Derren Brown: Archive
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From: mesaboogieuk
Date: Thu Apr 10, 2003 9:27am
Subject: Re: Reminisce - What do we know, what do we think we know?
There is no preshow.
--- In a previous message nxnzerx" wrote:
> Reminisce has to be one of my favourite DB effects but there never
> seems to be any discussion about its possible methods. Does anyone
> on here have a first edition of Pure Effect and if so, how about
> some pointers?
>
> In my opinion it is a fantastic effect and one that I would love to
> be able to do. I do get the feeling though that there is some
> preshow work done and the strength of the routine lies in the fact
> that we only see the final outcome.
>
> I would place my bets on some preshow work along the lines of an
> usher asking people in the foyer about a particularly strong memory
> or some other method of drawing people in before the show starts.
> Once you have a mark in mind its easy to get him up on stage and
> take it from there. As Derren himself says in P.E. its all about
> effect and the question of stooges concerns aesthetics not ethics.
> If not something quite so blatant, then maybe some suggestion.
> Either way I have the feeling that it is something very obvious and
> simple just dressed in Derrens amazing presentation (Like his
> reworking of the Georgia Magnet trick)
>
> Anyone else have any ideas or theories?
