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    Design by Andrew Mayne 95 i EFFECT The Magician offers to give the audience a demonstration of his abilities to fuse through objects. Alarge mirror is brought an stage and shown to be thoroughly without gimmick. The mirror is backed into a tall U:shaped curtain with the magician in back of it. With his arms. on either side of the mirror, he grasps a cloth and holds it before Lhe mirror and himself. The top of the mirror is visible at all times, as are his hands. In one smoath gesture, the clath moves forward and is lowered. The flagicfan is now in front of the mirror. METHOD The mirror and curtain are un-gimmicked. The sloth however is of the seance type. IL has a fake hand at the right carner. This allows the Magician to let go with his right hand and pass his body around the left side of the cabinet Although the audience can see above the cloth, they can't see around the frame. y -O 10s =< MIRROR 7 5p — L_ 20" CLOTH QW HAND) 74 ag CURTAIN A244 Magician steps around AUDIENCE SHRINK EFFECT The latest wonder of science is introduced to the audience. The Magician explains that the device makes people more economical in size, so they'll consume less and use less space. He offers to give a demonstration. He steps into a frame work and closes the front with a roller shade. His feet, hands, and face emerge from holes in the front. In one swift motion his feet and hands brought together at the middle of the framework. The audience can see that there is nothing above or below him. METHOD The illusion is accomplished by a combination of black art, bevel masking, and prosthetics. The torso of the Magician his concealed in the mid- section of the cabinet by the base formed from the top and bottom joining together. His legs are hidden in the walls of the cabinet. The feet the audience sees during the shrinking process are mechanical in nature. 2 | ao oS x< poe al 74 FRONT VIEW APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS ShrinkBOY Plate I FRONT DESIGN CABLE ~ Head hele SIDE VIEW FRONT EW INTERIOR PosmioN SIDE ShrinkBOY Plate Design by | Andrew Mayne | 3s 23 | ENC. ‘When one goes through the insidious ist of possible/impossible tortures that can be visited upon a human body, one eventually comes to the {dea of shrinking someone. Oddly enough, Im only aware of two other illusions that accomplish that. One of which Im not sure of the origin, the other is by Andre Kole. Andre Kole’s shrinking has been performed very successfully by himself and a few others who have been granted permission to do so. ShrinkBOY was one of my first do it yourself illusion ideas. Currently itis third in line in my own private list be built (The next is something from a future book, the second fs ultra top secret (Know anything about patent +#324-4886622))._ Ive got several illustrations of different variations on the effect, some using mirror, others bases, this method however appeals to me the most. Youve really got to squat down in front of a mirror before you can appreciate how little space your body takes up in the position The space in the frame at the beginning and end of the illusion allow for the possibility of a costume change (to shrunken clothes?). Much like TRIPLEX, | think this illusion might be served by the wacky approach. But that's entirely left up to you. 25 | Box Trick Design by Andrew Mayne 95 56 EFFECT Before one can walk, one must crawl. Before one can fly, one must be able to float - the Magician explains. A wooden dolly with a cardboard box resting on it is wheeled out. He pulls out a few items and tells the audience that the box serves as training wheels to aspiring levitators. It gives them a point of reference to keep from floating to high. He offers to demonstrate and sits in the box. He appears to be sitting somewhat higher than the floor of the box. The Magician tells the audience that he’s floating - only not very high. Since they can't see what's happening in the box he offers to show them. The box is lifted several inches off the ground and the open top is revolved forward to show the Magician floating in mid air. METHOD The gimmick is exactly the same as used in a Super-X or other standard levitation, with one exception - It’s much lower to the ground. The box has a slit in the back which allows the support to pass into it. A flap covered with package tape serves as camouflage for the stit. The support is hidden fram the audience's view by a paper sack haphazardly left on the dolly. i -—O 10 x< 36"——_] Side Side View [- | le So - - Angled Cutaway View MECHANICS ‘cardboard box with a slit in the back, @ dbly, a U-shaped metal strut bolted ta the dolly, and a paper bag, any questions? ‘The suppart can be cut from box steel and welded together at a welding shop for Uitle cast. You might want to experiment a tittle onseats. The smaller the better. Yeull be amazed at what you can balance on-with a little practice. The rest can be put together with out much etfficulty, If flap made front tape doesn suit your purist appreach, you can make a folding pancl out of carcboard that wauld flip over the slot when the box fs lifted and tumed, The whole box, interiar and exterior could be trade ta look like a childs toy chest if you went to add some calor te the sluston, In that case you's want to finish the interior ina bright and confusing mianner. "Youd also Wwant ta substitute the paper ba for samething else, perhaps 3 stuffed aniral, ETC. | think a levitation {more accurately 3 suspension in this case) is one of the most pure farirs of illusion. Everything is pretty much out in the ‘open. Something Is ether floating or its not. The froublets wath the Super-K and other suspensions Ike it, there's net much of a buile up. They soem Lo work better in publicity sills User on slage, | think part of the prapteme is that audiences expect the persan ta fleat higher ence the supports have been removed. Everything else is anticlimactic after the audience sees the person flaat for two seconds, Close-up magician wnichael Ammar makes 2 really good point when he discusses hs views on the floating dollar. Me prefers to have it float in short bursts Just Long ‘enough for the audience to be made aware thar something weird is happening. Let it hang in the open air, makes it more of a puzzle then a tery, The difference being that a puzzle hes a definite obvious solution, while 2 mystery is often left unsolved. “The fact that you're floating so very clase to the ground makes this trick alittle bit more intriguing. Wes a kind of subtlety that makes the alidienee Jump te all arts of wang canclustans. ‘Tre principal for Unis effect lends ite to al sarts of vartatians.. The paper bag usee here was enly a suggestion, Inthe mechanics section | suggested a chiles toy chest, You can thers this Lhing ary variety of ways. do however that you keep the bax itself as flimsy as possibie ‘This adds tremendously 20 the illusion. 6 EFFECT The Magician displays an open box with two two funnels, He has a spectator sign a basketball. The ball is aassed through the the spectator to verify the signature. The Magician says,"I Know what you are thinking, emerges from the other side METHOD the illusion of depth to the box. which light projects from external fixtures. i funnels facing each other. He then intraduces a compact disc. He places the disc between the funnels and the disc, The ball is brought back to cither he’s a stooge or | have twa balls, Well fm going to prove both those thearies wrong.” The Magician walks to one end of the box and passes his arm then his whole bady into the funnel and The Magician and the ball bath pass thraugh a secret passage formed by two mirrors that give The mirror effect is similar to that of the dagger head chest and the twister illusion, In this case the mirrors refleet the top and bottom af the box as opposed to the sides. li order to insure a consistent reflection, the top and bottom panets are covered with a translucent canvas through -O 10S x ANGLED VIEW —— CUTAWAY VIEW OF ‘CONE ASSEMBLY | PASSAGE SIDE VIEW ie ‘Dimensions mian® ighiug etches Approximate Exterior Dimensions “LIGHT ARMATURES (3) “AT CYCLONE | Plate MECHANICS The table, bax and frame ean all be bull from wood and finished ta your lov spec. The mierars woule be best sereos if thay were Plexiglas oF Lexan. Even though the tunnel you are crawling through fs rigid and capable of supporting your entire weight, it might torque In some places just enough to break a regular glass mirror. The retraction index of plastics arent even close to thase of glans, hey are however more than ‘enough acequate to foal the hurnan eye. Dostt forget ta make a slit far the CD to fit partially into ‘The top and bottom of the box should be covered with & white translucent canvas. Halogen lights mounted on top, Below, and in back (for effect), wil bathe the interior in a nice even glow. This prevents any telltale shadows or funky mirror reflections. “Thee funnels ean be made [rarm aluminurt or thin plastic sheet cut to size then wrapped araund curvad ribs, The vection where the CD Is placed can be rade fram wood or even FaamCare. | supgest using overlapping spandex for the sides. This will help mask (Une lack that you're entering the box through the bark quedrant. ETC. Tim obsessed with technology and | think this effect shows that. it's kind of away to take an ordinary every day object and present it ina whole new light. The compact disc gives the audience a reference point. They didn't watch a magician vanish from one end of the tunnel to the other, they watched him crawl through a CD. This idea first struck me when | was pondering the concept of passing ‘one item through another. | was trying to think of a whole different angle on the traditional one like walking through a steel plate or brick wail. The idea of passing through an object that just couldn't be gimmicked intrigued me. | think that’s part of the beauty of Jim Steinmeyer's "Permeability. Human beings aren't built with trap doors. That's why his effect works so well. Since Steinmeyer had already invented his version of a person passing through another person, not to mention Paul Osborne's "just passing through” and Andre Kole’s effect of the same name, | focused my attention on the small scale. A compact disc seemed like a good idea because even if it did have a trap door or a sliding panel, it wouldn't be larger than six inches. That's way too small for even the most open minded audience member to suspect that you crawied through the disc itself in your natural state. | could of have enlarged the effect and perhaps veiled the method slightly better by putting boxes on either end of the funnels and made the whole thing more like a mini-Flyto. But | think this way is the best. EFFECT The Magician unveils a squat cabinet. He enters it through a door in the top. Once inside, His head pops open a door in the middle and his hands merge from holes on either end, His face takes on a somewhat strained look as he splits himself into three sections. His hands and face all able to move at command despite his condition. METHOD The illusion of separation is provided by two mirrors aimed at the floor of the cabinet. the magician in effect reaches around them to the sections on either side. The mirrors also serve to mask his body, making it appear that he has been trisected. The space between the two mirrors allows his head to be seen through the front of the box. -—-O TOS x TRIPLEX “I Plate b: Andrews Mayne 9s ‘Sie View | Right Hand segment Het Hana Segment Ovechead View Unestended TRIPLEX | Plate I Design by Andrew Mayne MECHANICS ‘The majority uf she baw enn ive ried aut of plywmngd anc des'ance to break dwn, The crisis shauld nawever be given special care perhags have trcir ewn case, Thane cam be gal aed inte the pap through either heving a daar in the toper thro-gh one n che side. If the pros 'srigic ermmgh, you cole fever rrake the sides out cl seandex, whicloses tre possibilizy af sour ig the opportunity to pop ot. The tluon uf the bax should te ces'gn te look exaccly how you'd eau the ‘ook. Straight [nes are always au eli “The exterar of the box should emphasize too things. It show, bore net amalige and imply the presenme uf = hurvan Dod gi me Since the box 's approximataly four feet valk. you ‘ey rhoase Ta elewate fer platlare. hat “Ger tly us co you, Some venues would slimost all ect, a SPP EERE RTP ET EHR ERR ETC. This ‘dea nit me rather abruptly. They often ca. Usually hen tn teying te force thor. Is End of aul, ‘er munst people creatiaty cant be weer, for ie it searrs like the only way. About hell of my ies a the bolt out of Bed and-urite it down belo you get ate Ihe ether ali come from Ltn dann with a pecs of pager and a pencil anc sping THINK EAMM IT! TRIMKY'. a green man seribcling away is a sity nottor fut sure beats taking orsiers trom your mir ghlua’s dog, This effect seems more similar to a stretch’na Uran an cutrihl ‘ut the uy in hall’ Llusion, Teal has protably mone to wrth the fact that youre dng a1 ther head anc their hands - just like in Lhe strese king, Tre heid 2°¢ the hands serve as the groal (rat youve actually bee ieee. Prool isan Iviporlant Ving. d&.clences areoften tao skeotical wo rage aur word at aryehing. The neture ef the effect lends set! to-a light he presentat’on, cent chink arpbacy cull be expected to Se taken veeevsly wilt Thess holy in such a ridicelous state. The desin uf the been be rinditied consigerably. Various facades fv adaranents can be wsee to rrake tt Look Lees ike a bes, | tbiek tun is the key wor I'm feping you wl be better than | aL Findng se-ne Kind oF motwation for this (rick, AlUbavah FW" boyinemng ta suspact that mat vatian ‘s Lost rye uften than aot en audiences. rm aatsaying audiences toe vrallew secertatione, | jast th’nk shat the only mucivalion they need in onder te accept you sloing weird th’ ngs If the fact that youre a mag‘cion. You cart have to be Gary Ckdman, just ertertaining . BladeRunner 0) Ss EREEEBEEEEEEBESE ESE EERE ERB SBE EFFECT Gh g somewital bizarre note, the Tagiciar intracuces the subject af chal suicide, small cabinet is eisplayed and referred to as the Symbolic Sticice Mactirc”. The Magician takes ins place tn the cabinet, His legs and head are clearly visibleat ailtimes. He explains that this could be alchy new way to apologize to otners when ane makes a mistake, A number of swords are welled. The tagician reeches vis eft had out af the cazinct ard graas one of the swords. It's shoved through a siot in the front of the Sax. He explain that one can continue shoving swards into onesett until forgiveness is granted. He cottindes to shove swords into himsel®, apparently puncturing some very vital areas, Ho explains that wher forgiveness is finally granted, the swords are removed. znd the rggresgor alloWeC Our of the device. METHOD The swords are of the bendable variety (Made from ‘ape measure). The Magician just flexes them around his a.‘éedy twisted body and gives the Uuston of eing punctured by wincing each time ‘one aparently passes thraugh Fim. | -O 108 x Deng acremoe Mayne 85 Body Position 2 £ Flexible Sword MECHANICS The buls of the cabinet can be made from plywood. Youll want to brace it acconling) 70 prevent 9 rut structural weakress trom the lack of & lettsids, Since it coeseT support any weight, 1 doesnit hawt be that easy duty, Hw tipo on the tefl side should gpg hirge Inco place. You right Wat te consider strmtchieg spandex aw Ube top ecge to helo sash angles. ‘he slazs for the sworcs crould be folly narrow in fret bul we deen back, I weuilcrit look gooe! tu waste tire trying Wo wt the Blade unagh, The front of the bax shoule be desvaned in sugh # manner as to suggest the pes'tiow of yar body at should be, The areas whore Une swords are La Irwvil through shale Le strategicaly lacetoe near vital orga fand afteries. AL the sry and 2xvt agin of the swords your should hewe & ‘wooden block Wath a helf inch sol 20 bend the swori plades back imo e ‘The senres can be nace ‘tor two pleces of tape: measure tanec ngetter. The sanklle cae be pipe, The flange showid be a fle larger than usual in order to make it look like you're really Imiéa penetrated. W Ie fact that Uke semtc blades are shork by sevecal inches afer #ssng througl tbe: abinet bathers you, continue the blade 39s the lange anc tn into the handle and ailow il tn slide out an catea she inches. You might want to give Ure haces @ rusted appearance with Jus the hist of telltale blood ston 2 sword rack cutr the eff int with the sesigne the illusion will asd greatly to 6 ETC. The original inspiration for th’s erick came tenn something La in Dumminge’s Encyeloeda of Magic. It ras anold Incian Fckir {gu ahead say 1 -fakint trick. Tre Indians have been slicking beridabie sianrs through siots that wrap around the'r bores since before the Britis joccupalion - Hos to menion Krenstars “Srord throust Nec! This devine Cpe ln al atts oF rearbic interpretations. ‘You coule vets ga Mid ef the swords are supplatt tiem oi long colnred! ammal beloons, The-mest irgorant Using ® co make the casinet appear sa engl, Rat you Mave no Ream to avo'd the swords (or asher obec) Illes wt the cea uf having the vhhole effect happen in shadow, But I rfecided the method used here is just ex eliective nol “a: mention eesier to rranw’actu EFFECT Explating that one of the biggest prabierns facing people in shaw business, is a swelled head, the Magicran offers zo shaw his audience now he prevents this, He a-esents a device that mixes Mtst century tectnology w'th Voo-Do. His fread fs placed inta the device and a number of reds are pushed invend, The front coor 13 opened and the magiciaa's head now appears to be considerably swale, METHOD ‘This Cevice shares the same basit prireiple of the Dagger Heac chest, Here the head [sn PACE to seers [ihe e's varished, only shales Abox cantaining ¢ miniature kead is located at the center af Ure larger bux at tne juncture ut The swirrers. “The ‘oe thet goes from the top of the ianer box and Uirougt Lhe ouler 30x seve as @ mask for the edge of the rirrors. B -O 108 x S525 Ta SE SS SIDE INNER BO HEAD SECTION FRONT DOOR Plate D lowige oy Jaane Maye ys MECHANICS ‘Tne hoe and standean be made torr ptywnnd. ‘The four supparts c be made from wiurinure tubing with break pare sections 'n the riddle. ‘Thu: minors should be either Pexiglas or lexen. The interor of the bux scnuld be firishee! ‘na cunsistenl mar-er in order to Fey the ills of depth you went to ovoid rioking the extertor 56% too large, you right want Ur eal sparen fhe back By putting winge-on Ue ses tke a shsdom bec} and maybe cen maairg Ube while Bark wall spandex. The tnsenor box can be made (rom winod, plassi, a even Faamcere. “The rods rurmnirg lw it can be made fren BUC, Use Uno widil of pipe + fare chil will i lnslee the ether “er the rece Laat stick out the sides and tap. he face can be mede in a var'ely of ways: I cam be carved fror soft wweoe, Yau (att puichase a small doli"s head. Or wos can meke it oy ‘tuffing che end of e partytese with coltoe, lying it off, anc sewirs Features, 4a ETC. When ese eres to ‘riagine illus'one nn a smalier scale, the wes of {ocusing 0° Jost une part of the human body eulckly comes to mind, For severa\ will tlusions, the heac fies lem a frequent suvjeut, Hawever sent of thase illusions focus on carne one af two things (A) he penetration of and ullseate venishof the fend, oi {B.) the decapital-on and wlocation af the hea, {haves weenany raally consine ing versions of the first effeck, bul Aru Kate hag develuped 9 wery shusive rcchod. for tee lars sti. You et even need the stad. The insice another larger Elusion This illusion cane pac real lop sexton could easly This itlsion cols alsa be used with a ypecctator. They only need to be gen the simsie instouct’om at “Put your heac intrere- and shut us. The fly coniduration vould be making sure (oat thes sein tone sarwewhat matches shat of the fake face: ind is the fact white your eal is the cempartment, your mouth Is also very close to the ewuith of the ake heac. small piece of tubing coukk cnable yaur snrunken eae te blow bubbles, werk a kazao, ane! for ail those tabacce industry sponsored kiddy shows, srunke cigarettes, Design by Andrew Mayne 95 EFFECT 4 lerge industrial fan sits conler stage. The jcian turns it on and streamers waver in the passing wind. Two shutters on either side of te far are closed in front of it. Streamers at the corvers of the four slits in the fabric snutters continue co Acker. A light is turned an in back of the fan ard the spinning progeller can be seen in shadow. The ‘tips of the fen blades are visitle through slits ‘n Une shutters. T1c Magicien wads us a piece of paver and steps in back of the fan. His land evnerges ‘through the ‘ron of the tan. When he opens ‘is hand the aepey 1§ confetti, He wextL pushes Fis who.e bady Unraugh the fem and emerges ‘rom a slit netwrer: the shutters, The light is turned off and ‘the shuttess are opened, showing tne still spinning fan. METHOD Once the shutte's are closed, the fan slirles back ten inches. This allows enough space for the magician te pass in front of ft and throug’ the shuts the blades are in eanstant motiun it is impossible for the audience to notice the difference of with when the tarvis pushed back from the stits, The far ‘s nly is shacew when it {5 in the furthest back position —— -O710s ~ ANGLED VIEW (Harms ot shown) MECHANICS suggest roing cut and buy cone frovt raten, ou next nese Lu build an addtional Sroaite it and {e hold the bails n place when the fan is a tage inser ams her egg ld we that fi ack. “The «ine ef tracks sed for drawers would probably be surfs int to sae low fan an, ins make certain that is fairy hems duty at can ee weight ani rorgve, fe your want Une tanto srt pack ‘nto plane after fight, a Buse core shouldbe attactiodl tte casi shutters saauld oe nia fret lawn L-shaped trames (preferably hee ther, The wilges around the sits ling, ochiag latch sowie hold tert “The from; erat with whise sparc at should be sows (9 (ENR ir place whey. they are in the close posi dchelegen linat shoulc be bright enough Lo provide a goad shadow, ¥0 probably want 40 snve sin swiftches far it. Onerswecr at the light a1€ ithe near ti latch for the ower. “Thy right side baile can be a sulic panel. The left ane showid ether have a door, or spring aut sw'yau can gai ent 48 ETC. Lurectly there seers ta be a prolife-etion of illusions inwoly' ne pase through fans gether spiring objects, The earliest example Ive see OF his etfect Is print waule be “The Wheel of Lorture” fram tre book an f, TIRED borrsus several elements ‘rom thal effect, hewing buces 1 Uhiy gay faethe aurtence, and the ‘dea of tiv streamers ta shove tear ig

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