'ACID' by Albert Victoria (tutorial)

Admin · 09-11-2011, 04:44 AM

'ACID' by Albert Victoria

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There are times when magicians just want to lose their spectator's selection in the middle of the deck and get it over with, without any preparation, control or misdirection. 'ACID' is just that, filling up holes that have been left open at the most commonly used card controls and switches. Not only does 'ACID' allow you to make selections magically come back to the top of the deck for an infinite amount of times, but the spectators are able to burn your hands as well.

This is an independent take on the same idea behind Derren Brown's 'Velvet Turnover'.

Sections

1) Introduction

2) The Switch

3) The Angles

4) Why using ACID?

5) The Steal

6) The Change

7) The Sandwich On The Table

8) The Sandwich In The Hands

9) The Transpo

10) Final Words

Magic specifications

Props	Playing cards
Clean	Yes
Impromptu	Yes
No pre-work	Yes
Instantly repeatable	Yes
Angles	Medium group
Sound level	1
Performance level	Intermediate
Tutorial level	Beginner

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Technical specifications

Medium	Video
Duration	1:18:58
Resolution	864x486 pixels (Low Quality = 384x216)
Size	1.20 GB (Low Quality = 784 MB)
Tutorial file format	MOV (H.264/AAC)

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Credits

Albert Victoria	Instructor
Mark Hilkemeijer	Editor/Executive producer
Vinn!e	Music producer (find the music here)

Performance

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Kelan · 09-11-2011, 04:59 AM

Totally buying this! Thanks Albert and Mark!

Fin · 09-11-2011, 05:29 AM

BOOOOOOOOOOOM!

Acid has landed

Mark · 09-11-2011, 05:31 AM

Best cover art ever! Or am I not allowed to say that myself.

Albert · 09-11-2011, 05:33 AM

Mark is amazing when it comes to name making and cover arts!

Mark · 09-11-2011, 05:37 AM

Awww, thanks! Although... this is the name you gave it yourself! I just made it more solid I guess.

KGaborMagic · 09-11-2011, 08:07 AM

Yay! this is awesome. Can't wait to get my CC, first thing I will buy!

Kayne · 09-11-2011, 08:12 AM

If only I could buy this

Fin · 09-11-2011, 08:12 AM

I love the cover art Mark. Did you do it? But then I really like all the cover designs.

MysteryHand · 09-11-2011, 10:20 AM

Great trick Albert. Thanks for making this video tutorial

Kieran Oloughlin · 09-11-2011, 10:58 AM

You realses this AFTER I have a carnival/show and spend all my money that I still have to pay of? God dammint

ItsMagicITellYou · 09-11-2011, 05:13 PM

this looks amazing.

Fin · 09-13-2011, 06:22 AM

I'm watching it now and this is complete and utter, unadulterated, pure as the sacred behind of St. Finius himself.... gold-dust. This move is awesome.

Mechanics:
The mechanics are easier than I had expected, and Albert explains them incredibly well. I picked up the basics within minutes but I think the part that will take the most effort is concentrating on angles. That said however the move is pretty good on angles, as long as one stays sharp and aware, something my training with the SAS will have prepared me well for, though I suspect mere mortals will also find this just requires a good practise.

Abundance:
Lets face it; Albert knows his stuff, and this shows in his thorough teaching. Everything you need to know is explained in detail and I was left feeling very confident that all I need to do now is practise. You also get a ton of applications for the move, from the whole Acid Sandwich routine to quick bits like other switching applications, a colour change, stealing etc. And in addition to this you also have the luxury of being able to go back and rewatch not only the tutorial but also the "recap" sections where we see a performers view of the moves being carried out multiple times. This I find to be incredibly useful so that as I practise I can put these recaps on loop and ensure that I am picking up all the small details.

Overall:
Like all the releases I've bought from Darksleights this is very high quality stuff. As tutorials go they are always thorough, well produced, and rediculously well priced. The move is a real worker and one that I think may well shoot up to my top 10 most useful and used moves. It is powerful, relatively easy to learn, can be used for many applications and looks great as it's happening

Albert, thank you for this wonderful addition to the magic community. I hope you are very, very proud.

Albert · 09-13-2011, 03:57 PM

Ummmmm can I get this for free?

Mark · 09-13-2011, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Albert

Ummmmm can I get this for free?

Of course not! Who do you think you are?!

Oh, never mind, I spotted the sarcasm in your emoticon.

Travmang · 09-13-2011, 08:20 PM

Friggin' freeloaders!

Albert · 09-14-2011, 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Travmang

Friggin' freeloaders!

Wrong! It's freeloader without an 's' cause I'm awesome!
Only I get free stuff!

JaceTheMagician · 09-17-2011, 01:15 AM

Actually, I agree. Cover art looks AWESOME!!!

la0o9 · 09-17-2011, 01:18 AM

i think i saw the original picture that you edited to make the cover art for this...

Mark · 09-17-2011, 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by la0o9

i think i saw the original picture that you edited to make the cover art for this...

It's just a twist on the official acid/corrosive warning sign.

09-11-2011, 05:33 AM	#5
Albert DarkSleightZ Artist Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 671 Donor Score: 110	Mark is amazing when it comes to name making and cover arts! __________________ "Bluffing is an important act to all strategies." - Lelouch Lamperouge

09-11-2011, 05:13 PM	#12
ItsMagicITellYou ~Z~ Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Planet earth, you? Posts: 57	this looks amazing. __________________ "The magician and politician have much in common- they turn our eye away from what they're really doing."

09-13-2011, 03:57 PM	#14
Albert DarkSleightZ Artist Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 671 Donor Score: 110	Ummmmm can I get this for free? __________________ "Bluffing is an important act to all strategies." - Lelouch Lamperouge

09-17-2011, 01:18 AM	#19
la0o9 Move monkey atm Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Not where you'd want to go :P Posts: 747	i think i saw the original picture that you edited to make the cover art for this... __________________ "Doubt isn't the same as saying people are bad, it simply means you actually care, 100% trust is nothing more than ignorance"~ Akiyama Shinichi- Liar Game "It's not the destination but the road to it that is worth the trip" "Be careful what you wish for... it might just come true"~ old saying "It's a small world, but only relatively" "Reality is not the world, it is the way humankind depicts the world, thus when you alter a person's way of seeing the world, you alter reality itself"

09-11-2011, 04:59 AM	#2
Kelan kittydakat Join Date: May 2011 Location: USA Posts: 142	Totally buying this! Thanks Albert and Mark!

09-11-2011, 05:29 AM	#3
Fin Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 530	BOOOOOOOOOOOM! Acid has landed

09-11-2011, 05:31 AM	#4
Mark Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 935	Best cover art ever! Or am I not allowed to say that myself.

09-11-2011, 05:37 AM	#6
Mark Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 935	Awww, thanks! Although... this is the name you gave it yourself! I just made it more solid I guess.

09-11-2011, 08:07 AM	#7
KGaborMagic K. Gábor Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 229 Donor Score: 110	Yay! this is awesome. Can't wait to get my CC, first thing I will buy!

09-11-2011, 08:12 AM	#8
Kayne Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: a Posts: 30	If only I could buy this

09-11-2011, 10:20 AM	#10
MysteryHand Card Player with Mystery Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Posts: 106	Great trick Albert. Thanks for making this video tutorial

09-11-2011, 10:58 AM	#11
Kieran Oloughlin Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 414	You realses this AFTER I have a carnival/show and spend all my money that I still have to pay of? God dammint

09-13-2011, 06:22 AM	#13
Fin Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 530	I'm watching it now and this is complete and utter, unadulterated, pure as the sacred behind of St. Finius himself.... gold-dust. This move is awesome. Mechanics: The mechanics are easier than I had expected, and Albert explains them incredibly well. I picked up the basics within minutes but I think the part that will take the most effort is concentrating on angles. That said however the move is pretty good on angles, as long as one stays sharp and aware, something my training with the SAS will have prepared me well for, though I suspect mere mortals will also find this just requires a good practise. Abundance: Lets face it; Albert knows his stuff, and this shows in his thorough teaching. Everything you need to know is explained in detail and I was left feeling very confident that all I need to do now is practise. You also get a ton of applications for the move, from the whole Acid Sandwich routine to quick bits like other switching applications, a colour change, stealing etc. And in addition to this you also have the luxury of being able to go back and rewatch not only the tutorial but also the "recap" sections where we see a performers view of the moves being carried out multiple times. This I find to be incredibly useful so that as I practise I can put these recaps on loop and ensure that I am picking up all the small details. Overall: Like all the releases I've bought from Darksleights this is very high quality stuff. As tutorials go they are always thorough, well produced, and rediculously well priced. The move is a real worker and one that I think may well shoot up to my top 10 most useful and used moves. It is powerful, relatively easy to learn, can be used for many applications and looks great as it's happening Albert, thank you for this wonderful addition to the magic community. I hope you are very, very proud.

09-13-2011, 08:20 PM	#16
Travmang Pharaoh of Magicianry Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 249 Donor Score: 50	Friggin' freeloaders!

09-17-2011, 01:15 AM	#18
JaceTheMagician Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1	Actually, I agree. Cover art looks AWESOME!!!