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Wizard Regular user Sweden 142 Posts |
Got this really amazing blindfold the other day. Couldn't use any blindfold effect earlier because of weak sight. You cannot have glasses under a blindfold, for why would you need them when your sight is blocked by a blindfold? Now I can take off my glasses and do a blindfold act without them.
Thank you Richard for this remarkable invention. Now for my question: is there anyone who has this blindfold and has worked with it and can give me some hints and tips for working with it? Please send a PM in this case. Thank you!
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J.Warrens Inner circle Canada 1098 Posts |
Greetings!
Well, I don't really know how to answer your question, since Mr. Osterlind has put together a fabulous book that comes along with it. I think he hits all the bases in it. I have it, and I use it. The one thing I CAN honestly say is that you really should try the bit where you let the spectator try it on. This REALLY sells it to them, as they can’t see a thing. One volunteer I had said, and I quote, "it's like being sealed in a tin can!" during an actual performance. Just work with it; that's all I can really add. Cheers, J.Warrens |
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david_a_whitehead Inner circle USA 2122 Posts |
I use an older blindfold. I’ve been thinking about getting Osterlind’s, but somehow I feel that people would find this big metal thing rather suspicious, even if they can't see anything through it. I could be wrong having never tested one in performance.
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Richard Osterlind V.I.P. 2213 Posts |
Thanks for your very nice comments about my blindfold and, Wizard, I am glad to know you are able to take advantage of the blindfold's "special feature."
Try out the routine, "My Favorite." If you do this a couple of times, you will see it builds and flows just perfectly. Get yourself into the mind frame that the spectators really believe you can't see! Then when you do this routine, it will all make sense. As far as the "look" of the blindfold, what is a blindfold supposed to look like? It is not an ordinary, everyday item. What you use in your act are your tools and your equipment. A doctor or dentist uses some very unusual items you would not normally see. So does a plumber, a telephone repairman or a carpenter. If you were to ask a metal worker to make a blindfold for the express purpose of blocking off your sight, just allowing room for your nose and making it so that you could quickly get it on and off, he would probably come up with one that looks about like mine! Richard |
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enriqueenriquez Inner circle New York 1287 Posts |
I just have a question. Are you supposed to use this blindfold alone, or you cover your eyes before with coins, tape, etc.?
Coming form Mr. Osterlind I’m sure the blindfold is great, by the way. |
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Scott Xavier Inner circle 3672 Posts |
Sorry, Richard, I'm a huge fan (weighing in at 165 lbs.) of the DVD's, but here I have to disagree. By your logic if I went to a tailor, she/he would probably make me a blindfold made to look like a velcro leather strap. If I went to a plastics factory, they'd make one that looks like a...
The issue by that logic would go on forever. The simplest answer I have to what’s a blindfold looks like is that it’s anything that is in everyday use that restricts vision. Being a mentalist means we have to use everyday objects and not use devices that are out of the ordinary like hokie trunks or, sorry to say, metal blindfolds. With that said, I am thinking of purchasing one. Enjoy Cuff’s idea of giving the steel blindfold an excuse like its what they use in MRI machines or my idea: it’s what they use in "X-ray" machines to protect the eyes from dangerous radiation. This would be a nice tie in for X-ray eye acts of the past. |
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Greg Owen Special user 623 Posts |
If I got one, I would probably tie it in as a blindfold used in Extrasensory Perception research.
But a blindfold act wouldn't make much sense for my character at the moment, but he is evolving all the time. - Greg Owen
Author of The Alpha Stack ebook - the balanced memorized stack
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Richard Osterlind V.I.P. 2213 Posts |
Whatever rings your chimes, Zodiac. (Sounds like I am still going to make a sale!)
Seriously, we all have to do what we feel is the best for us. I am slated to do a new set of videos this coming summer for L&L. I didn't want to do anything on the first set that required a prop that you couldn't make yourself. There has been so much interest, however, in some of my marketed items. I am thinking of doing a few items on there such as the blindfold to demonstrate my handling. Perhaps if you could actually see the way I use it, it might seem more logical to you. Richard |
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dAvId tOnG Regular user sInGaPoRe 103 Posts |
Hi Richard,
I like the effects and stuff that you put out on the market. It would be great if you put in a demo of your marketed items in the DVDs, at least we can see how it actually looks like in real performance. However, you should probably consider not revealing the secret of your marketed items on DVDs, especially those that you were selling at high price (such as Stainless Steel Blindfold). A performance of it will be great. Not that I am a selfish person that doesn't want everyone to know the secret. But considering the fact that a DVD cost less than US$30 (and not forgetting rip offs, borrowing of DVDs from friends to friends etc, etc.) while your marketed effects cost much more than that, many paying for your marketed effects may not find it worthwhile due to the fact that any curious seeker can just watch the DVDs, be a couch potato and find out all the secrets he wants to know. The next time someone performs your marketed effect, everyone knows (or those who view your DVDs, and I presume almost EVERY magic hobbyist will because of your reputation) how it is done though they don't own the prop. As such, to professionals who put in lots of effort to come out with good routines, I believe they don't like any Tom, Dick or Harry to know the secret. I think it is always better to keep it the way you did it in your earlier tapes "Challenge Magic", where you did a performance only of your blindfold, radar deck, etc. Those items killed everyone who saw it and those who managed to get your marketed effects at that time kept it like a gem. If the secret is revealed at that time, I believe the sales of these items will be much lower than if it were kept a secret. Just my opinion, Richard |
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Richard Osterlind V.I.P. 2213 Posts |
David,
Those are valid points. I definitely will take that into consideration. Maybe the way to go would be to just have performance pieces. Are you related to Danny? I have been thinking about your response, Zodiac. (For those of you who think I am sometimes just argumentative, I really do pay attention to criticisms and think them through!) Let me explain what I do with the blindfold. I have always believed in JUSTIFICATION. If you can somehow justify why you use a particular piece of apparatus or do a certain sequence of moves, then you are far better off then just trying to abide by a bunch of "magic rules" that limit your repertoire tremendously. In the case of the blindfold, I begin by telling a story like this. "A few years ago I was hired by a Japanese television station to drive a car while blindfold. (This is all true) To safeguard against any possible trickery, we had a blindfold made out of steel by a metal working shop, and it was delivered to the local police to examine and hold for a week before the day of the stunt. Here it is!" See how that justifies the use of the blindfold and tells an interesting story at the same time? No one ever questions it after that. Richard |
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7th_Son Elite user Australia 437 Posts |
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On 2004-02-04 11:58, osterlind wrote: There's an old saying in sales, which also applies to "selling" your act to an audience: "The more you tell, the more you sell."
"Here's to our wives and girlfriends...may they never meet!" - Groucho Marx
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Wizard Regular user Sweden 142 Posts |
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On 2004-02-04 07:39, enriqueenriquez wrote: Yes, if you wish, you could cover your eyes with coins and tape before you put on the blindfold. I haven't done a real performance yet. I think it will take some time to be acquainted with the working of this blindfold. Not that you couldn't do it right away, but if you are serious about your profession (and who doesn’t?) you have to work with it before you face your audience.
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enriqueenriquez Inner circle New York 1287 Posts |
Thanks,Wizard!
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dAvId tOnG Regular user sInGaPoRe 103 Posts |
Hi Richard,
No I am not related to Danny Thanks for your consideration. I believe that should be the way ALL magic DVDs go. DVDs are too cheap and easily available, so by putting a marketed effect into a DVD and revealing the secret will definitely decrease the sales of the that effect. Unless you can self make the effect/gimmick (such as Radar Deck), I find it pointless to include the secret of stuffs that we can't make ourselves easily (e.g., SS Blindfold). But it would be GREAT if we can see you perform these effects LIVE. Sometimes it is hard to imagine how it looks like by reading instructions alone. And one day if you decide to reveal your coin bending trick, please don't reveal it in a DVD! It will be the next Crazy Man's Handcuff I guess. I am not rich but I believe that such a masterpiece should be priced high, so that curious seekers cannot buy them easily. I find that nowadays, too many good tricks are underpriced and too many worthless tricks are overpriced! |
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JamesCheung Loyal user London, UK 214 Posts |
Is it just me but does anyone think that Richard's blindfold looks just like Doc Brown's sunglasses when he comes back from the future at the end of Back To The Future?
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Scott Xavier Inner circle 3672 Posts |
James, I noticed that, too, about a week ago. LOL
Mr. Osterlind, Sorry I didn't want you to feel threatened or dismayed by my comments. I, after all, am far from being in the caliber of mentalism as yourself and esteemed others. As such I can't show justification like I had the metal blindfold made for this TV show. I am the lowly mentalist who does too many employee appreciation dinners and local nightclubs. All I was trying to do was propose a thought about possible justification and see if I could get a few purchases to give some depth to any performances they may create by coming up with a back story for "Doc Browns" visor. Note: Please don't make the next set of tapes/DVD's into a set of dealer's catalogs, as some high name mentalists that we all know and love have previously done. I just watched a tape about the Q & A act and found it had 3-4 minutes of practical advice and the rest as selling a clip board and why this clip board was the best. True I adapted a lot of what he said into my databank of knowledge, but I wanted practical advice not an excuse to buy a $100 clipboard. With warmest regards and much admiration, |
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braunmagic Veteran user 373 Posts |
Richard, I think your blindfold is great I didn't realize how large and thick it was till I got it. This thing is a "huge piece of metal". For comfort I added a large piece of self adhering felt to the inside of the blind fold.
This seems to do several things. 1. Absorb some forehead sweat. 2. Make it even darker when the spectator tries it on. (I had one gentleman with a small head say he could see some light coming in from the top. This didn't take anything away from the effect but just didn't seem as strong as "I see nothing") 3. Also make the thing a bit more comfortable. I also see no disadvantage to adding the felt; if anyone here disagrees feel free to let me know. I also justify the use of the mask, introducing ESP cards and talking about parapsychologist JB Rhine, who created the cards and the blindfold for the following test. Say it like you know what you are talking about, and no one will ever question it. Thanks again for everything you have released. Richard, you truly are a master of your art. Brent Braun |
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psychic Veteran user 337 Posts |
Enriqueen, regarding your question...
If I may point out the reference in 13 Steps that mentioned that, it may be good to close your eyes (or cover them for that matter) before you put on the blindfold. For your consideration, please. |
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enriqueenriquez Inner circle New York 1287 Posts |
Thanks, psychic!
In fact I do a Blindfold act using a regular hood plus coins and tape. I have tried every method out there but finally noticed that regular people gets a very strong impression when they see you with those silver dollars over your eyes. I was just wondering if Mr. Osterlind's blindfold is meant to be used alone, that was it. I’m thinking to order it because it looks more contemporary, but the fact is that I get great results with my old coins and tape. Thanks again! |
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netartifacts New user Delaware, USA 21 Posts |
Has Richard Osterlind ever been the Guest of Honor at the Magic Café?
"Three may keep a secret if two are dead" Ben Franklin
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