Absolutely brilliant is the only way that I can describe Tone Stone's magic. His routines are
meticulously planned and executed. It is clearly evident that much consideration has been put into
every detail of his performance and by purchasing this download you get to learn each and every
detail. Tom is an excellent instructor and he teaches his routines and the underlying mechanics of
each very thoroughly. In addition we get to see the design and construction of his performance
table which has given me some ideas of how I can modify my table to accommodate what is necessary to
perform the spectacular cup and sponge balls routine. This routine alone (especially if you perform
for children) is worth the cost of the download.
You get seven top notch effects that
undoubtedly could be added to any professional show.
I wish I could give this download a
five star rating but I cannot due to the production value of the download. Of note is the lighting
and camera work and editing. At times the camera does not keep up with the action and instead of
redoing the scene they include poorly edited footage and call it good enough. Tom points out that
the "costume" that he puts on for the last effect (cup and sponge balls) helps to conceal how a
couple of the vanishes are achieved. Our attention is focused on exactly when and where the vanish
will happen and you still can't see it happen. Great stuff. Ok so now that we have seen it and are
convinced of how effective the costume and lighting are in concealing the vanish, turn on the lights
so we can see the behind the scene "exposed" view of the effect. Instead we see Tom dressed in
black in front of a black back drop and a black table looking at a black "apparatus" needed to pull
off this effect.
In my humble opinion the production team at Penguin Magic needs to step up
their game and put as much thought and professionalism into their work as Tom has put into his work.
Having said that, I want to reiterate that this download is packed with professional
calibre magic and I look forward to mastering these effects and including them in my repertoire.
Without a doubt---ADD TO CART!
Stone is Solid as a Rock
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