The Effect TWENTY-TWO original routines with coins, spoons, business cards, handkerchiefs, hole punches, newspaper, matchbooks, pay envelopes, dollar bills and playing cards.
Each effect is guaranteed to convince your audience that you do indeed possess "psychic powers," and many of the handlings are so INGENIOUSLY SIMPLE they are virtually self-working!
Graffiti - A spectator's own name appears on a card!
Homocide - Russian roulette with a hole punch!
Laying on of Hands - A kick-ass three phase demonstration!
Mute - Mentalism with jingle bells!
Simply Divine - So easy, so satisfying!
Resistance is Futile - The ultimate psychic packet trick!
Casualties of War - You'll love the presentational "hook!"
Divided Attention - A picture is worth a thousand words!
Fade Away - Jay has sold this item alone for 20 bucks!
Black Market - Mentalism with matches!
Mercurial Prediction - This drops the most jaded of jaws!
Symbolic - A very clever variation on a classic!
Shufflecutdeal - The spectator does everything!
Formal Affair - Jay's pet handling for bending a spoon!
Confession - "Out of this World" leaves the galaxy!
Reinactment - You'll grin like an idiot every performance!
Vital Statistics - A lean, mean, devastating machine!
Memory Lapse - Cause a spectator to forget a thought!
Greed - "Bank Night" with a difference!
Hide, Keep & Give Away - Three blows to the head!
Serial Killer - The best "reading" of a borrowed bill ever!
Locked Room Mystery - A terrifying "over the phone" effect!
Run Time: 140 minutes
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This DVD was very cool. But that's the thing. It was only cool. I didn't like the material really. It's fairly practical but not as mentalismy as I thought it would be. Keep that in mind
I really want to stress that this isn't as mental as you might think. Some effects are pretty standard, some are basic, some are hard, some look bad. It seems like they were made with MAGIC in mind. The whole magic moves idea comes in. There isn't much that's completely clean looking which took away from the expererience.
I don't recommend this if you are planning to learn straight mentalism
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Extremly good
[Verified buyer] by Clay Skaggs from Kennewick, WA on 04/02/2010 21:53:23
This is one of Sankey's best dvds, hands-down. The DVD itself has excellent production value. Awesome visual cut-scenes, great music, and I love the atmosphere of the places he explains the material. The material itself is killer stuff. Well-thought out, it is some of the best material sankey has put on DVD. Also with so many effects explained it is easy to find at least a few things that will be to your liking. My personal favorite is Mute. Get this and you won't be disappointed.
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Great DVD
[Verified buyer] by Anonymous from Florida on 04/02/2010 21:30:41
This DVD is probably one of Jay Sankeys most awesome DVDs.
Because there are so many effects in the DVD for that price that you can't go wrong.
There are many varieties of effects that are outstainding. You could literally create a whole show or routine with these effects he supplies with you on the DVD.
For only 30$ I would definately pick it up YOU CAN NOT GO WRONG.
Once again great Jay Sankey
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Repeat after me,
[Verified buyer] by Richard the Mentalist from New York on 04/02/2010 20:00:49
This is one of the best DVD's I acquired as a young magician. It helped me transition into "mental magic" and from there into mentalism. The technique taught in mercurial prediction is worth its weight in gold. I still use this technique as a mentalist. For those of you wondering what it is, it's basically Sankey's amazing and well-known, "Paperclipped." This effect alone is worth more than the price of the DVD. It's almost priceless. If you learned one "move" this year, it should be the mercurial prediction.
Beyond that amazing effect the DVD is packed with great stuff. Some of it requires a set up or prop that needs to be carried in a brief case, but a good amount is ready to go into anybody's show immediately! Pick it up now.
Sankey presents a wealth of great effects for the mentalist in his characteristically off-the-wall way. If you do not already own the materials needed to present these effects, you should be able to find all of the materials easily at your local craft or office supply store. Sankey uses relatively direct and simple methods so that you can concentrate on creating a great presentation. Out of the 22 effects on the DVD, I have taken 4 and used them in my performances (Graffiti, Mercurial Prediction, Symbolic, and Serial Killer). Any one of those effects could have been sold for the price of the DVD alone, so this DVD is a great value for the money. For me, the one drawback is that some of the effects are a little too "magic-y" for someone trying to come off as a mentalist. But, in general, there will be something for everyone (beginner, intermediate, and professional on this DVD!
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