Magic Tricks

Carl's teaching is great, and the bonus show (without explainations) was worth the price of the DVD (I got it on the cool box) These tricks are slightly more advanced and will take A LOT of practice but the effects will be well worth it.
My rating will be based on entertainment value, impossibility of effect and difficulty.


Bill in kiwi- Carl teaches several methods and this is one of the few tricks taught that could be modified to perform in a t shirt or without a suit jacket (ideally for most of these tricks you want to wear a Jacket with a slight secret modification**). Great teaching and handling, to make a signed bill appear in a kiwi the spectator has had in his pocket the whole time is amazing. Will take practice but sooo worth it. 9/10

Sports ball routine/bounce no bounce- very funny, great opener, must wear jacket. Colour changing balls with a great finale. This one is going to take practice. 7/10 - I only rate it seven because of the difficulty; plus you will need to buy your own props.

Traveler- (4 signed cards to pockets) Carl uses a few gimmicks in the effect that he does not explain in any detail, which really is essential to having them appear in 4 separate pockets. however he does cover a move to show your hands clean at any point; where you produce the cards from is up to you. I was very excited about this when I purchased it but don't think I'll be performing it. He really only teaches 2 signed cards to pockets. nice though because at any point you can show your hands empty. If you own a different "card to impossible location" (wallet, shoe, etc.) and would like to produce multiple cards, you might like to use this. 5/10


Slim fast routine- easily my favourite aside from bill in kiwi. The sheer surprise of signed cards appearing inside a factory sealed slim fast container is amazing. The psychology he teaches behind it is just as good as the trick. 10/10

Pepper routine- fantastic again. A handkerchief is signed and picture is drawn, it vanishes and appears in a pepper. Carl really runs with the idea of vanishing something and appearing it in an impossible location; the fact someone else has been holding the pepper and they see a hankerchief inside before you even touch it, that's a capper. (This was the girlfriends fav because the hanky was inside before the magician touches it.) 9/10

Magazine Routine- a magazine is signed and dated by the magician, torn and restored, only to have a corner missing. No problem, a spectator has been holding an examined empty envelope since the beginning, containing the missing, matching piece.
The envelope is not explained at all, however He does teach the restoration and the trick can easily be done without the extra piece at the end, however it still requires 2 gimmicks you will need to make yourself and could be difficult for someone unfamiliar with making props.
5/10 there are better tnr without the use of the gimmicks like Carls.

Cards across: this is the only trick I didn't care for much on the DVD, a classic in magic but there are cleaner ways to pull it off. 3/10


Liquid Assest: Awesome. Awesome. Awesome. A spectator signs a small glass, fills it with water, vanishes right under the spectators nose and re appears in Carls pocket. I came up with a slight variation using another technique Carl teaches in the video that doesn't require any alterations to your person, and I'm sure you'll find one too if you don't have the necessary item Carl has.
10/10

Coin routine: one coin becomes large, duplicates itself, the coin is "unrolled" into a string of foil and two giant jumbo coins return in its place. It's hard to do it justice describing it, it really is a great routine.
I don't see myself performing the entire routine, however there is a sleight taught with a coin that will be my new standard for vanishes and is worth the whole routine. Obviously you will need some jumbo coins to do the trick, and I won't say much else about it because I am not a coin worker. This will take practice.
9/10 for the coin sleights and ideas.




Overall- 9.5/10- Carl is a great teacher and innovator and though only a few sleights are used through his routine, the avenues he takes with them are brilliant. I was fooled. His show is consistent, organized and all together entirely impossible. It's how a professional show should look. The tricks are amazing and well taught. I really wish he taught all four pockets on his traveler routine but other than that, awesome work Carl!
And thanks penguin for the great deal! If you can get this on the cool box don't think twice!!!
I would definitely recommend this DVD.