Dan is awesome and super time inventive as usual. Always so much to learn from him.

UF Carton P Box: awesome....so much can come out of this box. And it isn't expensive to make. He goes over all the details on this. Pretty freaking cool.

The Circle/S Prod: He comes up with such cool ideas walking around the hardware store. This will take some time to make but thank the heavens Dan has done all the hardwork of figuring this out for you...ahem...me. :) This is awesome. I love that he says this is how I built it but you could try this or that...(gives great tips) Plus a bonus circle "square" idea that rocks! I'll be using the second method he provided for sure. Such a great idea (presentation) Loved it!

VM O Pipe R: just fun. I can see doing this one with my partner on stage...as a skit. The ideas he presents here are just awesome. I really am going to have to think on this one and make it happen. Plus...I already have a lot of the things that go into this trick. Just need to make the tubes and such.

C slot machine illusion: I am digging this one. I don't know if I'll use it. I was impressed. Dan is a genius when it comes to simple design and yet knocks it out of the ballpark. Makes it less heavy and makes it simple to understand and build. He does all the hard work and man alive....are we lucky. Like count our lucky stars lucky.

Fun and interesting stuff in here...Totally worth the wait. Thanks Dan. Thanks Penguin!!!

The production box alone is worth the price of download, I intend to make everyone of these illusions . Dan is a genius and never disappoints but he out did himself on this one and this is why I buy every Tarbell he makes 90 present of my shows are made from Dans visions of Tarbell . I can’t thank him enough.

These are all productions (as in, producing things) from seemingly empty containers. The first three can be done affordably. The doll house can be a major undertaking, but I love the new way it opens up. The last one is based on old-timey, small slot machines, which I don't see any point in using today.

I thought a lot of the routines weren't very magical, with one basic method that gets used repeatedly.

There is a lot of detail, maybe even too much detail, on how to make these. It includes specific retail items that can be transformed easily into magic props.

Harlan's approach gave me belief that I can build some of these apparatus my self.
Informative (as always) and some nice touches.

Every one of these Tarbell videos offers something new and different to learn. And, Dan Harlan is a wonderful teacher. There are a couple of gems on this outing that I've already added to my bag of tricks.

Love all the material in this series

Another great Tarbell from Dan Harlan. The other reviews are right - some of these take more time to make than others but, they look great and leaves lots of room to use the ideas to come up with different routines.

Six illusions suitable for church halls, school assembly areas, even in front of a class, and some libraries. All are productions - circle and square and empty box illusions.
Excellent and detailed information given for fabrication of these colourful everyday items - some carpentry and lots of craft work required as well as wisdom in purchasing some foam items. Great challenges and abundant productions. 5 stars

All the effects are outstanding and practical.

For the U.F. Grant's Carton Production Dan Harlan makes clear its construction, which so very useful. This is a very good, practical, and organic (and cheap) method to produce smid-sized objects (small/mid).

The Square and Circle effect is a workhorse. However, Dan offers even more ideas. Super useful to know and helpful from a creativity perspective. Another very good, practical, and organic (and relatively cheap) approach.

I was not keen on the Organ Pipe Routine, as I did not think it deceptive, but it does not matter for the review given the other effects.

The Doll House and Slot Machine Illusion are very similar in appearance, but the methods are quite variable. There is much to off here. Dan developed an even more fooling construction for the Doll House, and also gave many tips on more complicated builds (it was). In contrast, the Slot Machine method was more straight forward and a trip to the hardware store gets you 50% of the way there inexpensively.

It's hard to choose what's best about this video. Is it Dan's modernization of classics? His tips for how to use cheap, everyday items to look like expensive stage props? His detailed planning of how everything fits together, both in terms of routines and physical construction? His complete performances, followed by complete explanations?

There are so many great videos in this series, but the ones with stage illusions are particularly great values. Spend a few hundred dollars at a local strip mall and you'll earn it back with the first gig you book. Heck, at these prices you can afford to build a first-class stage illusion just to entertain yourself.