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ILLUMINATE by Mike Hankins (DVD + Gimmick)


Powerful magic with a social twist. Control elemental fire to divine a thought of card, and capture the whole thing on film! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. NOW SHIPPING.
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A card is selected and remembered. A lighter is borrowed. Introduce your phone, your digital camera, your FLIP HD, or your camcorder. Have the spectator document what is about to happen. So what happens? Imagine being able to light a borrowed lighter, and cause the FLAME itself to form the shape of their chosen card! Imagination? NO. THIS IS ILLUMINATE.

Illuminate takes card revelations to a whole new level, as the image of their card forms within the flame of the lighter you just borrowed. Want to document the image? Have the spectator snap a picture! Then offer to send it to them so they have something to have with them always! Illuminate is visual, practical, fun and easy to do!

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If it wasn't in the Cool Box...... Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on February 8th, 2013
This was a Cool Box purchase. As such, I have capped the "poison pen". It does do what it says it will, but has very limited functionally relating to the devices it will work with. For example, my phone is not one of those it works with- nor are either of my two cameras.~Smeg. Should say that in the ad. Tisk tisk. It can also be tricky to implement the method on the fly,as folks are protective of their phone. and I don't see it working on a borrowed unit with a tough audience.

With that said, I borrowed a friends phone and it is a Great Bar trick, and should work nicely around Valentines day. For a casual gathering, "this is SO cute!" type of thing, its $$$ well spent. Had I paid full price I would have been ticked.
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SUPER COOL Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on December 15th, 2012
This effect is SUPER cool! And it ALL happens in the spectators hands and there's nothing to find! SO SO SO COOL! ...and so worth the price!!
3 of 3 magicians found this helpful.
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Cool Effect Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on January 4th, 2013
I like this effect a lot. It's cool and I've gotten great reactions from spectators. My only problem is that I've had a little trouble in the daytime. It still works, but it doesn't look as good
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Coolest Effect! Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on December 26th, 2012
This is one of the coolest effects out right now. You'll love it! Just make sure your phone has a case and you are set!
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on December 1st, 2020
I'm really glad that I didn't waste any of my own money buying this. I got it as a freebie during the Black Friday sale. Let's see ... terrible production values, so bad that you can barely see what is going on, skimpy explanation, and you are expected to gimmick up your cell phone or digital camera. Oh, and the effect isn't good enough to invest your time in it. In short: do not buy this.
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It’s alright Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on July 4th, 2018
It’s someth different practically self working however the gimmick does mess with the quality of the camera. Super easy to carry around though
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nice effect in right conditions Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on May 28th, 2017
great reactions in the right setting. works better when bit darker and once you get the correct distance and phone camera zoom worked out can pack a real punch.
Looks amazing if you are game to use it on a spectator phone (I work it in with a couple other effects and reason to be taking their case on/off) and gives them a nice souvenir to keep the photo then.

look after the gimmick - it is small and easily lost when out at a walk around gig if not taken care of
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Cool trick, but.. Report this review
Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on August 31st, 2015
The trick is very cool and will leave your audience stunned, but.. It doesn't work with every device, you can't use a borrowed phone or camera, works with the same forced card only.
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Cool Trick from the Cool Box! Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on November 14th, 2014
This is a great trick for valentines day and it looks amazing in camera! Not all phones will work but most people have IPhones and that will work! But it is a bit overpriced! I would pay up to $15 dollars for this not really anymore. Luckily I payed the Coolbox Blizzard price of $5! When it came in the mail, no gimmicks came! It's great that Penguin Magic is awesome and supplied me with so for free! In the end I recommend it for the Coolbox price!
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on September 30th, 2014
illuminate was actually really foolproof, though you do need your own smartphone. it works out well unless your a kid buying this and you don't have a smartphone of somekind.
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