Reviewed by Sam Fitton
Presenting a different twist on the classic T&R routine Window Pain adds voodoo patter, audience participation and a make shift window frame.
The idea is nice and very appealing to the modern card magician. A selected card is signed and then ripped into four pieces. These are placed in the spectator’s hand and then one piece at a time they ‘jump’ on top of the deck until ¾ of the card is restored. For the last piece you have the spectator open their hand to find they are holding just one piece of card and it is the matching piece to their signed, restored card.
There are a couple of bits and pieces going on here which you have pre-set on the deck before you begin. The construction of the gimmick, it’s mechanics during performance and the set up are explained well however the gimmicks operation is limited by your proximity to the spectator. The only other concern I had when performing this was that to create the best illusion for the appearance / restoration of the signed card you have to hand out a slightly dirty signed card at the end. This isn’t a big deal but for sharp minded spectators this may set some alarm bells ringing.
Blake’s teaching style is efficient and he covers every aspect of the routine, including making a variation of the gimmick for those who may not have the desired materials to hand. The video itself is well filmed in a very swanky apartment overlooking a cool cityscape (which kept distracting me from Blake’s explanation) with good use of angles to demonstrate how the gimmick works.
Down to business: I can imagine this becoming a nice addition to the street performers or hobbyists repertoire however for professional table hopping magicians it might not feature as highly. Blake’s teaching is good and the effect definitely has appeal but for visual impact check out Blake’s ‘REF4M.’
Price: $9.95 (£6.10)
Available from: http://www.papercranemagic.com/wave.htm (Description at the bottom)
Format: Instant download (.wmv)
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