Today, when you order "Half And Half - Volume 1 by Doug Brewer - DVD", you'll instantly be emailed a Penguin Magic gift certificate. You can spend it on anything you like at Penguin, just like cash. Just complete your order as normal, and within seconds you'll get an email with your gift certificate.
History Production: A devilishly clever way to produce 3 coins while ringing in a gaff.
Ultimate (?) Wildcoin:Doug's handling of the classic effect. 3 coins change one at a time into a Chinese coin. A super clean, visual change turns them back to silver.
Payout (Performance only): A favorite from The Unexpected Visitor Vol.1 fits perfectly here.
Chinese Change: The finale for the entire routine brining it all full circle.
A Bill Routine
Transporter Malfunction: Doug's surprising variation of the classic $1 and $5 transposition, based on a routine from Joshua Jay.
Skullcracker Correction: Bob Sheet's visual, in-the-hands change, corrects a horrible situation.
bill2box: A killer ending to the entire routine. They never see it coming.
The Triple Crowns(Based on Larry Jennings' Triple Discovery Routine)
Ace Revelation: Two jokers morph to reveal the Aces.
Royal Crown: A demonstration in cheating leads to a progressive revelation, ending with a Royal Flush.
Australian Crown: A reworking of LJ's Triple Discovery routine to reveal 3 selections in a surprising and magical way.
Shell Game Finale
Borrowed Ring: So you want to end the Shell Game magically? Here's how Doug does it with a borrowed ring.
The Pearl(explanation only): A beautiful surprise ending, particularly useful for your female spectators.
I first heard of Doug when I bought his book Unexpected Visitor of which he also has two DVDs named
(all available from Penguin). He is an amazing closeup magician and thankfully he produces some
genius coin material. The material on these dvds covers not only coins, but also some cards, a bill
routine, and even some material for the shell game. This material ranges from easy to advanced. Some
of the effects are gimmickless while others are gimmick heavy. Either way they are workers and very
worth the effort. I like these dvds because they are organized in small routines, and/or by material
using the same props.
My favorite on this disc, was the wild coin routine. It is
fantastic. Unfortunately for some he does teach Payout, but if you have his Unexpected visitor Vol.
1 this shouldn't be a problem.
If you like coin magic, but don't have these dvds then you
are missing out.