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Paul Budd Elite user It's a shame he's only made 435 Posts |
You know how you get something on your mind and just can't let it go? I've been thinking lately..........what book (books?) might discuss really great effects using plain old index cards? I saw an article in an old Linking Ring that covered some sort of number table (didn't read like it was very high-impact....sorry) and it just set me to thinking about index cards and I can't let it go.
Any index card geniuses out there?? I'm really into strong effects that use simple (and/or almost no) props. Paul B.
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Paul Budd Elite user It's a shame he's only made 435 Posts |
Thanks so much....anyone else got any hot ideas??
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There are a lot of packet tricks that could be adapted to index cards with a little thought. If you can manipulate them as well as you can cards, you could certainly do a Color Monte with hand-drawn symbols, etc.
I'm even thinking 'Card Warp'. Draw or write some 'magical' incantation or sign on one side of the card and warp it. Might play well. Think paper tricks, too. As long as a trick would work with the stiffer card, it should be adaptable. I'm thinking of a Coin Fold that would certainly work well, I believe.
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Sorry I posted on the wrong thread.
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Scott Cram Inner circle 2678 Posts |
If you can find "Simply Harkey", there's an excellent effect concerning mirages that uses index cards.
Most "Out To Lunch" routines can be adapted to index cards, assuming you can find the proper rubber bands. |
Paul Budd Elite user It's a shame he's only made 435 Posts |
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On 2008-05-16 18:44, Scott Cram wrote: Excellent, I actually hadn't thought of that. "Out To Lunch" was (I'm almost certain) the first trick I ever bought......boy, that was a long time ago!! Paul B.
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I have heard that Cushman's Mental Index might be what you are searching for.
Mental Index by Bill Cushman Mentalism Effects using index cards (or business cards). Forward by Millard Longman Reviewed by Christopher Taylor I found this to be a collection of very inspiring, well explained and very useable mental effects. The only props involved are index cards and a pen. (one effect does require the use of dice and a pack of cards). Business cards can be substituted for the index cards in most of them. Below are some details on several of the effects. The first two effects use Longman’s Acidus Novus. Bill includes here the original instruction Mr. Longmann wrote 30 years ago on that venerable technique, along with a 30 second video clip of him performing and explaining the technique, which is a surprise bonus. Song and Dance A version of Bob Cassidy’s Name and Place using a participant’s cell phone ring tone and the number • I like this! Having the participant’s phone ring as a simultaneous revelation of the fact that you have telepathically discerned both the number and the ring tone is very appealing. Bill gives us some great subtleties here as well. They include the use of self deprecatory humor; when to get the peek when your hands are being burned; and the use of a silent script. In fact, the subtleties which he includes with each effect elevate this ebook to the realm of must-have for any mentalist who enjoys simple and direct mentalism. Heart To Heart I like this one too due to the great emotional involvement. As in all of Bill’s routines, there is lots of commonsense justification for each step involved in the method. For example, “……. now fold the card in half so your hearts are touching. And fold it again the other way, insuring his name stays secret.” This effect is an example of an aspect of Bill’s work that I find very engaging. I am referring to the way he subtlety evokes the power of ritual. If you are thinking this might make these effects too esoteric or weird for your taste, rest assured, it is far from heavy handed. Bill’s application of the concept of ceremony is completely congruent to the effect’s theme and only serves to increase the participant’s sense of involvement while also further justifying the use of billets, drawing, clear writing, folding and, as in the case of the next two effects, tearing. 7 Deadly Sins This and the next effect require some skill in centre tear technique. 7DS is “… a contribution to mentalism transformed and transplanted from the psychological approach known as Solution Focused Therapy, which developed from the work of Dr. Milton Erickson.” Bill is referring to an approach from his field of therapy which can enable you to describe what the participant is imagining happening to him in the future. This is a thoroughly intriguing concept which he terms, “solution-focused mind reading”. I hope we see much more of this idea in greater detail from Bill. The next effect, Free Willy, is actually a version of the classic A Question and The Answer and the subtleties Bill includes here have many applications to billet work in general. Both 7 Deadly Sins and Free Willy clearly demonstrate that Bill’s presentations have emerged from his perspective as a therapist; that is a good thing as it provides many of his readers with new solid hooks to hang effects on; hooks that can catch the audience on the fact that they are having interesting facts revealed about themselves in the spirit of developing self-awareness. Bill makes it clear that these approaches work for him and we need to adapt them to our own styles. Because the presentations are so embedded in the therapeutic model however, I occasionally found myself wishing for a few hints and examples of how that might be done. The remaining effects are just as good as the others I mentioned. They include the title piece, Mind Index, a method of creating an instant stacked pack of image stimulating words, School Dazed, a force free version of mental epic co-created with Millard Longman and Mentalink, a fantastic performance piece dealing with ESP symbols applying the Frixion Pen that you will want to carry in your wallet at all times. Christopher Taylor June 2008
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On 2008-05-17 14:17, Paul Budd wrote: Speaking of "Out to Lunch" routines, the book included with the Stockholder will have more ideas than you ever thought possible, and that could easily be adapted to index cards. The magic square routine from Mindsights would work well, too. |
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