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[Competition - Idea] How did you do that?
Hey guys, got an idea for a simple competition :)
1) Submit a video performance of an original (obviously, or else you wouldn't get anywhere) trick you came up with.
2) We as a community try to figure out how its done, can open another thread under premium forums, so the discussions remain private.
3) If noone can figure out how its done in 7 days.
I will personally buy you a:
1 year subscription (for non-premium)
or 1 year extension (for current members)
or $100 Paypal Cash.
Rules:
1) No lying obviously, if you are using a gimmicked deck etc, say so!
2) If we come up with a theory on how it's done, be honest if we are right :)
3) You agree to send the full details of the trick to an admin/moderator for verification.
Additional spin:
I am hoping that a trick that can stump everyone on this forum would be a pretty good one. Would that then be worth putting up on the site as a proper tutorial by the boys? We can also name the trick after the user who did it
ie. Uber Ace Trick by sexc_magician_2000 (or John Smith)
Thoughts guys?
1) Submit a video performance of an original (obviously, or else you wouldn't get anywhere) trick you came up with.
2) We as a community try to figure out how its done, can open another thread under premium forums, so the discussions remain private.
3) If noone can figure out how its done in 7 days.
I will personally buy you a:
1 year subscription (for non-premium)
or 1 year extension (for current members)
or $100 Paypal Cash.
Rules:
1) No lying obviously, if you are using a gimmicked deck etc, say so!
2) If we come up with a theory on how it's done, be honest if we are right :)
3) You agree to send the full details of the trick to an admin/moderator for verification.
Additional spin:
I am hoping that a trick that can stump everyone on this forum would be a pretty good one. Would that then be worth putting up on the site as a proper tutorial by the boys? We can also name the trick after the user who did it
ie. Uber Ace Trick by sexc_magician_2000 (or John Smith)
Thoughts guys?
I like the idea,
I think that there should be more rules (not to sound too uptight or anything...) such as:
- To prevent lying about the trick, the trick must be revealed either to the EOM boys or to a random person in the forums who cannot give away any details FOR THAT TRICK ONLY. If somebody guesses it then he can clarify if it is right.
- The hands must remain on the camera at all times, unless they accidentally veer off for a very short amount of time.
- Camera effects are banned (they must be REAL tricks).
I think that this would really develop our magic, and since we aren't really competing with anybody it will be fair. However,
- I must ask how are we going we going to receive the $100 to our paypal/extension/membership?, as in, would we have to give our details away? (sorry if that sounds a bit accusing, absolutely no offense intended, it's just some people might feel uncomfortable with this).
Few questions:
- What if we performed a trick that nobody in the forums had yet figured out but you had (e.g. I have figured out Michael Vincent's ace routine on Penn and Teller, I might share this later on), but it wasn't original?
- What if somebody comes up with a method that could work, but isn't the EXACT method you used?
- Do you have to guess it 100% right?
I really like this idea and feel that you have stumbled on a pot of gold here (REALLY WELL DONE CHENSTA!!!!!), but I feel it needs to be developed a bit further before going through.
Joe
I think that there should be more rules (not to sound too uptight or anything...) such as:
- To prevent lying about the trick, the trick must be revealed either to the EOM boys or to a random person in the forums who cannot give away any details FOR THAT TRICK ONLY. If somebody guesses it then he can clarify if it is right.
- The hands must remain on the camera at all times, unless they accidentally veer off for a very short amount of time.
- Camera effects are banned (they must be REAL tricks).
I think that this would really develop our magic, and since we aren't really competing with anybody it will be fair. However,
- I must ask how are we going we going to receive the $100 to our paypal/extension/membership?, as in, would we have to give our details away? (sorry if that sounds a bit accusing, absolutely no offense intended, it's just some people might feel uncomfortable with this).
Few questions:
- What if we performed a trick that nobody in the forums had yet figured out but you had (e.g. I have figured out Michael Vincent's ace routine on Penn and Teller, I might share this later on), but it wasn't original?
- What if somebody comes up with a method that could work, but isn't the EXACT method you used?
- Do you have to guess it 100% right?
I really like this idea and feel that you have stumbled on a pot of gold here (REALLY WELL DONE CHENSTA!!!!!), but I feel it needs to be developed a bit further before going through.
Joe
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Some great feedback Joe. Funny how you mention Penn and Teller, because that's exactly where I got the inspiration from.
First of all, to answer your question about paying the $100. The way I see it, with youtube and many magic sites out there, I could learn magic from absolutely anywhere, and for free. I am here for the great guys that are behind the project, the professionalism of the videos/tutorials but also for a great community.
Think of it this way:
You pay $100 or so for the latest PC game with ground breaking graphics. However, to get the most enjoyment out of the game, you decide to spend a few hundred dollars and upgrade your graphics card, so the game will play nicer.
I see this as a similar investment, hoping competitions and giveaways will build the community further, and this particular competition (that is focused around magic) will encourage sharing, discussion and working together as a community.
Having said that, this is obviously not something I wanna give away on a weekly basis, so just like the Penn and Teller show, it has to be challenging enough for both parties.
I must admit, I have not been as involved in the magic community as alot of you guys out there, so I don't know how easy/often it is to create a trick that noone can figure out? Is it mostly a case of, 'oh well done, loved your trick and spin on things and I like the way you executed this or that' rather than 'wow, how did you do that?'
Look forward to more feedback on this.
First of all, to answer your question about paying the $100. The way I see it, with youtube and many magic sites out there, I could learn magic from absolutely anywhere, and for free. I am here for the great guys that are behind the project, the professionalism of the videos/tutorials but also for a great community.
Think of it this way:
You pay $100 or so for the latest PC game with ground breaking graphics. However, to get the most enjoyment out of the game, you decide to spend a few hundred dollars and upgrade your graphics card, so the game will play nicer.
I see this as a similar investment, hoping competitions and giveaways will build the community further, and this particular competition (that is focused around magic) will encourage sharing, discussion and working together as a community.
Having said that, this is obviously not something I wanna give away on a weekly basis, so just like the Penn and Teller show, it has to be challenging enough for both parties.
I must admit, I have not been as involved in the magic community as alot of you guys out there, so I don't know how easy/often it is to create a trick that noone can figure out? Is it mostly a case of, 'oh well done, loved your trick and spin on things and I like the way you executed this or that' rather than 'wow, how did you do that?'
Look forward to more feedback on this.
I might have been in a bit of a grouchy mood in my last post, so I edited a few things. Also I suggest Emailing the admin after a bit more feedback, this idea is VERY good.
By asking about the PayPal thing, what I meant was are there gift vouchers or something like that, or can you directly stream money into accounts of other people (hope I didn't insult you in my last post)? I think that it's great that you are willing to pay for other people to have a membership, it is a really good act of charity and show how good a person you are.
I also love the idea of the EOM team doing a tutorial for it.
I also just thought of a couple of simple ground-rules (Believe me, I am not normally so strict on things):
- The routine must be scripted to a good standard (or to as best as you can).
Just so that the tricks are of good quality and are enjoyable for us to watch
- Positive comments/constructive comments ONLY + how you think it's done (obviously).
Again, REALLY good idea Chensta.
Joe
By asking about the PayPal thing, what I meant was are there gift vouchers or something like that, or can you directly stream money into accounts of other people (hope I didn't insult you in my last post)? I think that it's great that you are willing to pay for other people to have a membership, it is a really good act of charity and show how good a person you are.
I also love the idea of the EOM team doing a tutorial for it.
I also just thought of a couple of simple ground-rules (Believe me, I am not normally so strict on things):
- The routine must be scripted to a good standard (or to as best as you can).
Just so that the tricks are of good quality and are enjoyable for us to watch
- Positive comments/constructive comments ONLY + how you think it's done (obviously).
Again, REALLY good idea Chensta.
Joe
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Thomas Jefferson
I've just powered through the thread and I love the idea! It would be very interesting and challenging; I believe that we could learn alot by doing this!
It would need a solid structure as pointed out by Joe but I'm backing the idea all the way!!
Exciting stuff, well done!
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Tom
It would need a solid structure as pointed out by Joe but I'm backing the idea all the way!!
Exciting stuff, well done!
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Tom
Chensta, Get a request into EoM if you can!
Don't forget to mension that myself and Joe are backing the idea, this will up your chances greatly!
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Tom
Don't forget to mension that myself and Joe are backing the idea, this will up your chances greatly!
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Tom
As creative as I am, I was thinking a section in the premium members area could be named 'EOM Fool Us' (Looks like I've ignited my creative spark again, lol)
and the section in the free members area could be called (Get ready for this....) 'EOM Fool Us (Requests)'.
The Free members section is a request section because we cannot post tutorials/reveals, here can we? so they can request a video to go in and somebody (e.g. a moderator/administrator) could create a thread for them in the Premium Lounge, they still obviously get the full reward and should be updated frequently on what people are saying and how close they are getting. Obviously no revealing it in the Fool us Requests section.
Joe
and the section in the free members area could be called (Get ready for this....) 'EOM Fool Us (Requests)'.
The Free members section is a request section because we cannot post tutorials/reveals, here can we? so they can request a video to go in and somebody (e.g. a moderator/administrator) could create a thread for them in the Premium Lounge, they still obviously get the full reward and should be updated frequently on what people are saying and how close they are getting. Obviously no revealing it in the Fool us Requests section.
Joe
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“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.”
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oooh i love this. a lot.
its also a great way to encourage people to start thinking outside the box :D
Also, if EoM support this, then maybe the prizes can just be the membership/extension, and we can leave out the 100$ so that you are not personally suffering. i dont want you to go homeless lol :)
its also a great way to encourage people to start thinking outside the box :D
Also, if EoM support this, then maybe the prizes can just be the membership/extension, and we can leave out the 100$ so that you are not personally suffering. i dont want you to go homeless lol :)
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Hey, I really really love this idea! I have never really created a trick that a magician would have trouble thinking out as every magician knows the principals of vanishes and such. I will try to start working on something soon! Yet again I really like this idea and I hope it goes over well. Hopefully you dont go bankrupt :D
Here's an effect I just came up with after reading this thread :)
Are we allowed multiple submissions? If not then I don't want to submit this lol, I think I can come up with something better
But your post inspired me to come up with something so I made this really quickly :D
*vid removed to work on developing the trick more*
EDIT: @Lindow, cool trick :) I know how it's done though, it's just a new application of a stacked deck. It could be stacked a few different ways, but my guess is you just had all soul-mate pairs touching each other, so whatever card they picked the soul-mate was either above it or below it, and you can easily tell which it is by stealing a glance at the key card. From there it's just good presentation :D
Are we allowed multiple submissions? If not then I don't want to submit this lol, I think I can come up with something better
But your post inspired me to come up with something so I made this really quickly :D
*vid removed to work on developing the trick more*
EDIT: @Lindow, cool trick :) I know how it's done though, it's just a new application of a stacked deck. It could be stacked a few different ways, but my guess is you just had all soul-mate pairs touching each other, so whatever card they picked the soul-mate was either above it or below it, and you can easily tell which it is by stealing a glance at the key card. From there it's just good presentation :D
Hey Strat hope things are going well
Nice trick but I can totally see the cut in the card that's on top of the pack =D
I really like the idea tho that the red box hides the cut in the card face up this is clever, maybe next time don't leave the pack face down coz I was all over straight away if I was doing this to some one I'd put the deck in my pocket,
Great idea, I don't think I've ever seen any thing like it ,
Nice trick but I can totally see the cut in the card that's on top of the pack =D
I really like the idea tho that the red box hides the cut in the card face up this is clever, maybe next time don't leave the pack face down coz I was all over straight away if I was doing this to some one I'd put the deck in my pocket,
Great idea, I don't think I've ever seen any thing like it ,
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Ok, here's another quasi-submission lol (still not my main project)
This trick is actually just a modification of one a magician friend of mine created. I think I've actually posted a tutorial for this one on here once haha, but it's one of my favorite creations:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_XjtRqLkb4
Just to be clear, there really is only one coin laying in my left hand, it's not that there's two stacked on top of each other or anything
This trick is actually just a modification of one a magician friend of mine created. I think I've actually posted a tutorial for this one on here once haha, but it's one of my favorite creations:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_XjtRqLkb4
Just to be clear, there really is only one coin laying in my left hand, it's not that there's two stacked on top of each other or anything
Awesome stuff strat! And great feedback :) Will create a specialised forum for this and lets get this competition going!
@strat1227 It used a stacked deck but not how you described. And thank you for the compliment. :)
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