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Invisible Deck

Posted on January 08, 2008

"One video clip from my live performances around my college campus." Good reactions-- keep the performance clips coming!

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Eyeball says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

Very nice, i liked your patter alot :D

Creeper says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

It was good in a technical sense, but if your going to perform a trick as devistating as the invisible deck, in my opinion, you have to really grab your audience in. I like your idea of patter, but i think you should drag it out a little bit longer. Don't just say "Oh that was your card? Oh thats weird."

btaylor says:

(Score: 1) 6 months ago

yeah it was a cool idea. but, you gotta stop saying "OK" all the time. that takes away from it a little and is slightly annoying.

drorange says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

its good performance but i don't really like the patter but thats just my opinion

cardmasterseth says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

i think that i probably have to agree with creeper here. the invisible deck is a monster trick, and you really need to get your audience thinking and focusing on their card. i would definitely recommend drawing out your patter as well. it is too short to get an effective reaction. i also would recommend showing the deck as all cards face down before you put it in their hand, as this will give the illusion that you could not have possibly turned the card over before hand> this is espescialy evident when the spectator chooses a card like the ace of spades, a card that could be easily turned over before the deck is used

good luck!

CMS

krukev says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

I like your performance, you keep still after your performance, you storyline with the equation is interesting and it keeps them involved. Only bad thing I think is how you handle the deck you can spread the cards out much faster and bigger. I don't mean very fast as it has to keep it kind of mystery without immediately showing one card is face down, BUT you spread out the cards only a little bit and a bit careful I don't know, maybe spectators think it's logical but I wouldn't suggest it doing that way. I like this storytelling as I also used the invisble deck alot. Not anymore as its more of a selfworking trick and I'm now more on tricks that depent on sleight of hand, but nonetheless 5 of 5. Great pleasure to watch.

mastersedition says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

GO mitchell!

bobbyhasbun says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

i like the earthquake patter.

Sinful says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

Very good Mitchell. You are very good at performing this effect :) If I had one recommendation for you... it would be this.... watch your habit of saying "ok" a lot :) It makes you seem a bit nervous. Other than that, I thought you were perfect. I should start working on my own invisible deck considering I own one :) 4 stars

-Doug

Dude291 says:

(Score: -1) 6 months ago

You said "ok" like 20 times in the first perfomance xD. Stop saying that so many times! xD

babyjkjoe says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

I disagree with some of the posts.

For a street performance, saying "ok" really draws the person in. It keeps them focused on what your saying. Often times it can be a psychological misdirection.

Also, I love the earthquake patter, but I do agree that you may want to increase the length Just a little. Not by too much, or it gets boring unless you think of something interesting to say. But maybe about 20-30 seconds longer.
Also, I think this is a good second trick but not an opening one. From the footage it seems like it was the first trick you did to them then they went about their business.
I think you should use this after a first trick with a normal deck and do a deck switch ,.not too hard..
The first one should be pretty good, but maybe link the two together so that the earthquake patter works with your first trick.
then it will blow their minds even more

Ampersan5340 says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

3/5 the patter was pecular, you did seem a bit nervous and didn't connect with your audience.

cbols23 says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

Ha Ha love the performance.

Diffirent style patter...

Still wonderful.

O.K.

James says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

wow!
there was so much TENSION!
good lord it was like a friggin heart surgury in there!
Relax man, try getting people more comfortable!

Tension is good, but certain kinds of tension, not the kind with uncomfortable silences!
This most certainly reflects your personality though, so it's definitely up to you!
Jamez

JPD says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

Interesting patter, okay. And Ace of Spades and Q Hearts? Coincidence? Okay. That was a good video. OKAY.

Sleight_of_Hand says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

Lol JPD i get it.... "nteresting patter, okay. And Ace of Spades and Q Hearts? Coincidence? Okay."

tashfiq1993 replies:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

yea that is a coincidence! lol

Dills says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

OK...try to cut back on the "oks"

Second...the earthquake patter kind of takes away from the spectators emotional connection with the card if you know what i mean. Its great trying to be original so long as you arent taking away from the trick.

I would also reccomend telling them to think of a card not the Ace of Spades or queen of hearts because then they really have to think.

Technically its fine but the invisible deck offers so much more potential.

bboulton says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

Good Job....I guess you got the capture problems with your camera worked out?

Lance.R. says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

nice routine

xXMajiqXx says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

loved the patter and reactions.

5/5

NlightN says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

You have a very weird tone in your voice like you are fking nervous.

Krash says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

I liked the creativity of your patter, but I'm going to have to agree with some of the people who noted that your nervousness was a bit obvious.

However, I must applaud you for having the right idea as well as being brave enough to put yourself out there like that.

Keep it up.

Shane

Ben Morris-Rains says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

I think its weird how there are all these negative comments about how he didn't connect with his audience, his patter sucked, blah blah blah. Did nobody see the reactions from some of these people? What more could you possibly ask for?

I would really like to see all of your guy's performances and see how much better you are than him...

Exitmat says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

Excellent performance and patter.

Theaman says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

Magic is about presentation. You have to learn to be comfortable around everyone. You know slieghts and tricks and secrets that they do not. if you approach with confidence and speak slowly they will pay attention. you dont need to say OK every three seconds to keep their attention. Yes you got reactions Mitchell but they could have been much stronger if you had been more confident.
I think what magicians fear is the possibility that someone will discover the secret, but we have to get over that fear and approach them with the attitude that there is no way they can figure it out. The invisible deck is perfect for that. It requires very little effort on the magicians part and in the spectators mind the magic practically happens in their hands.
It was good but it could be better.

slider says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

I say good creative storyline...however it doesn't seem to work for YOU. Find another way to present the effect. Let's say you present the deck and have them hold it in the same manner before but this time have them select a card and turn their hands over. Gives a reason for the card to turn over. Not so many words have to be used.

"HOLD THIS DECK AND THINK OF A CARD"..."NOW TURN YOUR HANDS OVER" "WHAT WAS YOUR CARD?"....I know its kinds DBesq but simple works.

This is a one trick deck for you, milk it for what it is. Simple hits hard. No need for big stories here.

Djmckee says:

(Score: -1) 6 months ago

I do not belive your being yourself, be yourself its a good thing and you do not need to reassure somone every sentence with the word ok.

MitchellStafiej replies:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

How do you know who I am? How do you know I'm not being myself?

dejavu05 says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

i like the earthquake...that was nice...it seems like a lot of girls pick the queen of hearts

Marlin says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

Nice Job. I liked your patter. I need to get this trick out again sometime.

h3nri says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

Great performance, I think the earthquake idea was very clever.

Kaos says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

i like tha earthquake patter but you NEED to draw them in. your style of doing it has SO much potential. heres what u need to do. u found your reasoning of doin it happenin already so your already halfway there. but tha way you present yourself, you just kind of do it. if you present yourself in a more serious manor, (NOT PROFESSIONAL MANNER) but someone who really is bein natural with people but at tha same time dont just be like "its really wierd i know this sounds strange" because that draws them OUT of tha trick. make it a little bit longer and present it a lil bit more serious. but i haveta say this is tha 1st time ive seen tha earthquake idea and i LOVED it. tha shaking, and it happening in their hands is tha best idea ive seen someone else come up with it really is

KAL-EL says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

Okay, okay, okay.... okay!

Great patter, nice trick
Good Job!

DannyT says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

Those were some great performances. I love the patter.
I might use it if you don't mind.
Great job Mitchell!

Blindside462 says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

Just for people noticing who like to do card forces without cards. Notice how you just ask a girl on the spot what card they want or like..it is the Queen of Hearts, shown twice in this...and from a guy a commonly named card the jack of spades :)

adjones says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

It was ok. It seemed to me like you rushed through it too much, though. Like you had to be somewhere, and you couldn't give your performance the full attention it deserves. Try to slow it down a bit. Your spread of the cards was also a little to "tight". Make it look more loose, so it looks like a normal deck. The only other thing I didn't like was how you said, "ok, this is what I want you to do," about every five seconds. Work on that and saying "ok", and you'll be golden.

I used to have the same problem, except I would say "all right" all the time. To fix this, I highly recommend wearing a rubber band for two to three weeks, and snapping your self as hard as you can everytime you do the thing that you're trying not to do. This will put a very quick stop to your bad habits. I now almost NEVER say all right. Hope it works out for you!

Overall, though, I liked your performances. Good job!

Josh Clarke says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

I liked your performance, but you did seem a little nervous. I think it's funny that these particular performances could have been done without an Invisible Deck. I mean Ace of Spades for the guy and Queen of Hearts for the ladies ... Sometimes magic is just too easy.

aznofspades says:

(Score: 0) 6 months ago

I think you should talk about building a card house. And then talk about the earthquake knocking them over.

Nex says:

(Score: 0) 5 months ago

okay? okay? earthquake? not okay.

okay. it was a good trick with a bad choice of words =|

kevin says:

(Score: 0) 5 months ago

unique patter made this trick yours. not just the invisible deck, but the deck in an earthquake. relax more during the performance and prolong the moment by making sure that they memorized the card that fell over the wrong way.

kevin

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