Magic Tricks

Tough going at first, as Gillis assumes WAY too much about what viewers need to know when he explains the workings of the various effects. I caught his lecture at the IBM in San Antonio six months earlier, and the questions from the audience kept him from glossing over details. In this lecture, the questions are slow in coming at first, and Dan Harlan has a tough time getting details out of Gillis. But as the lecture progresses Gillis gets into the groove and the explanations are richer. He even backtracks and gets details missed earlier. So it all works out as far as presentation, eventually. But what earns all the stars here is the FIRST-RATE, commercial material. He's made a career from what's in this lecture, a career that's lasted decades. This is gold. Cards, coins, sponge balls--a pocketful of props and you can travel the world and make a living doing what you love.