THE SHIFT 048 - Multiplying Boxes // Amazebox & Giveaway!

This week, Chris takes a look at two Brand New releases!

First, check out a performance of Ramsay's take on Matthew Wright's, Marvelous Multiplying Boxes and hear what he has to say about them! Then, one of the best tricks to be released this year, Amazebox by Mark Shortland!

To win these prizes, simply "Like" this video and comment below what you thought of these effects and/or this week's episode, we'll choose one lucky winner to take home these prizes next week! Good Luck!

We'd also like to extend our deepest sympathies to the people of Paris, France. Together, all of us in the magic community will support those affected by this tragedy. Stay strong.
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Marvelous Multiplying Boxes by Matthew Wright

The UK's Matthew Wright has won virtually every award possible in magic, and we're proud of our first collaboration with him, The Marvelous Multiplying Card Box. This routine comes straight from his award winning FISM act.

This is a slick way to begin your act or you can use it before your favorite card routine. It's a visual way to produce four card boxes from your fingertips. The trick is easy to perform, and it's a startling production up close or for parlor performances. The gimmicks can be applied to card manipulation, or simply as a cool and amazing interlude before you begin your favorite card routine.

Matthew includes a number of routines, including a great ending where, after performing the multiplying card box routine, you remove the cards from the box and they jump straight back into the box. Matthew even provides ideas of how to integrate the gimmicks in other routines, such as a Card Under Box routine.

The package comes with everything you need to perform, including our custom production card boxes (made for Bicycle cards), and a complete DVD with Matthew Wright. You also receive six stickers, giving you the flexibility to make red or blue Bicycle gimmicks.

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Amazebox by Mark Shortland

Once in a while we come across a trick with a method that is as inspiring and whimsical as the effect it creates. "AmazeBox" is the best example of this that we've ever encountered (think of the wow factor of the best Tenyo items...but this one you can use onstage for hundreds of people). It is simply, elegantly this: a box that switches and forces without you ever touching it. No electronics. In fact, the method is most closely related to origami.

Imagine this: you ask everyone in the audience to write down their favorite song (or first kiss, or three-digit number, or whatever you want) on a slip of paper and drop it into the cardboard box at the foot of the stage. The box never goes out of sight and (truly) nobody touches it. During your show, you invite a spectator to approach the box and open it, then reach inside and remove any slip at random. In the act of opening the box, the spectator unknowingly switches all the audience's papers for an entirely different batch of slips you prepared in advance. Use this to force a favorite song or number or celebrity name. THEN, you can use the information written by the spectators later on in the show.

Mentalists will immediately identify the many, many opportunities this little box affords. It's as light as air, can be decorated or repurposed in any way you like, and is quite possibly the only effect we've produced that is easier than easy. The spectator switches the papers. You don't even touch the box.

We're absolutely thrilled with the ingenuity of this incredible little box, and the way the box is designed and folded makes the switch automatic. It's impossible to fail and, we think, impossible to figure out. The fun, toy factor is undeniable, but true professionals will find this piece invaluable. We are grateful to the creative Mark Shortland for working with Vanishing Inc. Magic on this exciting new release.

[connormackenzie]

Very respectful intro in these sad times! Both products look great in terms of practicality and can already think of a few routines for them. Sunday highlight! Keep up the great work!!

[tombiermann]

Chris you are a really good person and we can always feel it in your videos, but in this very special epsiode you showed once more that you are a special person and stand out from all the people changing their profile pics to show their support, by actually saying what you feel. Thank you very much for that!

[TylerLunsfordMagic]

The beginning was great and I love how the amaze box looks so organic and how your imagination is the limit! The marvelous multiplying card boxes is great because there is variety if you want a color change then you can make the decks change! Overall great episode!

[Anrkyx]

I just stumbled on to your page today and this is a really well put together video. You got yourself a new subscriber.

[Gilbertprductins]

hey Chris you funny performance of the multiplying boxes was great and the amazebox was freaky haha. great video man

[jackclough]

Amazing words at the beginning chris! Great video by the way and also the amaze box looks brilliant!

[HJSymonds]

These are 2 effects i need for my walk around routines. they are great. i love the multiplying boxes that would be an awesome joke trick. and any mentalism effect is awesome with that switch box. i need these effects

[oliviergagnon]

I love both! The amazebox is so original and I think we can do a hundred of different routine with it. The marvelous multiplying card box is a very funny effect and very surprising at the time.

[onlycards]

That box is just amazing..almost sold out in every magic shop in Spain! I'm thinking about developing a stage show just because of it. Thanks for the words Chris!

[betomondini]

nice msg, nice show Chris. have some ideas with amazebox for the christmass with family

[Theminecraftmapmakes]

I love ur multiplying box performance it made me laugh I watched it at least a billion times😂😂

[jmathai]

Multiplying boxes performance was a brilliant cross between Tommy Wonder and Shemp Howard. Great trick.

[georgepesma]

WOW, both of these products are INSANE!! I loved both ideas and i am believe i am one if those guys who actually has the will to use them both! I cant wait until nwxt episode and find out who is the lucky one, hey add me in on this stuff!! Have a nice day and ofc PrayForPeace

[jackofspades]

Multiplying boxes is a really nice effect :D I think with this you are able to get your friends laugh affected by magic...

[raphysimons]

Firstly multiplying card boxes is awesome your performance was great and I really hope I get that having said that amazebox is insane u have tonnes of ideas and routines and I really really wanna win this week thanks

[lelandoh]

I already own the AmazeBox (bought it very quickly after its release), and I *love* it! Sure, I'd love to win another as a backup, but I think someone else could put it to use, too. ;-) So, I'm not commenting to win (this time), but am simply adding further praise for the AmazeBox. It is all kinds of awesome.

[lalocgarcia]

I think the best trick is multiplying boxes. Although i reckon that the way for choosing the paper or the bill that the magician want is amazing

[dumbdumber]

Both these tricks are amazing your awesome Chris Ramsay and I am gonna take this chance and enter this draw

[Ezekiel_Films]

Merci d'apporter votre soutien à la France et merci à Chris d'avoir pris le temps de faire son speech une deuxième fois en français. Ça me va droit au coeur.

[MEMful]

They both seem awesome, the multiplying boxes look amazing as a closing effect making the metaphor that the magic never end no matters how much you try and the amaze box I see it also as a funny money change where you introduce clearly some papers with numbers and when the spectator opens it finds that the papers has transformed into bills. Even if I don't win, feel free to take this ideas if you are reading this and you find them interesting. (Sorry for my bad English)