Oasis book test by Clint Barron
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The Effect
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZspFpQs ... r_embedded
What they say:
For many years booktest’s have been a firm favourite for both the performer and their spectators alike. But in recent years booktests have become more and more complicated to learn & perform.
Finally we have a booktest that’s easy to learn and uncomplicated to perform. Making the presentation uncluttered, and easy for your spectator to follow.
The Oasis booktest makes a great standalone mental effect or can be a feature part of a larger mindreading routine.
The Oasis is a custom designed and printed book with over 300 pages for your spectators to choose from.
Phase One
Hand your spectator a book and get someone to name a random page number. Your spectator opens the book to that page and is directed to think of either the first or last word on the top line. They visualise the word as an image and you start describing the image & word they are thinking of.
Phase two
Another spectator opens the book to any page and chooses a word from the middle. Once again you read their mind with deadly accuracy!!
The Oasis Booktest takes a few minutes to learn and is as direct as a bullet from a gun!
Great for anyone that wants to add some incredible mindreading to their act.
No fishing or guessing for the first letters
Words used are easily visualized as images by your spectator. Allowing for a fuller mind-reading experience
Learn In Minutes
No Memory Work Required
Use one or more spectators
**Comes complete with a custom designed /printed book & instructional DVD which will get you using the Oasis booktest in minutes!!
Cost £49.99
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)
1 - This is the easiest booktest I've ever come across
Review
I've always had a passion for book tests, which is probably why I own so many of the blasted things. However, I've never found one that I would be comfortable using in a strolling environment. Visions from Vegas came close but the handling is a little awkward. Well, my search is over. This is about as direct as a booktest gets. I opened up the packaging, watched the DVD, and I was ready to perform straight away. I tried it out tonight and it worked a treat.
This is not a book test that will stand up to more than casual scrutiny. Therefore, it's not something you should use to challenge your mates down the pub, or use on family/friends who may want to spend a little longer with the book than you might like. This is ideal (maybe even perfect) for a walkaround situation where you quickly hand the book out and get someone to choose a page. Whilst they do this you may want to add another routine. I performed a drawing dupe and revealed the word and the dupe together. The book wasn't scrutinised at all. Props seldom are looked at in a strolling set as by the time anyone thinks they may like to look through the book, you're doing something else, or you've left to another table.
You can repeat the effect once if you like but after that, it would be most unwise!!
The book is nicely presented, although there isn't a single paragraph in the whole book which looks a bit odd. It could have done with slightly better typesetting but I think that's just magician's guilt talking. The blurb says there's no memory work which isn't strictly true, although it's so easy, I understand why they claim there isn't any.
Overall
If you want this to get past James Randi and win a million dollars then don't bother.
If you want this for a quick, direct, simple book test in a strollaround or table hopping environment then it's as close to perfection as I've ever seen.
8 out of 10.
K
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