DVD: Function (9)
Creator: Calen Morelli
Price: $39.95
Overall: 8.5/10
I'm going to go through each trick one by one and give my own opinion on the effect.
VGH (A)
A selected card visually jumps from the deck to your hands, ending in between the spectators hands!
Rating: 8/10
This effect didn't really get me that excited although I must admit it is a very good grasshopper routine. It's easy and it's impromptu so it's a good workable effect.
VGH (B)
An in hands and extremely visual version of Paul Harris' grasshopper effect.
Rating: 8.5/10
Now this effect is very nice because it is very visual. It can be done as its own effect or just as an add on to VGH (A). It's not easy and will take a lot of practice. But if you put the time into it, it looks really cool!
Pen in bottle
A pen visually jumps inside a full bottle of water.
Rating 9/10
This is so good! This effect is very workable and it kills. The way Calen performs this effect is he shows a pen in his shoe and then makes a bottle come out of his shoe. And then if that wasn't enough he just taps the pen to the bottle and it goes in. I personally really love the method. It's good, it's something where you can keep the water in your bag and just take it out and perform and it's very easy.
Transport:
You hold a cell phone and the spectator holds a cell phone. A rubber band is wrapped around the cell phone in your hand. The band visually vanishes from the phone in your hands and reappears on the phone they have been holding the entire time!
Rating 10/10
This is my type of trick; it's a type of thing where it fries the spectator because the magic is literally right under their nose. The gimmick is very easy to construct and for those who don't like gimmicks, there is a impromptu version on the Papercrane magic website which is even better. It is easy, very strong and it's a small gimmick you can carry around. It's great
Bonus:
A borrowed ring instantly links onto a few rubber bands worn on your wrist then it melts off just as impossibly.
Rating 10/10
THIS IS AMAZING! This bonus is really good for what it is. It's very visual and it good for every situation. It very nice because you can have the gimmick on you at all times and then when you're ready you can just do it. No reset, easy, and it's good.
Suspended:
You hang one band on another. Then in an instant half of the supporting band vanishes for just a moment leaving the band hanging in the air! Pure visual goodness!
Rating
7/10
Okay when I first saw this on the trailer, my mind exploded. It is really visual. The only reason it's not getting a higher rating is because the method is not that great. It's kind of knacky to me and it wasn't for me. Also it's not really even an effect it's more of those "Watch this" type of tricks which is good for kids in school trying to impress people.
Loaded (1.0)
If you perform card under box, you will love this powerful routine!
Rating
8.5/10
I have to admit this is a really good routine. It's a card under shoe where at the end of the effect the deck disappears and the deck appears under your shoe. This is a very workable effect and it's really good done correctly. This effect really helps you with timing and misdirection which is good in my opinion. Very good, impromptu, easy to do and you can do it anywhere.
Loaded (2.0)
A card to hat with a kicker ending that will blow your audience away!
Rating
7.5/10
This is like Loaded (2.0) except the difference is that when you take off your hat to show the deck is inside, sunglasses appears on your face. Now this isn't my type of style and this is more for those casual situations but I really love the sunglasses appearing on your face. It's something you're not expecting and it's cool.
Friction
An insanely visual rubber band thru bill routine! Impromptu and easy to learn.
Rating
9/10
This is really good. It's impromptu and it is a very visual effect. I really like it and something that looks good to spectator if done right.
Sugarfree
A piece of gum visually jumps from the pack to your mouth, instantly!
Rating
5/10
I did not really like this effect at all. I mean it's really visual and looks good but I hate the gimmick. It requires some time to construct it and it's not examinable and this is the type of effect where the spectator wants to inspect the pack. The bonus effect was better than this.
Transit:
An ordinary rubber band is wrapped around your finger and visually jumps from finger to finger. Calen is back with two new handling on this super visual effect.
Rating
8/10
Now I think we all know this effect. This is sold at Theory11 as a stand alone DVD. Now I this effect is good because you can keep the gimmick with you at all times and it's easy to make. Now I feel like it's not something the spectators are going to be like "OH MY GOSH THATS SO COOL!" it's that type of effect where it's in those casual situations. Other than that it's pretty good.
Overall: 8.5/10
I really liked this DVD. I feel like there's something for everybody on this DVD. I really enjoyed Transport, Loaded and Pen in bottle. Calen teaches each effect very well and is really in depth with his teaching. Now I found it kind of boring at points but the Street Performances were entertaining. Overall I would recommend this DVD to mostly Hobbyists or anybody who loves gimmicks.
Creator: Calen Morelli
Price: $39.95
Overall: 8.5/10
I'm going to go through each trick one by one and give my own opinion on the effect.
VGH (A)
A selected card visually jumps from the deck to your hands, ending in between the spectators hands!
Rating: 8/10
This effect didn't really get me that excited although I must admit it is a very good grasshopper routine. It's easy and it's impromptu so it's a good workable effect.
VGH (B)
An in hands and extremely visual version of Paul Harris' grasshopper effect.
Rating: 8.5/10
Now this effect is very nice because it is very visual. It can be done as its own effect or just as an add on to VGH (A). It's not easy and will take a lot of practice. But if you put the time into it, it looks really cool!
Pen in bottle
A pen visually jumps inside a full bottle of water.
Rating 9/10
This is so good! This effect is very workable and it kills. The way Calen performs this effect is he shows a pen in his shoe and then makes a bottle come out of his shoe. And then if that wasn't enough he just taps the pen to the bottle and it goes in. I personally really love the method. It's good, it's something where you can keep the water in your bag and just take it out and perform and it's very easy.
Transport:
You hold a cell phone and the spectator holds a cell phone. A rubber band is wrapped around the cell phone in your hand. The band visually vanishes from the phone in your hands and reappears on the phone they have been holding the entire time!
Rating 10/10
This is my type of trick; it's a type of thing where it fries the spectator because the magic is literally right under their nose. The gimmick is very easy to construct and for those who don't like gimmicks, there is a impromptu version on the Papercrane magic website which is even better. It is easy, very strong and it's a small gimmick you can carry around. It's great
Bonus:
A borrowed ring instantly links onto a few rubber bands worn on your wrist then it melts off just as impossibly.
Rating 10/10
THIS IS AMAZING! This bonus is really good for what it is. It's very visual and it good for every situation. It very nice because you can have the gimmick on you at all times and then when you're ready you can just do it. No reset, easy, and it's good.
Suspended:
You hang one band on another. Then in an instant half of the supporting band vanishes for just a moment leaving the band hanging in the air! Pure visual goodness!
Rating
7/10
Okay when I first saw this on the trailer, my mind exploded. It is really visual. The only reason it's not getting a higher rating is because the method is not that great. It's kind of knacky to me and it wasn't for me. Also it's not really even an effect it's more of those "Watch this" type of tricks which is good for kids in school trying to impress people.
Loaded (1.0)
If you perform card under box, you will love this powerful routine!
Rating
8.5/10
I have to admit this is a really good routine. It's a card under shoe where at the end of the effect the deck disappears and the deck appears under your shoe. This is a very workable effect and it's really good done correctly. This effect really helps you with timing and misdirection which is good in my opinion. Very good, impromptu, easy to do and you can do it anywhere.
Loaded (2.0)
A card to hat with a kicker ending that will blow your audience away!
Rating
7.5/10
This is like Loaded (2.0) except the difference is that when you take off your hat to show the deck is inside, sunglasses appears on your face. Now this isn't my type of style and this is more for those casual situations but I really love the sunglasses appearing on your face. It's something you're not expecting and it's cool.
Friction
An insanely visual rubber band thru bill routine! Impromptu and easy to learn.
Rating
9/10
This is really good. It's impromptu and it is a very visual effect. I really like it and something that looks good to spectator if done right.
Sugarfree
A piece of gum visually jumps from the pack to your mouth, instantly!
Rating
5/10
I did not really like this effect at all. I mean it's really visual and looks good but I hate the gimmick. It requires some time to construct it and it's not examinable and this is the type of effect where the spectator wants to inspect the pack. The bonus effect was better than this.
Transit:
An ordinary rubber band is wrapped around your finger and visually jumps from finger to finger. Calen is back with two new handling on this super visual effect.
Rating
8/10
Now I think we all know this effect. This is sold at Theory11 as a stand alone DVD. Now I this effect is good because you can keep the gimmick with you at all times and it's easy to make. Now I feel like it's not something the spectators are going to be like "OH MY GOSH THATS SO COOL!" it's that type of effect where it's in those casual situations. Other than that it's pretty good.
Overall: 8.5/10
I really liked this DVD. I feel like there's something for everybody on this DVD. I really enjoyed Transport, Loaded and Pen in bottle. Calen teaches each effect very well and is really in depth with his teaching. Now I found it kind of boring at points but the Street Performances were entertaining. Overall I would recommend this DVD to mostly Hobbyists or anybody who loves gimmicks.
