Price$50.00
Media TypeTrick
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedFeb 09, 2013
Marvelous Nut Dropper
Wright, Matthew
(Based on 1 review)
The "borrowed item to impossible location" is a classic of magic and for good reason. It always generates great reactions and interest because the props are personal to the spectator. It leaves itself open to great comedy, interaction, tension and suspense. It is an essential part of any good magic act.
I have tried many different impossible location routines over my thirty years in magic and The Marvelous Nut Dropper is by far my favorite in terms of routine, presentation, method and simplicity.
I have included on this 2 DVD set, three different routines taken directly from my working repertoire.....I say routines, they are in fact complete acts.
The first, "The Wizard's Apprentice" is my full twenty minute opener to my cabaret show. It has been tried and tested hundreds of times in front of live audiences and never fails to get the reactions I crave. Included in the routine is a full explanation of my finger ring on string routine and also my Cups & Balls routine that helped me win The Magic Circle Close-up Magician of the Year in 2008.
The second routine is my "Double or Nothing" Bar Set.
A full twenty minute gambling act including a "which hand" prediction routine where not only do you correctly guess three times which hand the object is in, but also show that you had predicted the outcome from the very start. Also explained is my "Double or Nothin' Deck" which is a great pick-a-card prediction routine. Finally the act climaxes with a three shell routine that I have been using as part of my professional bar set for over ten years.
The final routine on the DVD is possibly my favorite. It is a fun, powerful, simple and very commercial walkaround table trick. "The Orange Nutwork" is an original plot where a borrowed sim card is lost and found inside a walnut inside an orange. It has many gags built into it and is a great closer for any close-up performance.
Also included on the DVD are:
The Marvelous Lippincott Vanish.
This is something I am very proud of. It uses a regular Liipincott box in a new and very baffling way. It is a very clean vanish and will leave your audience with no way to back track as to when your object was stolen.
The Roy Johnson Envelope Switch.
This is nothing short of genius. I can take no credit for this but can only thank Roy for allowing me to include it on the DVD. It is the cleanest fairest way of switching a small object inside an envelope I have ever seen. This is something you will use for many many effects.
The DVD also has many bonus features including: Extra routines that utilize the gimmicks on the DVD. A "Match of The Day" style punditry that shows you exactly how and why I do the things I do in my routines. This is a unique and groundbreaking feature to this DVD and is a learning tool I am sure will become a feature of other magic DVDs in the future. You will also receive the "Marvelous Nut Dropper" gimmick which allows you with one hand to instantly load a small object inside a walnut, inside a fruit.This product is suitable for every type of performer at any level of experience. The routines can be used close-up, parlour or stage and range from completely self working to some very technical knuckle busting sleight of hand.
Note: DVD may not be compatible with most stand-alone US DVD players, but it will play in computers with DVD-Rom drives.
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Nut Dropper Review
Two DVDs, one gimmick, a buttload of information, $50 and one Nut Dropper Review. Is it gem or is it rubble? Stay tuned to find out.
Nut Dropper Review: Effect
You'll be getting a bunch of effects all blended together. Basically, three separate routines/acts, all of which end with a borrowed object inside of a walnut that is found inside of a lime. The effects range from paper hat tear to ring and string routine, cups and balls and more. One routine is very much centered around the gag/joke that he's the greatest wizard in the world. The second routine is a gambling-centric routine, and the last one is about modern technology being named after fruits.
Obviously humor is subjective, but I think that most people would find much of each act funny.
Nut Dropper Review: Method
The methods are pretty standard methods for these effects. What you're really getting is Matthew Wright's breakdown and scripting and theory behind each routine. The object to walnut in lime (or other fruit) is accomplished by means of a supplied gimmick. There is a lot of pre-gig prep for the nut/fruit effect. However, you can prepare multiple nuts and limes without a problem if you're going to be doing it more than once.
The gimmick is simple to use. The prep, though heavy duty, is within all skill levels. All three of these routines will require a lot of work and effort and extra props (i.e., you'll need your own cups and balls, wand, string/rope, shell and pea, Mullica wallet, cards, Lippincott box, pocket knife, nut cracker, etc.) if you are planning on performing them.
You'll also learn a very clever envelope system by Roy Johnson that is one of the most deceptive ways to get access to an object supposedly sealed in an envelope that I've ever seen.
Nut Dropper Review: Ad Copy Integrity
The ad copy is very good. Both the video and the written copy do a good job of explaining what, exactly, you'll get. They even go as far as "admitting" that the DVD might not play in all standard United States DVD players, but that it will play in computer DVD players. I feel they did a good job going above and beyond for appropriate ad copy. The only thing that's a little off is the mention of the "which hand" routine.
While he does teach the method for predicting the outcome of the game, he does not teach a method for how to actually tell which hand the spectator is holding the object in. He, instead, recommends a marketed item that does all the dirty work for you. The only other point I'd like to clarify is the claim that you can do it strolling. This is true, but between each set you'll have to run back to your close up case behind the bar (or whatever) and take a couple of minutes to set up.
Nut Dropper Review: Product Quality
This is one of the most thorough DVD projects I've reviewed in quite some time. It has a very detailed navigation menu with tons of stuff. All of the moves, sleights, subtleties, psychology, preparation, theory, etc., etc., etc. is covered in great depth without being boring. Also for his parlor show, he walks through it a sort of play-by-play style commentary. The supplied gimmick is super simple and will last you forever. It is an easy and clean (as clean as messy fruit can be) way of nearly instantly loading a walnut with a borrowed object, and loading that walnut into a fruit. It takes a split second to do this, and can be done with one hand.
One small thing that bothered me which will NOT affect the star rating is that during the performance of the stage/parlor set, he kept calling his helper "stupid girl." People (including the "stupid girl") seemed to find it genuinely hilariously funny, and maybe in his part of the world (somewhere over the pond) this is less insulting than it is here in the States, but I would strongly caution you to NOT replicate this part of his act.
One other "warning" I'll offer is this. He performs a version where a borrowed sim card ends up in the nut in the lime. I would vehemently urge you not to do this either. When you crack open the walnut, if that sim card is in the wrong place, you may actually crack their card.
These two "warnings" are just friendly reminders from Jeff Stone the magician. They have no bearing on the star rating since it's all opinion.
Nut Dropper Review: Final Thoughts
What's important to understand about this project is that you're getting Matthew's actual real world routines. That being said, if you're planning on duplicating these acts, you're going to have to spend a buttload of money to buy all the props parenthetically mentioned earlier. However, copying his act is not the intent of the project. First, it's meant to teach you structure, routining, psychology, etc. Secondly, if you're looking for a solid method for loading an item into a nut and then a fruit, you're supplied with it.
Other than the lack of teaching how to tell which hand the candy is in, this is a darn-near perfect product. When you consider the fact that you are given a gimmick/method for instantly loading an object into a walnut and lime along with all of the other tips, tricks, etc., etc., $50 bucks is more than a fair price of admission.
Final Verdict:
5 Stars with a Stone Status of GEM!
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