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Price$30.00
Media TypeDVD
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Date AddedJun 13, 2019

Frenetic Vol 1

Grant Maidment

RSVP - Russ Stevens

(Based on 1 review)
How often is it that a hugely successful working magician, tips all of his working material for others to use???

On this 2 DVD set, Grant Maidment performs totally workable routines that all pack a punch and are absolute winners.

Volume 1 Contents:

Your Signed Card
Grant's signature twisting effect with two kicker endings

Lucky Poker Chip
A vanish and appearance of a Poker chip plus a card transformation

Overkill
A printing prediction with a surprise finish

The Jokers Know
The Jokers find the selected card, then reveal they knew the identity all along

Monte Knives
A Monte-style routine for the Color Changing Knives

Shrinking Pen/Jumbo Coin
A three-phased routine with a pen and a coin

Volume 2 Contents:

Repeat Sandwich
A signed card appears between a named pair of cards twice, then the deck appears between them!

Marked Cards
Another climax to Twisted Flush

Poker Jokers
The Jokers find the four Aces... how? They were using marked cards, of course!

No Pocket Deck Switch
A utility move to introduce a cold deck

Killer "Kickback" Key
Extra phases to Jay Sankey's original routine

Star Sign Deck
Not only does the magician find the selected card, he also predicts the spectator's very own star sign!

Reviews

Stephan Sloan

Official Reviewer

Sep 28, 2022

Effect

Frenetic Volume 1 is a collection of very commercial magic which seems to be geared for the walk around magician. On volume 1 there are four card tricks, one trick using color changing knives and finally there is a pen / coin trick.

Method

The tricks presented on Frenetic Volume 1 are pretty much sleight based. There are no use of gimmicks or trick decks. The magic is presented in an environment which would be typical for a walk around magician. People are usually seated at a table such as at a dinner or standing such as in a cocktail party.

Product Quality

The filming is average for today’s standards. The lighting, sound and picture quality is adequate. Grant Maidment is sitting on a folding chair with a table knee high in front of him, to explain the tricks. The setting certainly is not lavish by any means. The explanations are done slowly and methodically. The biggest negative is that there is an assumption that whoever is buying this DVD is familiar with jog shuffles, Elmsley counts, palming and such. There is no attempt to reach out to the beginner magician. So, if you are a beginner magician or an intermediate that would rather take the easy route, this DVD will probably not suit you.

Ad Copy Integrity

The ad copy basically lists the tricks and lauds Grant Maidment. There is no real claim as to who would benefit from this DVD set. Perhaps it was an oversite, or maybe it wasn’t. As nebulous as the ad copy is, I think there should have been a line indicating the level of card magic this is.
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