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From: Blue Chip
Date: Sun Mar 23, 2003 5:26am
Subject: Re: [Derren Brown] Re: Pure effect FIRST EDITION??
Apparently they were/are:
# Lift. Remote control the raising of someone elses arm (MC1?).
and
# Reminisce. I think this is the trick with the girl at the Opera
NB. We were regularly told as students that you can legally photocopy 5% of
a book
(Don't recall who asked, but... "N.B." is the standard abbreviation for the
Latin expression "nota bene" meaning "note well" and is "used to direct
attention to something particularly important".)
At 04:05 23/03/03 +0000, you wrote:
>Well you dont have to tell me how the two tricks that are not there
>are done.
>
>I'd just like to know what they were.
>
>Was it mentalism or card related?
>
>--- In a previous message ganetauk wrote:
> > "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.....
| Replies | Author | Yahoo ID | Date | Size |
| 3619: Re: Pure effect FIRST EDITION?? | hypersang | hypersang | Sun 23/03/2003 | 3 KB |
| 3651: Re: Pure effect FIRST EDITION?? | Sudra | sgsudra | Mon3/24/2003 | 4 KB |
| 3656: Re: Pure effect FIRST EDITION?? | hypersang | hypersang | Mon3/24/2003 | 2 KB |
