Random I-Tunes Song of The Moment: Seek and Destroy by Metallica

Pre-Review 'Disclosure'/'Disclaimer':

Ok many of you probably know that Jay Sankey and I are good friends and that we've worked together on a project or two in the past, and we also are consultants to one another.

I get feedback from him on my stuff, and he gets feedback from me on a lot of his stuff. Additionally, I do not receive any sort of compensation whatsoever for reviewing or 'pitching' his products (I was not involved in this particular project).

I tell you that up front just to sort of clear the air and to let you know that when I give Jay feedback, I'm brutally honest with him. I tell him if I think he has a crappy idea or a good idea. He wouldn't have it any other way, nor would I. So I want to make it clear that Jay's products get the same level of scrutiny as any other products I review.

On to the review:

For all the pyromaniacs out there, this is the DVD for you! Over the years, I've seen several different effects on Jay's DVDs that used flash paper, and I've always thought it would be cool to have them all in one place as a reference.

Well I dream no more. It's here. Jay covers everything from how to carry flash paper with you, different theories on when and why to use it, to making clear how dangerous it can be. He then overloads your senses with tons of killer ideas and effects you can do with flash paper.

• Draw a bunch of playing cards on a piece of paper; light it, and all the playing cards vanish except the selected card.
• Draw a bunch of numbers on a piece of paper; light it, and all the numbers vanish except the thought of number.
• Torn and restored heart with a killer presentation
• Transposition of signatures
• Transposition of coins
• The Phoenix effect!!!! - This one alone is worth the price. A signature vanishes from one card and reappears on a thought of card in a flash of fire.

There are tons of visual effects and ideas on this DVD. And of course as is normal with Sankey DVDs, it opens your mind and gets you thinking of other ideas. I've actually talked to Jay about this teaching style, and it's one of his goals when producing a DVD; more than just teaching you some effects, but truly inspiring you to come up with your own effects. You'll definitely get this out of Spontaneous Combustion.

Final Verdict:
5 Stars with a Stone Status of Total GEM!