My review for Lucid Dreams
Before I begin I'd like to say that I have no ties with the creator or anyone else involved... infact me and the creator, aswell as one of the reviewers, have had our share of differences.
This is my opinion based solely on the material.
Lucid Dreams:
A coin in bottle with a difference... a coin that visually melts through the side and visually is seen to drop from the point of penetration down into the bottle, and guess what... The coin is forever trapped inside.
This is just one of the scenarios possible with the knowledge within.
Get ready for Lucid Dreams.
Effcts/product- Lucid Dreams
Creator/performer- Café' member 'The Mac'
Format- Pdf manuscript
Price- 30 dollars (approx 16 pounds give or take)
Available- www.projectmaverick.co.za
The pdf manuscript:
I'd like to start by giving my thoughts on the actual pdf itself.
The manuscript consists of 31 pages in total, with a lot of pictures throughout and well written explanations.
The pdf is actually one of the most well designed manuscripts ive come across, with a very professional and slick presentation.
Manuscript overall-
A fantastically well put together manuscript that has a LOT of pics to help along with the great explanations.
Excellent job.
Effects/handlings and extras:
Dream 1:
A borrowed coin... a borrowed bottle... magic.
Basic handling
My thoughts-
Dream 1 in it's most basic form is a borrowed coin in a borrowed bottle.
The bottle is always in full view and can be full of water (or whatever drink is inside).
There is a gimmick involved but once it's made you'll be ready to perform whenever the opportunity arises, though there are some restrainsts as to the bottle you use, this is quite easily overcome.
The handling is clean and open, and everthing is routined so that you start clean and, though not immediately, end the same.
The method is very sneaky and clever, I have not come across anything like this and there are a lot of possibilities with the gimmick.
The gimmick itself will take a bit of work, but nothing that most won't be able to easily construct.
It's a great gimmick and it seems like a lot of thought and work went into it's creation, and though it seems simple, it's been fully thought through and worked on to make it a practical and workable method.
The coin is in full view right up until the moment it penetrates inside the bottle, and though is not the most visual of penetrations (see further down for that), it looks really good and is on the same level of visualness as the best impact penetration cib effects out there.
There is no need to let them examine the bottle before as it's THERE bottle.
Pros-
Borrowed bottle
Label removed from bottle
Bottle can be full
Start clean
Routined so the clean-up happens at the right time
Bottle fully examinable after
Extremely quick reset
Coin always in full view
Gimmick is very easy to have with you
Unique and clever gimmick with lots of possibilities
Cons-
Though easy to construct the gimmick will require something that not everyone might have
Not immediately clean
Coin can't be bigger than the mouth of the bottle (version gone over further down)
Not completely impromptu
You really need to pour the coin out before handing everything to them (don't worry the coin IS genuinely in there, and it's not 100% essential but helps)
Difficulty-
Once the gimmick is made I don't feel this is difficult at all to perform. Most will have this down in no time at all... but practise to get everything down
Q&A
Q- Is this impromptu?
A- No but once you have the gimmick it basically is
Q- You've mentioned a lot, but what about the angles?
A- The angles are pretty good, there are restrictions such as you wouldn't want people directly to the sides of you, below you (why would they be) or sitting on your head?!?!?!?!?!?!
Q- But I always seem to find myself in situations where people are sitting on my head, does this mean I won't be able to use this?
A- Hmmm... ok... erm... NEXT!!
Overall-
This is a fully workable and practable cib that is visual, next to impromptu, well routined and uses borrowed items.
A great cib.
Alternate handlings for Dream 1:
Signed coin version
Same as the basic handling accept for you have a coin signed by the spec.
My opinion-
This is there for those who want the coin signed and it does the job well, with there actual signed coin being in the bottle.
Big coin in bottle
A version where the coin is too big to fit through the mouth of the bottle.
For this you'll need something extra (Later on you'll read about a version where this is possible without the need for anything extra)
My opinion-
More here for completeness I feel, and to be honest I don't think was really needed but hey, it's an extra handling for those who want to acieve this.
You will need something extra but I'm sure many performers have what is required already.
Big signed coin in bottle
Like the version above except the big coin is marked.
You'll need something extra for this.
My opinion-
Lol ok, this is for those who would like a big signed coin to be penetrated inside a bottle.
More for completeness and I don't feel was needed either but hey, can't complain about extra handlings and so it's here for those who would like it.
Will once again require something extra that I'm sure many of you have.
Slider Penetration
This is a different penetration for Dream 1 where instead of the flash penetration, you cause the coin to melt through the side... this is not done as an impact, but as the coin is slid on the bottle it penetrates inside and continues sliding down.
My opinion-
I really like this addition and the angles are really good.
This is a great handling of Dream 1 that offers a different looking penetration, and it is at about the same level of difficulty so no worries about that.
Continued...
Before I begin I'd like to say that I have no ties with the creator or anyone else involved... infact me and the creator, aswell as one of the reviewers, have had our share of differences.
This is my opinion based solely on the material.
Lucid Dreams:
A coin in bottle with a difference... a coin that visually melts through the side and visually is seen to drop from the point of penetration down into the bottle, and guess what... The coin is forever trapped inside.
This is just one of the scenarios possible with the knowledge within.
Get ready for Lucid Dreams.
Effcts/product- Lucid Dreams
Creator/performer- Café' member 'The Mac'
Format- Pdf manuscript
Price- 30 dollars (approx 16 pounds give or take)
Available- www.projectmaverick.co.za
The pdf manuscript:
I'd like to start by giving my thoughts on the actual pdf itself.
The manuscript consists of 31 pages in total, with a lot of pictures throughout and well written explanations.
The pdf is actually one of the most well designed manuscripts ive come across, with a very professional and slick presentation.
Manuscript overall-
A fantastically well put together manuscript that has a LOT of pics to help along with the great explanations.
Excellent job.
Effects/handlings and extras:
Dream 1:
A borrowed coin... a borrowed bottle... magic.
Basic handling
My thoughts-
Dream 1 in it's most basic form is a borrowed coin in a borrowed bottle.
The bottle is always in full view and can be full of water (or whatever drink is inside).
There is a gimmick involved but once it's made you'll be ready to perform whenever the opportunity arises, though there are some restrainsts as to the bottle you use, this is quite easily overcome.
The handling is clean and open, and everthing is routined so that you start clean and, though not immediately, end the same.
The method is very sneaky and clever, I have not come across anything like this and there are a lot of possibilities with the gimmick.
The gimmick itself will take a bit of work, but nothing that most won't be able to easily construct.
It's a great gimmick and it seems like a lot of thought and work went into it's creation, and though it seems simple, it's been fully thought through and worked on to make it a practical and workable method.
The coin is in full view right up until the moment it penetrates inside the bottle, and though is not the most visual of penetrations (see further down for that), it looks really good and is on the same level of visualness as the best impact penetration cib effects out there.
There is no need to let them examine the bottle before as it's THERE bottle.
Pros-
Borrowed bottle
Label removed from bottle
Bottle can be full
Start clean
Routined so the clean-up happens at the right time
Bottle fully examinable after
Extremely quick reset
Coin always in full view
Gimmick is very easy to have with you
Unique and clever gimmick with lots of possibilities
Cons-
Though easy to construct the gimmick will require something that not everyone might have
Not immediately clean
Coin can't be bigger than the mouth of the bottle (version gone over further down)
Not completely impromptu
You really need to pour the coin out before handing everything to them (don't worry the coin IS genuinely in there, and it's not 100% essential but helps)
Difficulty-
Once the gimmick is made I don't feel this is difficult at all to perform. Most will have this down in no time at all... but practise to get everything down
Q&A
Q- Is this impromptu?
A- No but once you have the gimmick it basically is
Q- You've mentioned a lot, but what about the angles?
A- The angles are pretty good, there are restrictions such as you wouldn't want people directly to the sides of you, below you (why would they be) or sitting on your head?!?!?!?!?!?!
Q- But I always seem to find myself in situations where people are sitting on my head, does this mean I won't be able to use this?
A- Hmmm... ok... erm... NEXT!!
Overall-
This is a fully workable and practable cib that is visual, next to impromptu, well routined and uses borrowed items.
A great cib.
Alternate handlings for Dream 1:
Signed coin version
Same as the basic handling accept for you have a coin signed by the spec.
My opinion-
This is there for those who want the coin signed and it does the job well, with there actual signed coin being in the bottle.
Big coin in bottle
A version where the coin is too big to fit through the mouth of the bottle.
For this you'll need something extra (Later on you'll read about a version where this is possible without the need for anything extra)
My opinion-
More here for completeness I feel, and to be honest I don't think was really needed but hey, it's an extra handling for those who want to acieve this.
You will need something extra but I'm sure many performers have what is required already.
Big signed coin in bottle
Like the version above except the big coin is marked.
You'll need something extra for this.
My opinion-
Lol ok, this is for those who would like a big signed coin to be penetrated inside a bottle.
More for completeness and I don't feel was needed either but hey, can't complain about extra handlings and so it's here for those who would like it.
Will once again require something extra that I'm sure many of you have.
Slider Penetration
This is a different penetration for Dream 1 where instead of the flash penetration, you cause the coin to melt through the side... this is not done as an impact, but as the coin is slid on the bottle it penetrates inside and continues sliding down.
My opinion-
I really like this addition and the angles are really good.
This is a great handling of Dream 1 that offers a different looking penetration, and it is at about the same level of difficulty so no worries about that.
Continued...
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