Price$34.95
Media TypeTrick
CategoryMentalism
Date AddedJun 18, 2009
Heirloom
Colin Miller and Jamie Badman
Alakazam
(Based on 1 review)
It is a 'Mental/Magic' kind of effect, suitable for casual performance, table-hopping, strolling magic and more. It comes with a very strong presentation that will captivate your audience and lead to a shattering climax. It could possibly be the greatest performance piece you ever own!
Since its initial release in 2003, Heirloom has become a staple effect in the repertoires of magicians all around the world. On this DVD, you will learn the original routine in full and all of the tips, ideas and variations that have been inspired by it.
Also included is a detailed look at wallet setup as well as a discussion on the Heirloom Wallet* and the Heirloom Bonus Pack. Everything is covered! If you have never used Heirloom before then this DVD will open the doors to a fantastic new performance piece for you. If you have already used the original routine, then this DVD will give you some valuable new tips, ideas and variations that will inspire you further.
Heirloom takes Kenton Knepper's Kolossal Killer principle right to the very edge; the ideas introduced on this DVD will blow your audiences away. This effect delivers an emotionally charged moment of astonishment to your spectators and shows no mercy!
"I think Heirloom, is a fine effect that would really kick laymen in the head."
-Michael Close
Heirloom photographs, letter and bonus PDF manuscripts included
*Wallet not included
Running Time Approximately: 1hr 56mins
Reviews
(Top ▲)
When you get asked how you became interested in magic, you might consider answering by "showing rather than telling" and by using an effect such as Heirloom.
Initially released in 2003 by Alakazam Magic, Heirloom is a creation of Jamie Badman and Colin Miller, based on Kenton Knepper's Kolossal Killer principle. The performer removes his wallet and places it on the table. He states he received an heirloom which he will show later. He tells the story of how his Uncle Charlie once played a high-stakes poker game in which he gambled his and his wife, Emily's, entire fortune on one lucky card. The performer asks the participant to put himself in the position of Uncle Charlie and to name the lucky playing card that would give him a winning hand, excluding the Joker and the Aces, which would be too obvious. The participant names the card and the performer removes from his wallet the beloved heirloom -- a photograph of Uncle Charlie and Emily holding the very card the participant named. Finally, the performer shows that his wallet does not contain any other heirloom photographs.
The high-quality DVD comes with PDF files, clear instructions and includes well-made props, except for the Heirloom Wallet, which is sold separately and came after the Heirloom effect. The wallet was designed by Tony Curtis, based on his Sho-gun Wallet. It is not required to perform the effect; Peter Nardi explains a method for using a normal wallet. Also discussed are ways of aging the props to make them look more authentic.
One drawback is that the card must be named before the photograph is removed from the wallet; but the effect easily lends itself to walk-around and restaurant work, and, for the Bizzarist, Heirloom offers many presentational possibilities, indeed. No sleight-of-hand is involved, although one must be vigilant when showing the wallet. Frankly, I would not offer to show the wallet unless requested; as the wise magician once said, "Why run when no one is chasing you?"
The publisher has also released the Heirloom Bonus DVD Pack, which features uses for ESP cards, word forces, number forces and ideas for use with Bob Cassidy's Chronologue and John Kennedy's Mind Power Deck.
Initially released in 2003 by Alakazam Magic, Heirloom is a creation of Jamie Badman and Colin Miller, based on Kenton Knepper's Kolossal Killer principle. The performer removes his wallet and places it on the table. He states he received an heirloom which he will show later. He tells the story of how his Uncle Charlie once played a high-stakes poker game in which he gambled his and his wife, Emily's, entire fortune on one lucky card. The performer asks the participant to put himself in the position of Uncle Charlie and to name the lucky playing card that would give him a winning hand, excluding the Joker and the Aces, which would be too obvious. The participant names the card and the performer removes from his wallet the beloved heirloom -- a photograph of Uncle Charlie and Emily holding the very card the participant named. Finally, the performer shows that his wallet does not contain any other heirloom photographs.
The high-quality DVD comes with PDF files, clear instructions and includes well-made props, except for the Heirloom Wallet, which is sold separately and came after the Heirloom effect. The wallet was designed by Tony Curtis, based on his Sho-gun Wallet. It is not required to perform the effect; Peter Nardi explains a method for using a normal wallet. Also discussed are ways of aging the props to make them look more authentic.
One drawback is that the card must be named before the photograph is removed from the wallet; but the effect easily lends itself to walk-around and restaurant work, and, for the Bizzarist, Heirloom offers many presentational possibilities, indeed. No sleight-of-hand is involved, although one must be vigilant when showing the wallet. Frankly, I would not offer to show the wallet unless requested; as the wise magician once said, "Why run when no one is chasing you?"
The publisher has also released the Heirloom Bonus DVD Pack, which features uses for ESP cards, word forces, number forces and ideas for use with Bob Cassidy's Chronologue and John Kennedy's Mind Power Deck.