Hi everyone, it has been a few months since I posted my video. This is one of my favorite card effects - TORN by Daniel Garcia. I was hanging out with my friends and did the effect for them (didn’t do well I believe) and I just wanted to share with you all. Comments are welcome! Have a nice day and take care everyone! ^_^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yP8Fed0Ldo

waa thats was cool i hv see this trick b4 at ellusiont homepage but this is it gimmick ?

yoo..man...I love Fort Minor!!!!
nice video!!!

it doesn't nid gimmick...just some =X

cschee, it doesnt require any gimmick. it can be done with a signed card (i couldnt find a sharpie at that time).. ^_^
A|bert, i like the song too.
thanks for your comments... B)

Credits to me for giving you that song then, huh. B)

lol, just messin' with you. ^_^

Really cool performance, but I think it would have given more impact if you showed the clip from the very beginning, e.i. from the moment they select a card. It would somewhat "diminish" the idea of a gimmicked card (even though none was used).

But yeah, keep it up buddy.

- Lapping.

Special thanks to Jordan for the song too... (hey dude, im composing one for you now eh) yeah... i guess i should have show it from the beginning.. :o

Very cool Jeff. Love the song and love the performance man!

Smooth and looks real! :)

Im impressed... keep it up dude!

Cheers,
Brendan

Excellent video,good handling,very visual effect too,love it.And you performed it well,keep it up ^_^ :lol: B)

Cheers,
Jarrett

how much u buy dvd to learnd torn ?? i also want to learnd this trick.. but i cant found it @@

Good video, every move was neat and sweet. You din hesitate alot, so it makes everything looks miracle. :)

Brendan, it doesn’t look real. It is REAL! Ha-ha… B)
cschee, it is all over the place. You should be able to find it easily. Just type ‘Torn by Daniel Garcia’. :P
Jarrett, thanks.
Larry, my first ‘move’ was horrible. :(
Thanks a lot everyone… ^_^

Another great vid..Jeff this is so cool..n the music makes it even cooLer..so r u gonna stay in HK permanently or wat..hehe dunno when can we meet up again..i surely can't wait for tat :)

Darren, me too! :(

haha... i've been obsessing with this trick the past few days.. and i came here to find out if anyone else does it... it's awesome! and nicely recorded too! it's been edited really well TOO! good job jeff! :)

Daniel Garcie is from Texas if I'm not wrong :P

yup yup...! he's from houston too!! you think he'll want to jam with me one day? hehehe... maybe i can ask him to take me to magic shops here... since i haven't found any...

that'll be really cool to jam with him :)
can see torn and greed performed by the creater...

ask him out ;)

I think beside Daniel himself,
I haven't see anyone perform it better than you.

But, it will be much better if the "torning" part is in.
:)

Heheh I've always loved this trick. My first T&R, and the reaction has always been great! It's very nicely done there Jeff!

mine's not as good as jeff's but here it is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYaSdecxScU

Again, I think the "torning" part is very important.

Overall is good and sweet :D

i think you mean "tearing" ?

thanks for the feedback :)

Like Daniel Garcia said : There is a diff between a torn and a tear.

Tear can recover back,
Torn You can't ... lameeeee :P
:D :D

So I use "torning". ^_^

he said the difference between a tear and a rip la!

Has anybody perform it infront of live audience. I just afraid to try it because i'm thinking that i'll be exposed it or blow it. Huhuhu

If anybody can give some tips, because it is quite angel sensitive...

If you think about it.. the angles are actually pretty good. For righties like myself, most of the time I have have my body turned to the left a few degrees, so that they can still see the card but have no chance of exposing. Also, do feel free to move and twist your body from side-to-side throughout the routine, to cover your angles if you feel like it. It appears a lot of today's magicians do not think about this- or if they do, they do not act upon it.

Edit: Here's something that may help you regarding anything that uses "dodgy angles". What you need, is a good friend and a lot of time. Simply ask him if he can help you out. Just perform what it is a few times to just him and ask him if he can see anything he should not. If he says no, then you know you're fine to perform! If he says yes, ask him what would look better. And hopefully he will point you to the right direction. Then, work on the routine a few days, and go back to him, and perform it to him in another situation. Ie, he may have seen it standing up, now try it sitting down. And before you know it, you have a routine that you will feel comfortable with infront of your audience. :)

It was not very well described, but that is personally what I do regarding a lot of "threatening" moves. :)

Good luck,

Jordan