Derren Brown: Archive
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From: xnetman99
Date: Wed Oct 30, 2002 5:58pm
Subject: Re: pure genius
--- In a previous message Philip Collins wrote:
> Whatever the guy's a genius.
Intelligent, yes, a great performer, yes. Genius - Probably not.
> In paper scissors stone watch....
>
> He starts "you know th agme paper scissors stone where you bang
your hand
> three times and come out with something like this (gestures
scissors)
Ok here we go...Whilst I'm certainly not going to be giving out any
secrets. Derren has well and truly pulled the wool over people's
eyes. To be honest I don't why so many people speculate about how
Derren achieves his effects. If you go and read books on mentalism
perhaps a few people will be able to see beyond the 'psychological'
cover that Derren uses for many of his effects (a few psychological
effects may be included to mis-lead but that's another topic
altogether). As far as NLP is concerned - save your money, there is
very little use for NLP in mentalism. If you are looking for answers
in order to perform them, can't you be a little more original, be
yourself perhaps? Personally I would suggest you sit back and enjoy
the performance. However if people must persist...
You will probably find the solution is a bit more simple than your
suggestion. Do you think what you suggest is reliable enough??
> In the coin in the hand - the second guess serves both as fishing
and to set
> up a psychological bind for the third guess.
>
> "this one tells me wether you're a challenger (gesturing to his
right)
Ummm. Again some of Derren's masterful cover. Whilst there are a
couple of 'physical responses' that can be used these *generally*
aren't reliable enough to wager £50 over 5 attempts. Think again if
you really must.
> Lets have some feedback then....
>
> The blind man was simple leading He knows in advance the mans
choice of
> location and favourite food and music.
Could be 'psychological', but speculating isn't really going to give
you the answer. Try constructing a scenario for someone you know.
See how successful you are. If you are interested in psychological
forces I refer you to Banachek's Psychological Subtleties.
If you or anyone here really is interested in this branch of magic,
mentalism, I would suggest starting with something like 13 Steps to
Mentalism by Corinda...and remember to keep the secrets to yourself.
They are too valuable to just give away. Focus on yourself as a
performer rather than the effects themselves that way you'll seem to
be able to pull off the impossible.
XNetman
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