Four - By Huron Low
Four effects that change the way you will look at the torn and restored plot forever.
After embracing the principles that led to the Fire in the Hole revolution, Huron Low's new understanding has made him even more intrigued with the plot.
He experimented with card mismatches, color changes, gradual regeneration of cards, the manipulation of ink on a card, spitting of a ripped piece back onto a card and more.
This led to the birth of an entire series of T&Rs, brand new takes in leagues of their own!
Angel
Any card is selected by the spectator, who signs all over its face with permanent ink.
The angel at the back of the signed bicycle card is then colored a solid black with the same marker.
The magician blows over the ink, even rubbing it with his fingertips, proving that it is a permanent mark over the now dark angel.
With a gentle wave the ink on the angel visually fades away, morphing back into the angel; the signature on its face still permanently etched on, a symbol of the impossible occurrence.
Angel Redux
The angel at the back of a signed, freely selected bicycle card is cleanly sliced out with a pen-knife, leaving a circular hole in the selection.
With a gentle wave, the angel visually and gradually regenerates in full view, making the card whole once again.
Hotspot
A signed card is folded in half and has its middle ripped out.
First the ripped out piece teleports from the magician's pocket back to the destroyed card, fully restoring it.
Then the piece is ripped out again and placed in the magician's mouth. He spits it out at the torn area, visually restoring the card with absolutely no cover.
Making Ends Meet
All piece by piece restorations look the same, except this one.
This is as clean and visual as piece by piece torn and restored card effects go.
A quarter is ripped off a signed card and handed to the spectator.
Another quarter is torn off, making it a long half-card.
That long piece is ripped into two and fused back on the other ripped sides, creating the first mismatch.
Now the last piece is removed and restored... but on the wrong side, resulting in a visual oddity.
This next phase is almost eerie.
The magician merely gazes at the last piece, and it suddenly shifts, steadily sliding by its fibres over to the correct side.
Finally, the last piece is that the spectator has been holding onto the entire time suddenly changes in colour, permanently mismatching it from the rest of the card.
All the effects have MULTI-ANGLED studio performances and tutorials and explain everything in painstaking detail.
All the routines leave the spectator-signed card examinable after the effect, and the cards can be given out as souvenirs.
These routines are visual, hard-hitting, and direct.
There is something for everybody here, and every effect is as powerful as the other in different situations.
Huron writes:
'I have filmed brand new BONUS footage that will be added to the existing footage .
Months ago, I put together some teaching footage that I shared with a select few to rave reviews.
Whilst it was enough for the basic routines... many ideas, alternate handlings, and psychological subtleties I guarded for years were left out.
BONUS FOOTAGE:
Subtleties and the psychology of every effect are discussed in depth, making every routine a pure work of art.
Alternate handlings for every effect are given to suit your performance style with multiple endings to choose from.
I have included a way to perform Making Ends Meet with the card fully restoring... but that's not all. The last piece restores...MISMATCHED.
I have included a way in Angel to have the ink visually morph into the card's value rather than just fade away.
I have included a way to conceal folded cards in your hands as an alternative to finger palming. Think easy, natural, and INVISIBLE.
I have included many more ideas that take this plot to a much higher level then ever seen before.'