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Price: £19 or so
Where: Alakazam amongst others
Skill level: depending - from a 1 to the 3.5

What's involved?:
http://www.alakazam.co.uk/acatalog/DVD_s_15.html

Selective Amnesia
Make someone completely forget something that they have been painstakingly trying to remember but with just a snap of your fingers you can make them believe that the thought never even existed.

Small Change
A rapid fire impromptu coin routine.

Very Ambitious
A perfectly structured Ambitious card routine that has been honed to perfection through countless performances. Do not overlook this - it is not your standard Ambitious Card routine. In Very Ambitious, cards jump to the top, transpose and even restored in your spectator's very own hands after being ripped up. Guaranteed to replace your standard Ambitious Card routine.

Observation Test
Never know how to open when you hit a group of people? Look no further…The Observation Test is a quick, eye-popping, two-phased routine that climaxes with a deck vanish that will hit 'em so hard that they will be begging for the next trick.

Also includes the first trick Richard ever performed on the streets.

Well, that's not all actually - you also get his version of a topshot which i found a bit of a godsend as i struggled mightily with Mr. Green's original. Plus if memory serves, a few other bits n bobs too...

Firstly, i would like to say that Richard Bellars comes across as an amiable fella - laid back; the teaching is straight forward, and everything is covered.

Now, i didnt buy this for the card throwing/scaling ironically, i was just...curious about the amnesia effect...

Turns out, it was all jolly good indeed. Strong effects throughout, a couple i have incorporated into what i do when performing actually. And i've even started to learn the card throwing, but as an example of chi energy within my structure of working...

Amnesia/Observation test/Small change are the three i've performed fairly often with a few little changes to suit my style of things, all very strong in different ways...

Well worth investigating i say to you...more "street" than anything if you're that way inclinded. If you're not, there's still some very good thinking included...and most of the effects are great stand-alones to be incorporated into your act...

recommended - 8/10 for me...

Yes this DVD is good isn't it. I've seen Mr Bellars throw a card over a McDonalds in real life so he certainly practices what he teaches, so to speak. Nice guy too.

Hey everyone, sorry to bring up an old thread.......

I've recently got this dvd and think its brilliant.
The coin routine is very nice and his ambitious card has loads of moments of magic.

Anyone else like Trilogy streamlined? Shame its not taught

All the best
tyler

MagicTJH wrote:
Anyone else like Trilogy streamlined? Shame its not taught

I like Trilogy streamlined. I reviewed it here last autumn. It is very nice and fun to do.

thanks guys