Sorry this an old thread I'm opening and I may well get shot for it, but I just thought that some of the newer members might not know about this beautiful piece of kit. Considering however that it's been reviewed here already, I'll just post a quick review here and then be on my way
The Effect
This is essentially jst a mentalism manuscript...
From the website...
"Most mentalism effects involve a prop of some kind; be it information written down on a piece of paper, a book from which a word is peeked or any other object which is used to achieve the effect.
The Mentalists 'holy grail' however, is to perform with no props whatsoever; he is, after all, a mind reader - so why not just go out there and read minds ?
'Sensory Projection' is a system we have designed for performing mind-reading stunts; the system can be applied to many different topics and in the manuscript we have used the system to give you the effect 'Being There' in which the spectator thinks of a movie and you, the mentalist, by using the 'Sensory Projection' technique reveals the spectator's inner thoughts.
But here's what 'kills':
The spectator isn't asked to 'project the words onto a screen' while you pluck the letters from the title. The spectator isn't asked to write the movie down on a piece of paper, from which you then divine the chosen movie. Instead, the spectator imagines they are in the movie and you sense what they see, what they feel, what they hear and what they smell. This is why it is called 'Sensory Projection'. .
You receive a 25 page professionally designed downloadable manuscript complete with a description of the 'Sensory Projection' system, the superb effect 'Being There' and all the information you require to develop your own stunning effects using the concept! "
Cost
A tenner over here in Blighty, 14 of those newfangled Euro thingies and 17 of your american dollars guys!
Available from
www.underground-collective.com
Difficulty
(1=easy to do, 2=No sleights, but not so easy, 3=Some sleights used,
4=Advanced sleights used, 5=Suitable for experienced magicians only)
I'd give this a three on difficulty. There's no sleights as such because this is just pure mind reading.
There's a little bit to learn, but I'm sure all you collective geniuses will have no problems figuring it out!
Review
I got this after having it personally recommended to me by Craig Browning. So I knew it was going to eb something special
Firstly... Well, it's a manuscript. So I suppose I should say that it's a very professionally made manuscript and certainly looks the part.
They give you a breif background to this (and a slightly different technique) and then launch you full on!
They give you an example of how the effect will run. I was sceptical and didn't believe it. But nonetheless I persisted. And boy am I glad I did.
I take this with me EVERYWHERE now. A lot of people who know me know I'm moving into mentalism at the moment and they always say stuff like "Oooh go on then... read my mind". With this in my wallet I can
Beautifully laid out system, absolutely ingenius and easily adaptable to suit anything at all.
This is a serious tool and the effect outlined is well worth having.
I'll agree with the previous review, people really do freak... it seems SO real!
Overall
This is the first thing I've bought from underground Collective, but it wont be the last I can assure you. Well laid out, easy to follow and simply genius. Also they give you a way of making your own effects using the system.
All for a tenner!
One slight downside though is that it says no props. Whilst this
is true, unless (like me) you happen to actually be carrying the list in your wallet, you're gonna have a bit of a hard job so it loses some marks there...
That said, this is a beautiful piece of kit and I'm glad I bought it.
As a friend of mine says: "Blimey! Well that tenner spent was a tenner
well spent!"
9/10
[edit] Sorry. That turned out to be a LOT bigger than I had expected... [/edit]
You wont find much better anywhere and it's nothing - a rigmarole with a few bits of paper and lots of spiel. That is Mentalism
Tony Corinda