Price$35.00
Media TypeDVD
CategoryManipulation
Date AddedJul 07, 2011
The Evolution of Card Manipulation
Hsuan, Lee Ang
Hondo Chen Yu Hsuan
(Based on 1 review)
Award Records:
2009 Lotte World Magic Festival winner
2010 Magic Castle Special Award in TMA
2010 UGM Special Award in TMA
2011 Bankok International Magic Extravaganza winner
In this DVD, for the first time Lee Ang Hsuan reveals all the secrets of his original techniques. Through this DVD, you'll learn not only his astonishing moves, but also the most popular techniques of stage card manipulation step by step. Enjoy the excitement of card manipulation with Lee Ang Hsuan now!
YOU WILL LEARN:
Basic TechniqueSingle Card Vanish Cardini Single Card Production Single Card Production Split Fan Production Moderate Technique Twirling Card Production Serial Cards Vanish Perfect Dual Production Tenkai Dual Production Advanced TechniqueJapanese Fan Cross Fan Production Absolute Vanish The QUAD Example Of Routine & Explanation
Language Of Subtitles: English, Chinese and Japanese
Running Time: Approximately 1hr 59mins
Reviews
(Top ▲)
This DVD was not at all what I expected. I went into it expecting to see an 'Art of Card Manipulation' type of progression from basic card manipulation moves and working your way up to more advanced work, all encompassing traditional manipulation work.
It was anything but traditional! You have a choice on the menu of watching it in Chinese, English or Japanese. The menu is very easy to use but there is no play all button and normally that would annoy me, but in this case I think it is a good idea. For one thing, because of the nature of what you are (presumably) watching to learn, it keeps the pace slow and steady - you watch one chapter and absorb it rather than being immediately bombarded with the material in the next chapter.
You have two trailers you can watch, there is a section that talks about what types and brands of cards to use and another section about how to set up your decks for manipulation. I used to do card manipulation in my full evening shows and I wish someone had though of this preparation years ago - fantastic and ingenious idea! Peter Marvey did something similar with his brand of manipulation cards but on a different part of the card.
Next you will find that there are three sections labeled 'Beginner', 'Intermediate' and 'Advanced' Card Moves. Each section has four chapters. In the beginner section he explains the true basics of card manipulation - Cardini-style single card vanishes and productions as well as fan productions. In the intermediate section he starts to show variations on popular manipulations - ones that are use by the top manipulators in their shows. In the advanced section he continues this trend and even teaches some of his own original additions to some of the earlier sequences.
There is a video of a sample routine using everything that was taught, starting with the beginner section all the way through the advanced section. That would be a good end, but it was not!
The next section shows you exactly how he performed the entire routine in the sample video - and more than once because each time it is from a different angle. Fantastic thinking!
The ad copy is 100% accurate and the production quality is fantastic! If you watch the credit section (where it says 'About the Team' in the menu) you will recognize some heavy hitters from the Asian magic community that were involved with the production of this video.
The teaching is all non-verbal with detailed text instructions at the bottom of the screen. The text is left on long enough and the sequence it is describing is performed over enough times in a single shot that it is easy to read the text, the watch how it is being done and follow along yourself. I think Jeff Stone would appreciate the text-over instructions in this case!
Also throughout the entire explanation for each and every move, except during the explanation for the sample routine, the explanations are done in front of a mirror. This was a great idea because you not only see exactly what an audience would by looking at the mirror, but also what the magician sees from behind. In certain cases where necessary, Lee Ang turned his hands to a different orientation to help clarify the move.
If you have already studied videos like the aforementioned 'Art of Card Manipulation' Volumes 1-3 by Jeff McBride and you have practiced the material from there, then this video will be suitable for you. If not, study the McBride videos and practice that material for a while first.
As far as crediting for moves go - it was very good and all credits were given at the beginning of each chapter and it also explains the evolution of any variations, prior to any instruction.
Having had a lot of experience with card manipulation myself I had no trouble following along and actually accomplishing most of the material on here, but to do it as well as Lee Ang does it and to do it as smoothly, it will take plenty of practice.
Before I start to ramble, the bottom line is that if you have some card manipulation experience behind you, I think the material here is well within your grasp and you will get plenty of great instruction and sequences from this video to keep you busy for a while.
Very highly recommended!
It was anything but traditional! You have a choice on the menu of watching it in Chinese, English or Japanese. The menu is very easy to use but there is no play all button and normally that would annoy me, but in this case I think it is a good idea. For one thing, because of the nature of what you are (presumably) watching to learn, it keeps the pace slow and steady - you watch one chapter and absorb it rather than being immediately bombarded with the material in the next chapter.
You have two trailers you can watch, there is a section that talks about what types and brands of cards to use and another section about how to set up your decks for manipulation. I used to do card manipulation in my full evening shows and I wish someone had though of this preparation years ago - fantastic and ingenious idea! Peter Marvey did something similar with his brand of manipulation cards but on a different part of the card.
Next you will find that there are three sections labeled 'Beginner', 'Intermediate' and 'Advanced' Card Moves. Each section has four chapters. In the beginner section he explains the true basics of card manipulation - Cardini-style single card vanishes and productions as well as fan productions. In the intermediate section he starts to show variations on popular manipulations - ones that are use by the top manipulators in their shows. In the advanced section he continues this trend and even teaches some of his own original additions to some of the earlier sequences.
There is a video of a sample routine using everything that was taught, starting with the beginner section all the way through the advanced section. That would be a good end, but it was not!
The next section shows you exactly how he performed the entire routine in the sample video - and more than once because each time it is from a different angle. Fantastic thinking!
The ad copy is 100% accurate and the production quality is fantastic! If you watch the credit section (where it says 'About the Team' in the menu) you will recognize some heavy hitters from the Asian magic community that were involved with the production of this video.
The teaching is all non-verbal with detailed text instructions at the bottom of the screen. The text is left on long enough and the sequence it is describing is performed over enough times in a single shot that it is easy to read the text, the watch how it is being done and follow along yourself. I think Jeff Stone would appreciate the text-over instructions in this case!
Also throughout the entire explanation for each and every move, except during the explanation for the sample routine, the explanations are done in front of a mirror. This was a great idea because you not only see exactly what an audience would by looking at the mirror, but also what the magician sees from behind. In certain cases where necessary, Lee Ang turned his hands to a different orientation to help clarify the move.
If you have already studied videos like the aforementioned 'Art of Card Manipulation' Volumes 1-3 by Jeff McBride and you have practiced the material from there, then this video will be suitable for you. If not, study the McBride videos and practice that material for a while first.
As far as crediting for moves go - it was very good and all credits were given at the beginning of each chapter and it also explains the evolution of any variations, prior to any instruction.
Having had a lot of experience with card manipulation myself I had no trouble following along and actually accomplishing most of the material on here, but to do it as well as Lee Ang does it and to do it as smoothly, it will take plenty of practice.
Before I start to ramble, the bottom line is that if you have some card manipulation experience behind you, I think the material here is well within your grasp and you will get plenty of great instruction and sequences from this video to keep you busy for a while.
Very highly recommended!