by seige » May 22nd, '03, 23:54
The 45 DVD/Video is awesome. It should be stressed here that this is not really a 'learn some tricks' video, more of a 'sleights you already know, and how to use them effectively'.
Example:
Sankey's close-up handling of the classic pass, coins; retention vanish, tenkai pinch, shuttle pass, even a classic bill change routine using a TT.
45 makes a great accompaniment to your existing material, but is not really designed as anything more than a reference book, methinks.
Unfortunately, Sankey is not everyone's cup of tea, and if this was the first Sankey video you bought, it may put you off the guy.
He's truly one of our modern day geniuses, and I personally own just about everything he's produced.
If you're into cards, coins and weird Canadian humor, Sankey's your man.
But be warned, this DVD is not for the amateur. It's a collection of sleights and applications put on tape by a master of his art, and unless you've got a creative approach to magic, you may find this a waste of time.
These are 'textbook' examples of how to perform the sleights you've read in Bobo & Hugard/Braue - and the presentation is, as always with Sankey's stuff, clean and simple.
Highly recommended.