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Hypno Regular user England 118 Posts |
Hi
If anyone could give me any information about Steve Shaw's book Pre thoughts it would be much appreciated, as I cant find a review of it anywhere other than the text in the ad for it. Thanks Dave |
Necromancer Inner circle Chicago 3076 Posts |
It's great: a complete act that you'll probably not want do as written, but which should give you some insight into the structure of a good short mentalism act.
Before the act starts, Steve Shaw aka Banachek provides some very useful presentation points and theories. And then the fun begins -- It starts with an extremely powerful story that leads into an attention-getting chair effect (Be Seated!). Next, with the people already onstage, is a clever predicted total effect (A Cheap Add-A-Number). After that comes a handy presentation for a commonly used mentalist gimmick and a useful holdout for same (The Alphabet Game). For the closer, there's a very strong five-card mindreading effect that leaves the deck in the audience as a souvenir, and the performer alone on stage to take his bow (Future Card Thought). All of the work is extremely practical and real-world tested, and further proof that if the name Shaw or Banachek is on something, it's solid mentalism material.
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Hypno Regular user England 118 Posts |
Thanks Necromancer
That was just the kind of info I was looking for, however the material in the book does not sound like the sort of material in the other Banachek books is it similar to the stuff I know and love or more standard mentalism ? David |
Eight Spades Elite user Ohio (northwest) 482 Posts |
What exact material are you referring to from Banachek? Psychological Subtleties? PK Touches, PK Time? Basically this is similar but it shows how Shaw groups things together, much like a magician "routining." With his other material you should be able to construct quite a show. This is slightly different from what you're used to but by no means dissappointing.
-Christian
"Tricks are only the crude residue from which the lifeblood of magic has been drained." -S.H. Sharpe
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Hypno Regular user England 118 Posts |
Hi Cristian
The titles you mentioned were the ones I was thinking of. That material is all of a psychic nature. Is this also true of Pre Thoughts or is it more mental magic? Dave |
drosenbe0813 Elite user Long Island, NY 405 Posts |
I like the book very much, but it is mainly predictions (hence the title...Pre-Thoughts) , which I am attempting to remove from my act. That said, the methods and presentations were very interesting and worth what I paid.
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Decomposed Eternal Order High Desert 12059 Posts |
May I ask why you are trying to remove predictions from your act? I find those to be the best effects but Im not as seasoned as most here.
Neil, still looking for a source for psychological subleties.....and also some sort of review. Does this book just expand on Pre-thoughts? Thanks WC
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BonzoTheClown Regular user 176 Posts |
Sapolice,
Some people don't like predictions because they feel they don't fit in with their premise. However there are other ways that predictions can be presented e.g. as Mind Control, the participant reading your mind... Marc Climens |
Necromancer Inner circle Chicago 3076 Posts |
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On 2003-09-26 14:51, sapolice wrote:Neil, still looking for a source for psychological subleties.....and also some sort of review. Does this book just expand on Pre-thoughts? You can find it (along with a ton of other mentalism books) at http://www.misdirections.com It has nothing to do with Pre-Thoughts. Where the latter is a short act of finished performance pieces, Psychological Subtleties is a brilliant sourcebook of psychological forces, equivocations, and other tactics that will enhance the effects you already do to make you look truly telepathic. Be warned that it isn't packed with finished effects, and it isn't for beginners. But to a working pro, it's gold.
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