Price$35.00
Media TypeBook
CategoryGeneral
Date AddedFeb 21, 2006
Overlap
Joshua Jay
(Based on 1 review)
- The Homing Card
- Assemblies & Reverse Assemblies
- Twisting Routines
- Open Travelers
- Collectors
- The Tunnel Effect
- & MORE (approximately 20 effects included).
"Joshua Jay's transcendent creations with the overlap gaff threatens to make all sorts of card stuff obsolete. This is probably a good thing!"
- Paul Harris
"Overlap contains many great effects. Card men will have no trouble finding several miracles in Josh's new book to fool one and all!"
- Gary Plants
"He is the future of magic, and he scares me because he is so good!"
- Lennart Green
Pages 144
DVD Running Time Approximately 36min
Jumbo Cards Approximately 7" x 4 1/2" (18cm x 11cm)
Poker Cards Approximately 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" (9cm x 6.5cm)
Reviews
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Joshua Jay's Overlap package is one of the best values in magic that I've encountered in quite a while. Provided that you like card tricks--and it's hard not to like the classic plots that Overlap allows you to perform--I think there's a good chance you'll agree with me.
First off, you get a generous supply of well-made gaffs. Although they are all based on the same principle, the seven gaffs give you lots of different effects to choose from. You also get a jumbo-sized version of the basic gaff, along with one full routine for stand-up performance. It's a rather pedestrian routine, but Jay has amply provided the raw materials for you to create something of your own.
Overlap also includes a 144 book that exhibits many thoughtful touches. As Jay explains in the foreword, he's organized the book so that experienced magicians can quickly find the effects they're interested in without having to decipher clever, but obfuscating, titles. The book's production is pretty good--the lay-flat binding is a nice touch--but the design could certainly be improved. The typography reminds me of the old mimeographed pamphlets from Magic, Inc. That said, there are many clear and helpful photographs, each placed within the flow of the text, exactly where they're needed. Jay's writing style has been honed by his years with Magic magazine and I had no trouble following his instructions.
But you get even more for your $35, you also get a DVD of performances and demonstrations, all so you can see the nuances in timing and handling that the Overlap gaff requires. This strikes me as the perfect balance between video and written instruction, exploiting each for their individual strengths. It would be great to see others follow Jay's lead in this regard.
So, unless you have an aversion to using gaffs, you'll likely find something in Overlap that you can use. And even if you don't, I hope you'll appreciate the coherency of the package and the obvious care given in putting it together. If only that could be said about more magic products today.
First off, you get a generous supply of well-made gaffs. Although they are all based on the same principle, the seven gaffs give you lots of different effects to choose from. You also get a jumbo-sized version of the basic gaff, along with one full routine for stand-up performance. It's a rather pedestrian routine, but Jay has amply provided the raw materials for you to create something of your own.
Overlap also includes a 144 book that exhibits many thoughtful touches. As Jay explains in the foreword, he's organized the book so that experienced magicians can quickly find the effects they're interested in without having to decipher clever, but obfuscating, titles. The book's production is pretty good--the lay-flat binding is a nice touch--but the design could certainly be improved. The typography reminds me of the old mimeographed pamphlets from Magic, Inc. That said, there are many clear and helpful photographs, each placed within the flow of the text, exactly where they're needed. Jay's writing style has been honed by his years with Magic magazine and I had no trouble following his instructions.
But you get even more for your $35, you also get a DVD of performances and demonstrations, all so you can see the nuances in timing and handling that the Overlap gaff requires. This strikes me as the perfect balance between video and written instruction, exploiting each for their individual strengths. It would be great to see others follow Jay's lead in this regard.
So, unless you have an aversion to using gaffs, you'll likely find something in Overlap that you can use. And even if you don't, I hope you'll appreciate the coherency of the package and the obvious care given in putting it together. If only that could be said about more magic products today.