‘VIVIFY' Written and Illustrated by Mark Parker, an author that his peers agree broke new gound with the publication of his first book - 4E Illusion.
‘VIVIFY' contains 10 original stage illusions fully described and illustrated in glorious full color. Also included are two thought provoking essays. Foreword by Brett Daniels. Limited to 500 copies individually signed & numbered. Hardbound cover with foil stamping & embossing. The book weighs 1.15 oz., with dimensions of 9 3/4 x 9 3/4, and features 142 pages.
VIVIFY - Etymology: Middle English: to nourish, to give life. Latin: vivificus - enlivening. 1. To endow with life or renewed life: Animate 2. To impart vitality or vividness.
Stage Illusions Featured:
1.Bodybuilder - A rustic, open framework houses assistant, which is penetrated with shiny metal.
2.Hiding Place - The instant appearance of an assisant. Can be performed surrounded w/considerations.
3.95% Gone! - Volunteer is placed in a horizontal prop, where her body seems to disappear.
4.EMB - A new take on a classic - sword box.
5.Asrah Table - An exceptionally thin re-design that will amaze.
6.Abdomen - A gothic looking illusion, where a girl rises up from the horizontal torso of the magician.
7.Dissolve - An upright cabinet, where the assistant slowly gets compacted and then vanishes completely.
8.Vivisectioned - A circular illusion where the assistant is impalled with blades, and then rotated.
9.Sanction - A slender, upright cabinet that features sharp angled blades that rotate/penetrate the cabinet.
10.Motorbike - An open metal framework is shown empty and then in a flash produces magi/assistant and motorcycle too!
* A Cut above the rest.