Base
Base
8 incredibly easy and impromptu effects by Ollie Mealing, along with our thoughts and handling.
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Jacob’s take
— Jacob
Why we like it
The honest bit
Watch it performed
What you get
Practical details
- Difficulty
- 3.5/10
- Reset
- Instant
- Angles
- 360
- Props required
- Regular deck of cards
- Format
- Download
- Teaching time
- 2 hours 18 minutes
If it isn’t for you
Send us an email and we'll refund you. There's no time limit on it — next week or in five years — and you don't have to explain yourself. We'd rather you spent your money on something you'll actually use.
What people said
From reviews left on our previous store.
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"If Ollie is involved, you know it's going to be gold. Ollie and The Daily Magician joining forces results in amazing effects with a principle that is easy to perform. Really hard-hitting things here that can be performed by everyone! I've spent a week with this project and it's already opened my mind to so many other possibilities or different takes on these effects. Worth every penny!"
— Jim -
"Great collection of effects with trapdoor and secret agent being my favorites. Secret agent in particular because the method is virtually undetectable. It goes without saying that the price is a giveaway."
— Ged Murtagh -
"Great value for money, definitely some tricks I can add to my repertoire"
— Noah -
"Great new twists on a classic! Amazing what a little thinking will do when you've been looking at things the same old way for so long. Easy to do but bet you didn't think of it!"
— Lisa -
"Wonderful effects done with a very easy to do secret!"
— Millard Longman -
"I’ve thought before on doing a deep dive into the [SECRET] principle because it’s so simple and fooling, but I could never get very far. This is incredible, I haven’t gone through the whole project but just with what I’ve watched im super impressed. All in all, super neat stuff, this is really good."
— Jacob Grady -
"It’s a really complete system, very nice addition to Magic arsenal"
— Guido -
"Brilliant as is everything on the Daily Magician"
— John O'Keeffe -
"BASE gave me some good ideas. I've been using [SECRET TECHNIQUE] tricks a long time, but there I got new methods. I especially liked the new peek techniques. My favorite is Secret Agent."
— Tibor Varadi -
"Wow....based on innovative thinking by Ollie Mealing, this project is full of (8) eye-opening card effects using a timeless principle in innovative ways that make you say to yourself, why didn't I think of that! In addition, new ways to use a 2nd timeless card magicians ploy to make the trick work! It will open your eyes as to what great magic can be made using simple principles. Highly recommend this."
— Steven K -
"Shows the use of the [SECRET TECHNIQUE] in many permutations. As a very beginner when I purchased it I was limited in which tricks were approachable, but as I have progressed a bit I returned to this project and can do more of them. I really like "Secret Agent".
— David Spilkia -
"I have subscribed to Ollie Mealing when he has had everything available on his platform. I bought this to hopefully see additional value in the new production. I bought this last week and watched through the entire video in segments throughout the week. Although I appreciate the number of ideas and reveals that were shared, I don't find them useful to me as an intermediate or advanced magician. Highly recommended for beginners!"
— Carlo Elopre -
"Ollie Mealing is the best!!!! Stunning!"
— Marc
“He can’t keep getting away with this…”
1 timeless principle, 8 knockout effects, 3 FREE bonus routines—Ollie Mealing finally shares his EASY system for effortlessly powerful card magic.
Dear friend,
About 6 months ago, Ollie Mealing told us about a simple system he uses to create incredibly fooling magic that can be performed anytime, anywhere—with ANY deck of cards.
If you don’t know Ollie, here’s what Derren Brown had to say about his work…
“Magnificent. So rare to be fooled and delighted.”
This system is based on one laughably easy principle that pretty much every magician on earth is aware of.
Ollie shared 8 effects with us, all based on this idea, and we were blown away by their quality and deceptiveness.
Not only are they easy enough that you’ll be able to master them in a half hour or so of practice, they’re so cleverly assembled that they’ve fooled some of the best card magicians in the world.
So when Ollie asked us if we’d be interested in producing a project teaching these effects on his behalf—we were instantly on-board.
We dove into the effects, learned them, and then put our own handling and spin on them.
This project was a JOY to put together, and as soon as we started filming we got incredibly excited about sharing it with you.
Before we show you the performance videos, here are a few ‘parameters’ that are true for ALL of the following 8 effects:
* ZERO forces
* 100% impromptu
* The deck can be PROPERLY shuffled before you begin
* ZERO pre-work
* ZERO gimmicks
* Beginner-level sleight of hand ONLY
* The deck can be borrowed
Essentially, the perfect criteria for impactful yet easy impromptu card magic.
Well, we’ve talked enough, let’s show you the effects themselves…
1. The Dark Side
* Very easy to learn and perform (essentially zero sleight of hand required)
* Devilishly clever in its method (once you know the secret you’ll instantly start thinking of other ways to apply it!)
* Fast to perform (a perfect easy opener)
* The card can be revealed however you like (this was just one performance method!)
2. Secret Agent
* Nearly impossible to ‘reverse engineer’
* Extremely visual (for a trick that requires basic sleight of hand it creates a very powerful memory for the spectator)
* Well motivated and structured (we weren’t sure how to ‘motivate’ the method, but Ollie’s done a fantastic job of scripting it all!)
* Fast and fun (it involves the spectator in a really great way and is extremely enjoyable to perform)
3. Behind The Curtain
* Features an original move that you could use in SO many other performances to powerful effect
* Can be adapted to other modes of performing (we’ll show you an alternate method in the tutorial video!)
* Can be revealed any way you like (this was just one way of performing it!)
4. Trapdoor
* Probably the second easiest trick of the bunch (you’ll have it down within a few attempts)
* Fools magicians (Ollie Mealing first showed this to Christian Grace who was fooled by it!)
* Disgustingly simple to do
5. Blindspot
* So simple you can start performing it the moment the tutorial video ends
* Uses a powerful method that’s truly ‘hidden in plain view’
* All happens in the spectators hands
6. Tap Dance
* Very fooling (we had NO IDEA how this one worked when Ollie first showed it to us!)
* Can be applied to a TON of other routines (we applied the principle to a stacked deck with very interesting results)
* Everything looks extremely chaotic, messy and unplanned
* Makes you look like an expert card handler (when really you’re doing very basic work!)
7. Banger
* Is performed in a very compact manner that makes reverse engineering the method very difficult
* Requires just one easy move to make it all work
* Very motivated
* The reveal can be customised to your situation
8. Crocodile Z
* Very workable and powerful (can slot into any routine)
* Uses a very well-known sleight in a way we've never seen done before
* Can fool magicians!
Now you’re probably wondering, for a project with this many effects—the price tag must be pretty high.
See, most magic companies price individual effects of this quality at around £7 at LEAST.
That would make the total value of this project £56!
(and that’s not even including the bonuses!)
However, we’re selling it for just £15!
And we’re not done giving you value yet…
Here are 3 FREE bonuses you'll get on purchasing...
BONUS 1: Performance
An alternative handling on one of the original routines that was more natural and motivated for us!
BONUS 2: Performance
An alternative handling of one of the above routines, combined with an advanced card magic technique that gives you an instant and seemingly impossible card reveal.
You’ll get these variations completely for FREE when you buy this project.
BONUS 3: Straight To The Point
ANOTHER powerful effect from the mind of Ollie Mealing based on this principle.
Here's what it looks like...
Your spectator shuffles the cards, and you spread them face down on the table. They select a single card in a very fair way, and then shuffle the deck. You spread the cards face up and instantly reveal their chosen card.
You'll get this effect for free when you purchase this product
Summary—everything you’re getting and our 100% refund guarantee!
You're getting 8 effects and 3 FREE bonus routines, weighing in at over 2 hours 17 minutes of content!
On top of everything else, we’re willing to offer you a 100% LIFETIME REFUND guarantee.
That means if at ANY point you want your money back you’ll have it.
For example, say you actually get to performing this stuff and your annoying nephew calls you out on every trick.
Just drop us an email and we’ll have your money back before you can even start getting mad.
(of course, we think your annoying nephew will actually like these tricks...so don't fret)
If you're interested, buy now below...
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