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Shattered Reality

Richardson, Lance

Lance Richardson

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Shattered Reality illustrates the psychology of magic where the magician uses sight, sound and even touch to create the illusion of a solid mirror being smashed to pieces, then restored. In this unique effect, a framed mirror is inspected and touched by an audience member moments before the magician inflicts a damaging blow, making the mirror shards spill onto the floor. When the damage is done, the magician pulls back the protective cover revealing that all but one of the mirror pieces have been smashed out. A quick shake of the frame makes the last piece fall to the floor with that all-too-familiar sound of broken glass echoing through the theater. After the magician picks up the broken pieces in a bag, he flips it open then reveals the fully restored mirror, showing that the pieces have disappeared, only to have returned to the once empty frame.

The focus of this MOCKUP series is to present new magical effects in full detail. A working mockup/prototype is built and photographed from every angle, providing a clear look at the featured effect. Along with over a dozen pictures, there is a complete set of workshop plans with ALL the measurements required and written details on performance, routine and building. I am sure you will find this the most comprehensive set of workshop plans out there.


  • Self Contained
  • Extremely Visual
  • Packs Small Plays Big
  • No Assistants Required
  • Detailed routine, story line & performance tips


Book quote:

"Lance Richardson has developed a great series of effects, big ideas in small packages, and then described them beautifully. These inspiring books deserve the attention of magicians."
- Jim Steinmeyer

Pages: 24 - 8.5" x 11" - Black & White

Reviews

Joe Diamond

Official Reviewer

Jun 05, 2014

I’m gonna keep this simple.

For thirty five dollars you receive a booklet with instructions on how to build this one man illusion. While I think it’s a tad overpriced, I think this illusion of a broken and restored mirror could be convincing.

While there is no video performance online for me to see the effect, from how it reads it seems like it should work. There is a moment of timing that HAS to be exact in order to make this convincing, while I’m sure it’s not impossible, it will be difficult to hit the moment every time. I don’t have the time to actually build, rehearse, and perform the illusion so I can’t commit to any of this for sure, but it seems to me after a few readings that it might be a worthwhile one man illusion to build.

Two and a Half Stars
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