RUSS ANDREWS - BOLD

Bold offers a solid collection of close-up card effects by UK magician Rus Andrews. Many are fast but appropriate for restaurants and bars. The video quality isn't the greatest and audio is uneven, and all performances are for a magician and not lay crowds so you can't see reactions. Despite these caveats, there's some good material here. Before tackling the material here, you should have a foundation in card sleight of hand, although the DVD does teach some of the basics, ever so briefly.

In "Hidden," a spectator simply thinks of a card and that folded card is found in his shoe. If you already work with cards, the handling is basically what you are expecting. While it's a great idea, the explanation is a bit lacking at a key moment.

In "Pip My Ride," the spectator selects a card, a "two." Later, the magician says that he has found the spectator's card, but displays a "three" of the same suit as the spectator's "two" (for example, a three of diamonds is displayed but the spectator had selected a two of diamonds). When the spectator states this, the magician appears to wipe a pip from the three card and turns it into the selected two. It's a nice, visual change.

Transpo
"Daley Transpo" offers a strong transposition of two cards. Two red cards are held in the spectator's hands and two black cards are held by the magician. The different here is that Andrews has added a cool convincer that appears to show that the cards are in the position that spectators think that they are. At the end, the cards switch places.

"Oil Slick" offers a two-phased oil and water style routine that can be performed with eight ordinary cards: four black and four red. In the first phase, the cards are counted face down, but in the second phase, the cards are counted face up (mostly). A plus, this version can be done mostly in the hands. This one is good.

Collared
The most touted effect on the DVD is "Collared," a transposition of two cards with one going to an unusual spot, a spectator's jacket or shirt collar. Here, a spectator selects a card which is returned and lost in the deck. A joker is placed into the spectator's hand and it changes into his selection. The Joker is later found tucked under the spectator's jacket or shirt collar. Andrews doesn't talk about collars, so you'll have to learn on your own which ones will adequately hold the cards. This one takes some cunning and a bold move, much as "ashes on the palm" does.

This one requires an interesting switch - something that Andrews calls the "dump switch." The move has angle considerations, but is practical for many strolling situations. I like the move and find that it streamlines the necessary work for this particular effect. If a situation doesn't allow for the "dump switch," you can always resort to a more standard method, although it will be less efficient.

In all, bold offers a worthwhile collection of fast effects that are appropriate for restaurant, bars and walk around situations. There are some workers here. 

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