#daniel madison

okay fav anon of all time so thx bb <3

but he is daniel madison -  @danielmadison is his blog but it’s not been updated for like a g e s so i’m pretty sure he doesn’t use it any more, but look him up on youtube/instagram/twitter/facebook (@ is the same) and his website is http://danielmadison.co.uk/

he’s a famous magician, and general daddy material, but also has the word daddy tattooed on his arm 

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLeiZIqkHMA)

The Advocate is a gimmick that allows you to get any card into your hand (generally into a Gambler’s Cop or a Top Palm). All you need is a full deck of cards and a card box to create the gimmick (along with scissors or a blade if you want to make the gimmick clean, but you can just use your hands and tear it). Daniel Madison runs through how to create the gimmick pretty well, and the gimmick is very simple to create. It fits into your pocket so it is very versatile and can be used on the streets.

Daniel Madison’s teaching is very good actually. He explains step by step, in full detail, how to get the right card into your hands, and he usually goes through it once slowly and one more time again quickly to make sure you understand. Ellusionist filmed this at an airport parking garage, which Daniel Madison admits, but that did not hinder understanding at all. The move itself is simple in concept, but may be a little harder at first to execute. Like all tricks, it will take some time to perfect, but the move’s difficulty is at most beginner/intermediate.

After Madison teaches you how to use the gimmick, he gives several ideas of what to do with the gimmick. He walks through several effects on the DVD such as a Brainwave effect, a Card to Impossible Location (Card to Passport is what he did, but he gives ideas such as card to under someone’s seat, card to wallet, and even card into trashcan), and another card to impossible location (card to pocket). 

As a side note, I love how Madison also explains an out just in case the spectator questions a movement that may not make sense (it does though, but this is a backup).

Overall I love the DVD. The effect is very versatile, as I said before, and the limitations are really just what you can think of. Imagine the possibilities because all the spectator has to do is name a card and you have that randomly named card in your hands hidden. There’s many different things you can do next, and Madison gave several ideas but there’s many, many more. And the gimmick is cheap to make, as I said before, which is a huge bonus because sometimes that is not the case. This gimmick is literally just a deck of playing cards, nothing more. For $25 + Ellusionist shipping which is generally $5 + a deck of Bicycles, it only cost me $32 for the entire thing. I highly recommend getting The Advocate today if you are a street magician or a card guy!