Compromise can come later, but not where it will be visible to the audience. There is no reason why the subject should not just think of something - anything at all. If a spectator is to concentrate upon a word and I am to reveal it, then there is no reason to involve books, however appealing the gaffed volumes or brilliant the handling may be. I decided to start with the highest ideals and see how far I could move towards them without compromising on those aspects of the performance tangible or visible to the audience. There may be ways of making small pieces of folded paper psychologically invisible, but I felt that to begin with that familiar currency was compromising too early. They only have value when any physical channels of communication are clearly absent. These are simple notions, and they demand very simple performance. The effects of this ethereal passage may be varied: an object may move or behave unusually, a person might find herself performing involuntary acts, one person may reveal the thoughts of another or demonstrate some esoteric knowledge. A thought is to move from one place to another. When presenting a mental routine, the effect will be in essence very simple. Thus as my interest in the performance of strong, direct and off-beat mental effects developed, it did so without giving any thought to the usual gaffs.Īs I have said before, the importance of beginning with nothing but the effect in mind is paramount.
But the idea of centre-tears, billet switches, book tests and the standard fare seemed very out of place. Soon I had developed a close-up set of 'mental' effects, which would be recognised by us as the more visual area of mentalism: metal bending and PK effects featured heavily.
On the other hand, I developed an interest in the use of suggestion and liked the response I received to effects that at least appeared to work through psychological rather than thaumaturgical principles. Even as I found myself able to create my own close-up environment more and more, avoiding when possible the inelegance of the banquet hall, the performance of run-of-the-mill mentalism would still have been inappropriate. There is little room, I feel, for ' mentalism' as a table-hopping performer. I occasionally would perform a stage hypnotic show, but as I had no desire to perform the standard humiliating stunts, I saw the advantage of concentrating on the magic, which was far more commercial. I have already made up what I need to start performing this and can’t wait to work on some amazing routines using the tool.Since making the decision in my early twenties not to pursue a career as a lawyer, I began to earn my living performing close-up magic. His writing is elegant and precise, he does not patronise the reader yet manages to explain the effect and method in such a way that armatures and pros alike will be highly pleased and impressed with their purchase. Stuart provides a link to his website in the eBook that provides you with all the relevant logos for you to make this up and start performing straight away. It is perfect for working with large corporations and one on one work too. ICON is something that I will certainly be using from now on in my corporate work and close up work.
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Stuart provides more than enough to get you started with the routine and a huge amount of ideas on how to use this onstage, for a drawing duplication and more. ICON is a fantastic tool for the modern mentalist who wants to have a solid logo reveal or even a drawing duplication. “Stuart Palm is someone who I highly regard as a genius in the field of Mentalism, his help and advise on my work has been invaluable and so when Stuart released his ICON effect today I knew that I just had to get it. You also receive the files that allow you to print your own cards and add more to customise your own set.
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With your purchase of ICON you receive a 45 minute video download which details Stuart Palm's time tested handling of the cards and scripting, as well as a 40 page ebook containing many ideas on performance and handling. It fits in your coat pocket, but can play to one person or hundreds. It is perfect for both close up and stage. ICON works as the basis for a drawing duplication. You will easily direct your audience's imagination with all their senses engaged in order to have them transmitting not just a thought, but an imagined experience. ICON is performed with a printable set of cards representing corporate brands. ICON is an extremely versatile effect and tool for creating the experience of mind-to-mind contact or telepathy for your audience.
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