The magic of Dan Hauss has been performed by many magicians around the world including David Blaine and Dynamo. He is a crazy creative. This lecture is a little all over the place but it fits Dan?s attention span. There?s some good magic on here.
Ring Magic: With a slow wave a ring appears on the performers hand. He takes it off and a spectator spins it on the table. The performer then smashes his hand on the ring and it melts through flesh and bone onto the performers finger. He places the ring on his pinky, and it slowly floats earily up the finger. The ring is taken off one more time and a spectator is asked to name a finger, the ring is then tossed and caught on the finger named.
So that?s a four phase routine without any gimmicked rings per se. For the smash through you will need something extra to make the trick work but everything else can be performed with a normal ring. None of the magic is incredibly hard. The main struggle will be to find the right ring for the trick.
Ring Bottle: A ring is balanced on the lip of a regular glass beer or soda bottle, it is then smashed down the bottle expanding as it goes down. This is a new use for Dan?s growing ring gimmick. Dan messes it up multiple times during the lecture but this is very doable and should with a little bit of practice. It should be mentioned that the ring and bottle can be closely examined before and after, even after the ring has expanded to fit the bottle neck.
Coin Ring Thing: A ring turns into a coin and the coin turns back into a ring repeatedly. This uses a gimmicked coin but some of the moves could be performed with a normal coin and a normal ring. There wasn?t anything crazy groundbreaking here and with the gimmicked coin you do have a certain clothing requirement.
Ring Jump: A ring pops from the right hand to the left in a very visual way. This uses an old gimmick that is rarely used and an extra something. It may look good on video but taking the preparation and cleanup into account it is probably not very doable in real life for most magicians.
Shugar Block: A borrowed quarter is placed in a sugar packet and a pin or toothpick is pushed through. The packet is opened so that you can see the actual point of penetration, it is then removed and the coin is returned to the spectator completely restored. This uses a gimmick that can be purchased at most magic stores in a brand new way. It looks very good and fooled me badly.
The Strike Change: A penny changes into a dime and back into a penny as it is struck by a sharpie. This uses Williamson?s striking vanish to some extent which he doesn?t teach with a small gimmick. He shows you how to do the change in your mouth as well as a version without any gimmicks.
Redline: A chapstick lid is removed and in the action of a toss it is caught right where it should be on the chapstick. This is a classic of Dan?s that is sold on Theory 11. This is very versatile and the gimmick is very simple to make. Mike teased Redline 2.0 but unfortunately Dan does not teach it. He does show some of his work with a jumbo chapstick that will be featured on Redline 2.0 but there wasn?t anything that really blew me away.
Chameleon Change: This was taught on Free Trick Friday with Murphy?s. A sharpie changes color 3 times and can be examined afterwards. This is nice but it isn?t completely groundbreaking either, fairly simple to do though.
Sandwich Trick: This is a multiphase sandwich routine where the selection repeatedly finds itself sandwiched on the top of the deck. I stuggle with most peoples version of the ambitious card as well as sandwich routines. This is an unoriginal combo of the two with an extra gaffed card required.
Jumping Jacks: This is a faux sandwich where the spectator thinks that the Jack will sandwich the card. in reality they visually change places with the selected card. The last move could be applied to other effects but it is gaffed.
Visual Sandwich: This is another sandwich routine, I love Dan but I don?t see the appeal in most sandwich routines. I also doubt that this is completely original.
Color Change: This is a tough visual angly color change. It requires a mat but it looks good, if you are at the perfect angle. You may be able to do this on camera but it would be tough live.
Sonata Restored: This is the bare handed production of four pieces of a card that immediately heal themselves. This is cool and it is a rare torn and restored card that can be performed with the same gimmicks over and over.
Flow Performance Only: The water in a bottle defies gravity when it is turned upside down. This is one of Dan?s best tricks and you can purchase it from Paul Harris. He does explain how to make the gimmick work for glass bottles as well, which is a nice bonus but you will not learn the trick.
Rubb-er Thru-hand: This may be my favorite thing on the download and probably the best place to purchase this effect. Basically a rubber band penetrates finger by finger totally uncovered. Dan Hauss? and Blake Vogt?s Rubber Thru Hand may be the best piece of magic that you can do with a single ungimmicked rubber band. There was some problems with the cost when it was first released but this is easily remedied if you purchase this lecture.
Broke Band Mountain: A spectator breaks a rubber band and with a snap the magician heals it. This is alright but you do have to break a rubber band to do it. Dan has some ideas for routining and gives sources for tricks with broken bands.
Sleeping Queens: This fooled me so badly, a queen in a set of cards is hypnotized and she closes her eyes, with a wave of the hand she opens her eyes. This is amazing, there is a gimmick, but the deck is normal and there are no gaffs involved. There is a short prep but really it is insignificant. This looks great on camera and has no angle restrictions, I hope it looks as good live.
Card in Box: This is a move where a card vanishes and appears in the box where ever the spectator decides in the deck. In my opinion, this is kinda weak, but it may fit some magicians.
Metamorphosis Performance Only: This is a 2 card transpo using a rubber band. It will be released as a download soon so he only teased it.
Giving the Finger: This is a new handling for a Mier Yedid piece of magic. The ring finger is removed with a crack and placed back on. I?m not crazy for this but it?s more that it doesn?t fit my style rather than it being a bad trick.
Dan ends the lecture with a couple miscellaneous ideas including how to make a ring out of a rock. I really enjoyed this lecture. I do think that it is worth the money especially if you haven?t seen any of Dan?s magic.
Ring Magic: With a slow wave a ring appears on the performers hand. He takes it off and a spectator spins it on the table. The performer then smashes his hand on the ring and it melts through flesh and bone onto the performers finger. He places the ring on his pinky, and it slowly floats earily up the finger. The ring is taken off one more time and a spectator is asked to name a finger, the ring is then tossed and caught on the finger named.
So that?s a four phase routine without any gimmicked rings per se. For the smash through you will need something extra to make the trick work but everything else can be performed with a normal ring. None of the magic is incredibly hard. The main struggle will be to find the right ring for the trick.
Ring Bottle: A ring is balanced on the lip of a regular glass beer or soda bottle, it is then smashed down the bottle expanding as it goes down. This is a new use for Dan?s growing ring gimmick. Dan messes it up multiple times during the lecture but this is very doable and should with a little bit of practice. It should be mentioned that the ring and bottle can be closely examined before and after, even after the ring has expanded to fit the bottle neck.
Coin Ring Thing: A ring turns into a coin and the coin turns back into a ring repeatedly. This uses a gimmicked coin but some of the moves could be performed with a normal coin and a normal ring. There wasn?t anything crazy groundbreaking here and with the gimmicked coin you do have a certain clothing requirement.
Ring Jump: A ring pops from the right hand to the left in a very visual way. This uses an old gimmick that is rarely used and an extra something. It may look good on video but taking the preparation and cleanup into account it is probably not very doable in real life for most magicians.
Shugar Block: A borrowed quarter is placed in a sugar packet and a pin or toothpick is pushed through. The packet is opened so that you can see the actual point of penetration, it is then removed and the coin is returned to the spectator completely restored. This uses a gimmick that can be purchased at most magic stores in a brand new way. It looks very good and fooled me badly.
The Strike Change: A penny changes into a dime and back into a penny as it is struck by a sharpie. This uses Williamson?s striking vanish to some extent which he doesn?t teach with a small gimmick. He shows you how to do the change in your mouth as well as a version without any gimmicks.
Redline: A chapstick lid is removed and in the action of a toss it is caught right where it should be on the chapstick. This is a classic of Dan?s that is sold on Theory 11. This is very versatile and the gimmick is very simple to make. Mike teased Redline 2.0 but unfortunately Dan does not teach it. He does show some of his work with a jumbo chapstick that will be featured on Redline 2.0 but there wasn?t anything that really blew me away.
Chameleon Change: This was taught on Free Trick Friday with Murphy?s. A sharpie changes color 3 times and can be examined afterwards. This is nice but it isn?t completely groundbreaking either, fairly simple to do though.
Sandwich Trick: This is a multiphase sandwich routine where the selection repeatedly finds itself sandwiched on the top of the deck. I stuggle with most peoples version of the ambitious card as well as sandwich routines. This is an unoriginal combo of the two with an extra gaffed card required.
Jumping Jacks: This is a faux sandwich where the spectator thinks that the Jack will sandwich the card. in reality they visually change places with the selected card. The last move could be applied to other effects but it is gaffed.
Visual Sandwich: This is another sandwich routine, I love Dan but I don?t see the appeal in most sandwich routines. I also doubt that this is completely original.
Color Change: This is a tough visual angly color change. It requires a mat but it looks good, if you are at the perfect angle. You may be able to do this on camera but it would be tough live.
Sonata Restored: This is the bare handed production of four pieces of a card that immediately heal themselves. This is cool and it is a rare torn and restored card that can be performed with the same gimmicks over and over.
Flow Performance Only: The water in a bottle defies gravity when it is turned upside down. This is one of Dan?s best tricks and you can purchase it from Paul Harris. He does explain how to make the gimmick work for glass bottles as well, which is a nice bonus but you will not learn the trick.
Rubb-er Thru-hand: This may be my favorite thing on the download and probably the best place to purchase this effect. Basically a rubber band penetrates finger by finger totally uncovered. Dan Hauss? and Blake Vogt?s Rubber Thru Hand may be the best piece of magic that you can do with a single ungimmicked rubber band. There was some problems with the cost when it was first released but this is easily remedied if you purchase this lecture.
Broke Band Mountain: A spectator breaks a rubber band and with a snap the magician heals it. This is alright but you do have to break a rubber band to do it. Dan has some ideas for routining and gives sources for tricks with broken bands.
Sleeping Queens: This fooled me so badly, a queen in a set of cards is hypnotized and she closes her eyes, with a wave of the hand she opens her eyes. This is amazing, there is a gimmick, but the deck is normal and there are no gaffs involved. There is a short prep but really it is insignificant. This looks great on camera and has no angle restrictions, I hope it looks as good live.
Card in Box: This is a move where a card vanishes and appears in the box where ever the spectator decides in the deck. In my opinion, this is kinda weak, but it may fit some magicians.
Metamorphosis Performance Only: This is a 2 card transpo using a rubber band. It will be released as a download soon so he only teased it.
Giving the Finger: This is a new handling for a Mier Yedid piece of magic. The ring finger is removed with a crack and placed back on. I?m not crazy for this but it?s more that it doesn?t fit my style rather than it being a bad trick.
Dan ends the lecture with a couple miscellaneous ideas including how to make a ring out of a rock. I really enjoyed this lecture. I do think that it is worth the money especially if you haven?t seen any of Dan?s magic.
