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Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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lozey Senior Member

Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 990 Location: West Yorkshire (27,AH, C)
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:18 pm Post subject: Jay Leslie's 100ft Rope Tie Challenge DVD |
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From : http://www.cannonsgreatescapes.com/ShoppingCart/Leslie_100_Ft_Rope_Tie_DVD_purchase.html
Cost $30 (excluding shipping)
Difficulty: 3 upwards IMO
This is a fairly good dvd. it covers a lot of areas, but seems to offer different advice to the Dixie Dooley dvd set. I would say definatly get them both though. I was dissapointed in the advertising section though, all he says on the matter is basically, write you own advertising instead of letting other people do it (like the club / venue you are performing at). A lot of the other sections are also fairly brief. I dont like the way he talks to some of the audience members that are helping him, but thats a personality difference. Overall, this dvd has a lot of valuble information on it and is worth the cost if you are wanting to get the best from this escape.
Overall 8/10 _________________ (C, AH)
If you have a quality,let it define you no matter what it is-Doug Bradley |
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Ian The Magic-Ian Advanced Member

Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 1739 Location: Orlando, FL AH (In magic) EN ( In mentalism)
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Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:05 am Post subject: |
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Good Review but personally, I don't like this escape. It takes to long to get tied and it seems that everyone knows there own method on how to do it. _________________ That rug really tied the room together... |
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Allen Tipton Senior Member

Joined: 13 May 2005 Posts: 796 Location: Nottingham, UK
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:08 pm Post subject: 100 foot Rope Escape |
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But surely with the bulk of escape work, the securing must have to take a fair while, emphasing the difficulty the performer is going to be in.
Otherwise the escape would not be believable to an audience?
It's really where you need a very good compere, spieler, or dramatic voice over to keep the audience interested.
The real problem, depending on the escape, must be.... HOW long can you hold an audience's attention before making the escape.
And, is the escape to be visible or like the sub trunk, partially concealed.
One of the great things about David Copperfield's Fires of Passion, is how quickly he is secured and then that agonising, brilliant, pacing of the escape, when he is suspended , upside down. strung to a burning rope, with both fire and sharp steel rods beneath him.
Near the end when one, later a second of the ankle attatchments round his ankles breaks...wow what a marvellous piece of Theatre that is.
I know he is still secure and those attatchments breaking are a set part of the build up ; the genius director's touch,making them look accidentall, always, on every viewing, makes me sweat with fear!
Now that's the sense...emotional..that is rarely used by magicians.
And when he clings to the descent rope, safe, the circular platform from which he was suspended plunging down into the fires below..THAT IS a bang, crash, wallop, slam, Finale. Then the audience's tension is released
Applause. Applause!
Allen Tipton _________________ Began magic at 9 in 1942. Joined Staffs M.S at 13. Nottm.Guild of M. (8 times President. Prog Director 20years)IBM. Awarded Magician of Month 1980 By Intern. Pres. IBM for reproducing Dante's Sim Sala Bim. Writes Dear Magician column for Abra. Mag. |
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