Magic Tricks

In case you don't know, Dalton Wayne is often the man behind the camera (and it seems like he wears tons of other hats) for many, many Penguin Magic videos. Once in a while, he pops up in front of the camera for his own project for a little bit... then it's back to behind the camera.

I have one thing to say to Dalton.

Just one small thing.

And that one small thing is...

Ready, Dalton?

HOLYCRAPDALTONGETYOURBUTTINFRONTOFTHECAMERAMOREOFTENANDKEEPBRINGINGUSAWESOMESTUFFLIKETHIS!

Sorry about the all-caps. No wait. I'm not sorry!

Guys, if you're into rubberband magic and don't know how he does these tricks, you need to slap some money down on the table right now for this no-brainer purchase. If you're new to rubberband magic (Dan who??? Joe who???), this is a must-have as well. You'll learn some key principles that will get you freaking people out. And these tricks are so visual, you're likely to freak yourself out as well. That's a whole lot of freakin' out!

Every trick in the Rubber Band Mixtape is doable and looks amazing. (Especially the first one... the Vanishing Band) There are no gimmicks (you will need rubber cement for one of his tricks. But you're a magician, right? So you likely have a gallon of this in your little magic workshop.) Ok, let's answer some questions you tire kickers will likely have:

1. Are the demos accurate? Yup. What you see is what you get. These tricks look incredible.
2. Are these tricks easy? Depends on who's asking. If you're experienced in rubber band magic or not. If yes, then these should be doable quite quickly. Just practice. If no, then you're going to want to go through these moves slow and repeatedly (and repeatedly and repeatedly). You need to be so comfortable with these moves that you can do them fast and without thinking. Otherwise, your moves will seem awkward and suspicious.
3. Sleight of hand? Not really, no. For one particular ending of one trick, you will need to interact with a spectator to set up the ending... but that's not even required.
4. Any angles? You'll want to manage your audience and keep them in front of you.
5. How's the teaching? It's good. To be honest, I do think that he started off at too quick a pace. But it was just his experience talking... it was just natural and easy for him and so he, at first, went through the moves a little too quickly and spoke a little too quickly. But thankfully, he started to slow down, as well as repeatedly show how the tricks are done. He does it enough times that you're likely to not need to rewind the video over and over (though you'll probably want to anyway... but at least he teaches well enough that it's not absolutely necessary).
6. Is that really the Rock in the background? Why, yes, it certainly is. :-) I've always enjoyed Dalton's random quirkiness. Thanks for being true to yourself, Dalton. You bring color to the world.
7. Is the video too long, too short, too boring? No. He teaches at a good pace and it's not unnecessarily long. No filler here.
8. Do you recommend this? Let me put it this way... is the Pope Catholic? :-) (Um, that's a yes.)
9. Any feedback for Dalton on what could have been improved? I just wish that he had a performance or two of each trick before he went into the explanation. You can always watch the trailer... but I think it would have been good to show the trick performed first in the real world. (Or heck, with Covid, just do the trick to the camera)
10. Is it worth the price? Absolutely. You get several solid tricks out of this.
11. Is this Zoom friendly? Oh yeah. Most definitely.

Get this trick if you want to do some rubberband stuff. If you don't, get this anyway... when you're asked to do something impromptu, a rubberband is usually something you'll be able to find.

Great job Dalton... 5 stars for you and your nice visual effects! And please, do more things IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA!

By the way, I always try to be honest and straightforward in my reviews, while being respectful to the magician. If you appreciate my reviews, can you please click the "Yes" button below beside the question, "Did this review help you?" It's not like I actually benefit in any way by your clicking it... but it would be nice to see if my reviews are helpful or not. I hope they are. If you ever have suggestions or comments or questions about my reviews, please feel free to leave me a constructive comment. I'm just trying to be helpful. I love the Penguin community and hope that I can someday contribute my own product. :-) Thanks for reading and for any (hopefully positive, but either way, at least kind) feedback.