Marlo tilt - False slotting of a card from the back of the deck which looks like you place it in the middle, but you are actually slotting it somewhere near the top.

Thanks akirafist for telling me the name of this sleight.


When doing this sleight, what should be the position of the deck? E.g Tilting the face of the deck/tilting the shorter end of the deck towards audience. Please state clear which part is facing towards the audience. Thanks .

pick up tommy wonder's vision of wonder vol. 3 DVD. in his ACR routine, he goes over the marlo tilt quite nicely I feel with all his little subtleties. not to mention an awesome ACR routine.

Hmm, i only want to know this sleight's subtleties and i don't find it worth for me to buy the whole dvd just for that sleight.

tilt the deck slightly upwards, and slightly to the right, so all the angles (except your angle) are covered, and they can still see the card being placed into the deck.
Add pressure on the card being places into the deck so it bends slightly upwards as it's being placed in the "deck" to add to the illusion.
Also remember not to place emphasis of the card going in the "middle." You're simply putting the card somewhere in the pack and not further attention should be given to it, act casual.

As for the Tommy Wonder DVDs... it is strange how his routines aren't very practical at all for impromptu and hobbyist performances, yet you still learn very valuable tips in between.

very true. some of his effects are totally awesome, but to construct them, or perform them requires a crazy amount of time and dedication. his watch to sealed box is absolutely amazing, but the detail the guy goes into is unreal. BUT, the theory, psychology that he offers is second to none. learnt lots. (it will take me many many years to perform his C&B routine!!)

Thanks for your comment.
Tilting the deck slightly upwards is the front of the deck tilting up or the back of the deck tilting up.
Adding pressure to the slotted card is pushing it down/up?

Thanks for your help this is an important sleight in one of my routine.

Indeed. You gain lots in the performance and psychology department even though you'll probably never use most of the effects.
Just from the method behind the vanishing bird cage, you can tell the guy was clearly very dedicated to his work. He'd do anything just to create the impossible and the magic for the specs.




The front of the deck tilting up, but not too much, you don't wanna make it look unnatural as if you have something to hide. It should look as if you're just casually taking a card and placing it somewhere in the deck.

As for the slotted card, you push it downwards with your thumb. It adds to the illusion that it's going further down than it really is.

[quote="JaredGill"
The front of the deck tilting up, but not too much, you don't wanna make it look unnatural as if you have something to hide. It should look as if you're just casually taking a card and placing it somewhere in the deck.

As for the slotted card, you push it downwards with your thumb. It adds to the illusion that it's going further down than it really is.[/quote]

Thanks dude .
Yea, tilting it up too much will block the vision of the card going in too.
Wads the reason for tilting to the right? Wouldn't they see the break of ur pinky/ring finger?

No prob



You tilt the deck to the right, not your body angle. People viewing from your right are able to see your pinky break, unless you tilt the deck slightly to the right, so the right edges of the deck are hidden and so is the break.
If you have no audience to your right don't worry about it much, although even just slightly tilting the deck to the right adds to it.

Haha alright. so it is tilting the deck to the right(the right of the front of the card)?

And pushing the end of the card down while slotting it will block the vision of the card entering the deck, though they know you are slottting the card. isit suppose to be like this?

Might i also suggest that when you attempt to slide the card in, push a few cards out from the REAL center of the deck, slide it in a tiny bit make it look like you had trouble getting it in the first time and then slide it in again actually doing the move. Like so...



p.s.
Hope that picture worked, please excuse the brief glimpse of my PJ's.

haha alright. I guessed i got what it mean by adding pressure. Is make the card to have a "U" shape. the curve is the same as the bluff pass. Tilting the deck is tilting to show the top of the deck?