Overall, this was a great buy. I am into card magic and the Mystique disk is totally packed with great stuff. I do, however, regret purchasing the Motion DVD, because I can do about 2 flourishes on the DVD. I thought the moves would be more broken down and taught in much more detail. I get the impression that the DVD is for people who already have an intermediate knowledge in flourishing.
Disk 1: MYSTIQUE
Teaching:
This had great teaching. Daniel Madison goes into detail about each sleight and he shows it from an "over the shoulder" view which is great.
Material:
The tricks are ABSOLUTELY KILLER!!!! They are so clever and hard hitting, yet simple and not too in-your-face. They are really good for one-on-one or crowd. If you are a card magician, I HIGHLY recommend this DVD. It will contribute greatly to your library of effects.
Impromptu-ness/Use of gimmicks:
Although I was told only one trick uses set-up/gimmicks, they were wrong. There are about 2-3 tricks that require set-up and gimmicks (if you consider a dupe a gimmick). Even though the set-up only takes about 5 seconds each, it still would be nice to have all the effects run smoothly in one routine. Maybe I'm just being too picky, but it all depends on your preference.
Disk 2: Motion
Teaching:
The teaching on this DVD, was okay. Like I said before, I thought I could purchase this DVD and at least be able to get some of the flourishes down in about a couple days or so, but I was wrong. It will take me months and months and even years (no exaggeration) to get some of these down. Only 2 or 3 max are in my capabilities. The teaching goes too fast in my opinion and it should break down every single move in the flourish. For example, Daniel Madison should tell you how to do a cylinder cut because even that I am not clear on, and there are about 3 flourishes based on it. Anyways, that is just me, and I didn't know this DVD would be for more advanced/intermediate flourishers. Could just be me.
Material:
Looks good, but again, I wouldn't know because I can't do 95% of the stuff. But it definitely looks like awesome stuff if you can just master it.
OVERALL:
Overall this was a great buy by me. Although I think I could have just gone for the Mystique DVD and I would have gained just as much. For all you skilled flourishers and card magicians, don't hesitate to get both, but if you are into card magic only and know only the basic grounds of flourishing, don't waste your money on something way out of your league. The Mystique DVD is jam packed and is worth more than 30 dollars.
Thanks for reading.
'shunest
Disk 1: MYSTIQUE
Teaching:
This had great teaching. Daniel Madison goes into detail about each sleight and he shows it from an "over the shoulder" view which is great.
Material:
The tricks are ABSOLUTELY KILLER!!!! They are so clever and hard hitting, yet simple and not too in-your-face. They are really good for one-on-one or crowd. If you are a card magician, I HIGHLY recommend this DVD. It will contribute greatly to your library of effects.
Impromptu-ness/Use of gimmicks:
Although I was told only one trick uses set-up/gimmicks, they were wrong. There are about 2-3 tricks that require set-up and gimmicks (if you consider a dupe a gimmick). Even though the set-up only takes about 5 seconds each, it still would be nice to have all the effects run smoothly in one routine. Maybe I'm just being too picky, but it all depends on your preference.
Disk 2: Motion
Teaching:
The teaching on this DVD, was okay. Like I said before, I thought I could purchase this DVD and at least be able to get some of the flourishes down in about a couple days or so, but I was wrong. It will take me months and months and even years (no exaggeration) to get some of these down. Only 2 or 3 max are in my capabilities. The teaching goes too fast in my opinion and it should break down every single move in the flourish. For example, Daniel Madison should tell you how to do a cylinder cut because even that I am not clear on, and there are about 3 flourishes based on it. Anyways, that is just me, and I didn't know this DVD would be for more advanced/intermediate flourishers. Could just be me.
Material:
Looks good, but again, I wouldn't know because I can't do 95% of the stuff. But it definitely looks like awesome stuff if you can just master it.
OVERALL:
Overall this was a great buy by me. Although I think I could have just gone for the Mystique DVD and I would have gained just as much. For all you skilled flourishers and card magicians, don't hesitate to get both, but if you are into card magic only and know only the basic grounds of flourishing, don't waste your money on something way out of your league. The Mystique DVD is jam packed and is worth more than 30 dollars.
Thanks for reading.
'shunest
