Title: Army Of 52 Gaff Training
Description: wow justin miller's the man!
phsycofreak - July 22, 2006 03:07 AM (GMT)
You just gotta see it, so has anyone bought it yet. looks real good. Also which one do you guys think is better, red gaff or ghost gaff
Aloy - July 22, 2006 03:38 AM (GMT)
I am very happy to see you using punctuation and proper sentences in your posts now Vinod. B)
Now let's look into the content a little bit. A link to what you are talking about would be nice...and would certainly help those like me who don't know what that is. ;)
phsycofreak - July 22, 2006 05:31 AM (GMT)
Aloy are u sure?, u don't know about it(no offence) . Its like the main talk of the town. Nevermind here is the link
http://www.ellusionist.com/order/Army-of-5...{CATEGORY%20ID}http://www.ellusionist.com/order/Gaff-Red-...{CATEGORY%20ID}thanks for the compliment, i am trying to improve myself
Darry - July 22, 2006 05:38 AM (GMT)
Hi Vinod, and Aloy. The army of 52 dvd seems really great! I saw the preview and I think i might be getting it soon. Lol and i like the red gaff deck box cover. the barcode says 6 of spades. Thats real cool. :D
Aloy - July 22, 2006 06:23 AM (GMT)
:lol: I am not so in-tune with ellusionist products actually ;)
Ok, this is just my thoughts based on 1st impressions...
I thought the gaff deck is quite interesting and definitely very creative. I think the effects it can do will appeal to laypeople a lot. It is a little on the expensive side in my opinion but when u consider each card comes up to about $1, I guess it's ok. :unsure:
Having said that, I feel the intention of the gaffs are very much "colour change orientated", as in, they are mostly designed for colour change effects or some kind of transformation effects. There's a few "hidden predictions" but those you can make from just about anything.
While that's great and all, there's really not as versatitle as say, a deck of "regular", generic gaff of DBs, DFs, BFaces, etc etc...which would give rise to A LOT more possible range of effects.
And a lot of the designs are already very much specific to the intended effects rather than as a general utility gaff.
For the DVD, well, if you are lazy to think up effects, it's an easy way out B)
But by just getting the deck, it shouldn't be too hard to see what each card is designed to be for.
And finally, if you are getting it, definitely get the red backs. B)
Ning - July 22, 2006 07:26 AM (GMT)
I saw the ad on E some time back and ...yeah as usual, they have very, very snazzy videos :lol: But honestly, I dunno, it does look very nice but gaff cards (as cool as they may look) are still gaff cards.
...Especially if your audience management isn't very solid, you'd have people (I'm sure you know how the typical local crowd is like) trying to snatch your deck, looking for something 'special' and simply just heckle you to death.
Seriously, I respect their creativity... E's line of cool looking decks produced from time to time I think are great for card collectors/ flourishers (funky ghost decks, BTDs, red/black decks, their mini-me versions, etc, etc) but to actually use it without people feeling it's very suspicious... that's another thing all together.
I'm no purist, but this is just IMHO ^_^ My 2c worth!
ning ;)
MilkCar - July 29, 2006 06:11 AM (GMT)
Okay, hi all. Aloy has given a pretty good review or opinion on it. I'm glad I'm ordering it though. I think it's a good thing to have. More tricks up your sleeves is always a good thing eh.
[Vincent] - December 28, 2006 03:03 PM (GMT)
Just got my army of 52 DVD. I can say its pretty worth it as the video content is over 1 hour and it teaches you many tricks. Its a good deal for those who want to perform something fun and comical.