Magic Like Derren Brown
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If you liked Devil's Picturebook, pick up Banachek's Psychological Subtleties series (1, 2 & 3). Or look into Kenton Knepper's work as well. You may also find Luke Jermay's work interesting... These are just a few that come to mind...
Funny you should mention it, actually, I was reminded just a few hours ago to go back and look at Derren's stuff... I haven't used some of the material for a while.
Funny you should mention it, actually, I was reminded just a few hours ago to go back and look at Derren's stuff... I haven't used some of the material for a while.
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ParaLies by Josh Quinn is fantastic. There was one effect in there (Memorandom) that really reminded me a lot of Derren's stuff. Seriously, this is a brilliant book.
Definitely check out the Psychological Subtleties series - I can't recommend them enough. In addition, pick up some classic books that cover the fundamentals in mentalism (13 Steps to Mentalism and Practical Mental Magic, namely).
Much of what Derren performs has its roots in these texts; don't discount their value.
Much of what Derren performs has its roots in these texts; don't discount their value.
ParaLies has a lot of close up material. There are stage pieces - most can be adapted for both - but there's definitely a lot of material that you can use informally.
But actually, Raiker suggested something that I should've. Honestly, half of Derren's show is from the Jinx, last time I checked. >.> I watched Evening of Wonders again the other day, and the thing that surprised me the most was how much of the show wasn't psychological - and yet, he has this perception of using psychological mentalism.
David - I haven't thought about it much, but obviously the use of American States rather disrupts the function of the Chunnel here. If you don't mind saying so, how do you get around that?
But actually, Raiker suggested something that I should've. Honestly, half of Derren's show is from the Jinx, last time I checked. >.> I watched Evening of Wonders again the other day, and the thing that surprised me the most was how much of the show wasn't psychological - and yet, he has this perception of using psychological mentalism.
David - I haven't thought about it much, but obviously the use of American States rather disrupts the function of the Chunnel here. If you don't mind saying so, how do you get around that?
D ICE R, would you be so kind as to send me that pm as well? I'm from Britain and have been trying to create a chunnel that's non US specific, but only with limited luck. I'd be interested to see what solution you had to the problem.
Cheers
Cheers
Oh okay then. I've worked out a fair bit of a non US one anyway, I was just curious as to what you'd come up with.
Ah, okay. At the moment I'm using flowers and numbers as my starting point, but I might try and find a better alternative to numbers.
This is my act...
My act is similar to Derren Brown's style. As a matter of fact, we have had almost identical training over the last tweny years.
Contact me, and I can make some suggestions and answer any questions you may have.
Bill
My act is similar to Derren Brown's style. As a matter of fact, we have had almost identical training over the last tweny years.
Contact me, and I can make some suggestions and answer any questions you may have.
Bill