'Automated ACAAN' by Mystery Mark (Cards+Video Download, 2012)
 

'Automated ACAAN' by Mystery Mark

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The spectator selects any playing card and number, and will find their card at the selected position in the deck. Mystery Mark's 'Automated ACAAN' is a completely self-working take on the 'Any Card At Any Number' plot and takes fully place in the spectator's hands. Once prepared, it is instantly performable and repeatable. On top of that, you will get to learn some variations, as well as some uncommon sleights you can use along with other card tricks.

Both the card and number are selected using the deck with any of the included 'ACAAN cards'. Also, be aware that the 'Automated ACAAN' is a unique combination of principles that have been used by magicians for decades. Because of that, it may not be a magicians fooler, but is very workable and solid on laymen nonetheless. Some of the additional principles can actually be used to fool magicians as well for that these are very rare and have been overlooked by most.

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What you will need

• A full deck of playing cards.

What you will get

• Offline performance rights, allowing you to perform the included routines anywhere except for in videos (so not in YouTube videos, TV broadcasts, etc);
• Six factory-made 'ACAAN cards' which make this effect possible. These card designs are protected and may only be reproduced by DarkSleightZ;
• 'Stack cards' related to the 'ACAAN cards' (including the Si Stebbins in CHaSeD/SHoCkeD, the Mnemonica, and a Modified Si-5);
• A downloadable instructional video.

What you will learn

• The standard 'Automated ACAAN' routine (utilizing any of the included stacks);
• 'Automated ASAAN': an 'Any Soulmate At Any Number' routine (utilizing the included Si-5 stack);
• 'No SAAN', a 'No Soulmate At Any Number' kicker effect in which the card the spectator is looking for ends up in any impossible location (utilizing the included Si-5 stack);
• 'Almost Automated ASAAN': how to perform the 'Automated ASAAN' effect with a truly shuffled deck. This is the closest you can get to the 'Automated ACAAN' with a shuffled deck of cards.;
• Cut forces, full deck false shuffles and other techniques and principles you will be able to use in any of your other card magic.

Sections

1) Introducing The Automated ACAAN

2) Automated ACAAN, Automated ASAAN & No SAAN

3) Handling The ACAAN Cards

4) Personalization

5) Modified Si-5 Stack & False Shuffles

6) Almost Automated ACAAN (The Almost Automated ASAAN Routine)

Magic specifications

Props	Playing cards
Clean	No
Impromptu	Yes
No pre-work	No
Instantly repeatable	Yes
Angles	Angle-proof
Sound level	1
Performance level	Beginner
Tutorial level	Beginner

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Technical specifications

Medium	Video
Duration	1:43:28
Resolution	640x360 pixels (Medium Quality)
Size	698 MB
Tutorial file format	MOV (H.264/AAC)
Archive file format	ZIP

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Credits

Mark Hilkemeijer

Instructor/Editor/Music producer/Executive producer

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mmmm.. in the name of thread: cards+VIDEO DOWNLOAD
why is there a shipping cost? thanks :)

Because of the cards (which should not be misunderstood with a deck of playing cards because it isn't). As mentioned, these make the effect possible.

Hope that clears it up. :)

aaaah ok :)

How is this impromptu if it requires special cards???

It is impromptu because you can perform it anywhere at anytime and it is instantly repeatable. All you have to do is carry an 'Automated ACAAN' card along with your deck and you are all set. Or you do the taught version that you can perform with any truly shuffled deck of cards as these don't need anything but a deck of cards.

Mark, what do you consider as "impromptu"? I have seen before that this is kind of different according to each magician. For example, you said in one of your videos that one should always carry around a different coloured card, so therefore it is impromptu.

This looks great, and the demo Mark gave me backs that up!

There are three definitions of impromptu really, the literal way as mentioned in the dictionary, the term as used in 'impromptu magic', and the term as a marketing term. The first is the most flexible, the last is the most solid, for obvious reasons.

Literally
"Made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment." So if someone tells you to show them a trick and you perform any, even if it requires a special prop you just happen to have on you at that moment, this would be considered impromptu. If you take a coin, put this in your fist and ask people what they want to see happen, and they will say "Make it vanish", you making the coin disappear would be impromptu too.

Impromptu magic
This is magic that can be done anywhere at anytime, with the props available at the situation. If you perform at a party where there happen to be balloons, and you decide to perform what is known as 'Pressure' nowadays, that is considered to be impromptu magic. Same with a coin through glass effect done with borrowed items.

Marketing term
This is the most solid definition for that people have to understand its definition when buying anything. As posted by Admin, it is any effect that can be performed anywhere at anytime and which is instantly repeatable.

A good example of this is the 'Invisible Deck', which by all means is considered to be impromptu (just not clean). Any set-up deck trick in which the setup is not ruined is considered to be impromptu as well. A gimmicked or gaffed card that you carry along in your deck at all times is too. And so is the 'Automated ACAAN'.

As you can see, there is not all that much to it and all of the meanings have huge overlaps. Any company that twists the definition to use it merely to make their tricks look more attractive than they really are, and who says the definition is actually something personal, is terribly wrong. It is for that, that theory11 had to remove the statement of that 'GPS' by Chris Kenner is impromptu.

Then again, the latter way is merely required for marketing anything. You can use the term as loosely as in the literal meaning of the word, but almost every effect could be performed in an impromptu manner and thus be called as such. For that, it would be irresponsible for companies to use it that way.

This is a wonderful trick mark ! Welcome back to your awesome stuff hehe :"> GO TO SKYPE MARK !!! LOL

@@#&%$#! I feel so bad about leaving this site for such a long time, but now I'm back, and its better than ever! You guys are great, new store design, more practical magic coming out by the minute! :D Man, this is so great!!! :D:D:D
Quick question, though, those releases you talked about in one of the 'Store' threads, like Jewel-cased and Confusion, are they on the way? Or will there be more releases in between? Or can you not tell? (Okay, three questions :rolleyes:)

'Confusion' was discussed in 'Instantaneous' and will be in an upcoming Mystery Session along with another kind of effect as well. As for 'Jewel-cased', we have too many products planned before that one to say whether it will ever be released. Some of the other previously listed effects will be in Mystery Session too, or else come out whenever all of the DVDs and Sessions have been produced. :)

Oh yeah, I remember Confusion. The wording kind of threw me off. :)
One more question, purely out of curiosity: Is one of the false shuffles on the Automated ACAAN DVD the one you showed me on Skype, or similar to it? Because if they're all as awesome as that then..... damn.

No idea which I showed you, but they are likely just as awesome as I use each one of them. ;)

thank you fro these definitions, know I know impromptu and clean are the best combination!

Have you put the tutorial video on itestore ?

The instructional video will be available one of these days. It should be on there before or at the moment the package is received by the first people.

Do I have to memorize the deck to do this ACAAN?It says something about mnemonica,and I`m not good memorizing:(

Don't worry, no stack memorization is needed at all. We have just included that stack for those who use it and wish to do the 'Automated ACAAN' with it as well.

Soo.. Honestly, when will the instructional video be available? I am usually quite patient, but I feel like you are kidding me :(

The host is crashed tzihb ! You must wait for a little. The owner company of Mark's host is busy !

There are some slight difficulties, but you'll get an email soon with instructions in it to download the video.

In response to the above post about not getting the tutorial yet.
I don't know what's going on either I got my cards and now have no idea where or how to find the downloadable tutorial...let me know if you receive any more info about this
Thanks

How is the host Mark ?

About half of the people who got this product have been able to access the web page and instructional video through their It's eStored account. For the other half, we are having issues. We do our very best to have it all solved.. and it should be solved within 24 hours from now.

Our sincere apologies for the wait to those who cannot access it yet.

And voila.
All done exactly in time.. for once. :D

For some reason I cannot access my It's eStored account. When I click the link, there is a webpage error that says, "Internet Explorer cannot read this webpage format HTTP 406".

Hey Alex,

For the weirdest reason, the server crashed completely and now is running again though quite instable. We are working on it.

Please check the e-mails regarding the error as well.

Sorry for the inconvenience!

The crash has been solved. Reason? Apparently Kenny here started the 698 MB file download over 25 times a minute for over half an hour, totally using up all connections and more after 14 minutes. Not much we could have done about it as basically it has the same impact as a true DDoS attack. We might recode the site so that the download fails with so many heaviness going on, but we might have to set up a plan for this first because it is kind of tricky making sure others won't accidentally have their downloads fail as well. :(

Kenny, please try to download the file normally just like everyone else. We suppose you have been using some filthy sort of download accelerator, or there is something really wrong with your connection but in this site's statistics your connection seems to behave normal so we doubt that is the reason. At the It's eStored download statistics, your connection shows up to be insanely wild though. :thinking:

OK OK ! I will use Google Chrome to download files from Itestored !

Sorry Mark. Now I've received the cards and the video, I believe the product description is somewhat misleading. I was looking for a new version of ACAAN that reproduces the classic effect as described in your product description:

I think it is fair to say that's pretty reductive.

I think the following is more apt:

If that had been the description I think I'd have passed on buying this because it wasn't what I was looking for.

Mark I think you should put a performance video up somewhere for people to watch to allow them to make a more informed decision before purchase. I'm sure many folk will love your take on the effect.

Cheers

Hey Johnny,

I'm sorry and surprised to hear you found it misleading. The very next paragraph of the product description actually starts off with the fact that "both the card and number are selected using the deck with any of the included 'ACAAN' cards". As you might remember, the original product page also stated exactly that, with the full presentation on top of it, making clear the spectator does indeed select and not name any card and number for that the human mind is unreliable and cannot possibly think in a random way. You actually bought it from that web page, not from here.

I also hope you understand why we have and will not put up a performance video. This is the exact reason why we grant every buyer offline performance rights, and not online ones. Apart from it not being fair for any buyers if we would put up a performance ourselves while they can't, many magicians would recognize the principles as these "have been used by magicians for decades" and then would probably not get the product because they think they wouldn't get anything out of it.

I can honestly say that to laymen, the effect and experience are usually the same as the ones with the "classic effect", plus that with the standard patter you automatically rise above all other 'ACAAN's out there. Please don't forget the 'Any Card At Any Number' has been released many times, in almost as many ways, and often without the spectators naming the card and/or number as well. They are still selecting any card and number regardless of them not naming it, don't you think?

So yeah, sorry for any misunderstanding. I'll make sure our product manager gets to read your opinion too though, but I really doubt any changes will be made for that the description seems to mention everything it actually should mention. I hope you still got something out of the product though.

Johnny,

Obviously, it's frustrating when a product doesn't reach your expectations, but aren't you being a bit unfair? The description claims that the spectator gets a free choice- and that's what they get. The point is to mildly outline the effect, not to give a completely exhaustive description of the trick.

Also, from the extract of the description you chose to use as the basis for your argument, you indicate that you were expecting a routine in which the spectator selects any playing card and number, and that the card is at that number. But that is exactly what this product is.

I am sorry that you're disappointed, but I have personally bought the product and was very happy with it. It is exactly what it is said to be and there are a lot of usable things included. I think to call the description misleading is incorrect, and that perhaps you should more carefully select and read about the effects you really want.

Thanks,
-Majikku

In my opinion, with the wealth of effects on the market, magicians require an exacting description from the outset.

Personally, not quite.

Thanks for taking my feedback constructively, I wish you the very best of luck with this and future products. :)

Cheers

Do you really think so? I'd love to see you elaborate on this.

So apart from johnnygri, any other feedback or comments on this product? Thanks! ^_^

Great DVD Mark, it had been a while since I had seen a tutorial from you, and it was quite refreshing. Its quite hard to not say the same things for all of your products, but the sheer amount of information and ideas in all of them, for that price and production quality, makes yours and the rest of the DSZ team's products by far the best.
As for the DVD itself, the two parts that stand out for me is the main ACAAN, which is particularly smart, with a ton of variations; and I really enjoyed the section on false shuffles too, a couple of which I immediately began using.
Overall: 10/10