Hi guys, I'm going to review this effect by Alan Rorrison that I received some days ago.
THE EFFECT:
By itself, "Portal", the effect taught on the DVD (created by Dan White), isn't very powerful. You will get good reactions, but the audience won't be amazed... They'll think there's a gimmick.
The good thing is when you start to create your own routines. Create an easy "card to mouth" add SMOKE, and it will be awesome, since the audience will be asking to themselves two questions: What's that F****** smoke? How could (s)he make my card appear in HIS/HER mouth? That's when the good thing starts...!
THE GIMMICK:
I can't say too much of this, but it's a really clever gimmick. You can't imagine what it is... You don't need to have it concealed during the entire effect and your mouth can be examined immediately after the puff of smoke comes out of your mouth. Nuff said.
THE DVD:
I think that 21 min. is not enough. Not a lot of details given and just a routine taught. Some additional ideas are given you to develop them, but...
The quality is amazing, just like any other T11 DVD.
CONCLUSION:
Even if the effect by itself is not amazing, with some creativity you'll create a miracle, and I think $50 is not too much for this, even if the price would be cheaper if instead of the DVD some written instructions were given.
EFFECT: 5/10
POSSIBILITIES: 9/10
GIMMICK: 7/10
DVD CONTENT: 3/10
DVD QUALITY: 9/10
OVERALL: 6.5/10
THE EFFECT:
By itself, "Portal", the effect taught on the DVD (created by Dan White), isn't very powerful. You will get good reactions, but the audience won't be amazed... They'll think there's a gimmick.
The good thing is when you start to create your own routines. Create an easy "card to mouth" add SMOKE, and it will be awesome, since the audience will be asking to themselves two questions: What's that F****** smoke? How could (s)he make my card appear in HIS/HER mouth? That's when the good thing starts...!
THE GIMMICK:
I can't say too much of this, but it's a really clever gimmick. You can't imagine what it is... You don't need to have it concealed during the entire effect and your mouth can be examined immediately after the puff of smoke comes out of your mouth. Nuff said.
THE DVD:
I think that 21 min. is not enough. Not a lot of details given and just a routine taught. Some additional ideas are given you to develop them, but...
The quality is amazing, just like any other T11 DVD.
CONCLUSION:
Even if the effect by itself is not amazing, with some creativity you'll create a miracle, and I think $50 is not too much for this, even if the price would be cheaper if instead of the DVD some written instructions were given.
EFFECT: 5/10
POSSIBILITIES: 9/10
GIMMICK: 7/10
DVD CONTENT: 3/10
DVD QUALITY: 9/10
OVERALL: 6.5/10