by I.D » Jan 5th, '07, 14:52
RIGHT ..... MY REVIEW ON SILVER DREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The effect and what they say has been posted in this thread earlier.. Ill just add my opinions..
Non Gimmicked Version..
After working through Bobo's book and just beginning to pick up the concepts on palming, transfers, steals etc... I was about to give up on sleeving having succeeded with a success rate of 0%... yes 0% !!! I personally would have trouble sleeving my wrist!!
After putting the DVD in LAST NIGHT at about 12.30am and watching through Justins explanation, I actually felt a glimmer og hope before I even tried it..
Justin explains the ''problem'' with the traditional sleeving methods, which do work of course.. but reasons which probably put most magicians off sleeving. Justin refines sleeving and shows a slightly alternate handling which makes sleeving A LOT easier and practical..
After around 30 minutes practice I actually hit a success rate of 60%.. a FANTASTIC result after such short time practicing..
He also modifies a couple of other standard handlings to make this way of sleeving practical..
The DVD itself breaks down each vanish into sections and they are gone through with a finecomb, very professionally done... this DVD is so far from the ellusionist branded garb we sometimes see churned out. Justin has been working on this for 12 years I think and it is clear that he wants this done right. He explains that it IS HARD and it is supposed to be. I agree. It will take me AGES before I am ready to perform this. I came on leaps and bounds yesterday but there is so much more to sleeving than well.. sleeving!!
Best thing.. you end totally clean!!! or so it seems, very easy to clean up real
Gimmicked Version
This is for the you-tube generation that do not want to practice sleights and ellusionist have catered for that.
Justin Miller does not seem happy teaching this part of the DVD it is kind of thrown in at the end over 6 minutes..
It does look impressive on the demo.. but Justin has added things to it.. the version that is taught is ok but you end VERY DIRTY.. there is a way to clean up but again.. not anywhere near as impressive..
To be fair, wearig aT-shirt, the first vanish is superb.. you cant get much cleaner than this.. but it falls apart on the second and third.. and again.. Im proabably saying this because Im copmparing it to the no gimmicked version. It can work beautifully, Justins performance echoes that stamtement. But I dont like handling gimmicky things unless they can be cleaned up instantaneously.
Overall
Once I have mastered this given a few months practice, this will be a staple part of my performance. My first coin routine proper.. ( non tabled ) and I have given myself the best chance of mastering the hardest coin sleight ever IMHO.
Non Gimmicked : 10 / 10
Gimmicked : 8 / 10 .. I know I slated it but that was out of Bias.. credit where credits due I gues..
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