Derren Brown: Archive
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From: ganetauk
Date: Fri Oct 18, 2002 6:46pm
Subject: Re: Pure effect FIRST EDITION??
"and the truth is Derrens effects take alot of balls, "
I never saw the ball trick. :oP
--- In a previous message marcthomashogan wrote:
> James
>
> Has a really valid point, if a magicician publishes and charges for
> his material, its perfectly acceptable for another magicain to
> develop the routine....
>
> As for stealing an idea, the two effects in his book that were
> removed are very impressive, and very clever, but Derren removed
> them for a reason as he still uses them.
>
> On saying that at least one of the ideas is based on something
else,
> and I think its perfectly acceptable to develop material as long as
> you make it new and original! As I have said before Magic should be
> enjoyed rather than analysed, unless you plan to perform, and the
> truth is Derrens effects take alot of balls, and realistically an
> amateur would not perform the material.
>
> If you have to know I would suggest you watch Derren Live and think
> laterally, it would be much more rewarding than just copying the
> answer from his book! Besides that its illegal, and James could be
> sued!!
>
> I perform some effects similar to derren in my routine, but you
have
> to make them your own, or people will go "Oh I've seen that on
telly
> with that bloke" and all the magic is gone.....
