THE BLURB:
Roy Zaltsman and Roy Yozevitch are good friends as well as
professional Israeli mentalists. They decided to share their
best kept secrets. Learn ten engaging mind reading effects
which will mesmerize your audience, in a fun, young spirited
and clear manner, with no unnecessary fillers, or tedious
explanations.
In this DVD there is something for everyone: learn how to
take the classics and apply creatively techniques, to turn
them into fresh and innovative ideas for stage and close-up.
This is all about real world mind reading, with time tested
practical workers, which can easily be delivered in a casual
way.
* Two secrets - A real magician-fooler! The mentalist
proves that he knew in advance which card the spectator
would pick and its exact location in the deck.
* Q 4 U 2 NO.1 - Impromptu version of the 'Question &
Answer' effect. Neither switches nor dummy billets required.
* Divine numbers - begin by revealing a sum of an
unknown list of numbers written by the spectator, and top it
off with a surprising prediction at the end.
* Q 4 U 2 NO.2 - Yet another Q&A routine using
Zaltsman's modification of the famous Annemann's billet
switch.
* Places - 7 chairs, 7 volunteers, exact match, and a
prediction with a twist...
* Feminine intuition - Predict a randomly selected
volunteer and the object which she thought of.
* Just in your mind - A spectator visually selects a
card, only to find that the card was never in the deck, but
in his pocket all along...
* Folded card in mouth - This is Roy Zaltsman's long
standing opening act, which never ceases to confound the
audience!
* Headline prediction - learn the real work on a
classic. A strong version of the effect by Roy Yozevitch.
* Stiff arm - Truly a case of mind over matter in this
self persuasion effect; you won't believe it until you try
it!
Running Time Approximately 87 min
"I seldom endorse products; however 'Roy' - a DVD from two
Israeli innovators, Roy Zaltsman and Roy Yozevitch - is the
exception. Their concepts are clever, their personalities
are engaging, and their teaching style is casual and
comfortable. Roy offers abundant value and solid thinking."
- Lee Earle
"The Roy DVD is a nice collection of practical effects that
has something for everyone. Roy Zaltzman's Q4U2 is a real
world, straight forward worker that you'll put to use
immediately. I know I will be."
- Seth Kramer
"I watched it. Wonderful! Wonderful! This DVD is full of
routines and ideas that are ready to go into anyone's act.
Loved it! There are lots of great routines, touches,
subtleties and presentations!"
- Greg Arce
"Over the years I have been very privileged to learn some
mind-blowing mental effects from some amazing Israeli magic
friends. Roy Zaltsman is very high on my list. This new DVD
should be banned. It is too good to share. Absolutely
brilliant."
- Dr. Anthony Darkstone, International Deputy, Society of
American Magicians
MY COMMENTS:
I thoroughly enjoyed the charming enthusiasm that these two
had when discussing the ten effects on this disc, five from
each Roy. From a professional's perspective, there are some
interesting ideas on this, but nothing groundbreaking or
new. What's included are well thought-out routines that
have obviously been performed and tested and ready to be put
in someone's repertoire.
The ten routines include mentalism with cards, headline
predictions, Q&A, and body magic. One of the ten, a card in
mouth routine, is quite fun, but it's magic, not mentalism.
Also, this routine and the stiff arm routine are the only
ones with live performance footage. The latter routine is
in Hebrew and is subtitled in English. Otherwise, most of
the routines are discussed around a table. I know there's
been some criticism about that, but I found that it's quite
easy to grasp the routines. Finally, there is crediting,
but it's mostly what I would term inspirational
acknowledgement, as the crediting isn't as accurate as it
could be.
If you're looking for new ideas, then you'll be disappointed
by this nearly 90 minute DVD. But if you're looking for
solid and tested routines to add to your repertoire, you may
find a few good ones here.
