Jérôme DAMIEN

C'est surprenant de la part de Craig Petty, surtout quand on voit comment il réagi dans des cas similaires, voir la vidéo suivante à partir de 8'23 : [video:youtube]

Je ne connais ni le modus operandi de NWP, ni celui de Red. Cela dit, bien que l'effet soit similaire voire identique, si CP en a changé le handling, il est en droit de le publier, non ? Il existe bien des centaines de versions de TnR, dont la plupart ont le même concept de base, et ça ne pose de problème à personne.

Ah oui effectivement. Bizarre, sur la page de Vanishing, ils en parlent comme si c'était eux qui organisaient...

http://www.murphysmagic.com/atthetable/ La première, Michael Ammar le 5 février, coûte un dollar !!! Leurs serveurs ont intérêt à tenir la route

Il y a de très bonnes idées sur le DVD "Blank" de Craig Petty : [video:youtube]

Je n'ai pas encore lu la traduction, mais j'ai tout lu 2 fois en anglais, et ça a révolutionné ma vision de la magie. Pour le répertoire, j'ai apprivoisé un tour (sa carte folle). Mais la grande richesse vient des essais théoriques.

Wow ! J'aime !

Moins connu que Strong Magic et pourtant encore plus important (bien que plus court), Designing Miracles s'attaque à la construction intrinsèque des tours. Quels outils d'architecture magique a-t-on à notre portée afin de ne plus utiliser le détournement d'attention comme un sparadrap mais plutôt comme une fondation à l'effet ? Pour l'instant disponible qu'en langue original, il vient de sortir chez Vanishing Inc. sous la forme d'un livre audio (lu par l'auteur) à 25$ en DL et 30$ en CD. Ca dure 8h, dont 1h d'inédit non présent dans le livre. Ruez-vous dessus, c'est un livre indispensable si vous maitrisez la langue de Shakespeare. Et franchement, à ce prix-là, pourquoi s'en priver ?! Pour ma part, le téléchargement est en cours !

Je ne connais pas ce tour, mais la méthode me paraît évidente. Tellement évidente que je me demande si elle ne le sera pas aussi pour de nombreux spectateurs. En tout cas, ça me plaît.

Je crois qu'on est vraiment inégaux face à l'acquisition de l'empalmage classique. Pour ma part, malgré un travail régulier et intensif, et alors que des potes ont eu un EC naturel au bout de quelques mois, j'ai mis 10 ans avant de pouvoir l'utiliser efficacement. Grrrr J'étais à deux doigts d'arriver à la conclusion que ce n'était définitivement pas pour moi (on peut très bien s'en passer en fait, ce qui était le cas de Ramsey), quand j'ai eu l'idée saugrenue de m'entraîner avec des dollars. C'était bien évidemment encore plus difficile, mais au bout de quelques semaines, alors que je ressortais mes demi-dollars, mon EC était devenu simple et surtout ma main naturelle ! Finalement j'ai adapté le sketch de Coluche qui commence le violon avec des gants de boxe, car quand on les retire ça devient facile. Donc maintenant je travaille avec des dollars, afin de pouvoir utiliser des demi-dollars sereinement.

Loupi et Pilou seraient-ils les côtés clairs et obscurs d'une seule et même personne ? (Je vous laisse répartir les rôles)

Bonne lecture de Strong Magic, et je te conseille son livre "Designing Miracles" si tu lis l'anglais, c'est une merveille (encore subjectif ).

Wow quel boulot, merci pour tous magicmax22 !

Un membre du Magic Cafe a fait un CR très très complet de son expérience avec Vapr. Je vous la copie ici. Désolé, pas le temps de traduire Below is my detail, honest critique after playing it for a while. Included some tips as well how to use it. Before the critique, I shall give you some important warning, in case you do not have time to read so long critique below, at least you can get something to prevent bad thing happen if you intend to buy it or already a user. ***** WARNING ***** POWER ADAPTER(PA): In web spec, it says the power adapter in package is 110V. If you are in Europe or other place use 220V, then you cannot use the power adapter to charge the device. You have to use computer connect to the USB cable from package to charge it. If you use 110V PA, you will damage your device for sure. But the interesting thing is the PA I get is marked as 110-240 which is international charger. So use this PA you can charge it no matter where you are. Even it is, I do not dear to charge it using PA. I still charge with computer. So either you always charge with computer if your country is not 110V, or you have a look of your PA to make sure it is written 110-240V, then charge it in wall. VAPORIZER HANDLING: vaporizer contains main body, heater coil and cartridge. When you charge it, you have to remove the heater coil from main body, and then main body can connect to the USB. When you remove the header coil from main body, you need to TURN CLOCKWISE as said in DVD to loose it, turn wrong way with excessive force may damage the heater coil. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. When you connect main body of VAPORIZER to USB charge, TURN UNCLOCKWISE to tighten and connect it. After charge, TURN CLOCKWISE to loose and remove it. If above handling is not carefully done, you have the risk to damage your unit after a first charge. It is not about product quality just the careful handling. Watch DVD first before play it. ====================critique=================== *****Package Boxing***** 10/10 The boxing is amazing, pure white with little graph, simple and deluxe. Like APPLE product’s package style. The box is well made and has a magnet in front flip to make it close completely and easily. The internal layout is very well designed to hold everything in place. It is a perfect expensive gift style when you give to your best friends or your teenage child who interesting in magic. If they get this box in Christmas (of course with everything include) you will never be forgotten. ***** MAIN UNIT **** 10/10 The main unit, just a small box (contain switch and pump) Size: width*height*depth 6.5*2.4*2.8cm (I measure it myself, it not show in manual or spec, so you can find something like it to see is it your taste before buying) Weight: extremely light. I watched different video critique, promotion video and picture of it before. I know it is small. But only until I get it and hold on my hand, I realize how small and beauty of it. It can use for which hand routine effect to hold and without notice from outlook. Just that’s small!! It has very good shape and smooth surface, material of it is very nice. It just feels good when you hold it. When you wear it you will not feel uncomfortable. The switch of main unit is very easy to trigger. But tight enough to prevent you trigger it mistakenly. ***** SM*KE ***** 9/10 The sm*ke is thick, white, smell good, beauty. I do not own other device so cannot compare. I do saw other device in operation before. But to me it is good enough for such a small device can achieve. Some guy in Café has compared it with PS, result is far better than PS. I do a test that press switch on and hold it, it continuously produce sm*ke and stop exactly at 60 sec. (as spec described) and afterwards still function very well. I not recommend you do it often since it gives too much stress to the component. For me I will never do it again. ***** SILENT LEVEL ***** 8/10 (10 is full silent) The noise part is the hardest part of the critique. One month ago when in pre-order phase, the only thing prevent me to order is the unsure of noise level. After watch Bizzaro critique video I was disappointed to hear the noise is obvious(he put it close to micro recorder) From first batch buyer feedback here it also indicate it is not silent (some say it is acceptable). I almost give up getting it due to this annoying noise. But I just cannot let it go and decide to take a shot finding out myself. I would honestly say it is not silent; the video critique you see is what you get. The noise is from the pump, it cannot avoid. More like mobile phone vibrate but less heavy. It is not loud but still you can hear in quite place. If you dream of a full silent device it is not for you. After I see and play the whole unit, I can say compare with all positive side of this device, the silent level is not an issue at all. Because you can never get an electric device use a pump to be full silent. It will not happen in next several years. Like most magic effect, some can played surround some are not, some can be examined some are not. They have the limitation. How and when to use it is your choice. Anyplace/anytime effect or tool is very rare. The limitation of Vapr ‘s noise level as I tested is you cannot use it in a room which is very quiet. No way! That is the limitation. It can used in bar has music or people talk lots, used in street has some background noise, stage. It also can be used in a room which turns TV or music on loudly. I notice the Spec on Sansminds site has changed the previous “Full silently” to “Extremely quite operation”. Some dealer’s site has not changed yet and may cause mis-leading of buyer. It is not extremely quite still, but it is in 90% performance situation can work without being noticed. I can accept it now finally. Sometime not matter how much critique or comments from others you have seen; you need to experience it and judge. Vapr belong to this category for sure. I am happy I make the right call. ***** REMOTE SWITCH ***** 10/10 The remoter switch is very small, light and smooth when you touch it. Very well made. The design of it has a purpose which the whole surface is a switch so you do not need to find/search a button on it to press. Just press or squeeze whatever side it will trigger. It has very practical usage that you can just put in your trousers’ back pocket and a quick tap or push the pocket it can work like charm. The spec said the remoter range is 10M and it is true. Actually I did a test that may useless, but I want to see how it is. I put main unit in living room, and go to another room 6M away from main unit and in that room without seeing it I press the remoter, Wow, it sm*ke outside! Then I close the room door and it still works. I guess psychic entertainer in house will like it and find a way to use it effectively. Some people argue the remoter is useless, for me I just want to see the limitation and possibility of the device. It is just a tool to provide you the possibility. But how to use it, use for which kind of effect it is only by your imagination. Before Vapr , you do not have the power to do it remotely or even think of its application. Now you have the chance to start. Why not? Here is 2 setting I can think of how the remoter can work in the situation that you are your own and want to put main unit and remoter together in your body. It provides the significant advantage than the standard trigger method. Setting 1: Use arm band to hold main unit on right arm, put remote in left back pocket of treasure. This make the right hand free and can stretch out to whatever direction you want when the sm*ke appear. This applicable especially for ONE HAND effect like disappear a coin, vanish a card etc. You have no strange move or hold arm back like before to trigger the sm*ke. When all the focus/heater on your right hand, you just do what you used to do, no any adjustment, one quick move of left hand in back make the work done. The disadvantage is in surround situation, if you want to make more than 1 hit smoke(3 sec) it may not looking good that your left hand stay back. Then we go for setting 2 Setting 2: Put main unit directly in right back pocket of treasure, other staff link to right hand (very easy). The arm band has a little pocket designed to hold the remoter (thanks WILL to consider it), put it in there and wear the arm band on left arm. This setting allows you to do the one hand effect also both hand effects. Just like the normal trigger method by other device, but you have the ability to trigger it with another hand without tube around your body. Also put main unit in back pocket it reduce and block some noise. I am sure you can make other setting creatively when you play with it (Toe setting, Ass setting, etc.) ***** DVD ***** 7/10 The whole DVD has 1 hour. But related to Vapr only 17 mins (rest are promotion material). I strongly recommend you watch the DVD first instead of anxiously to play it or put in charging. Go directly to Vapr introduction chapter, which cover most of thing you need to know. The introduction part is well made, straight forwards. There are some written sentence in some place during playing, those are all important, I suggest you pause the playing and read those sentence. For example the warning of turn the right direction when remove heater coil is in written sentence, you need to read it before do the first charging. I would hope that DVD can make longer than 17 minutes to explain more of the handling. Some movement and handling of device is so quickly showed like MTV style and no step by step. For an electrical device I think the explanation in DVD is not the level it shall be. In the end of that chapter, 3 effects using Vapr is introduced. 1, ice appears in empty hand. It is very easy to do and the best effect of three. I was fooled when I watch it. 2. Trace. It is a Will market effect adding Vapr to perform. It is good. Card fan may willing buy Trace, not my taste. 3. Smoke from empty cup. You already see it in demo video. Nothing to add. If you never own an sm*ke device, or want to improve the handling, I strongly recommend Pure Sm*ke Training DVD by George Wilson. It is original made for PS, but everything it teaching can use by Vapr. This DVD not only teach the effects, but also you will learn how to generate sm*ke like real in your hands. George teach his version of show ice cube from empty hand, it is so good. Without this DVD I doubt you can use Vapr effectively and magically. ***** Manual ***** 7/10 The manual is very simple. Very well printed. It covers some important thing you need to know about the device. But for an electric device it is by far so simple. Café member KyleMarlett on behalf of SansMinds put a troubleshooting PDF as supplement manual which is very useful. Any user of Vapr shall check it out and read it. You can find his post here http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/search_post.php?sujet=531479&forum=218&post=8180214 Or download file from https://www.dropbox.com/s/s7o6z6az133sl7n/Vapr%20Trouble%20Shooting If you want to know how long one cartridge can use, or other question, you can find in above file. ***** CARTAIDGE REPLACEMENT **** One thing is missing from DVD and manual is how to replace cartridge. It puzzled me when I try doing it. And it puzzled others as well in this forum. Anyway here is how I do it and it works well: Hold the heater coil which has round band on it, pull out the green cartridge if it is the first time you replace it. The supplied cartridge is black in its box. Push the new cartridge into heater coil; be careful you shall choose the right end which has an Aluminium foil in it towards heater coil. You can push it gently, slowly but with some strength. And make them tight together. One tips I would give is next time I change cartridge, I will remove the heat coil first, then do replacement. Reason is heat coil and main body together when pull or push cartridge you may damage it as I stated in warning part. I do not use any needle or something to break and make a hole of cartridge’s Aluminium foil. ***** QUALITY ***** Official web provide Main Unit/ Vaporizer Replacement 1st year free.(shipment fee shall be on you) If you want to buy it, strongly recommend you check the dealer does it have one year free replacement. If not, go somewhere else who has it to buy. Never buy it without this service. Even with high standard quality control the electric device can go wrong anytime. From some user feedback here some unit they have not function after charging or short play. I guess it may due to fault unit or due to the charging issue or heater coil handling I placed at beginning of this critique. My experience is: I played it for 2 days, charged it twice (not because low battery, but just to test will charging cause problem). Used fully 1 cartridge and replaced new one. So far all are good. Same smoke, same silent level, I do not know what will happen next. But with one year free replacement what else can go wrong? If you want to be sure the quality of it is general good, you can wait another 1, 2 month to see how others comment. ***** CONCLUSION***** Vapr is a very good product. I saw expensive device and cheaper device before, None of them I am willing to carry with me. But with vapr’s small main unit, the durable cube, very well made arm band, remoter it is so easy/comfortable to carry and play with whenever you feel the need. And all of them can easily put into a small box/bag if you can find. The handling is so easy, the sm*ke is beautiful. The silent level is within my acceptance range. It raises the bar of design, good thinking behind a product. And its innovation in some aspect shall definitely be encouraged with open mind. As long as it has good quality and can use for long time, it will be very good. But we do not know yet. In the end I will not say the words normal reviewer will say for a good product” I highly recommend you buy it”. NO I not recommend anything. It is your decision, not mine. What I provide is just the insight you may not know before you get it. That is how the critique shall be. I hope the critique will help you in some aspect. Like I get lots from all of you.

La culture n'implique pas le mimétisme ! Se nourrir des grands écrits aide à s'épanouir. Bref, lis Tamariz

Je déteste le SAV des Émissions, et pourtant vous m'avez fait rire. Bravo !!

Merci Shiva d'avoir remis cette vidéo même si elle avait déjà été publiée. Je ne l'avais pas vue passer, elle est passionnante.

Richard Sanders, "The Richard Sanders Show Vol.1".

Première phase du "Cocktail Dazzler" de David Williamson

Ah oui, très très efficace le travail des carrés.

Je conseille vivement la lecture de ce chef d'oeuvre. Un de mes livres préférés. Contrairement à Strong Magic, qui traite de techniques de présentation, celui-ci s'intéresse à la construction d'un tour. Comment ne plus avoir à utiliser le détournement d'attention comme un sparadrap, mais plutôt l'intégrer intrinsèquement dans la construction du tour.

Merci Zappy !

Gilbus, bravo pour toutes ces subtilités et merci du partage.

La difficulté n'est pas de l'apprendre, mais de le garder sur le long terme. Tu es bien parti, continue

C'est très bien, mais fais gaffe, ça s'oublie très vite. J'en suis à ma troisième REmémorisation de mnemonica Je pense qu'il faut bien un an d'utilisation très régulière pour avoir à vie un chapelet. Après bien sûr, nous ne sommes pas tous égaux vis-a-vis de la mémoire.