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Before i start, i bought this Vol as i was looking into Confabulation Effects, and someone on the Mentalists Asylum recommended' it.

http://www.world-of-magic.co.uk/magic.asp?id=12020 - Cheapest i found!

The Effect: "Out of the sweltering desert of Arizona, rides a band of full-time professional performers specializing in Mentalism and Mental Magic. Every few months they come together for a day of intense sessioning to create new routines hone works-in-progress and scare women and small children. They are known as the Arizona 6 1/2, a secret group dedicated to raising Mentalism and Mental Magic to their highest levels.

Recently, they all saddled up and were rustled into Sacramento where the A-1 MagicalMedia brand was permanently burned into their hides. Properly broken, the men got down to business, each performing and explaining their pet Mental Magic secrets. All of the material is strong and commercial, each routine being tested under fire before real-world audiences in places where if the material isn't killer, someone usually gets hurt. This is your chance to head over to the North Forty of Mental Magic and learn the real work, from real men".


Larry Becker - A Case of Simple Logic
Christopher Caldwell - Ani- Mental
Gene Urban - Body Talk
Docc Hilford - The Seventh Sign
Lee Earle - Manila Miracle
Kenton Knepper - The Five Bill Miracle
Mark Strivings - Confabulous Vacation


Cost: £22.54
http://www.world-of-magic.co.uk/magic.asp?id=12020 - Cheapest i found!


Difficulty:1 - 5
(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)
I have gave it a 1 through to 5 as it a lot about presentation, there arent any sleights Per say, just a few moves. Most could be done by a beginner but its the presentation that really makes these effects - World Class.


Review:
Seven Effects by some of the Greatest Minds in Mental Magic. Firstly performed, then explained, then dissected by the others! And that is where this DVD is exceptional, not only to do you get shown the Effect and how to do it, you get others thoughts on presentation routining etc.....
I have only performed Two of the Effects but they blew both My Wife (Hardest Critic) and my work Colleagues (If you know what i do you will realise that they are one of the Hardest audiences to please) away.
They have now made it into MY Working Reportoire!


Overall:
As i said above i bought this for one Effect, How pleasantly surprised am i, that the whole thing is fantastic. Looking at the names you have some of Mentalisms greatest Minds, all "Brainstorming" and banding around a few ideas and this is where the real worth of this DVD is.
The Effects them selves are World Class and to see one of my Magic Idols state that a certain effect will NOW be in his reportoire, kinda sums it up.

If you are a working Mentalist - You should have this!

10/10

i've got this...apart from some very shiny suits as was the fashion then, it is a very good and well explained dvd...

the confab ploy was very good wasnt it...

abraxus wrote:i've got this...apart from some very shiny suits as was the fashion then, it is a very good and well explained dvd...

the confab ploy was very good wasnt it...

Have you tried it when your working yet?

Its pretty much the one Keith Barry uses (With a few tweaks)
I shall be using it tomorrow!

i sense that you have an account at the magic cafe...go to inner thoughts and look for "confab ploy" by me for a half decent tip if you dont do it already...

yeah i've used it, but altered for my ink blot work...

abraxus wrote:i sense that you have an account at the magic cafe...go to inner thoughts and look for "confab ploy" by me for a half decent tip if you dont do it already...

yeah i've used it, but altered for my ink blot work...

Thanx - read, great idea (Used a Pencil in the same way before)
When i have finished writing up my Bizarre routine i shall PM it to you!

Cheers again
Lyndon