very much!