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FlashBack

Dani DaOrtiz

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Grupo Kaps, 2011

Grupo Kaps, 2012, English Edition

Dani DaOrtiz

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About the Trick

Ialways liked the classic trick

Out of this World. What I

propose is a version which

fascinated me since I created it

some years ago. The fact of using

a gaffed deck (double faced),

always forced me to use it only on

special ocassions, normally after

doing some tricks and the obvious

deck switch in the offbeat.

This is one of those clear and

clean effects, with each moment

easy to be followed, and

accomplishes one of the dramatic

techniques I enjoy the most, which

is not separate the initial from the

final phase, creating more contrast

and so, a stronger effect. The

sensation of a shuffled deck hasnt

still vanished from everyones

head until, swoosh, its separated!

But, lets go a bit deeper it has

the strength of Out of This World,

but increasing the chaos even

further with the cards face up! At

every moment two rows of shuffled

cards are seen and will continue

like so, until a split second after are

shown separated!

And besides, its easy to perform

anyone can do it!

When you take out the

deck from its case for the

first time, we see a

double faced deck, with only two

ordinary cards (with backs) and a

different order on each side of the

double-faced cards: on one side

you find the spades and clubs

shuffled, followed by hearts and

diamonds also shuffled, but if we

spread on the opposite side we

see a shuffled deck. These two

situations are reflected on Photos

1 and 2.

SETUP

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2

If the deck had been shuffled and

for any reason you forgot the order

on the faces, when setting up the

four suits and shuffling spades and

clubs, and hearts and diamonds, it

would be again in the position

marked on the previous Photos.

Lets look at Photo 2: each group

will be composed of more cards

from one color than the other. For

instance, the group of black cards

(spades and clubs) on the

opposite side will have more black

than red cards, however, the black

cards are in perfect order,

approximately each four or five

cards, giving the perfect sensation

of chaos. The same will occur with

the hearts and diamonds (red

cards).

Now, let us look at the small setup

of the deck:

The deck is found on the table as

shown in Photo 1. We will search

for the three of diamonds and will

leave it as the bottom card, and in

the exact center of the spread, we

will place the seven of spades, ten

of diamonds and four of hearts

(Photo 3)

This is very easy to remember:

3D (bottom) 7S, 10D, 4C (center)

This small setup will leave, on the

opposite side, the two black aces

on the center, separated by one

card. These two cards will be our

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key cards. The rest of the order

isnt necessary to memorize, it will

work by itself. To end, we will place

the two ordinary cards with backs

together on the top part of the

deck, backs facing up, first the red

card and then the black. Were

good to go. (Photo 4)

Before we begin, place the

deck face down on the

table. We will know its face

down, as everyone will be able to

see the back of the first card. This

card will also be slightly

PERFORMANCE

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unsquared, letting them see the

back of the second card, which will

strengthen the illusion of an

ordinary deck (Photo 5). Although

this detail on this part of the trick

(beginning) isnt much of use, its

very easy for us to do and will help

enhancing the effect at the end of

the trick.

We take the deck face up, cutting

and completing the cut in our

hands. Now we say well remove

two cards of opposite colors. To do

so, we start spreading the cards in

our hand, searching for the six of

hearts, which in our example is the

normal backed red card, which

well leave on the left side of the

table. The way to place the card

will be picking it up with the same

right hand, picking up the pile

holding the card and dropping it on

the table, as shown on Photo 6.

We will do exactly the same with

the nine of spades, in our example

the normal backed black card,

placing it in the same manner, at

the right of the first card.

When the right hand returns to

reassemble the deck, on this

occasion we will leave the pile that

it holds, under the one from the left

hand.

With the right hand, turn both

cards in the table face down and

say like so, with the cards face

up. Or much better (turning them

face up)faces up! As this will be

as we want!

The right hand will now pick up the

two top cards, without alternating

their order and always showing

both faces, you ask: What color

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are these two cards?

Along with the answer, say: No, I

see them as the same Both are

black! (dropping them on top of the

black card on the table). Do this

despite the fact theyre not black.

Add: This can be done any way we

want!

The spectators will understand

where were going with this. Now

pick the next four or five cards and

ask the same question. Drop these

cards on the table, over the card

matching the chosen color. The

idea consists in that spectators

can say whatever they want,

though it doesnt match with what

they see (Photo 7).

Repeat the same procedure

several times, asking different

spectators, and picking up small

groups from three to five cards

(they will always see shuffled

cards). If they want, they can throw

cards over one color, and the rest

over the other As this is really

how they want it to be!

When you see the ace of clubs

(center card), take the cards above

it and ask again, showing the ace

on the left hand. Drop the selected

group on the table, as youve done

so far.

Then, take the following two cards,

always without changing the order

(ace of clubs and ten of diamonds)

and drop them together over the

pile from the left side, saying:

these two I see them perfectly as

red

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Now the ace of spades is on sight.

Pick it up and say: And this is

black it can be seen! (dropping

it over the pile from the right).

Photo 8.

This will be remembered as a

funny moment, as in reality the

aces are being put where they

need to be, to perform the trick

afterwards.

Continue asking and dropping

small packets from the rest of the

deck, until you run out of cards.

Once you finish, spread both piles,

showing the chaos. Photo 9.

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We will check and search for the

two black aces, which will be our

key cards. We ask a spectator:

You, how do you see the cards?

After the spectator answers

(mixed), continue:

And if I take out cards from the

middle and shuffle the even

further How do you see them

now?

At the moment in which you raise

the question, you must do the

following:

The right hand will pick up the

upper half of the right pile, cutting

under the ace of spades, while the

left hand does the same with the

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cards on the left pile, picking it up

from the next card following the

ace of clubs until the second card

from the bottom. Notice in the

Photo that after the ace in the left

pile, theres one more card and

right after this you extract the

remaining pile. The sensation is

that a pile is being picked by

random (Photo 10).

The right hand now places the

entire group of cards over the ones

on the left side of the table (Photo

11).

The left hand now transfers the

group to the right hand, leaving the

pile over the spread on the right

(photo 12), dropping small

packets, showing total

carelessness and increasing the

sensation of chaos.

The cards will still be seen at all

times as mixed red and black

cards. Now pick up the pile from

the left side, and place it on the left

hand in dealers grip. Then, with

the right hand point towards the six

of hearts (in our example) and ask:

Well, we know what color this

card is, right? Red, front and

back!

At the same time we point to the

card, spreading it slightly towards

you, leaving it a bit angled as

shown in Photo 13.

What this does is, when you show

the back of the card as you

mentioned, the left hand is turned

palm down, leaving the entire pile

over the card, picking it up and

turning the pile, showing now the

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back of the card (Photos 13 and

14).

Immediately the index finger points

to the back of the card (Photo 15).

Now turn the entire face up pile

again and place it over the left side

of the table, slightly spreading the

first two cards, thus showing two

red cards and a black card,

providing the sensation that theyre

still shuffled (Photo 16).

We do exactly the same with the

pile on the right, although

changing the rhythm. To do so,

look at a spectator from the right

and ask him: This card, you would

know its color, right?

While you say this, the left hand

turns face down, pointing with its

finger to the card and moving it

forward (Photo 17).

The right hand now goes to pick up

the card and on that movement

(that directs all the attention), the

left hand releases and leaves the

pile on the table, to pick the card

up with the right hand, while we

wait the answer from the spectator

(Photo 18).

Once the spectator answers, the

right hand leaves the card on the

spot it used to have, picking up the

pile and leaving it over the card.

Once again, we spread the two top

cards, showing red and black

cards (Photo 19).

Arriving towards the end of the

effect, bring attention to the piles

and announce there are still red

and black cards on sight

Each hand grabs a packet,

squares and turns them face down

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and face up (showing the back of

both), as a magic gesture.

Once again you place them on the

deck face up, squared and in

further advanced position than the

last. Now, very slowly both hands

start spreading both piles, showing

the color separation, without

spreading the last cards to avoid

showing the indifferent between.

You might think theres a need to

see the cards from both sides. Not

because they suspect anything,

but because of what they have

witnessed has been very strong.

To avoid this, we will take care

ourselves of showing the cards,

before this anxiety is created. To

do this, and following the climax of

the effect say: and each one of

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these are red, red, red! We pick

up the pile from the right, square it

on our hands and we place over

the table, squared, the first two or

three cards, saying: black!...

While we start dropping groups of

cards, the left hand can start

turning palm down, thus showing

the back on several occasions.

Furthermore, the last card we

throw is the one with a back,

slightly recreating on this fact (but

without calling any attention)

We do the same with the pile of

red cards.

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WORKING AFTER THE EFFECT

Itend not to tell stories or such

on my tricks. But obviously this

trick provides you the

opportunity of preparing your own

story or presentation.

The presentation that I use,

although I recognize its a bit

difficult, is the following: Over the

table there are some decks

(normally Im along fellow

magicians). One of these is the

gaffed deck, set up for the effect.

I start to perform, with an ordinary

deck borrowed from one of the

magicians, a routine where as

much as the deck is shuffled, the

colors separate time after time (I

commit you to the video: color

control, on kaps-store.com). I

repeat this with some decks from

other fellow magicians, until I

arrive to the gaffed deck, where I

perform this effect, going back in

time.

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