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Bill Goodwin is one of the great creative thinkers and magic historians of our time with a superlative ability to handle cards. His ingenious methods have been tightly kept secrets locked away in his own notebooks. For the first time ever released, Bill teaches a flawless version of a classic in magic, Card Warp. Done completely at the fingertips and with only a single card, Siamese Twins is a beautiful illusion that is sure to amaze any audience.
30 minutes of detailed instruction with multiple camera angles, slow motion replays and bonus handlings.
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Rating: 3.3/5 (9 votes cast) |
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Author: Matthew Field
Roy Walton created quite a stir with Card Warp, the trick in which a card, folded and sandwiched in another card, turns inside out. The trick was a variant of Jeff Busby's 'Into the 4th Dimension and Beyond' which used (apparently) only a single card. Bill Goodwin, the card expert and Librarian at The Magic Castle, has taken the single-card version and ratcheted it up several notches.
The effect is still that a card is shown, folded in quarters, after which it flips around in an unexpected fashion. The card is then torn almost in half, showing one half facing each way, then the tear is completed and the card may be handed out for examination. The instantaneous reversals of the card are accompanied by amusing patter and the transformations are extremely visual.
This is a quick, effective close-up trick that is not difficult to perform. The DVD is produced with two cameras and excellently directed by Dan and Dave Buck. There are alternative handlings taught and extensive credits are given. Do a YouTube search for "Goodwin Siamese Twins" to see a demo. Bill Goodwin is a very good teacher and this trick is worth learning.
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Author: Brad Henderson
Thank you. Yes, thank you to Dan and Dave Buck, along with Bill Goodwin, for producing an instructional magic DVD that is so right on the money in so many ways.
First, the trick. This is a one-card version of Card Warp, in which the card is seen to visibly jump inside and out, outside and in. The trick looks great.
Of course, this concept was not created in a vacuum and Goodwin does a perfect job of giving the full history of ideas during the instructions, and then follows up with added footage that provides a more detailed history via text. This DVD proves once and for all that crediting need not interfere with the flow of instruction.
The trick is perfectly shot and perfectly taught. Sure, the Bucks know how to use a gazillion camera angles and, when they want, can make something look like Mission Impossible. But they also know the difference between a teaser and an instructional video. Every shot is well chosen and at no time are you aware of the many angles and cuts, as they all serve the larger purpose of concisely and accurately conveying information. Goodwin's teaching is perfectly paced and completely thorough without being weighted down with digression or dumbed-down by insipid attempts at humor. He does his job and gets out of the way.
And the reason he can do this? There are two. One, he knows the trick inside and out (no pun intended). Unlike most of the fodder that is being created solely with the intent to sell, it is clear Goodwin has performed this effect many times and understands not only what is supposed to happen, but also why.
The second reason is because it is clear Goodwin has thought about the teaching process. He is not just getting up there with two buddies and rambling – he has a plan. There is one moment when he describes that the card must be folded almost in half, but not quite. I thought, "You know, if he had thought about it, he would have a way of showing what he meant." No sooner did the thought flit through my mind than Goodwin demonstrated exactly what he meant.
In closing, I would like to use a technique popular among magicians for the creation of new content – theft!
New Rule (with apologies to Bill Maher): I'm not going to suggest you have to be as talented as Bill Goodwin – because for most sleight-of-handsters, that's not going to happen. However, if you don't know your material as well as Goodwin knows his, and you can't film, cut, and edit it together so it teaches as clearly and communicates as smoothly as the Bucks have, then your material simply is not ready for the marketplace. Save it for another ten years – think about it a little – and then we'll see.
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