Even through sheer rehearsal I've found things I've liked but wanted to change in my own routines. Obviously nothing is groundbreaking but I enjoy putting my ideas on paper and maybe somebody will come around and help me out.
1) I like Ted Lesley's "The Spectator as Mindreader". I think it's an easy, direct effect. What I liked doing is not something I think is original but I can't remember where I've read this from. Instead of the spectator just picking a card, you "teach" them by splitting the deck in half and letting the spectator choose one half. Each person selects a card and you exchange them, shuffling them into the respective decks. Then you ask the spectator to find your card as you find the spectator's card. You reveal the spectator's card first which is nice because the shuffle and selection are genuine, but then I think it helps build up to the fact that the spectator will reveal YOUR card. I like the step-up approach to Mr. Lesley's effect because I think there is a nice anticipation that builds up.
2) I have been playing around with Psypher as a book test (which is what I always use it for) and then using a prediction (I like Vision Supreme because it's in an envelope) to reveal the page number the spectator took the word from (You will choose page ---). Though I think the word reveal is strong, I have been going back and forth whether the prediction, being pulled out of the envelope in a deliberate, slow, and clean manner, is a stronger way to finish the 2 part routine. The patter after I reveal the word would be something like "But, of course, I kind of cheated. Even though you think you had the whole book to yourself, I blahblahblah influenced you to think of the page you turned. Please name the page you used to take the word from. As you can see [pull laminated card out of envelope], I did indeed want you to choose that page." Something like that.
Friday, March 8, 2013
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