SKETCH BY JOAO MIRANDA
Effect : The spectator selects a card . The magician shows a pad , and sketches a card - his impression of the one the spectator selected . The magician shows what he has drawn -- the audience laughs because the magician only drew the BACK of a card !
Suddenly the drawing VISIBLY jumps out of the pad , transforming into a real card , exactly matching the spectator ' s selection !
Difficult rating : Intermediate
Verdict : This is fun . The visual transformation of the drawing into the selection is stunning and is relatively easy to do .
The gimmick is well made and works great . I would however not do this trick close to the spectators . If done in strolling or table hopping , I suggest you keep some distance to the spectators . In a parlour setting , there is no problems at all .
Rating : 4 / 5 . Availiable at http :// www . joaomiranda . com
Q & A MASTERCLASS BY BOB CASSIDY / PENGUIN MAGIC
Read the minds of your ENTIRE AUDIENCE by answering unspoken questions and revealing thoughts in real time .
In the OVER 5 HOURS of instruction from Bob Cassidy , you will learn the best methods for how to obtain the information , how to present the effect , how to reveal the information and most important , how to understand the purpose of the Q & A effect .
Verdict : Cassidy delivers in this one . He demonstrates then performs a full mentalism Q & A show . After that , Cassidy is interviewed about finer points of the performance , what went wrong , and what went very very right !
My only criticism is that the information is a bit unorganized .
Mr . Cassidy talks spreads his knowledge about his own " jazz mentalism " and there ' s just so much going on that it ' s probably hard to organize .
To get the most out of this , you probably want to view it multiple times .
Rating : 4 / 5 . Available at www . penguinmagic . com