Séance with Dixie Dooley (DVD) - Do the dead materialize? It's the absorbing question of all time. On this startling new DVD from Las Vegas headliner Dixie Dooley you'll learn to create apparitions and perform Séances.
"This is the most unique project I've ever worked on." -- Dixie Dooley.
The Effect
Please note: This DVD teaches about the séance as a form of magical entertainment. The purpose of the DVD is to help magicians perform magical effects with a séance theme in a setting in which everyone in the audience knows it's "just a show". This DVD does not teach or support any belief system or explanation of events that may be or seem paranormal. Questions of beliefs and religion are outside the scope of this DVD. If you're under 18 years of age please talk with a parent or guardian before purchasing this DVD.
When you ride a roller coaster or go to a scary movie... you know you're not going to get hurt.
You enjoy being frightened, but you know all along it's just for fun.
The difference in this DVD is... someone could get hurt.
In a darkened seance room, spirit messages appear right before people's eyes. They see ghosts. They see objects move. In this place they may find answers to questions they've always pondered. They may even come to believe they've made contact with the dead.
So, much more is at stake than just entertainment. You're flirting with the eternal questions of man, his darkest desires, and his deepest beliefs. That puts a great deal of power in your hands as an entertainer. Houdini used this power for good. We trust you will do the same.
"In the séance room, two things matter. What happens... and how we explain it." -- Dixie Dooley
This is the world of the imagination; the world of strange noises, funny feelings, and eerie uncertainty. On this startling new DVD you'll learn close up spirit effects you can perform inches from an onlooker's face, and comedy séance effects you can perform on stage.
As a special bonus you'll see rare footage of Dixie Dooley as he leads a legitimate Séance.
The Effects:
Spirit Slates - Make spirit messages appear on covered chalkboards.
Spirit Cloth - A bell rings, a tambourine rustles, a hand reaches up and grabs you.
Haunted Key - This bizarre little key has a mind of its own.
Haunted Deck - One of the scariest card tricks in the world. The deck moves by itself to find your selected card!
The Devil's Ashes - Messages materialize from ashes sprinkled on your arm.
The Houdini Spirit Table - This is the table Houdini used to expose the fraudulent spirit tricks of the Boston Medium Margery. This table was in Dixie's possession for six years before he discovered the gimmick! This is the first time the gimmick has ever been exposed.
In the Séance Room - Dancing Handkerchiefs, The Glorpy, The Crystal Ball, The Large Floating Table, Black Art and more!
Spirit Cabinet - Your assistant is placed in a trance, tied up, and enclosed in a Spirit Cabinet. The spirits in the room make themselves known by creating any number of strange, impossible, and often hilarious disturbances inside the cabinet.
The Zombie - Learn the world's most mysterious floating ball effect with Dixie's professional advice on transitioning in to your Zombie routine.
This Old Haunted House:
The Spirit Table - You'll learn how to build a spirit table step-by-step for under $ 100. This same table would cost over $ 300 if you bought it in a shop.
Spirit Slates - Dixie talks you through the construction of your own Spirit Slates. These Spirit Slates can be constructed for under $ 10, and in a store they might cost upwards of $ 50.
Comedy Séance:
Watch as Dixie performs a comedy séance in his "World of the Unreal" show at the Boardwalk Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. This routine will give you dozens of ideas and help you incorporate the spirit effects you've just learned into your act.
Bonus: The Liberace Séance - Late at night in a darkened building, Dixie and a small group of others attempt to contact the hereafter. Penguin Magic has acquired exclusive footage of the unusual event.
FREE BONUS: When you purchase this product from Penguin you'll
gain access to a special private discussion forum exclusively for magicians who perform this effect. This is a free feature that can be
very helpful in mastering your new magic. Please visit the Penguins
Only section for more information.
I am personally into haunted magic (Thread through neck, needle through arm, exc..) so I really enjoyed this DVD. If your not into scary magic then this DVD is not for you. Also, some tricks it tells you how to build them, but others you need to buy the actual item (Penguin also sells the items you need)
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Seance
by Anonymous from In my house on 04/03/2007 09:15:13
This DVD has NOTHING to do with the art of SEANCE! These are "TRICKS" not SEANCE METHODS! I expected spirit slates, ouijas, etc. BUT THIS IS MOSTLY CRAP!
Do not get this DVD.
Ben
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Séance not what i had in mind
[Verified buyer] by Ed from Richmond VA on 02/15/2006 14:49:31
I thought it will be more interesting and I will learn new things. I am really disappointed with the DVD. It doesn’t surprise me at all for me was a wait of time and money.
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I Liked it, but...
[Verified buyer] by Cory from North Carolina on 10/25/2005 12:15:46
I would advise waiting until after Halloween to buy this, then if interested Get It!
Good things about this DVD:
1. The Cover
2. The DVD Menu
3. This old Haunted house, How to build your own table and spirit slates, great section as far as the information goes, however see the following section for more information.
Room for Improvement:
1. I am over here, hello!…the production obviously had more then one camera while filming however when edited the angle selected was not first person, so Mr. Dooley ends up talking stage left most of the time and it becomes almost annoying to watch.
2. Energy- excitement is not there, he seems almost board and as if he was reading a script.
3. The first few effects are very basic, almost toy store magic kit style.
4. I have to admit I bought this on impulse and its marketing.
If you are interested in getting this, wait until after the Halloween season and then make up your mind. It does have potential to inspire your own creativity and is an ok start for your own spirit magic. I did enjoy the “This old Haunted House” section. If it was not for that I would have felt ripped off.
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