Tim and Sue-Anne have adapted one of there incredible lectures into 3 hours of
wonder on this incredible DVD. Ellis & Webster have been known to bring there
audiences to multiple ovations. There magic and presentation techniques are world
renowned.
"I see this DVD’s main audience as magicians who are getting into
performing for real people in real venues. Ellis & Webster show you how
to perform and be creative with interactive magic.
The Tricks taught are all workers, very light on technical requirements/skill,
heavy on audience interaction and presentation. Some of the routines were
for stand up show and would require reset, and some of the routines were for
a strolling environment and automatically reset. Everything here was very
angle proof.
*There were 3 "Pick a card" revelations. I really enjoyed the Freddy
Krueger one. I also liked the one in which there was no force, no glimpse,
and no handling or viewing of the jumbo cards after the selection.
*A bill switch with some good presentational ideas.
*A ripped and restored rubber band effect
*A strolling coin routine where a coin keeps jumping into a location under
the spectators control, ending with the production of a Jumbo.
*A complete coin vanish.
*An “Add the 3 digit numbers” idea with many ways to expand it
*There was a presentation for a soda pop can which restores itself which was
very impressive indeed. They don't teach the "Healed & Sealed"
here, but give away a very nice routine for it.
I most enjoyed the clips of Tim performing for a live audience. That’s
was where I understood the power of the simple methods and interactive presentations.
The DVD has other sections which include tips for performing in larger venues,
which would most often have to be learned by the school of hard knocks.
The real education in this DVD is “interaction.” Everything on
the DVD is interactive. Even the explanations of tricks are done with Ellis’
nosy neighbor interacting with Tim in some sort of Time-Warp.
I think that this is a good purchase for any magician who wants to get into
real-world performing."
- Mike
"Inside Magic gives its highest rating: FIVE OUT OF FIVE STARS!
There is simply no better way of learning great magic. Tim and Sue-Anne do
it perfectly and with class we don’t expect in magic DVDs. They outshine
all other productions on the market. Thank you, Tim and Sue-Anne.
The DVD starts off with their lecture from the last tour of the States. It
was the innovative one where they show the effects and secrets through the
eyes of the nosey neighbor – Sue-Anne. I knew what to expect so I didn’t
think it would blow me away. But it did.
“First of all, the production values are so good that Tim and Sue-Anne
seemed different than normal DVD stars. I mean, there weren’t any of
the single camera, bad lighting, limited view, no audience scenes I’m
used to in most magic DVDs. It was like, I don’t know, like a Hollywood
production. They had animated logo graphics, great sound, tons of camera angles,
a great and innovative way to show the trick, and the best method I’ve
ever seen to teach it. Tim would do the trick for his audience and Sue-Anne,
as the ugly neighbor (with the beautiful eyes), would teach it by either stopping
the live action (everyone in the scene would freeze and she’d invade
to show where the gimmick was or explain the upcoming move) or she’d
teach it while reproducing it.
“I don’t what I was supposed to do. I mean, I knew after the
first segment that I was hooked into watching the whole video. I knew I wanted
to learn Tim’s incredible Broken and Restored Rubber Band effect. It
is too cool. He breaks a rubber band and shows how it can come back together
by magic. Then he lets a spectator break the rubber band, ties it together
and makes the knot shoot off the newly restored band held by the spectator.
(The out-takes on the DVD show the work and fun Tim and Sue-Anne had in filming
this segment).
“Sue-Anne taught how to do the trick so well that even I learned it
the first time through. She even showed how Tim can perform it impromptu.
This trick alone is worth the pain and suffering I would later suffer as I
regretted my lack of control.
“Their Hi-Tech Deck was too cool! A spectator is handed a special “computer
card” that controls the rest of the deck. She selects one of the cards,
it is lost in the deck and the card responds to the spectator’s input
on the computer card. The strange thing, to me, was that when Sue-Anne explained
it, I thought it couldn’t be right. She must have the wrong trick. After
all, there were no sleights to be learned. None. In fact, it is almost too
simple.
“The performance piece of the famous Soda Resurrection is another moment
that makes the DVD worth the price and the regret I would have for giving
in. A can of Pepsi (yech!) is poured out, and the can is crumpled up. Mysteriously,
and I mean, mysteriously, the can visibly restores itself, refills with Pepsi
(still yech but amazing), the pop top is restored, the can is seals itself
and returns to its former perfect condition. Tim then opens the can and pours
out the contents again. This is too much! I’m shooting straight with
you, too much! I am pretty sure you could do this with a Coke can. Sue-Anne
tells you how to order the effect.
“So you’re probably thinking, like I was, this is just another
average one-in-a-million, high-quality, magic DVD. But there is more. In addition
to the tricks they show and teach, the DVD also has so many features, I felt
guilty pleasure watching them, then just pleasure, and now, just guilt.
“There is a tutorial on how to set-up for a floor show. There’s
a travelogue with Tim and Sue-Anne as they travel the world doing lectures
and shows. You even get to see the famous College of Magic in South Africa.
There’s a preview of their other DVDs and their promo video. I’d
book them just on the basis of the promo video. Speaking of booking, Tim and
Sue-Anne gave me the cleverest method ever for getting an agent. Again, if
you needed just one reason to buy this DVD, this is it.
“The quality of the floor show tips section is like a network news
product. I mean, it slips up on you. You don’t even know that it is
a magic DVD. I mean, who can watch Sue-Anne explain the way to negotiate logistics
of your first floor show and not get hooked."
- Tim Quinlan
