Magic Tricks

This DVD is excellent mentalism for a close up situation, using ESP cards, Playing cards, and jumbo cards. Magicians will scoff that it is too simplistic because none of the methods are clever or devious. But the best mentalism effects are always simple in method. This allows the performer to place full emphasis on presentation. None of these effects is slow or tedious as some mentalism effects tend to be. All flow and build, often to multiple climaxes.

All effects are well attributed to original sources which inspired the changes that David has made. The video quality is excellent. The explanations are very clear.

David’s opening 3-phase ESP routine is an especially good demonstration of routining for close-up mentalism. It flows naturally from simple mindreading through complete separation of the ESP cards into matching sets. Along the way David gives tips on proper equivoque and subtleties of card handling that seem to mix the cards randomly while maintaining control.

The Flip Flop routine demonstrates mind control of several spectators at once as they all arrive at the same conclusion after making their own random choices.

David’s ESP with Playing Cards effect is another 3-phase routine which demonstrates presentation and timing in card revelation using what would be considered trivial methods well-disguised by presentation.

The proper handling of the Hoy book test using borrowed books is near perfect.

Over al,l this is a good DVD to study for presentation of effects in the manner of mentalism rather than as tricks of magic. Excellent!