McBride Magic on Stage: The Commando Act #1 DVD
by Jeff Mcbride

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 include: 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 Mysteries; Flash, Color and Spectacle.