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sleightlycrazy · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:14 am Post subject: Acting Naturally- Card Magic

The Effect
Acting Naturally Trilogy, this volume teaches how to create magic with cards. Formerly difficult sleights have been modified or redesigned to be easier to learn and perform, natrually and confidently.
Routines include:
* Idenity Theft
* Intuitive Choice
* Slydini Suite
* Amazing Memory Aces
Natural Actions include:
* The No-Guilt Cut Pass
* Natural Bottom Placement
* Natural DL
* The Elmsley Deal
* Bill Wisch's Multiple Lift Control
* Easy Psychiatric Shift (Andrus)
* Thompson/Rutledge Palm
* And More...
Running Time Approximately 1hr 40min
Cost
$35

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)
3-4, but the easy sleights are unbelievably easy.

Review

I watched the whole video once so far, and only picked up one 'move', but the move I did pick up is worth the price of the DVD. The No-Guilt Cut Pass is absolutely fantastic. It is simple, easy, and angle proof. And it looks like nothing at all from the spectator's point of view. No awkward wrist position, no inane riffling of the deck, no dribbling, nothing! The move is now my personal performance pass that I feel absolutely comfortable using. If you are not comfortable with your current pass, or if you feel it calls attention to itself as a 'move', the No-Guilt Cut Pass is for you.

The Thompson/Rutledge palm is also a very nice move. Like everything else on the disk, it's natural and deceptive. Personally, I try to avoid using palms on my trick (I just can't do them deceptively enough), but the T/R one would be one of the first I use if I start doing so. Zingg's second deal, though far from visually perfect, offers a nice alternative to the usual.

Overall

I know my review is not complete, but I got my money's worth with the pass, and I didn't find any of his routines particularly appealing. They seem more like a demonstration of the applications of his natural moves. That said, Zingg does get good reactions from his spectator. Nevertheless, I'm very satisfied with my purchase.

9/10 for what I got out of the DVD so far.