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Beardy wrote:you do whatever it takes to get the job done.
Vanderbelt wrote:Beardy wrote:you do whatever it takes to get the job done.
Can't agree more - within those paramaters I mentioned. I feel, as an entertainer we have a responsibility not to degrade our audience. Often after a performance, an IS will approach me and actually thank me for letting them in on the fun and sharing my 'abilities' with them like that. They're genuinely grateful and no doubt love the attention they receive too. In that light, I've never felt it necessary to whisper the common "Sshh, it's our secret".
I'd never get that reaction from someone I'd merely used in order to look good.
Beardy wrote:The eyes of the audience is greater than the eyes of the one person
The4thCircle wrote:Or have I totally got the wrong end of the stick? If I've got the wrong end of the stick just let me know and I'll shut up, I'd hate people to think I was fishing. But what I think people like myself with no working knowledge of mentalism assume (apparently incorrectly) is that the Bookless Test essentially involved the participant being surreptitiously shown a tenner with the force word written on it, or something similar.
Magical_Trevor wrote:Beardy wrote:The eyes of the audience is greater than the eyes of the one person
I dont do enough stage / parlor tricks to really use an IS, however, I agree with the above quote from Chris, if it adds to the effect and the show as a whole, then do whatever it takes ... within reason (ie, don't use a plant, or an IS in the way which people assume Colin did ... not that it would make a difference to the audience, BUT should they get asked about it, you're whole house of cards falls like dominoes ... then its checkmate )
Are there any books / dvd's / manuscripts on this idea? (Feel free to PM should you not want to over-expose)
Dan
aporia wrote:I always thought of stooging as slightly cheating.
Perhaps I'm old fashioned, but surely anyone can bring up either a stooge or ask a participant to "go along with the show" and generate the most amazing effects. Tricks that do use the instant stooge are usually so impressive because no one believes that they are used, with the possible exception of stage mediums.
If you are going to use stooges, then you might as well run a whole show with them and not bother learning how to tear up a billet (do people still do that?).
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