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Card Magic / Mastermind Deck - Chris Kenworthey
« Last post by magicsupplies on July 22, 2010, 07:53:04 pm »One of the best utility decks you'll ever buy, no double backs, no rough and smooth, no long and short, 52 cards total, bike stock, excellent all round. Comes with printed instructions folded within the packet, could be fleshed out with a million ideas on a short DVD.
A forced card at any number !
Good value at around £20 - £25 from your local magic dealer, well worth the investment, instant reset and great for table work.
thumbs up !
A forced card at any number !
Good value at around £20 - £25 from your local magic dealer, well worth the investment, instant reset and great for table work.
thumbs up !3
Card Magic / Rewind - Mickael Chatelain
« Last post by magicsupplies on July 22, 2010, 07:48:44 pm »| REWIND - MICKAEL CHATELAIN AMF ALI | |
A visual torn and restored card with a new method.
Torn and restored card has had many versions by many magicians and magical creators; one of my personal favourites is Guy Hollingworths, Reformation. Does this new version by Mickael Chatelain beat the others? In a word, its open to discussion!
It’s important to remember the RRP on the effect is around £55 - £70, so it should be something special, it’s a very interesting secret, it is different to all the other versions I've come across and does a great job of dealing with the 4th corner restore with two edges, the in the mouth restoration as shown in the above video is excellent.
The secret can be adapted for any deck with time and patience and some basic creative skills, I have to say though the main issue I have is not so much the secret but the utterly terrible DVD filmed and edited (from the looks of things) by a none English speak Mickael Chatelain. The production values are your average HD camera, adobe premiere and some basic editing. The video is low res and interlaced which means most things have jagged edges to them. The sound is basic. The best looking part is the above demo.
The DVD has NO ENGLISH speaking on it at all, the whole production has subtitles (with spelling mistakes throughout), the menus have grammar errors as well. I really feel the whole effect is general let down by the extremely poor DVD quality, there are so many variations and subtilizes that could be talked about to do with handling and the secret of this effect, a real missed opportunity.
I will use this in my working routine, it does take a little practice but is simpler than the likes of Reformation. Is it worth the asking price? No not for me, its overpriced by £20 - £25 I feel, if the DVD was released and was a good hour’s worth of half decent production with magicians and the creator giving thoughts and input it would be worth more.
There is a bonus effect on the DVD, Mickael’s cig through card NO FLAP version, worth watching, fiddly to make but a clever twist on a classic effect, it can be done from side on!
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Up & Coming Events / IBM - British Ring convention 2010
« Last post by magicsupplies on July 22, 2010, 04:28:28 pm »The 74th Annual Convention will be held Eastbourne
22nd - 26th September 2010
Click here for the latest news on artists and events lined up :- http://www.britishring.org.uk/About_Us/Membership/2010_Convention/Latest_News/latest_news.html
22nd - 26th September 2010
Click here for the latest news on artists and events lined up :- http://www.britishring.org.uk/About_Us/Membership/2010_Convention/Latest_News/latest_news.html
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Close-up Magic / Re: Rune's World - Magic of Rune Klan - Book & DVD
« Last post by magicsupplies on July 22, 2010, 04:25:55 pm »Hi Croz, this is a great review ! The structure and breakdown is spot on, cheers for posting ! Look forward to future reviews
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Up & Coming Events / Re: F13 presents - An Evening Of Uncomfortable Fun
« Last post by magicsupplies on July 21, 2010, 09:21:04 am »I'm certainly hoping to attend !
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Up & Coming Events / Re: F13 presents - An Evening Of Uncomfortable Fun
« Last post by croz on July 20, 2010, 01:54:06 am »Sounds good, I'm in the area then, I may take myself and the mrs along for the evening.
Croz
Croz
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Close-up Magic / Rune's World - Magic of Rune Klan - Book & DVD
« Last post by croz on July 20, 2010, 01:50:45 am »Rune Klan Review
Rune's World - The Magic of Rune Klan - Book & accompanying DVD
Written by Rune Klan, Andi Gladwin & Josh Jay
Available at http://www.mapromagic.co.uk/cgi-bin/ss000001.pl?page=search&SS=Rune+Klan&ACTION=Go%21&PR=-1&TB=A
Price: £39.99
This book is written in two parts. The first half of the book is written (somewhat tongue-in-cheek) with vivid descriptions and very accurate depictions.
It takes the reader through some solid routines. They've been divided into routines consisting of 3 to 4 tricks which run together smoothly suited to different performing situations, including some using only cards, some using coins, some using both and even one using stuff that can be borrowed at someones house with no gimmicks, and is completely impromptu.
Rune Klan (creator of 3 Pieces of Silver - the rare & sought after VHS, now widely available on DVD) is known for his impeccable work with coins, and his ability to perform otherwise impossible sleight of hand flawlessly. He is also a total purist. He refuses to use gimmicks at all. His work is done entirely gimmick free and with the exception of an extra (hidden) coin, his routines can be done any time, anywhere with borrowed objects.
The second half of this book is quite the opposite.
To the world of magicians, he is known for his devilishly difficult coin sleights and his flowing routines, however to his native Denmark, Rune is as famous as Derren Brown!
I was going to compare his performing style to someone, but upon thinking about it, there isn't anyone. The closest I could think of, would be perhaps some sort of Tommy Cooper/Les Dawson hybrid, although his loud, confident style, usually ending with tricks going monumentally wrong (while Cooper-esque) is so uniquely performed, I cannot compare him to anyone.
His close-up magic (gimmick free, impressive and straight magic) is the complete antithesis of his stage act. The second half of the book portrays this through a comic book/graphic novel style of drawing. His somewhat surreal sense of humour is shown through this author annotated frame by frame run through of his stage show as a whole, including explanations (this however seems a little irrelevant, as so little of his magic actually works.
A human figure hunched over and covered with a sheet walks onto the stage. Upon approaching the front of the stage, a foot from under the sheet pokes out, and a voice asks the pointed at spectator to name a fruit or vegetable. Let us say that a zucchini is named - the sheet is whipped away to reveal Rune Klan standing underneath the sheet dressed as a tomato - "dammit, I was so close!"
He also has a smashed and restored mobile phone, a "really boring" cut and restored rope routine, an ambitious slice of ham that was performed to the queen of Denmark and a giant cup and ball routine - ending in a final load of a person dressed as a chicken. All very silly, all hilarious!
If I wanted to perform any of these stage effects, I couldn't. These are very personal, and very much Rune Klan.
So scores!
1st half:
Effects: 9/10 - powerful, graceful strong magic, let down a little by the lack of variation in the coin routines (from a lay point of view)
Difficulty: 9/10 - experienced coin workers will be alright with this after some practice, beginners will be busy for a while.
2nd half:
Effects: 10/10 for creative thinking, entertainment value and presentation of the book itself!
Difficulty: 2/10 for actually performing the effects, 11/10 for being as good as Rune.
Value for money: 9/10 - Im such a fan, I was always going to buy this book, but I can see the price putting some magicians off. This is a shame, as you get some utility moves, some solid routines, something to practice and something to laugh at for a long while. And a DVD with some very silly performances, but some beautiful effects.
Overall - 8/10 - I think the difficulty let it down a little here. But if you know a decent amount about coin magic, this will give you something to practice!
All the best,
Croz
Rune's World - The Magic of Rune Klan - Book & accompanying DVD
Written by Rune Klan, Andi Gladwin & Josh Jay
Available at http://www.mapromagic.co.uk/cgi-bin/ss000001.pl?page=search&SS=Rune+Klan&ACTION=Go%21&PR=-1&TB=A
Price: £39.99
This book is written in two parts. The first half of the book is written (somewhat tongue-in-cheek) with vivid descriptions and very accurate depictions.
It takes the reader through some solid routines. They've been divided into routines consisting of 3 to 4 tricks which run together smoothly suited to different performing situations, including some using only cards, some using coins, some using both and even one using stuff that can be borrowed at someones house with no gimmicks, and is completely impromptu.
Rune Klan (creator of 3 Pieces of Silver - the rare & sought after VHS, now widely available on DVD) is known for his impeccable work with coins, and his ability to perform otherwise impossible sleight of hand flawlessly. He is also a total purist. He refuses to use gimmicks at all. His work is done entirely gimmick free and with the exception of an extra (hidden) coin, his routines can be done any time, anywhere with borrowed objects.
The second half of this book is quite the opposite.
To the world of magicians, he is known for his devilishly difficult coin sleights and his flowing routines, however to his native Denmark, Rune is as famous as Derren Brown!
I was going to compare his performing style to someone, but upon thinking about it, there isn't anyone. The closest I could think of, would be perhaps some sort of Tommy Cooper/Les Dawson hybrid, although his loud, confident style, usually ending with tricks going monumentally wrong (while Cooper-esque) is so uniquely performed, I cannot compare him to anyone.
His close-up magic (gimmick free, impressive and straight magic) is the complete antithesis of his stage act. The second half of the book portrays this through a comic book/graphic novel style of drawing. His somewhat surreal sense of humour is shown through this author annotated frame by frame run through of his stage show as a whole, including explanations (this however seems a little irrelevant, as so little of his magic actually works.
A human figure hunched over and covered with a sheet walks onto the stage. Upon approaching the front of the stage, a foot from under the sheet pokes out, and a voice asks the pointed at spectator to name a fruit or vegetable. Let us say that a zucchini is named - the sheet is whipped away to reveal Rune Klan standing underneath the sheet dressed as a tomato - "dammit, I was so close!"
He also has a smashed and restored mobile phone, a "really boring" cut and restored rope routine, an ambitious slice of ham that was performed to the queen of Denmark and a giant cup and ball routine - ending in a final load of a person dressed as a chicken. All very silly, all hilarious!
If I wanted to perform any of these stage effects, I couldn't. These are very personal, and very much Rune Klan.
So scores!
1st half:
Effects: 9/10 - powerful, graceful strong magic, let down a little by the lack of variation in the coin routines (from a lay point of view)
Difficulty: 9/10 - experienced coin workers will be alright with this after some practice, beginners will be busy for a while.
2nd half:
Effects: 10/10 for creative thinking, entertainment value and presentation of the book itself!
Difficulty: 2/10 for actually performing the effects, 11/10 for being as good as Rune.
Value for money: 9/10 - Im such a fan, I was always going to buy this book, but I can see the price putting some magicians off. This is a shame, as you get some utility moves, some solid routines, something to practice and something to laugh at for a long while. And a DVD with some very silly performances, but some beautiful effects.
Overall - 8/10 - I think the difficulty let it down a little here. But if you know a decent amount about coin magic, this will give you something to practice!
All the best,
Croz
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Introductions / Re: I'll get things started then!
« Last post by magicsupplies on July 19, 2010, 10:28:13 pm »Hi Tom !
Welcome to the forum, sounds like an intresting time you've had / having !!
Do pass the word and let anybody and everybody know about the forum !
Get posting reviews of your favorite effects when you get a moment
Andrew
Welcome to the forum, sounds like an intresting time you've had / having !!
Do pass the word and let anybody and everybody know about the forum !
Get posting reviews of your favorite effects when you get a moment
Andrew
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Introductions / I'll get things started then!
« Last post by croz on July 19, 2010, 09:53:02 pm »Hello!
I'm Tom Crosbie, from York,
That's about it really. I prefer magic for laymen, but I have done the odd competition, with *ahem* varying results.
I'm part of the York Society of Magicians, I help to run the York Young Magicians, I help out with MAPro Magic every now and again and I'm magic consultant for York University.
Unmagically, I'm at York college, studying Acting, and I work at the grand opera house theatre in York. I'm an usher, which means I get paid minimum wage to stand around drinking tea and going out for drinks with celebs
So yeah, could be a worse life,
All the best,
Croz
I'm Tom Crosbie, from York,
That's about it really. I prefer magic for laymen, but I have done the odd competition, with *ahem* varying results.
I'm part of the York Society of Magicians, I help to run the York Young Magicians, I help out with MAPro Magic every now and again and I'm magic consultant for York University.
Unmagically, I'm at York college, studying Acting, and I work at the grand opera house theatre in York. I'm an usher, which means I get paid minimum wage to stand around drinking tea and going out for drinks with celebs
So yeah, could be a worse life,
All the best,
Croz
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