The Trilogy by Dan and Dave

Overview

Dan and Dave have been at the forefront of their craft since they were only fourteen years old. They have helped mold a new genre of card magic, a style visually rich and direct. Their style and originality has received acclaim from such megastars as David Blaine and David Copperfield. When they were only 17 years old they performed alongside Guy Hollingworh, Paul Gertner, Chad Long and Bill Malone at the first MAGIC Live convention in Las Vegas, and were the only performers to receive a standing ovation. They were among the first to start a movement with card flourishes, also known as XCM or Extreme Card Manipulation with the release of The Dan and Dave System in 2004.

This collection contains a vast array of magical effects, flourishes and everything else their minds have conjured up. From beginner to professional, these DVD's contain something for everyone. Every effect is broken down step by step for a seamless learning experience.

Over 6 hours of material explained in detail with multiple angles, on screen text, and slow motion replays.

DISC 1: tricks

On this disc, you will learn powerful walk-around magic that can be done anywhere at anytime, surrounded, and with a normal deck of cards.

Card Across
A selected card is left protruding from half the deck in your left hand while the other half remains in your right hand. Instantly and without the packets ever touching their card vanishes and reappears protruding face-up in the right hand packet. The card can be signed!

Fission for Aces
An eight is turned face up on top of the deck. In a splitting action, the eight is ripped into two fours of matching color. One of the fours is handed out, as the remaining four is this time split at the fingertips into two two’s. Lastly, as you can imagine, a two is split into two aces. This quick trick is extremely visual – everything is done at the fingertips.

Collectors
We've taken this classic and usually boring effect and given it STYLE. Two cards are selected and lost in the deck. As the four aces are magically produced, the selections mysteriously appear between them. This is as visual as it gets.

Swiss Made
Here’s a remix of the classic 'Back in Time' effect by Steve Freeman.

If you know the Freeman trick, just imagine it with a face-up card and you’ve imagined this trick, seriously.

In this effect you'll learn the 'db Spin Change', the most visual change we've created and the EASIEST change you'll ever do!

Sixty Nine
The coolest packet trick you’ll ever perform. The 4 sixes are shown with the added Buck flair. The performer jokes about how if he turns the six around it changes to a nine (pointing to an upside down six from the spectators POV). The next time the performer turns them around, they really do change to 4 nines and the cards can be handed out for examination.

Hand to Mouth
The spectator is instructed to push their protruding card flush with the deck... By this time the card is already in your mouth.

The misdirection is so perfect that you will find yourself performing this surrounded without anyone having a clue.

Our finesse and style differentiates this effect from previous handlings.

Déjà Vu
Any card is selected and sandwiched between the two red aces; these cards are clearly placed on the table. Another card is selected, however, the performer miscalls it as the first selection. This second selection is face up on top of the deck. With a snap, the card visually transforms into the first selection sandwiched between the red aces. The cards on the table are spread to reveal the second selection sandwiched between the black aces.

This is a beautiful transposition effect with a clever plot about déjà vu that will leave you spectators wondering more about what they really just witnessed, or if it happened at all.

TiVo Transpo
Here's an instant two-card transposition effect. It can be done anytime and surrounded.

DISC 2: flourishes

On this disc, you will learn the latest flourishes from Dan and Dave, including the much talked about Jackson Five.

Flourishes

Carnahan Fan
Molecule Four
Pandora
Jackson Five
Erdnase Go Round
Vertigo
Eko
Mecka
Akira
Tectonic Verb

DISC 3: everythingelse

On this disc, you will learn everything from ace productions to color changes, double lifts, shuffles, and finger exercises. It's an assortment of neat sleights done Buck style.

Contents

T.G. Deck Flip
Hugh Scott Shuffle
The LePaul S Spread
360 Deck Spin
Under Pressure by Michael Vile
Heap Snatch
Blackjack Production
Shuffled Aces
The Forte Flourish
The Click Change
The Jones Change
Center Double
Queens Transition
Real Time
Molecule 2, Four Card Production
Molecule 2, One Card Production
Molecule Double Lift
Molecule Spring Production, One Card

Finger Exercises
Four exercises to build hand strength and coordination.

Flourishes 101
20 classic playing card flourishes performed & explained by Dan and Dave.

and more...

In addition to ALL the contents listed, you will also learn these sleights and flourishes throughout all three of the DVDs

Sleights

Superflip by Ben Harris
Cardini Change variation
DMB Spread Control
Floop by Simon Lovell
For4For Switch by Chris Kenner
Duck Change by Hiro Sakai
Flippant by Looy Simonoff
Marlo Clip Steal
Tamariz Perpendicular Control
Spin Double
Spin Doctor Double
Jay Bluff Shift
Twin Split
Paintbrush Change by Roy Walton
Elmsley Count
Grave Turnover by Lee Asher
Shape Shifter by Marc Desouza
Top Shot by Lennart Green
Popover production by Aaron Fisher
Vernon Double Replacement
V Switch
Dracula Count

Flourishes

Genesis
Skater Cut by Joey Burton
Sybil variations
Five Faces of Sybil by Chris Kenner
TCTCSA
Tornado by Ashford Kneitel
Leno Cut (eight packets)
Erdnase shift
Madonna 3

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Author: Duncan F
This set changed my magic. If you are looking for the next step the Trilogy is it. It will take you from boring story-lined magic and give you the skills to perform visual mind-blowing magic.

This set is cheap for what you get from it. You are taught lots of slights that you can apply to other tricks and all of the material is explained very well and it is easy to learn.

Take your magic to the next lever and get this set you wont regret it.

5/5

Author: Alex Offenkrantz (Awogamer@aol.com)
The trilogy is possibly the greatest dvd set ever released. $85 for over 6 hours of detailed magic explaination is amazing.

Here is a breakdown of the tricks dvd

Tivo Transpo- in this trick you will learn 3 sleights of hand. The trick continues as follows: a card is drawn from the deck and clearly placed in the center outjogged. The top card is then shown. The cards are dribbled and the top card changes into the first card. The outjogged card is removed from the pack and shown to be the second card. If performed correctly, this can be a very strong effect. Difficulty: 7 Score: 8

Tivo 2.0- this is by far one of the best effects on the tricks dvd. The cards are riffled and a card is removed fancily from the center of the pack. The card is then placed outjogged in the middle. The top card is turned over and when flicked, it instantly switches places with the other card. This is one of the most visual transpositions I have ever come across. You will learn 2 sleights.
Difficulty: 8 Score: 9.5

Subway- this is actually one of my three favorite tricks on the trilogy. A card towards the top is touched, shown to the spectator, and outjogged. The performer continues thumbing through the pack, and flips over two cards and leaves them outjogged on the other side. At this point the selected card is in a completely different half of the deck than the face up cards. The deck it split into two sections, one in each hand, and the selected card is pushed into the deck, and is seen to simultaniously come out of the other half. the cards are spread, and the card has traveled through the air to land in between the two face up cards. You will learn 1 sleight.
Difficulty: 5 Score: 9.5

I think that you essentially get the point that this set is like no other. The flourishes dvd features hardcore xcm, and the everything else dvd had two fantastic color chnges, false table shuffles, card productions and much more. The Trilogy 10/10

P.S. If you are just beginning in flourishes, I would not recommend the flourishes dvd. If you are into card magic and want to seriously improve, you will learn MORE than enough sleights to add to your arsenal of sleights on the tricks dvd and everything else dvd.