Name: World Class Manipulation Volume 1 by Jeff McBride.
Price: £20.
Publisher: L+L Publishing.
Date: 1999.
Running Time: 102minutes (Approx)
Difficulty: 2out of 5. All manipulation requires an extensive amount of practise to look good, although this is basic sleights covered, I would call it the ’Grounding’ for the next 2videos in the volume.
Out of 10: 9, I prefer the harder to master stuff, but this contains valuable information to beginners, I will still benefit from it!
Contents:
Volume1
Contents:
Coins: The Coin Roll
Types of Coins To Use
Coin Productions
The Downs Palm
Multi-Downs Palm
The Thumb Clip
Backpalm
Front Clip
Masters & Mentors
Coins To Pocket
Jumbo Coin Production
McBride's Jumbo Coin Change
Rehearsing On Video
The Miser's Dream Routine
Pails & Loading Techniques
Coin Penetration
Pantomime Toss
Basic Sleights
Advanced Sleights
The Shake-Up
Streamlining & Simplicity
Thimbles: Finger & Thimble Magic
Types of Thimbles To Use
Basic Vanish & Reproduction
Thumb Palm
Downs Palm
Retention Vanish
Basic Acquitment
Repeat Thimble Production
Finger Switch Technique
Confidence & Practice
Pinky Dinky Doo Vanish
Over-the-Top Vanish
Thumb Vanish
Costume
Props & Backdrops
In the Mouth
The Pop
Repeat To Packet
Jumbo Finale
Simple Flash Four Production
Infinite Thimble Routine
Silk Vanish
Thimbalistic
Balls: Billiard Ball Performance
Types of Balls To Use
Basic Ball Techniques
Ball Roll
The French Drop
Vanish & Reproduction
Top-of-the-Fist Vanish
V Finger Vanish
Bottom-of-the-Fist Vanish
Flat-Palm Vanish
Toss Vanish; DeBiere Toss Vanish
Retention Vanish
Back-of-the-Hand Roll Production
Balls From Silk
Balls From Hand
Colour Change
Toss-Up Change
Drop-Down Change
Rollover Change
Slap-Down Change
Elevator Flourish
Billiard Ball Routine
Shell Handling Technique
Multiplying Sponge Balls
Troubleshooting
Card To Ball
Candle To Ball
Ball To Silk.
Comments: As you can see from the above contents, it focuses on Balls, Coins, and Thimbles. He is a great teacher, and I always pick things up quicker some how when he is teaching. Well worth the money. As he says ‘Everyone can benefit from a manipulation segment in there repertoire’!
Name: World Class Manipulation Volume 2 by Jeff McBride.
Price: £20.
Publisher: L+L Publishing.
Date: 1999
Running Time: 100mins (Approx)
Difficulty: 3 out of 5. This is where the manipulations start getting ‘Above average standards of a normal skilled magician’, especially advanced ball handling!
Out of 10: Also 9, mainly because I prefer volume 3 as the majority of the tape is on ball manipulations.
Contents:
Volume 2
Contents:
Coins: The Aerial Treasury Performance
3 Coin Roll
The Edge Roll
The Flash Rollout
The Rolldown
Split Rollout
Fan of Coins Vanish
Coin Star
Homing Coins
Coin Holders & Secret Devices
Droppers & Holdouts
Aerial Treasury Technique
Onstage Shuffle Pass
5 Coin Rollout
6 Coin Rollout
10 Coin Rollout
14 Coin Rollout
Thimbles: Color Changing Thimbles
Over the Top Again
Thumb-Palm Change
Vibration & Shake Change
Inspirations
Thimble Change
Ganson's Triple Color Change
Technicolor Thimble Routine
Interlock Thimbles
Silk and Thimble
Silk Penetration
Jumbo Thimble Finale
8 Thimbles & Silks
Balls: Flourishes
Ball-Spin Flourish
2 Ball Flourish
Cardini's Ball Roll
2 Ball Roll
Advanced Shell Handling
Colour-Change With Shell
2 Shell Technique
Multi-Shell Technique
Ball & Silk Routine
Body Roll Changeover
Bag Vanish
Pull-Through Production
McFlick Vanish
Ball & Silk Penetration
Flash Paper Ball
Confetti Ball
Diminishing Ball
Flash Four Production
Ball To Streamer.
Comments: WOW, again, a large variety of moves, ones which require more practise than others, in the coin manipulations in this volume, it mainly features coin rollouts, these are very difficult and take months of practise (maybe even years if you are a slow learner) to perfect.
Again, I highly recommend this volume (as well as the other 2
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Name:World Class Manipulation Volume 3 by Jeff McBride.
Price: £20.
Publisher: L+L Publishing.
Date: 1999
Running Time: 81mins (Most of this volume is based on billiard ball manipulations, check out the contents list below for more details!)
Difficulty: 5out of 5. Require large hands and a lot of patience, which some of us magicians sadly don’t have, Luckily, I do and I will try to perfect the sleights I wish to perform from this series!
Out of 10: 10 out of 10. This is my favourite volume, there is no messing around in this one!
Contents:
Volume 3
Contents:
Coins: The Eclipse Production
Interlock Coins
Multiplicity
Backpalming Coins
Split Fans With Coins
The Ultimate Rolldown
Tips on Tables & Props
Jumbo Coin Manipulation
Preparing the Coins
Jumbo Coin Steal
The Tenkai Palm
Ten Jumbo Coin Rollout Finale
Thimbles: Thimble Rigger
Twinkle Vanish
Martineau's Thumb Transfer
Dexterity Exercises
Magar's Explosion Move
An 8 Thimble Routine
Jumping Thimbles
Holders
Steals & Misdirection
Balls: Advanced Warm-Up Exercises
2 & 3 Ball Roll
4 Ball Roll
Cardini's Ball Vanish
Romaine's Super Vanish
Retention Vanish
Swoger's Swoop Vanish
Swoop Color Change
Interlock Ball Production
Ed Voorhees' Vanish
Garcia's Changeover
McBride's Changeover
Rooklyn's One-Handed Colour Change
Gibson's Painting Change
The V Change
Advanced Ball Aquitments
A Four Ball Production Routine
Clips, Holders & Steals
Vesting Techniques
The 8 Ball Production
Homing Balls
McBride's Advanced 8 Ball Routine
Goal Setting & Competitions
Magical Intention.
Comments: May I point out, if you are only buying volume 3 on it’s own, make sure you have worked with thimbles and balls and jumbo coins before hand as this is not for the beginner!. I can compare this to volume 3 of his card manipulation series (which I also reviewed here) which I mean he describes briefly and promptly [although in better detail than volume 3 of card manipulation series]
I am sure you stage performers (If you have the time) will enjoy practising these moves, trust me and go order them videos, they are available from Alakzam but they are £23 there last time I checked, I bought them from JB Magic priced at £20 per video,
Thanks,
Kevin
