Get Nyman DVD's......

Can any one offer me a review and a break down of the effects on this DVD set (i.e. what the effects are, how they apear to the audience etc.), WITH OUT turning this in to a thread about Andy and 'exposure'.

I know that's a lot to ask of some of you but ive done a search here on the Café and theres a huge thread saposadly about the DVD's, of wich about 2 posts tell you anything about the DVD's.

Id also like to know if its worth me buying this DVD set for £30 or Andy's Lecture Notes, which seem to contain some of the effects on the DVD's but only cost about £12 each.

Thank you for your time,
Alex.

Why don't you just read the thread entitled Get Nyman??

Curtis

Curtis,
Because that is the thread Alex was referring to when he said that only two of the posts focus on the DVDs themselves (as opposed to exposure issues).

I think this is a very reasonable request, and shall do my best to give you an answer, Alex.

The Hidden:
A full description of this effect can be found here.

No Way Out:
A prediction routine in which Andy hides a sticker on one of three objects on a table and then influences an audience member to choose that particular object.

Chair Swindle:
I have used this and think it is lovely. Andy influences a participant to choose one of two chairs. It's a really downplayed comical moment which serves as a prelude to...

Kick in the Head:
A card effect in which Andy seemingly forces a volunteer to choose a particular card.

Mr. Saturday Night:
A row of envelopes are placed on the table each of which contains a prize that could be won. The envelopes are eliminated one at a time until only one remains... It's a routine that you really have to see to understand why it's so entertaining.

Charade:
Essentially Andy's take on 'Do As I Do'.

Deep Red Prediction:
A truly killer routine which revolves around Andy's idea for a new type of video club. It incorporates the prediction of both a freely named film and a video membership number.

Magician's Graphology:
I can't praise this enough. It's something I've used often (and will continue to use). Three members of the audience each make a drawing which are then mixed up and given to Andy. Using his apparent knowledge of graphology, he correctly returns the first two to their owners before duplicating the third.

The Dead Zone:
This involves a participant placing three objects into three different pockets while Andy faces the other way. When he looks back, he tells the participant which object is in which pocket before revealing that he knew in advance which pockets would contain which objects.

Dead of Night:
Three cards are selected and returned to the deck. Each card is then spelled to in progressively more impressive and impossible ways.

I understand that some of this may read as being a little dry, but in performance they're great fun to watch. The extras are also superb. They involve an interview with Andy, performances of Killer Elite, Diceman, and the Sophie Trick, Andy's "Sven Dem" (from his Marvin's Magic days) together with some other moments which I don't want to spoil for those who haven't seen the DVD.

All in all, this is a great purchase. Watching Andy perform is a real treat and understanding some of his thinking behind his routines is just priceless. I would recommend this DVD set to any performer, regarless of how much of the material they might use.
For me, this DVD is not about getting new 'tricks' to perform.

It's much better value for money to get the DVD, Alex. Seeing Andy's stuff in action truly is worth the price alone.

Hope this helps,
Stephen

Thank you, thank you, thank you Stephen.

It appears most of the effects on this DVD are the ones I was most intrested in from his Lecture notes.

Thanks for your help, I am now in much less of a bind.

Thanks,
Alex.

I was intending to buy the dvd's next month any way but all the same it is nice to know what I'm buying.

Its a great set, you shall not be disappointed. I love Andy's stuff I think its gold.

Kennedy

Sounds pretty good

On Nyman's trick "Deep Red Prediction", he admitted in the video that his volunteer felt as if she "cheated" since she had been "pre-showed". In other words, she thought that she may have been manipulated into selecting the name of the video.

So, aside from using the Svengali (short cornered) deck of index cards to force the name of the video, does anyone have another suggested method for assuring the proper outcome?

thanks,
Scott

I believe he said it was also the only time that has happened.


I've Pm'ed you with an alternative idea also Scott.

Scott:
I have pm'ed another method as well...

Sean Waters

I found this to be a collection of rather dull card tricks, and did not enjoy the presentational style at all. If you like things that feel less mental-magicy this is most likely not for you.

/Bamba

There's a good discussion going on in Secret session too..

Simon

Bamba, I couldn't agree with you more. I was also greatly disappointed with both the mediocre content and rather uninspired presentations on this series of DVDs.

Joe Z.

Bamba / Joe:
I agree too, I have to say: this DVD is really a bad one
I'm still trying to find some mentalism in it

Scott,

I had a 2 hour mentalism show recentyl here inVienna and I did perform Deep Red Prediction. I had the same concerns about Pre Show on this routine. Especially here people may suspect that you arranged something with the helper in advance since the impact is nearly impossible.

I performed it with the Svengali principle on stage and the reactions were tremendous. Since they saw the cards beared different names on it and though I predicted the correct movie.

I also (always do) try to get another method but as far as the Svengali method workes so well for me so far I'll stay with this at the moment.

Greetings
Thomas

But to add something regarding Andy's DVD Set I also higly recommend it. I enjoyed to watch and found many useful routines ideas or methods I can play with and use like Deep Red precidtion.

Also the 3rd DVD (The interview with Marc Paul) is very helpful and interesting.

I didn't regret this buy.

Greetings
Thomas

Scott B. and Sean Waters,

Thanks so much for your PM's. GREAT ideas and good thinking. I want to publicly thank you.
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Thomas,

Thanks for your thoughts and ideas above, too. I like the idea of getting the information during the show rather than in the pre-show. With the pre-show there is the "too perfect" theory going on there which makes the whole set-up a little "dodgey". I want to make the pre-show completely force-free (or at least so it appears so) and I have received some excellent solutions for that. But by doing it all on stage takes any thought or suggestion of any hanky-panky or pre-show work out of the audience's equation. They see(?) it all before their eyes during the course of the routine. The only problem with that is that it drags out the routine a bit longer than necessary.

But isn't that one of the advantages of pre-show work? To eliminate the need for "getting the information" during the course of the routine and thus shortening the whole thing so you can get to the effect? Of course it is.

Anyway, thanks for the thought and I will keep that one in mind, too.

yours,
Scott

PsychoMagi....You're welcome to buy my set of these DVDs. 'Nuff said?

Scott,

You liking the idea is plenty enough thanks.

Feel free to talk anytime,

Scott