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10 Below Zero by Andrew Normansell
http://www.bigblindmedia.com
Cost £22.99

The Effects

ONE MAGICIAN…NINE ICE-COOL EFFECTS…EQUALS
Andrew Normansell’s 10 Below Zero!
A stunning collection of ice cool miracles from Andrew Normansell (Magic Consultant on smash hit BBC drama ‘Life On Mars’)

Tequila Sunrise
The Four Queens Are Removed From A Blue Deck And One By One The Backs Change Colour To Red And Then The Whole Deck Turns Red Whilst Held By The Spectator. Incredible!

Four Gone Conclusion
A Selected Card Vanishes From The Deck And Then Suddenly Returns Face Up. Then, As A Kicker The Entire Four Of A Kind Turn Face Up In Sympathy. Uses Any Regular Deck And Can Be Performed Completely Impromptu.

Golden Triangle
A Very Unusual Signed Coin To Impossible Location That Happens Right Under The Spectators Nose. The Method Is Absolutely Ingenious, You Will Want To Do This Immediately.

Funky Little Number
A Magic Square Is Created, The Sum Of Which Is The Same As A Freely Thought Of Number! Then A Prediction Is Produced From An Envelope In The Performer’s Wallet That Accurately Predicts How Much Loose Change The Spectator Has In His Pocket – But There’s A Twist! You’ll Have To See It To Believe It!

King Con
A Diabolical Gem! A Selected Card Is Divined And Then The Four Kings Are Produced From A Deck Shuffled By The Spectator, A Miracle Closely Guarded By Andrew For Many Years.

Reverse Osmosis
A Modern Rendition Of Coins To Purse With A Big Twist! Three Coins Are Extracted From A Purse, Invisibly Appearing One By One At The Fingertips. They Then Travel Back One By One Into The Purse.

Souvenir
A Unique Presentation Of Darwin Ortiz’s Dream Card With An Unusual Ending - Step Into The Twilight Zone!
Signature Piece
As Used By Andrew In Walkaround Presentations. A No Frills, No Nonsense 100% Commercial Presentation Of Anniversary Waltz With No Fakes Culminating In A Memorable Souvenir For Two Spectators.

Rapid Transit
Andrew’s Streamlined Handling Of A Classic That Is Bursting With Subtle Deceptions! Four Signed Cards To Four Different Pockets With Only One Palm!
Running Time Approximately 1hr 51min.

Difficulty
(1=easy to do, 2=No sleights, but not so easy, 3=Some sleights used,
4=Advanced sleights used, 5=Suitable for experienced magicians only)
1 -3

My Bit!!!
Well what can we say another stunning production from BBM. Nine Ice cool effects that any level of Magician can do it only takes practice. As usual camera angles are superb explanations are 100%.

All routines can be made your own and something cool for the mentalist as well. So to mix Magic with Mentalism for the beginner or expert you will learn from this DVD.

Overall 9-10
I have worked something out on the Golden Triangle that will save you a few BOB or two “Shillings for the older members“ , if you get this DVD PM me I’ll pm a question back if you get it right I’ll let you know how I would do the trick, that’s all I am saying at the moment.

Gaffs and other materials are ones you would normally have or can buy pretty cheap, so your not spending to much money trying to create the effect on top of the price of the DVD.

This DVD is a full nights work and more with a good mix of Mentalism and Magic, so in one night you will get your money back with a lot of profit (If you Practice).

Overall
Why 9 out of 10? I would like to see subtitles on all BBM DVD’s I am deaf well about 60% so subtitles would help at times.
Other than that well done to BBM and thank you to Andrew.

Take Care all

A nice DVD, have scanned through mine twice now and there are some good tricks to play with.

One thing I am puzzled by is the Funky Little number routine. I really like the look of this trick, can be a single quick trick to do the squre or a combined effect too - but they talk about needing an "extra" to obtain the number. In the performance Dave F never wrote anything down he only thought of the number so surely the extra wouldnt have worked.

Have I missed something there ???

Hi Dave and welcome to TM. I have just done a re-run of Funky Little number and I can’t see where an extra is mentioned, I think the point Andrew is trying to get across is the “Choice” of the numbers and to make them work within the “Framework” of the Square. As for Dave F having to write anything down you have totally lost me on that one.

Take care
All

sorry its the wallet they say you need, stealth wallet etc to obtain the number thought of.

In the trick Im sure the square was down on the table with the correct numbers before dave revealed it. But for the wallet to work I though tit had to have been written on by spectator.

I will rewatch see what Ive missed ??!

Hi David I can see where the confusion is now, If you think C.N.C ( Card , Number and change) Then you'll be on the right track, I have made a little extra Gaff that makes it a little more surprising for the end result.

A small brown envelope comes out of the wallet containing a blank backed playing card with Chosen card, Number square, and how much change they have. Takes a little effort but well worth it for the look on their faces.

Take care all

Just one point I feel I ought to mention: 10 Below Zero in actually 9 Below Zero.

I don't know why, but "ZEN COIN COLLECTION. An off beat baffler that really makes them think. Three coins in a purse are displayed. A spectator freely names any two of them and removes them invisibly. Incredibly the only coin left in the purse is the only one the spectator did not name" isn't on the DVD. (It's not on the DVD itself, not listed on the DVD case, and the case says, "Nine effects...") Perhaps it was on it once - on earlier versions - but it's not there now. It *is* still listed as being on the DVD on the BBM website, however. But then, the list there would make it 8 Below Zero, as it doesn't list two effects that *are* on the DVD (the one I have, at least) - FUNKY LITTLE NUMBER and RAPID TRANSIT.

I don't know the reasons for any of this, I'm merely stating the situation.

Hi Sexton Blake, My DVD case lists all of the above (1st post) I am not sure that the 10 effects was the point of 10 below Zero I thought it was just ice cold tricks (Maybe I am wrong)

ZEN COIN COLLECTION
An off beat baffler that really makes them think. Three coins in a purse are displayed. A spectator freely names any two of them and removes them invisibly. Incredibly the only coin left in the purse is the only one the spectator did not name.

ZEN COIN COLLECTION= Reverse Osmosis
A Modern Rendition Of Coins To Purse With A Big Twist! Three Coins Are Extracted From A Purse, Invisibly Appearing One By One At The Fingertips. They Then Travel Back One By One Into The Purse.
Slaps BBM with a wet Kipper.. But not Rachel For slip up on the website.

Irrespective of small errors it's still an amazing DVD and Value For Money don't you think?

Take care all.

Mr Deck wrote:ZEN COIN COLLECTION= Reverse Osmosis

Ah, I see.