What is your favorite premiss and setup/system? Do you prefer loops or a reel?

Christopher

Loops all the way

What would be the best book, video or other media for these effects? I've seen some great ones on the net.

Dave, can you tell me more?: Why loops? What is your premiss?

Christopher

Loops: Easy to carry around. I can make my own easily now. I only perform animations close up and loops for me work best because of their design. I can use regular white loops for white table cloths or black loops for darker stuff. Minimal movement of the item and the hand works best. If it breaks I have more in my close up case and on my other wrist. Just more convenient I guess.

Eventhough I LOOOOOOOVE my loops, but ITR gives me more freedom and distance, and that plays BETTER IMO...

Untouched, on Marc Spelmann's second DVD, offers a very strong and clean looking mentalism presentation.

I have carried loops for years and only did one effect, that of making my glasses stand up. I have been experimenting with an ITR so that I can get more distance. My aim is minimal movement of something on a table at a distance. One hook up I have found is to do an effect with a deck of cards with the IT attached, replace the cards in the box, position it where I want and step back. I then move casually to a position where the IT catches on a light weight object (lighter than the deck) and then move it. I am a long way from liking this though.

Christopher

I do this occasionally, in a restaurant setting, get several forks, line them up stare and the one that moves(loop) I pick up and proceed to do my bending routine

I have both ready to go - but I love my ITR - Spellman had some good routines and ahookup on his DVDs... plus its great for remote PK touches and other spooky effects - however, having a loop is great too for other types of PK touches (Lior' for example) as well as impromptu funny stuff happening around your area

Like Dr. Spector, I use both.

I tend to use loops more as it is quicker for me to get into and clean up, but as we know, sometimes things happen. That s why I like to have a spare or alernate method to accomplish my desired effect. Each has its own group of strenghts and weaknesses. Some effects work better with one, other with the other.

Tony