DURATION - 2 HOURS….PENTACLE By Craig Petty
Pentacle is a collection of routines with a special custom made gimmicked card. Craig Petty, the creator of the Mirage Coin Set, and top rubber band magician Russell Leeds sit down and discuss the Pentacle gimmick and all its applications. There are eleven eye popping routines ranging from packet tricks to full deck effects and more. Also as a special bonus Craig has included a full explanation for his super commercial colour changing deck routine which really has to be seen to be believed.
Red / Blue Transposition
A killer two deck routine with loads of built in spectator interaction. Four cards are freely chosen from a red deck and change visibly into their mates from a blue deck.
Twisting the Cherry
A slow motion handling of Dai Vernon's classic Twisting The Aces with a kicker ending that has to be seen to be believed.
NFW
Four indifferent cards magically turn face down one by one and as a kicker all turn into Aces.
Mental Blank
A combination of mentalism and magic that really makes your spectators eyes pop out. A freely chosen card changes colour on the back and becomes blank on the front whilst held in the spectator's hand.
Fast Hands
This effect has been an underground hit for years at Craig's lectures. A great plot with 3 really clever phases and an ending that has been described as one of the most visible pieces of magic ever created.
Whitewash
One of the most powerful packet effects you will ever perform. Four cards turn blank in slow motion, first of all on the front and then on the backs. Before the effect begins all four fronts and backs are shown very cleanly.
Signed Card
A killer combination of Card To Impossible Location and the Hofzinser Ace Problem. This trick never fails to stun any audience and the best part is it uses a regular deck and instantly resets.
Underground Transposition
An instant classic which cleverly combines a four of a kind production with a super visual transposition. The best part is the whole routine is performed in the spectator's hands.
Original Cards Across
Five cards jump from the magician's hands to under the spectator's hand under test conditions. The vanishes are incredibly visual and the spectator holds their cards from the very start of the routine.
Cards to Pocket
Craig has kept this routine to himself for years and is finally releasing it to the magic community. Five cards are signed and one by one travel into your trouser pocket. Your hand is shown empty each time you produce a card.
Skittles Pack
A closely guarded secret for years Craig is now releasing his commercial colour changing deck. A card is signed and lost in the pack and one by one the cards are changed on their backs until you are left with a full Rainbow deck. There is one card however that has a message written on it saying "This is Your Card", which is shown to be the spectators signed card. An absolute miracle.
Now, I thought that rather than review each effect, I would look at the product you receive as a whole.
Firstly what you get, is the dvd, and two custom created bicycle stock gaff cards,( one red, one blue) which will enable you to perform a number of effects which in the past, have involved months of practice thanks to the required knuckle busting sleights.
As to the gimmick it’s self. The pentacle card isn’t particularly new. However when watching the DVD, you will realize that Craig has taken the gaff and applied it to classical magic themes, and created, with the help of some reasonably common slights, some very practical, commercial, real life magic.
As with all of Craig’s products that ive been able to see, he spends time explaining all the sleights needed for an effect before he gets down to the routines.
A personal thought is, I would have liked some of these vital explanations a little slower. However this is a minor issue, because thanks to the magic of DVD, you can go back, and replay things.
If you’re thinking of buying this item, I would say that it’s not for the absolute newbie.
That said, a week or so spent on royal road, will give you enough insight to benefit from this product.
And, you will be surprised to see how quickly you start to think of ways you can add the gaff to your existing magic.
As an example, In an A.C.R, You could openly place their card 7 or so cards from the top of the pack, and cleanly have to jump up to the top, one card at a time.
Or how about cards through table? Have a freely chosen number of cards penetrate a table top, and land in your spectators hand... (Reference page 128 Harry Loraynes close up card magic, “through the table”)
available to order from W.M.S..
http://www.worldmagicshop.co.uk/pentacl ... -5773.html
Price... £15.00
over all score.. 3. Some sleights used.
