The Core
By
Pit Hartling
By
Pit Hartling
Where At? www.vanishingincmagic.com
http://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic-downloads/card-magic-downloads/the-core/
How Much? $10
Thoughts I accually just recently purchased Pits book "Card Fictions" from Vanishing Inc it arrived last week and im loving it. Pits style of card magic is Phenomenal its out there the methods are weird, wacky and alot of fun some even quite hard. As soon as i saw this and learned the method it is very much Pits "Brand" ,If i may say, of magic. Method wise i think its very smart and im into it so i've performed it plenty of times with amazing reactions. You NEVER look at the face of the cards during the routine no glimpses the deck is left alone on the table until the stripping process and that is amazingly fair. So overall i love this effect and his presentation is fun. Lets Break this down now and see how we go.
What They Say Pit Hartling performs and explains an extremely deceptive name-a-card trick with a charming presentation. His book is a modern classic full of great material, but the Core is taught here exclusively.
Teaching The Teaching was great! I felt a few things were rushed such as the "Extra Tip" but it didnt take me to long with playing around to get everything right. The video runs for about 12 mins and that is plenty of time to learn the basic concept and idea behind it. Pit is a great teacher and runs through everything clearly i laughed when i learned the method top stuff.
Method The method is interesting i personally love the idea but i think for other people some may find it difficult. It uses a bit of math which in my eyes is quite simple but for some i think like said it might get confusing with performing. The Method is just so Smart like i said in "Thoughts" its very much a Pit Hartling "Brand" Trick. Now this trick was acually inspired by another effect using this Concept it happens to be a Mentalist effect which acually sounds very interesting. Though i think some people might find one part of the effect impractical due to a set up though it will only take you a minute tops and at the end of the effect you can instant reset just about using a method explained by Pit.
Applications Ok now Pit doesnt go over any other applications but he briefly explains the idea behind the trick that inspired this and how it briefly works i acually want to try make some really cool ideas using this "System" and can't wait to start playing around with it. I like the fact he didnt give any extra applications. It allows me to explore my own ideas and effects using the concept.
Quality Like i usually say there is nothing wrong here multiple angles are shown making the learning process easier and you get to see Pit
So if you like the look of the effect your ok with doing a bit of maths, If you like Pit Hartlings work, If you want to try something new, even if you think you will use this i think you should check it out.
I don't think you will be dissapointed.
Tom