Price$30.00
Media TypeDVD
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedMar 16, 2011
Crafty Power
Kreis
Kreis Corporation
(Based on 1 review)
Magician holds four coins in his left hand. The coins jump into his right hand one by one. This effect is super visual.
COIN ACROSS WITH GLASS
The coin visually jumps between two glasses.
COIN THROUGH THE GLASS
Magician quickly knocks a coin against the bottom of a glass, and the coin penetrates to the inside of the glass.
COIN THROUGH THE SPECTATOR'S HAND
The spectator holds the coins in their closed hand. Without any suspicious moves, the magician extracts the coin through the closed fist. The spectator will no longer trust even their own sense of touch.
(NOTE:) With this effect, Kreis (Nakashima) always fools other magicians at conventions. Perhaps you have been one of them.
COIN THROUGH THE DECK
Magician places a deck over the mouth of a glass. He smashes a coin into the deck. The coin penetrates the deck to land in the glass.
(NOTE:) To perform this effect, you need a special gimmick, which is sold separately. Please add this item from below.
REVERSE COIN THROUGH THE TABLE & GLASS
Magician places a glass on the table. One coin is brought under the table. He smashes the coin into the bottom of the table. The coin penetrates the table and jumps into the glass.
HEADS OR TAILS
Magician places a coin in a non-see-through (opaque) glass. Without seeing it, the magician controls which side of the coin faces up.
COIN TOSS
Magician tosses the coin, and predicts heads or tails correctly every time.
MENTAL GAME
There are three different kinds of coin. While the magician is turned away, the spectator places one coin in their own pocket. The two remaining coins are held in each of the spectator's closed hands. Then the magician tells exactly which coin is in which hand or pocket.
(NOTE:) This effect is fully explained in the paper instructions.
Running Time: Approximately 28 mins
(Magnetic Coin Routines - No Coins Included)
Reviews
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It makes me sad to have to write this review. I've really liked some of the things Kreis Magic has put out in the past and I recently found out that one of my magic heroes, Hiro Sakai, had some involvement with this product. But, as always, my job is to evaluate the product, not the people behind it. Just like many of my magic routines have been complete flops, not every product is going to be a hit, either.
The problem with this DVD is one of value. For $30 you get 28 minutes of video footage and all of the effects require a prop that isn't included with the DVD (a magnetic coin). Actually, most routines require two magnetic coins. I suppose this price might be acceptable in two instances: if the gimmicks were cheap and readily available or the magic was astounding.
Sadly, neither of these two requirements are true. The coins can cost anywhere from $30 to $50 each, if you buy them from Kreis. Johnson Products sells one for $25, but that's still an extra $50 to be able to do any of these routines.
And the magic is pedestrian. The majority of the effects are simply "Coin though ..." (hand, table, glass, etc.). No script. Nothing new in premise. Just a visual move here and there. There is a "Heads or Tails" routine, as well, but it requires you to mount a couple of magnets on the underside of a table... not a luxury I have in most of my gigs.
If this were a bonus DVD I received after forking out $50 for a magnetic coin, I would have been thrilled. As a standalone product for $30, I just don't think it's worth the price.
The problem with this DVD is one of value. For $30 you get 28 minutes of video footage and all of the effects require a prop that isn't included with the DVD (a magnetic coin). Actually, most routines require two magnetic coins. I suppose this price might be acceptable in two instances: if the gimmicks were cheap and readily available or the magic was astounding.
Sadly, neither of these two requirements are true. The coins can cost anywhere from $30 to $50 each, if you buy them from Kreis. Johnson Products sells one for $25, but that's still an extra $50 to be able to do any of these routines.
And the magic is pedestrian. The majority of the effects are simply "Coin though ..." (hand, table, glass, etc.). No script. Nothing new in premise. Just a visual move here and there. There is a "Heads or Tails" routine, as well, but it requires you to mount a couple of magnets on the underside of a table... not a luxury I have in most of my gigs.
If this were a bonus DVD I received after forking out $50 for a magnetic coin, I would have been thrilled. As a standalone product for $30, I just don't think it's worth the price.