I thoroughly enjoyed ted lesley's section on this in paramiracles, but id be interested to hear if anyone has any other sources on the theater, plot, and performance of effects that use the center tear or any of it's cousins in the method.

Al Mann's "Purloined Thought"

Docc Hilford's "Keeping the Center" booklet.

Gary Kurtz Booklets maybe?

My favorite C... Tear! and Garys thinking behind these techniques is wonderful!


Ravi

Ravi, where can they be found?

A few more sources on the CT:

Corinda
Tarbell
T.A. Waters
Lee Earle's DVD

On the matter of earle's dvd's - I'm well versed in method, does it provide any serious contributions on the matter of presentation?

In a word, "YES"

Also, please add Richard Osterlind's work to your growing list. His manuscript on the CT is as close to essential as one can come.

Then Dick Stride and Alan Wassilak.

Don't forget Ran Pink either.

All have different techniques, all cover presentation in differing ways as well.

Tony;

Hate to be a pain, thank you so much for your kind and considered suggestions. Could you hit me with some titles from the authors you mention? thank you so much for taking the time to help out.

Scatter Thought Off-Center Center Tear (Stride and Wassilak)
The Perfected Center Tear (Richard Osterlind)
Think Pink (Ran Pink)

Do a search on this particular detail. "Lee Earle's Center Tear Teach In". You'll find more there than any one answer from a post in this thread. There's much division in opinions on it as well.

John

I found little use in his Q&A tapes, you see, thanks for th einput

Can anyone who owns any of these sources contact me via pm please

Anyone?

Which sources do you mean? all the books that were mentioned? Or the DVD's ?


Ravi

Purloined mostly - anyone have it?

I have it, what do you want to know?


Ravi

There's a mini-essay in Richard Busch's Peek Performances. His tear is off-centre and uses index cards - though for me it works better with business cards.

Barry

Barry

I love that tear

I'll go back and re-read it