Hey world, just posting for this Saturday and gonna talk about the mischief that I've been up to for the past ...um 3 weeks? Well there is a kid that comes the tutoring center I teach @, for now we will call him X. He is in the 10th grade and goes to highschool and is a very...peculiar boy with one characteristic that makes him malleable: He's gullible! So there is an old man that lives across the street from the tutorial that we call Old Man Jenkins (for reasons I don't know just sounded cool haha), and that he brings out garbage bags and fills them with bodies. Well at least we tell the kids it bodies, until one kid erm...teenager believes that story is real. I'll have to explain in detail what we have convinced this boy of and the "missions" he has to pull off to make Old Man Jenkins satisfied to say the least. Besides that, work was fine slow for me even though about 30 kids came in today. Take care for now, Peace. -Magizzy
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
I'm Loopy!! Maybe not... :P
Good Evening World! Today I feel like reviewing a product that I haven't used in a while. It's called Loops and they were invented by Yigal Mesika. Why did I start to play with my Loops again? Well simply because Yigal is bringing out a new effect/prop called the tarantula and his name reminded me of the last Loop I had left on my shelf. If you have no idea what a Loop is, don't worry. I have a video right here and maybe it will explain everything to you.
Ha ha, your still probably lost as to what a Loop is, but thats fine. This is just a review on that prop that allows magicians to amaze. It has truly revolutionized what is meant by simple and hard hitting magic. It's almost like having real powers, which is better than belting out 8 babies at a time...:) Enjoy Peace.
The Effects
Mr. Kranzo gives us the benefit of viewing how these effects look when performed and more importantly, how much impact these effects have on spectators. There were several effects which he showed on the DVD and they include:
The Haunted Pack - this effect, I find is the most powerful of the ones taught on the DVD. If you don't know the description it goes something like: You BORROW or use your own deck and are able to had it out for examination, afterwards you ask a spectator to select any card out of freewill and ask them promptly to not let you know the identity of the card. The card is inserted back, and the deck is squared up and positioned on the ground or table, or flat surface (could also be the spectators hand). With a magical wiggling of the fingers, the deck cuts itself to find the selected card, and if that wasn't enough with a clap of your hands you cause the card to literally jump out of the deck.
Spirit Forces- this effect, I feel lends it self to the Haunted Pack. You ask the spectator to again select any card that he/she wants and memorize it. You then start to cut off little packets and ask them to control where they want the card to be, and you keep cutting little packets until you've run out (Duh! ha ha). You spread the cards on the floor, table, etc and borrow a knife(suggested on DVD) or you could use a sharpie marker like Mr. Kranzo. You then do your magical wiggling of the fingers and cause the knife/marker to roll and stop at the exact location of their selected card.
Possessed Band- this effect, lends it self to those lovely little rubber band effects that we all know and love. In the DVD, I think Mr. Kranzo did the Crazy Man handcuffs followed by the Possessed Band. Whether you accompany this with another effect or do it as a solo effect, you will get some great reactions. You hand out a rubber band for examination and rub your finger on it, soon it gets stuck on your finger. At which point you show your hands and the spectators realize that the bad is actually being suspended in mid-air. Total shocker, because it catches people off guard when they see it stuck on your finger, but when the mid-air suspension takes place, they go nuts.
Out Flow- this effect, is ideal for walk around magic. You go to a restaurant or a place where matchboxes are available. You dump out the contents to show there is nothing fishy about the box or the matches. After the spectators are satisfied, you can go ahead and put the matches back in the box and pause a beat. You then claim that matches are explosive so if you clap your hands they will explode. You do so, and the matches are flying all over the place, and you are left there with a baffled spectator.
Explanations and Tips
I have to say that Mr. Kranzo goes over every thing that you need to know to protect yourself during performances. The explanations of the effects are given at just the right speed and explained several times for your convenience. For those who cannot visualize what is going on with the Loops, Mr. Kranzo uses something else to demonstrate the positioning and handling of the loops. Overall his explanations were easy to understand and follow and he made sure he got straight to the point. The tips where scattered throughout the DVD but there is one section dealing with your positioning and lighting situations. Which was a great help to me, because know I do not have to keep the spectators at a distance and can perform it close-up in some situations. His tip for longevity of the Loops life was extremely helpful and a technique that is very original. Even though I've had much experience with Loops, there was alot of things I learned and now I even have some new effects to boot. So should you get this DVD? Heeeeeeeeeeeeavens YES! I believe everyone can learn something or another for the DVD, and that it won't sit on your shelf after a while. I definitely will be going back to Mr. Kranzos performances to see how I can change my own and see what he is doing that I'm not, etc. Great DVD,I plan on getting more of Kranzo's works.Take Care. Peace.
Ha ha, your still probably lost as to what a Loop is, but thats fine. This is just a review on that prop that allows magicians to amaze. It has truly revolutionized what is meant by simple and hard hitting magic. It's almost like having real powers, which is better than belting out 8 babies at a time...:) Enjoy Peace.
The Effects
Mr. Kranzo gives us the benefit of viewing how these effects look when performed and more importantly, how much impact these effects have on spectators. There were several effects which he showed on the DVD and they include:
The Haunted Pack - this effect, I find is the most powerful of the ones taught on the DVD. If you don't know the description it goes something like: You BORROW or use your own deck and are able to had it out for examination, afterwards you ask a spectator to select any card out of freewill and ask them promptly to not let you know the identity of the card. The card is inserted back, and the deck is squared up and positioned on the ground or table, or flat surface (could also be the spectators hand). With a magical wiggling of the fingers, the deck cuts itself to find the selected card, and if that wasn't enough with a clap of your hands you cause the card to literally jump out of the deck.
Spirit Forces- this effect, I feel lends it self to the Haunted Pack. You ask the spectator to again select any card that he/she wants and memorize it. You then start to cut off little packets and ask them to control where they want the card to be, and you keep cutting little packets until you've run out (Duh! ha ha). You spread the cards on the floor, table, etc and borrow a knife(suggested on DVD) or you could use a sharpie marker like Mr. Kranzo. You then do your magical wiggling of the fingers and cause the knife/marker to roll and stop at the exact location of their selected card.
Possessed Band- this effect, lends it self to those lovely little rubber band effects that we all know and love. In the DVD, I think Mr. Kranzo did the Crazy Man handcuffs followed by the Possessed Band. Whether you accompany this with another effect or do it as a solo effect, you will get some great reactions. You hand out a rubber band for examination and rub your finger on it, soon it gets stuck on your finger. At which point you show your hands and the spectators realize that the bad is actually being suspended in mid-air. Total shocker, because it catches people off guard when they see it stuck on your finger, but when the mid-air suspension takes place, they go nuts.
Out Flow- this effect, is ideal for walk around magic. You go to a restaurant or a place where matchboxes are available. You dump out the contents to show there is nothing fishy about the box or the matches. After the spectators are satisfied, you can go ahead and put the matches back in the box and pause a beat. You then claim that matches are explosive so if you clap your hands they will explode. You do so, and the matches are flying all over the place, and you are left there with a baffled spectator.
Explanations and Tips
I have to say that Mr. Kranzo goes over every thing that you need to know to protect yourself during performances. The explanations of the effects are given at just the right speed and explained several times for your convenience. For those who cannot visualize what is going on with the Loops, Mr. Kranzo uses something else to demonstrate the positioning and handling of the loops. Overall his explanations were easy to understand and follow and he made sure he got straight to the point. The tips where scattered throughout the DVD but there is one section dealing with your positioning and lighting situations. Which was a great help to me, because know I do not have to keep the spectators at a distance and can perform it close-up in some situations. His tip for longevity of the Loops life was extremely helpful and a technique that is very original. Even though I've had much experience with Loops, there was alot of things I learned and now I even have some new effects to boot. So should you get this DVD? Heeeeeeeeeeeeavens YES! I believe everyone can learn something or another for the DVD, and that it won't sit on your shelf after a while. I definitely will be going back to Mr. Kranzos performances to see how I can change my own and see what he is doing that I'm not, etc. Great DVD,I plan on getting more of Kranzo's works.Take Care. Peace.
Friday! Wooo!
Hey world, finally its friday! Time to relax, well at least I get to start earlier than everyone else I have off today (suckaz!). So I just wanted to tell you guys about some weird news I heard over the past week: The links to the following pages at the end of this post, if you'd like to know more about it just click it. I'm just giving my opinion on these stories, and if you guys would like to leave your comments, it would be greatly appreciated :).
-Farm Smell Law-
This story talks about farms, now having to control the odor because it is a disturbance. Wait, so your telling me that farms, have to try and not smell like farms? Thats like asking a homeless guy to not ask money that he can use to buy drugs. Okay its nothing like that, but you get the point. I personally think this law is a waste of time, I mean trying to control a smell in a place that was meant to stink no matter how much u clean. WASTE OF TIME.
-Octomom's Dad Losing It-
We've all heard of octomom, the latest superhero that doesnt do nething except create babies in multiples of 8. Well her dad actually went on the Oprah show to whine about how the media is forcing themselves onto their familys business. So this guy figures that buy going on television, he should complain about how television is intruding in their lives... nice moves gramps. They also go into a little analysis of Nadya (octomoms) photo, and discuss how you can tell she has planned this exploitation out the whole time. Sad, stupid, not super heroic at all.
Links to stories:
Smelly Animal Farm
Super Dad Fails
-Farm Smell Law-
This story talks about farms, now having to control the odor because it is a disturbance. Wait, so your telling me that farms, have to try and not smell like farms? Thats like asking a homeless guy to not ask money that he can use to buy drugs. Okay its nothing like that, but you get the point. I personally think this law is a waste of time, I mean trying to control a smell in a place that was meant to stink no matter how much u clean. WASTE OF TIME.
-Octomom's Dad Losing It-
We've all heard of octomom, the latest superhero that doesnt do nething except create babies in multiples of 8. Well her dad actually went on the Oprah show to whine about how the media is forcing themselves onto their familys business. So this guy figures that buy going on television, he should complain about how television is intruding in their lives... nice moves gramps. They also go into a little analysis of Nadya (octomoms) photo, and discuss how you can tell she has planned this exploitation out the whole time. Sad, stupid, not super heroic at all.
Links to stories:
Smelly Animal Farm
Super Dad Fails
Thursday, February 26, 2009
$100 Dollar Bill Switch
Hey world, I thought I'd start this blogfest off with the $100 Dollar Bill Switch invented by Vladimir Vladimirov . It's basically an effect in which you show a $1 bill and change it to, yup you guessed it a $100 bill! First lets watch the video, so you get a better idea of what the effect looks like. Enjoy!
Now, I know I look cheesy and every time I watch this video I get the chills lol. I wasn't drunk or on medication, which scares me because thats my normal behavior :). All I need is the scar on my mouth and white powder on my face to get that Joker look.
So the bill switch has been around for ages and was invented in such a way that makes it look very magical. The handling on the effect is a bit iffy at first, but with proper practice it will look flawless. There are some benefits to this effect as it is semi impromptu(meaning it can be done with spectators bill but with a little bit of setup). The cons to this, or I should say only con(if you can call it that), is the fact that the bill is small when chagned. I would prefer the bill to b e in full size view or even half size view while doing the change. All in all this is an awesome old school change that has many applications and the plus side is, it gives your cards a rest! Tc. Until next time. Peace - Magizzy
Now, I know I look cheesy and every time I watch this video I get the chills lol. I wasn't drunk or on medication, which scares me because thats my normal behavior :). All I need is the scar on my mouth and white powder on my face to get that Joker look.
So the bill switch has been around for ages and was invented in such a way that makes it look very magical. The handling on the effect is a bit iffy at first, but with proper practice it will look flawless. There are some benefits to this effect as it is semi impromptu(meaning it can be done with spectators bill but with a little bit of setup). The cons to this, or I should say only con(if you can call it that), is the fact that the bill is small when chagned. I would prefer the bill to b e in full size view or even half size view while doing the change. All in all this is an awesome old school change that has many applications and the plus side is, it gives your cards a rest! Tc. Until next time. Peace - Magizzy
Back on the horse...
Hey world, I realized that I haven't posted in a long time, a really long time and decided to get back into the blogging world. I'm going to try and change the perspective of this site, by talking about whacky news topics, people, celebs, and of course magic. Magic will be a regular thing and I hope if you guys have any questions and comments that you'll just spend a few seconds to leave them on my page. I'm going to update everyday at least once a day when I can and I will also be making video blogs about once or twice a week. If you have topic you wanna discuss and want me to talk about, just leave a comment on the chatt box or leave a coment on this post. Thanks in advance to everyone, Take Care. Peace. - Magizzy
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