Jeff McBride has performed around the world in every conceivable venue. Jeff is one of the most versatile performers of our age, from dazzling Las Vegas showrooms and arena/concert halls to cabarets, discos and surrounded on the street. The Commando Act is a practical, powerful, commercial magic show that can be performed in just about any performing situation. Jeff has honed his Commando Act over the past 20 years. Now he teaches you step-by-step, move for move, his entire real world traveling show and gives you all the techniques and presentation tips so you can adapt this show to your own presentational style.
| Contents of Volume 1 Welcome to the Series The Commando Act in Performance Flash Silk Production Cane to Ribbon Comedy Cigarette Stretching to Rope The McCut & Restored Rope Routine Ring on Rope Rhapsody Commando Ring Routine (McBride's Linking Ring Routine) (Kabuki Rings) The Immortal Coil Champagne Bottle Surprise How to Use This Video The Magician's Journal The Commando Show in Theory and Practice Setting up a Rehearsal Space Mirror Practice and Video Rehearsal The En-Trance and Opening Effects Explanations of: Flash Silk Production Vanishing Cane to Silk Streamers Cane Tips & Preparation Cane Flourishes The Finer Roll Down the Shoulder Across the Back Inspiration and Motivation The Commando Show Set-Up Comedy Cigarette to Stretching Rope McCut & Restored Rope Scissor Blade Switch The Loop Restore The Panama Rope Trick Finale McBride's Ring on Rope Rhapsody Toss-On! Knot off! Karate Chop The Hunter Bow Knot Bow Knot and Ring Finale Setting Goals The McBride Linking Rings Types of Rings to Use Ring Flourishes The Finger Spin The Finger Twirl The Crash Link The Routine, Phase 1 The Silent Link The Changeover The Pull Illusion The Gravity Link The Audience Unlink Pop Off Unlink Up the Arm Another Silent Link Swinging Unlink The Routine Phase 2 Chain of Three Aerial Toss Link Up the Chain The Falling Ring The Routine Phase 3 Ring Figures The Globe The Opening Flower The Stirrup Twisted Flower Four Ring Olympic 6-Ring Chain Finale Jeff's Favorite Magic Books Bonus Ring Moves Spinning Link Finger Twirl McBride's Centrifugal Force Unlink Abatar's Spin-Link Reinhart's Silent Unlink McBride's Spinning Unlink Silent Link Jeff's Ring-Go-Round Tension and Release Dan Harlan's Missing Link Aerial Crash Link Jeff's Tips on Key Rings Thumb-Key Link Jeff on Audience Participation Jeff on Dealing with Difficult Situations Jeff on Staging and Blocking Hat Coil Production Hat Coil Body Load Hat Coil Grand Finale Openers, Middlers, and Closers/ Routining Your Show Rainbow Mouth Coil - Tips and Routining Metal Foil Coil Champagne Bottle Finale Comedy, Drama, Contract and Texture |
Exotic Magic Onstage in
Performance
Cornucopia of Flowers Production
Snowstorm in China
The Silk Road
The Self-Knotting Silks
Silks and Bag Blendo
The Giant Blendo
Egg on Fan
The Chen Lee Water Suspension
Magical Discipline
Creativity and Play
Explanations: Flower Clips, Tips
& Tricks
Cornucopia of Flowers Production
and Technique
Flower Loads and Table Steals
The Mini-Cone Flower Production
Advice on Costumes, Props
and Tables
Silks Gimmicks, Clips and Holdouts
The Basic Silk Roll
The Triangle Fold
Fingertip Silk Production
Silk Popper Production
The Pushout Gimmick
McBride's Powertool Clips
Handling Emergency Situations
Onstage
The Silk Road Routine
The Production Tube - Construction
and Preparation
Loading Technique for Flower, Silk
Streamers and Confetti
The Color-Changing Streamer
Flower Manipulations and
Productions
Play, Practice, Rehearsal,
Performance and Feedback
Transcending Technique
Bare Hand Silk Productions
Palmo Ball
Steals and Changeovers
Aerial Knot
New Vanishing Knot
Advice on Practical Tables
Snap Knot
Self Tying Silks Blendo
Rose to Silk
Care and Feeding of Your Silks
The Egg on Fan
Blocking and Prop Management
Handling Apparatus Magic
Customizing Your Props
Showmanship
The Chen Lee Water Suspension
Snap Silk
Production/Diminishing Silks
Magic & Music Tips
Giant Blendo
Snowstorm in China
Contents of Volume 3
Dancing Cane
Techniques on Threading
& Balancing
The Basic Dance
Turning
Around the Body
The Kick Start Opener
Floating and Twirling
Routining
Over the Head Finale
The Ideal Routine
Do One Thing Well
The Fountain of Silks Production
Construction and Preparation
Hat Steal and Routine
Fountain of Silks to Giant
Blendo
The Top Hat Load
The Black Art Chair Load
The Finale Load
Listening to Advice
Gloves to Flowers
Color Changing Silks
Simplicity
Zombie Floating Ball
Gimmicks, Balls, and Silks
The Quick Start Opening
Floating Techniques The Cradle
The Arm Balance
Down the Edge
Around the Arm
Around the Back
Around the Neck
The Double Spiral
Zombie Vanish and Reproduction
Image and Success
Beginning and Ending Your Routine
Bare Hand Floating Ball and
Manipulation
The Floral Finale for Zombie
Making Magic at Home
The Twentieth Century Silks
Cane to Silk
Dare to be Different
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