Tom Stone: Caught On Tape

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"I have respected and admired Tom Stone long before it was considered cool! For his perfectionism as well as his ability to understand what is required to create excellent magic."
- Daryl

"Tom is one of the most creative magicians here in Europe. His work is always stimulating and worthy of attention."
- Tommy Wonder

"I am a fan of Tom Stone. He is wonderfully creative - perhaps even more than he himself realizes!"
- Max Maven

"Tom Stone is a rare phenomenon: a fountain of cleverness and creativity, and a truly excellent performer. Whether he is performing or teaching, I want to be in the first row."
- Stephen Minch

Tom Stone is not only an extremely creative thinker and inventor. He is also a very entertaining and charismatic performer, who has been an underground rumor for years! Perhaps you have heard the buzz after his performances at Magic Castle, or after his lecture at FISM?

In this DVD, you will learn eight of his best routines, and if you like close-up and stand-up magic with a twist, you will not only have a good time watching, but also get a lot of inspiration for your own performances.

This DVD Features:

• A Toast for Charon: Silk, silver and a huge surprise
• Gold Wielder: Linking finger rings without a stooge
• Occhamman Now: "The Signed Card" - paperclipped!
• Time Operator: Time, space and a free selection
• The Hoarders: Interlaced action with cards
• Reality Glitch: Sandwich in an unexpected place
• Monty Walks Again: Personal valuables change places
• Ambivalent Traverllers: A journey into deep pockets
• ...Bonus section included!

Embedded in each piece is a strong knowledge of misdirection, streamlined technique and engaging dramatic plots. With a boldness that will make your hands happy, you will be able to get signed cards to appear in four different pockets with a minimum of sleights. Borrowed finger rings are linked together without any awkward moments. An isolated, paperclipped card transforms into a signed selection in the clearest version of Bro. John Hamman's "The Signed Card". In a stylish and elegant parlor piece, coins appear and fly through the air, ending with the spectacular production of a wine bottle. And a card trick comes together like a surreal and carefully constructed short story.

Jon Racherbaumer once said: "Tom Stone concocts eye-candy for the brain". Now you can experience the meaning of that for yourself. Enjoy!

Running Time Approximately 157min

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Reviews

Official Review

September 8th, 2006 11:30pm Rating:

Reviewed by Gordon Meyer

There are two things need to know before reading this review. First, I'm not a fan of magic DVDs. While I acknowledge their obvious advantages in some areas I believe that books are a better way to teach, and learn, magic. Secondly, you should know that I am a fan of Tom Stone. I have several of his privately published (and lovingly produced) manuscripts and I've long appreciated his approach to magic. If you're not familiar with Tom Stone, he's a Swedish magician whose workman-like approach to conjuring results in practical methods and clear effects. It's creative stuff, but typically not in the sense of being unusual or offbeat, his magic is more often "magic for magicians" that has been reworked until is suitable for a regular audience. This attention to detail is more evident on the DVD than his books, where the long discussions reveal that Stone has refined each down to the smallest detail, all in the service of making it play for laymen. Most of the DVD consists of... [Read More]

December 2nd, 2006 8:26am Rating:

Reviewed by Fredrick Turner

Let me say up front that I like Tom Stone and his work. When Tom released his small, PDF booklets over the years, I tried to order them before they vanished. About 4 years ago, I had the opportunity to see Tom lecture and share almost all of his work. He was being filmed for a long anticipated book to be published by Hermetic Press. Tom's magic is strong, but the presentations are sometimes lacking. I do not know for certain but I am willing to guess that this is due to both cultural and language differences. If you want a cross section of platform and close up material that plays well and that you can put in your own frame, then this is a wonderful DVD. If you want your material fully cooked, then you may want to pass.

Official Review

December 18th, 2007 8:01pm Rating:

Reviewed by Bryce Kuhlman

I really like Tom's performing style. He's relaxed, confident and sincere. The material is solid and he's obviously been performing these routines for years. A Toast for Charon This is Tom's version of Vernon's “Silk and Silver”. It's done to music and quite lovely to behold... classic magic at its best. It even ends with a surprise bottle production that caught me totally off-guard. Not only is this a professional routine, it would be perfect for someone new to magic who wants to learn how to choreograph and present a parlour routine. You'll need to learn some very useful skills that won't take decades to master. Gold Wielder I think the linking finger rings is one of the hardest pieces of magic to perform. You're trying to present magic that happens in the space of a few inches, but usually for an audience that is rather far away. Tom does an excellent job of procuring the rings, displaying the link, proving their authenticity and then returning... [Read More]