Singularity by Alvo Stockman (DVD) - This advanced technique will give you the ability to perform the Invisible Deck with ANY ungimmicked pack of cards. NOW SHIPPING! Get it first at Penguin.
"Singularity is the single best move I've seen in a long time. Finally, with enough practice, you can throw away your Invisible Deck!" -- Gregory Wilson
The Effect
Alvo Stockman is known for coming up with BIG ideas with tons of real-world applications (Postmentalism, BFF, BOSS, Poetry Reading) and Singularity is no different!
Imagine the ability to seamlessly perform the Invisible Deck effect with any standard deck of cards.
Using a BORROWED, SHUFFLED deck, a spectator simply NAMES any card. You go through the cards ONCE and the selected card is ALREADY reversed in the pack. That simple. That clean.
For the last 50 years, the Invisible Deck has been considered to be the purest card trick in the world. Its impact is evidenced by the sheer number of professional magicians who carry one around for anything from an "out" to a show-closing standing ovation.
Now you can ALWAYS have the invisible deck available no matter where you are.
No need to re-rough cards
No need to buy or carry special decks
You start and end completely examinable
No awkward beats
Plus TONS of bonus ideas for this extremely versatile system.
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This is my little review for the singularity, by Alvo Stockman (obviously)
So my initial thoughts on this DVD were a little iffy, as were almost everybody's. The Demo really shows nothing, the product page is a little skippy, and it wasn't advertised as much as I thought it would. I remember hearing all the hype on the forums and everywhere else over it, and in the end I had to just trust my fellow Magicians on this one.
There are 2 demos up. One of which really is just a teaser, and the 2nd is an actual performance speed performance of the actual effect. I think the reason to show almost nothing is because there really is NOTHING to see. The most physical thing you do in the routine is just spreading the deck. That's almost all the action required, and it just looks SO clean! There's nothing more to be said on that
Now for the teaching. I have a few of Alvo's books and some of his downloads. I personally love his teaching style. He slips a few "uhhs.." and "aaaaands.." every now and then but it's really well thought out and nothing distracts the learning. Keep in mind though, that this is a VERY difficult effect to do.
The bonus section was amazing. It had pretty much nothing to do with the actual singularity effect, but Michael Weber is AWESOME. He goes through a really cool mindreading routine in full detail with Alvo. That runs for almost an hour. Plus, afterwards, Alvo goes back to the studio to teach some bonus clever ideas. PLUS, after that he has a full practice session with a really nice instrumental score.
Overall, I would rate this DVD a 4/5. It seems like the packaging and "inside" work lacked something I can't pick apart. And it's VERY difficult to perform and it's not advertised as so. SO there it is. Nice work!
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get it
[Verified buyer] by Anonymous from the aloha state on 04/03/2010 01:51:06
the invisible deck is one one of the most used effects in both close up and parlor magic. if your like me and dont like carrying around gimmicks then singularity is perfect for you. as you should know, its a non gimmicked version of the invisible deck. your not going to pick up the move in one sitting. its like learning the pass. takes you a while to get the move down, takes you more time to get it perfect fifty percent of the time, then takes you even more time to get it perfect one hundred percent of the time. people are going to catch you when you first start. thats all i can say. if you have the patience to learn the pass, then get singularity. if you dont want to carry round gimmicks with you, get singularity. if you want an amazing trick thats totally practical, get singularity.
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Great thinking
[Verified buyer] by Dylan Gelinas from Crescent City,CA USA on 04/02/2010 21:19:27
Alvo is known for his fantastic thinking in magic. This is no exception. The Invisible deck has often been muddled down with improvements but this is the cherry on top. It is not something you will pick up in a day but it does give you the best out in every situation.
The secret effect at the end totally fried me. Worth the price of the DVD.
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very clean
by curtis jr from baltimore,MD on 04/02/2010 16:30:19
this version of the invisible deck is sooo clean. also there is no need to carry two decks around which is nice,but what's wrong with carrying two decks around?
kudos to stockman for this breakthrough system :-)
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Great!
[Verified buyer] by Anonymous from New York Ny on 04/02/2010 14:19:20
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