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ILLUMINATE by Mike Hankins - Powerful magic with a social twist. Control elemental fire to divine a thought of card, and capture the whole thing on film!
"Mike has a winning combination of high tech and high touch magic. Illuminate is a magical mash up of the primal element of fire, a modern phone-cam, and playing cards."
-Jeff McBride, Creator of the Mystery School
"Mike Hankins has created a self working, offbeat illusion that anyone can master in minutes. Highly recommended."
-Eric Jones
Illuminate takes card revelations to a whole new level, as the image of their card forms within the flame of the lighter you just borrowed. Want to document the image? Have the spectator snap a picture! Then offer to send it to them so they have something to have with them always! Illuminate is visual, practical, fun and easy to do!
A card is selected and remembered. A lighter is borrowed. Introduce your phone, your digital camera, your FLIP HD, or your camcorder. Have the spectator document what is about to happen. So what happens? Imagine being able to light a borrowed lighter, and cause the FLAME itself to form the shape of their chosen card! Imagination? NO. THIS IS ILLUMINATE.
Illuminate takes card revelations to a whole new level, as the image of their card forms within the flame of the lighter you just borrowed. Want to document the image? Have the spectator snap a picture! Then offer to send it to them so they have something to have with them always! Illuminate is visual, practical, fun and easy to do!
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Mr Review
Awesome you have to see this!
I am in awe, this is amazing! I was pretty skeptical that this kind of effect could be done as easy as described. I picked one up yesterday and I am blown away! The hearts are just as clear as you see in the video! I was able to repeat the effect in moments after watching the DVD! And it uses two items I always carry with me when I go out, a lighter and my camera phone! You can also sub in a pen light if you are going to be somewhere fire isn't going to be allowed. I give it 4 out of 5 because it does require some setup, but once that's done it can be performed again and again! I love fire magic and this is going to make a good addition to my routines!
The DVD, as I said is very well taught. One of the first things Mike covers is the use of a camera for this effect, as the entire trick is dependent on the use of a camera that you'll supply. This means that yes, you need to gimmick your own camera, but don't worry the installation process or the gimmick won't hurt your camera in any way. Anyone who uses an I-phone will be delighted that this gimmick seems to love them. For the palm-pre users like myself, we're not so fortunate. As Mike covers in the DVD, Illuminate is picky about which camera's it will, and will not work for. The good news is if you are in the minority who don't have a camera that will accept the gimmick, then upgrading to a camera that does won't cost you much.
>>>ILLUMINATE by Mike Hankins Revealed (free download) - click here
Mike covers everything from installation, to performance, and even goes a step further to discuss important subjects like audience management, and card forces (in case you don't have one you like already.) You get to see some great reactions to one or two real performances on the streets, as well as Mike's detailed instructions back in the studio. Given the simplicity of the effect, I'd say Mike really goes above and beyond with the extra thought he put into the product.
