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Martin Lewis’ Card Creations
By Martin Lewis. $30 plus $3.50 p&h.
From Magikraft Studios
11639 Sandpiper Court
Moreno Valley, CA 92557
Fax: 909-247-1666
Email: info@magikraft.com
Web site: www.magikraft.com.
Martin Lewis offers six card routines and a Chop Cup routine on this new video.
With the exception of the first item, The One Hand Boomerang, the card tricks
require very little technical ability. The One Hand Boomerang, however, will
require some work. A card is selected and returned to the deck. The deck is
held in the right hand. The top card of the deck spins up into the air, spirals
back down, and is caught in the middle of the deck. The cards above the boomerang
card are lifted. The bottom card of this half is the selected card.
Other card tricks include a clever method for the Whispering Joker, Eye Opener
(a prediction effect with a surprise kicker), Magician’s Poker (a routine
that incorporates Martin’s marketed effect Ghost Deal), and Little Switch
(a close-up version of Big Switch, in which the wrong card is changed into the
right card by means of a light switch).
The Chop Cup routine uses a can of peas. Martin explains how to construct the
props. The routine is fairly standard, but the prop provides opportunities for
comedy.
The tricks on Martin Lewis’ Card Creations are not particularly earth
shaking, but they are practical and for the most part easy to do.