Noticed that there was only a review for the second volume so I decided to lose my review cherry and go for it.
The Effect
Volume One of David Stones 2 Volume dvd's teaching table hopping magic
Cost
It's success has made it widely available but ellusionist has the cheapest ones (shocking I know) at
http://www.ellusionist.com/product/dvd+ ... als&page=1
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)
Between a 2-4 (the two is for only one or two tricks however most range around a 3)
Review
This DVD is packed with more magic then you can use (literally, if you are table hopping like David you souldd only use a few of these effects per table because if you used them all you would be at a table for the entire meal)
Like a real teacher David gives a tip or explains a theory and then backs it up with an example. In this way he teaches the viewers a theory behind table hopping or magic in general and then backs it up with an example. This means that for each trick that you learn you also learn a little more about magic and table hopping (which is perfect for a novice like myself)
The actual tricks are very good. None are more then a few minutes and all the tricks provide a great reaction. Like all magic you should put your own personal touches into these effects to make them make more sense in your routines.
The explanation section is done without speaking with David showing all the moves (with some text when needed). At first I was scared that this would be difficult to learn from without speaking *cough* the system *cough* but the variety of angles and David's slower repeats helps to make all these tricks learnable.
Overall 10/10
The quallity and quantity of this DVD had me wanting more (even if my hands were full with all this new material). Luckily I bought volume two with volume one and got my wish.