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bevbevvybev Inner circle UK 2672 Posts |
Just a quick heads up in case you missed it here on Penny that my new chair test is now available
Small bit of chat about it here http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......um=218&8 Basically, you get three people to choose to sit on any of three chairs, each person picks a card freely from a previously examined deck, swaps cards, swap places with each other, yet you still predict each outcome on the back of each chair, with ample proof that everything is above board. Bev |
Bill Cushman Inner circle Florida 2876 Posts |
I've been a fan of Bev's work since we first started corresponding about the ideas that eventually became Post Justify. First off, Bev is an excellent teacher. Never underestimate how important this factor is, especially in multi-phase routines like the chair test.
I've read others where I've found the description of the effect confusing, let alone the method. Bev's Imp Chair Test is clear cut all the way around. Admittedly I've never performed a chair test and may never do so. I do understand their appeal on several levels, first off filling the oft empty stage of the mentalist, giving the audience something visual to raise and hold their interest. Next, and this is especially true of the Imp, is the hands off nature of the effect wherein the participants appear to be doing all the work. I don't know that an entire act should be designed in this way but it does grant an opportunity for texture that, putting myself in the shoes of the audience, I find engaging and intruiging. In reading Bev's Imp, I am struck by the versatility and opportunity to create several themes around the basic effect. And this holds true even while sticking to playing cards, though it is a bonus that Bev offers other options for those mentalists who won't use cards in their performance. While not every effect need have a storyline beyond the basics of the effect itself, again, it can be important in adding texture to a performance. The Imp Chair Test can be used either way. It lends itself nicely to getting directly to the heart of the matter and to developing themes personalized to the performer and/or the performance venue. Great job as usual Bev! I look forward to hearing from mentalists who perform the Imp Chair Test in their show. |
bevbevvybev Inner circle UK 2672 Posts |
Thanks Bill
The book has been expanded (more) to cover methods for people who want to use the same modus operandi but don't want to use playing cards. Some mentalists don't like using playing cards (that old debate!), but also if you use your own cards with your own stuff on them you can change the theme to cover something appropriate for the occasion i.e. Car names for a car show corporate gig, boys and girls names for a christening, famous landmarks etc There are now also new handling tips, more examples and a discussion on which version to pick for which kind of audience. I actually PREFER the playing cards version because it is so direct and doesn't require any explanation about what's going on - it's incredibly easy to follow for an audience. However there are circumstances where using the other version is preferable and in some cases, much better, for instance when you have a smaller audience. http://thecoldreadingcompany.co.uk/menta......air-test |
bevbevvybev Inner circle UK 2672 Posts |
On the third expansion already, with a couple of new thoughts from Paolo Cavalli and Greg Arce.
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