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salsa_dancer Inner circle 1935 Posts |
I always have been light on my feet!
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NJJ Inner circle 6437 Posts |
I've seen John, as well as other audience members, on other L&L videos. Where are the video's filmed and who are the audience members?
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Kim Elite user 406 Posts |
My understanding is that L&L has employees and family and friends as the audience.
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NJJ Inner circle 6437 Posts |
Does this mean that the enthusiastic responses are perhaps enhanced a little?
BTW, I found laying a shuffled deck out and seeing how long it took to get in order great for getting faster but not much use when I was still learning the system. I kept getting one card wrong and messing up the whole stack and getting really angry! I found the best way to practice was to get the system in order then simply see how long it takes to go through the whole deck, predicting the next card! Another BTW: Without giving away too much, isn't it great that for the cards that are tricky to work out the value of, its easy to figure out the suit of? |
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Craig Chamberlain New user Michigan, USA 49 Posts |
Richard,
The audience on your excellent DVD set is very enthusiastic, maybe even more so than on some other L&L videos. The audience members were responding to strong material and a pleasant personality, but I was wondering if you also did some kind of warm-up before the segments we see. How were you introduced to the audience? |
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Decomposed Eternal Order High Desert 12059 Posts |
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On 2004-02-24 20:15, Nicholas J. Johnson wrote: From what I understand, the videos are made in beautiful Lake Tahoe, CA. They are shot in a person's home with beautiful views from the house to boot. The audiences are from the local community and some of the women are models.
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Richard Osterlind V.I.P. 2213 Posts |
Let me answer a few questions about the L&L videos.
They are filmed in Lake Tahoe in a beautiful house with a huge room as the studio. Louis does his best to make the performer feel at home so as to do their best performances. Dining is great and a whole day is spent planning out the show and working with the camera crew. The audience consists of some of Louis' employees (just a few like maybe four or five) and local residents. (Maybe some are relatives, but no one was introduced to me in that way.) Yes, Louis does try to get enthusiastic people (why wouldn't he!), but they are not warmed up ahead of time or coached. They are typical of any audience who is attending either a live TV show or a performance that is being taped. Did any of you see my TV performance on Fox and Friends a few years ago? It was picked up by Talk Soup for their weekend edition and shown about 20 times. The people on that show (including Stephanie Powers) were every bit as enthusiastic as those at the L&L shoot. I remember years ago when I had a cable television show. I decided to tape the second performance live at a local club I was working at. The first show was typical of a nightclub environment with the normal amount of talking and noise. As soon as we brought in the cameras and lighting to tape the second show, the whole mood of the room changed! Everyone became quiet and respectful! This is how any audience behaves with cameras rolling. Finally, I don't really think that the audience was totally cooperative! There were times when people talked and made comments. "I don't think the bill is still in the envelope!" Or what about when I got the number for one girl wrong and she immediately said, "NO! That's wrong!" with delight! Then I "fixed" that and turned it around. That happened throughout the day. On the close-up segments, after I did a number of what I thought was good stuff, one of the girls suddenly said, "Now, THAT'S good!" as though the rest wasn't! So, there you go. I thought the audience represented pretty much what I find to be the case in most of the shows that I do. Again, yes, they are being recorded and are aware of it. But, how else? I hope that clarifies some of the comments. Richard |
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Kim Elite user 406 Posts |
Richard,
Maybe we got a little off topic here. Let me reiterate that the DVDs are wonderful. That's the bottom line here. :-) |
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salsa_dancer Inner circle 1935 Posts |
All I can say is that I had the same reaction as John when I was watching the DVD!
You should have heard me shouting at the TV! He-he. |
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Richard Osterlind V.I.P. 2213 Posts |
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On 2004-02-25 08:45, Kim wrote: You're right and I'm sorry about that. Thank you so much for the comments about the videos! Richard |
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Bill Hallahan Inner circle New Hampshire 3222 Posts |
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BTW, I found laying a shuffled deck out and seeing how long it took to get in order great for getting faster but not much use when I was still learning the system. I kept getting one card wrong and messing up the whole stack and getting really angry! I found the best way to practice was to get the system in order then simply see how long it takes to go through the whole deck, predicting the next card! Even if you get more than one card wrong, you won't get the entire sequence wrong, you just shift the end of the sequence so that when you get to a certain point, you will calculate a successor and it will be a card that’s already in the stack, i.e. already used. This gives you the insertion point in the deck where one or more cards should go. Split the deck into two packets, at the point between the successor card you calculated and the card before that. Each of these packets will be correct sequences (or if not, you’ll end up splitting one or more of the packets later.) Build up correct several correct sequences of cards and you will eventually be able to put the stack together from these packets. I also did what you do, I just put the stack together from a list, and I practiced calculating successor cards. But it’s worth knowing the technique above if you are ever caught without a list and you happen to make a mistake.
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NJJ Inner circle 6437 Posts |
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On 2004-02-25 08:39, osterlind wrote: Sorry, I didn't mean to suggest they were stooges, actors or people paid to give big reactions (although the money you offer if we bust you using stooges would be nice... ). If I were filming a video or DVD series I would EXACTLY do what L&L have done, and I can only hope that the results would be as good! |
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santlerconjurer Veteran user 364 Posts |
Paid for/dowloaded the e-book on Thursday, can now re-assemble entire deck accurately on my own.
Didn't learn in 15 minutes, but did learn. Was also pleased to learn this is the first magical effect I can practice while boringly swimming my laps at the local health club. Here's my question: do experienced BCS performers find it necessary to pick the deck up every week to "keep in tune," or does this knowledge stay with you no matter what, like muscle memory? I've found my mnemonics doesn't go away even with months between performances. What have people found with BCS? (Or perhaps does everybody get so many more performing engagements than I do that nobody can answer?) |
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Xia Loyal user London, England 286 Posts |
I find it stays put. But I still go over the system a few times before I perform it (just to make sure). As it is nearly always in my pocket, I'm pretty good with the system at most times.
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rgranville Elite user Boston area 463 Posts |
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Here's my question: do experienced BCS performers find it necessary to pick the deck up every week to "keep in tune," or does this knowledge stay with you no matter what, like muscle memory? It stays with me, but I innately have a strong memory for numbers and formulas. That's probably why I was a math major... :pepper: |
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Skitch Veteran user Philadelphia 400 Posts |
I was wondering what would be the difference from a Marked Deck to a stacked deck? Now I know the simple difference, but I guess what I am asking for is effects and how the specttor plays a part. I don't have either a marked deck or a stacking system, but I would like to know the difference. Also, is it good to have both? Or if you have one, is the other not needed?
Thank you.
§kitch
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Suffolk Veteran user 400 Posts |
Skitch, a stacked deck is no use to you if you can't do a false shuffle.
Regards, Doug |
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NJJ Inner circle 6437 Posts |
I'm afraid, Skitch, that you will only get more confusing (but accurate) answers like Doug's to your question since this is the open forum!
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Steve Martin Inner circle 1119 Posts |
Hello,
On Richard's site it says, "Imagine being able to name a card a spectator has chosen without looking at the cards. You just look in their eyes and name it as if you were reading their minds." That is exactly what I am looking for, for a routine I am putting together. Exciting. I don't know the BCS (yet) but do need to know this first: Can you do this without looking at ANY of the cards at all?! I presume some sort of glimpse is necessary, but I don't know for sure. If so, this would need to be the most undetectable glimpse in the universe for what I want to do! Also - I agree with an earlier post that a stack is perhaps strengthened by good false shuffling. Does the system cover that aspect too? Thanks.
Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.
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enriqueenriquez Inner circle New York 1287 Posts |
Steve,
Regarding the glimpse, your intuitions are correct. Osterlind’s manuscript is excellent. You will find suggestions and solutions for all your questions there. The BCS is a great tool that you will be able to apply on many ways. |
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