Acting Naturally

THE BLURB:
The third volume in the Acting Naturally Trilogy, this DVD
covers all of the details, nuances and psychology that makes
Allen Zingg's Tibetan Wishing Box a performance classic.
Also covered are techniques for ball and card magic such as
gravity, doing less, and other natrual and easy actions by
which to accomplish your magic. Create amazing magic with
minimal effort!

Contents include:

    * The Tibetan Wishing Box
    * The Egyptian Ball Mystery I
    * The Egyptian Ball Mystery II
    * Superstition
    * Premonition Too

Plus

    * The Natural Top Change
    * Double and Deal
    * A Center Steal Variation
    * And More...

Running Time Approximately 1hr 2min

MY COMMENTS:
Allen Zingg is one of mentalism's premiere thinkers and the
material he presents here is first-class. Unfortunately,
it's not really mentalism. The Tibetan Wishing Box can be
used for mentalism, and indeed there are many mentalism
effects in the manual for it. On this DVD, he performs one
effect and it's a card to box routine. It's a great
routine, but it's not mentalism. The two different Egyptian
Ball Mystery routines are wonderful, but not mentalism. The
only effect on this DVD which can be called mentalism is
Premonition Too, which is a mental magic effect using cards.
Once again, it's a very strong effect, and certainly
exemplifies Allen's great thinking. In other words, as a
magic DVD, I'd highly recommend it, but if you're looking
for mentalism, it's not really on this DVD. However, there
are some very valuable lessons in the craft of performance
that even mentalists can use.