Hey all,
If you haven't heard, Bending the Real is Jay Sankey's newest DVD. He has called it "outrageous" and "groundbreaking." If you don't know, "bending" is a new phrase that Jay is trying to coin. It's about sharing an experience with the spectator and bending reality, not about showing them a trick. Jay has really been hyping this project.
Personally, I don't think it deserves all the hype. I like Jay and I have purchased a few of his DVDs, but I don't think this one is living up to all the promotion. Bending the Real has its own youtube channel, and the bends that he has posted just aren't doing it for me. Specifically, "WHEW!" (which is posted for free on the channel) doesn't make sense in this context. You basically pretend to give someone a parking ticket. Entertaining? Maybe. But not the type of thing I want to buy for $35.00. Also, I can't jump on board with the "bending" way of thinking. Looking at the free bends and the DVD preview, it doesn't seem all that different from Jay's other work. Some of the effects on this DVD are recycled from his other DVDs (specifically Descendant, which is from Jay's Kaleidoscope DVD).
In short, I really don't think this project is worth the hype and promotion that Jay is giving it. What do you think? How do you feel about the bending philosophy? I'm interested to hear your opinions.
Thanks for listening.
If you haven't heard, Bending the Real is Jay Sankey's newest DVD. He has called it "outrageous" and "groundbreaking." If you don't know, "bending" is a new phrase that Jay is trying to coin. It's about sharing an experience with the spectator and bending reality, not about showing them a trick. Jay has really been hyping this project.
Personally, I don't think it deserves all the hype. I like Jay and I have purchased a few of his DVDs, but I don't think this one is living up to all the promotion. Bending the Real has its own youtube channel, and the bends that he has posted just aren't doing it for me. Specifically, "WHEW!" (which is posted for free on the channel) doesn't make sense in this context. You basically pretend to give someone a parking ticket. Entertaining? Maybe. But not the type of thing I want to buy for $35.00. Also, I can't jump on board with the "bending" way of thinking. Looking at the free bends and the DVD preview, it doesn't seem all that different from Jay's other work. Some of the effects on this DVD are recycled from his other DVDs (specifically Descendant, which is from Jay's Kaleidoscope DVD).
In short, I really don't think this project is worth the hype and promotion that Jay is giving it. What do you think? How do you feel about the bending philosophy? I'm interested to hear your opinions.
Thanks for listening.