ESCAPES.
All I can say is this really opened my eyes to “ENTERTAINING” with escapology. Before reading this book, I did not know anything about escapes, and did not have a lot of interest in it. But again, just wow, it has really intrigued me to learn more about this art along with magic. A lot of the things you will be taught in this e-Book, do not only apply to escapology, but can also GREATLY help out with the magical side of things. Here is what sort of things you will learn in to 64 pages of this book! They are:
- Introduction
- The Act
1) Structuring an act
2) Tailoring to a particular audience
3) Working solo
4) Working with an assistant
5) On stage safety
6) Setting the mood with music
7) The effective use of lighting
Selecting a sound system
9) Laughing at locks (the use of comedy in escapes)
- The Audience
1) Modern mindsets
2) Using the “Power of Suggestion” and “The Impossible Situation” psychology
3) Stuntman vs. Magic Worker (two schools of thought)
4) Audience participation
- Finding Work
1) Designing promotional materials
2) Selling and booking yourself
3) Free promotion
4) Client testimonials
5) Contracts and “riders”
6) The pros and cons of using a booking agent
- Publicity stunts and working with the media
1) Scouting out “newsworthy” locations
2) Press releases
3) Property and personal injury release forms
- Some final words and thoughts
- About the author
So, you will be learning ALL the things above, in great detail! In this book, you will not be learning to escape from ropes, handcuffs, straight jackets, etc…but rather be learned how to ENTERTAIN while escaping from these restraints! Some escape artists just get put into a straight jacket or whatever and escape. Whoopdy Doo...! In this book it will teach you how to keep the audience on the edge of their seats, waiting and wanting more!
Not only will you be taught to ENTERTAIN your audience, you will learn how to promote yourself. Mr. Santini teaches how to get you known and some other huge secrets that I think he should not have told anyone, although you will be especially glad he did! You will tremendously advance from reading this book, and this section.
Another thing that is wonderful, is Santini has carefully laid out and given you a complete list of materials you will need to have a VERY professional looking show, including lighting, sound, etc. With how long Santini has been doing escapes, you know he has taken the time and thought put into this book, to make sure you know that you are getting the best items for your show!
All in all, this book is just phenomenal! After I started reading it in the PDF format, which it comes in, I knew I had to print it out. Sure enough, I did! I read it through once, and now I am going to read through it AGAIN and AGAIN, highlighting my favourite parts, and things I need to know!
Honestly, if you decide you want the best information on ENTERTAINING with escapes, you do not need to look any farther! You will not be disappointed in purchasing this wonderful booklet!
Overall, as you can probably tell from reading my review, I do not think there is a need to post a score between 1 and 10, for in my mind, it is blatantly obvious
