Magic Tricks

The trick selection on the DVD looked very basic. I was very disappointed. I mean, Magician's Force? Come on, that's not even a trick, it's a method. Force and Reveal? Coin From Ear? Pretty lame tricks.

However, I thoroughly enjoyed the DVD. Without a doubt, a lot of this material will be used by me. The routines are effective and the performance video's prove it. It really reminded me how these simple effects can be so effective with the right routine.

I would say the format is trick, explanation, street/restaurant performance, and short essays. The first essay is "What is Magic?" There is one on over coming nervousness, how to handle "touchy" spectators and how to handle a heckler. Oz explains what magic is and what it is not. Perlman goes over what can go wrong and how to recover, angles, exposed views, patter, timing, misdirection and a lot more.

To say there are 12 tricks is short-selling the material. There are multiple presentations for many of the effects including advanced handling sections. You're getting a lot of really good routines and a lot of additional information. Sure some of these effects are in Mark Wilson's Complete Course In Magic (MWCCIM) but the level of detail is superior (in my opinion) than in MWCCIM. You get to see a real magician, perform the effect to real spectators. In MWCCIM, not so much.

Does MWCCIM have more material? No comparison, of course it does. But this is a great magic primer with really good material. I don't think a beginner (or anyone) could go wrong. And at the price of "free" I had a great time watching it.