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tommyellison Regular user 159 Posts |
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On May 16, 2015, George Hunter wrote: The 3-4 times I've seen Shawn present this he was billing it as a "Memory Demo" and not really a mental effect. His script is to convince the audience member alone he is working from memory "having only read the book the night before"...and not reading her mind. The audience sees the ploy similar to one watching Slydini's "Flight of the Paper Balls. Fools one - entertains many. Therefore it would play in a mental act or a comedy magic act equally well... Tommy |
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bevbevvybev Inner circle UK 2672 Posts |
This thread has kind of convinced me to get one!
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yankay37 Regular user Canada 176 Posts |
I think that the routine is pretty funny, and it can be made a lot funnier if you make it your own. (come up with your own premise, or jokes etc.)
However, I mostly use it as a comedy intro into an actual book test. I wouldn't really do this one on it's own, finish it and move on to something else. I don't think it's strong enough. |
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George Hunter Inner circle 2013 Posts |
Yep, Shawn presents it as super-memory demonstration. I do not perform it with that premise, but rather with a thought reading premise. I am allegedly trying to see, or sense, what the volunteer is seeing.
So I do not reveal nearly as much as Shawn does. It is more like, "Do I sense three paragraphs--two short ones and a long one? Is there a very short isolated sentence between the two short paragraphs? Does it read, 'Sherlock sensed imminent danger? Does the last paragraph feature several people in a Victorian garden?" I think that revealing much more than that, including the reading of a line backwards, goes beyond plausible. George |
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Carl Andrews Special user Maui, Hawaii 749 Posts |
I have used it quite a few times and it always gets a great reaction. It's not only good comic relief but a nice surprise at the end that gets gasps. I use it early in show to set a tone of fun and amazement.
Carl |
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Jonmaddgician New user Perth, Western Australia 72 Posts |
Late to the party, but we've been performing this as a 2-man buddy cop style magic show, & having the second performer step in to "ruin" the trick by revealing the second book, only to find the pages blank works really well with the spectator as well as the audience!
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Ray Pierce Inner circle Los Angeles, CA 2607 Posts |
I have done “Flight of the Paper Balls” for many years and it is a highlight of my show. I was in a situation where I was working alone and didn’t like cleaning up the mess of paper afterwards so I shifted over to this effect which is very similar in many aspects. It plays equally as strong and the more I can flash the book to the spectator without them noticing it, the bigger the laughs it gets. It uses the exact same misdirective elements to motion with the book and wave it right in front of her face without them noticing what I’m doing so for me, it uses the exact same skill set and yields the same results. I use it second from closing where Paper Balls always went and it is an effective and very strong piece for me. I usually do it 3 times in a row and am more and more bold with my book each time. In this regard it is very similar to the “Card on Forehead” that the bolder you get, the more laughs are created. It works for me… To each his own.
Ray Pierce
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