Price$35.00
Media TypeDVD
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedJul 16, 2009
Art of Magic
Wayne Houchin
(Based on 1 review)
WHAT'S ON THE DVD?
- A 60 minute documentary on the Art of Magic featuring David Regal, Aaron Fisher, Dan & Dave, and WH.
- An in-depth 60 minute teaching session during which Wayne Houchin explains how to perform 5 of the effects that were featured in the documentary. You will learn:
TWISTING THE ACES - Wayne Houchin's handling of Dai Vernon's classic effect. The four aces magically turn face up one at a time. Clean, beautiful, and amazing.
FRENCH KISS - You ask someone to sign a playing card - the card is then folded up and placed in your spectator's mouth. You take and sign another card - which you then fold up and place in your mouth. Impossibly, the 2 folded up cards switch places. Your signed signed card is in the spectator's mouth and her card is in yours. Simple and powerful.
WH RING+STRING MYSTERY - A piece of string visually penetrates through a borrowed ring. New, unique, practical, and FUN.
MATCH BITE - A lit match is extinguished on your tongue. The magician then bites off the burnt end, chews it up, and spits it back onto the match. Impromptu and uses only one match.
CARBON PAPER - An incredibly powerful effect contributed to AOM by Jay Sankey. The back of a playing card is burned - your spectator FEELS the burn from that card travel through their hand and end up on a signed card that has been between their hands for the entire effect... leaving the originally burnt card completely unharmed. Performed and taught by Wayne Houchin.
The documentary and instructional portions of this DVD attempt to capture a modern look at the Art of Magic through personal anecdotes, advice, and live performance. The interviews touch on everything from the presentation of magic to advice for beginners, and why magician's fail. The effects taught are practical and suitable for both beginners and the intermediate student. Welcome to Art Of Magic.
Running Time Approximately: 2 hrs
Reviews
(Top ▲)
With Houchin, it's all about the WYSIWYG. That's geek-speak for What You See Is What You Get. He's the real deal, and it comes across perfectly in this DVD. The effects are perfect, and the performances are beautiful and artistic. He leaves an impression on his audiences. At the very moment they feel that they can totally relate to him, they are simultaneously and paradoxically feeling that he's truly an untouchable mystic. It is the very definition of the Art of Magic.
For $35.00 you get 5 effects plus an hour long documentary on the Art of Magic. The documentary features guest stars such as The Buck Twins, David Regal and Aaron Fisher. I don't know that there's anything revolutionary in the documentary segment, but it's definitely worth watching. I've always been a fan of listening to and reading other people's theories on magic, so I enjoyed much of this segment. As for the effects, they are all classic effects and/or classic plots.
I'd say take a look at the ad copy, and you'll know if you like these effects or not. The ad copy is very much straight up and representative of what you'll get. My favorite effect, ironically, is one that I'll never perform . . . French Kiss. It's not my style, but man it's such a brilliant and smooth performance piece, and the impact on the spectator is off the charts. I also really enjoyed Houchin's performance of Sankey's Effect Carbon Paper. This effect lets them feel, literally, the magic. Again, it leaves a powerful impression on the spectators.
I think that's the main thing you'll get from this DVD . . . you'll see magic that is impactful, that leaves an impression rather than just getting a "reaction" to the effect. That's a lesson that we can all grow from. Thank you Mr. H.
Docked slightly for being a bit more expensive than the market average. 4.5 Stars . . . GEM!