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Pablo Amirá
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Impromptu and Colorful
Prediction
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Also from Pablo Amirá
Mysteries Anywhere
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Impromptu and Colorful
Prediction
Thanks for respecting this art and keeping this document to yourself.
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This document is dedicated to the late Tony Corinda.
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Introduction
Hi!
Before a technical explanation, I suggest that you just ENJOY the ideas in
here.
In this eBook you will find 2 effects in which I am able to know in advance the
outcome of random events or influence in them, better known as a
Prediction.
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The art of Magic is a wonderful art because it teaches us how astonishment
needs to be part of our lives BUT I feel that magicians today (or at least 60%)
fail in this purpose BECAUSE they don’t understand the importance of the
mystery AND they just want to show off with their ability.
In the art of Mentalism we create mystery and mental experiences WITH and
IN the minds of our participants, and with Prediction effects you need to sell
the idea that you can either influence or know future events.
“Who will want to pay for a fake psychic?” (As Mr. Cassidy says).
I hope that you understand the ideas in this document, expand your
consciousness to new dimensions and create your own masterpieces.
Pablo Amirá
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Index
Essay
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A Joke…
(A classic Latin cartoon called “Mafalda”)
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“The best way to predict the future is to invent it”
Laurence J. Peter
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Impromptu Prediction
I want to have something meaningful in my repertoire that can be more than a
prediction.
I work with a LOT of different ideas and techniques. This one is the ONE.
The mentalist receives some ideas and writes them down on a piece of
paper, which is isolated in his wallet or in an envelope.
Later on, the participant is asked to think of an important person in his
life. The mentalist claims that he will pick some characteristics of the
thought of person.
After a few revelations, the mentalist takes the paper from the wallet
and reveal the prediction of the initials of the person that the
participant is merely visualizing in his mind.
Effect
Precognition. The mentalist is capable to predict the initials of a
thought person.
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You Need
How?
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More than one effect or a lot of different effects, this “Impromptu
Prediction” is more like a way of thinking.
So, take all these ideas and be aware that maybe your ways of
achieving effects will be changed, not because I have an ultra genius
mind, but because our art is extremely beautiful and subtle.
First of all (before any methodology) just think of the effect and the
memory that the participant will have:
(This will be the POV of your participant)
“You (put your name here) wrote something on a paper and put it in your wallet.
Later on I visualized in my mind a friend and you read my mind about a few things.
Finally you took the paper and in the paper were the initials of the friend that I was
thinking of!”
What an incredible experience for him.
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I used 2 crucial techniques (for me of course) to use DW in a subtle
way:
1. Misdirection:
“Control the attention of you audience and don’t be caught in moves or
trickery”.
This explanation can sound a little obvious, but it’s necessary that
you put all the theory that you know and use all your tools to
create an interesting performance.
For example, humor in an intelligent manner to direct attention, or
any “internalization” (the participants thinks of something, or
remembers a memory, etc).
2. Indirection :
“Communicate important information in subtle ways and be accepted in
the subconscious of your audience and participants”.
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A few performers are critical to Koran´s performances of “Gold
Medallion” because the DW moment is “too” obvious, but I think that
he was SUCH A WONDERFUL PERFOMER that the participants and
the audience didn’t focus on his moves, just in his charisma and words.
I have a few subtleties that you can use to put more psychology on top
of your actions.
DW subtleties:
1. One great subtlety is Andy Nyman´s “Dry pen” idea. I learnt this
subtlety in Luke Jermay´s version of the Koran Medallion.
For example at the start of any effect where I use DW, I use a “red
Sharpie” (in reality it’s a black sharpie but with a RED CAP).
In an indirect way I communicate that this marker is red and perform
the Nyman Subtlety.
I “try to write” (in reality DW the called out number), and realize that
the sharpie is “dry”.
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After that bluff I pocket the “red sharpie” (remember it’s just a black
sharpie with a red cap).
And take another real red sharpie from my jacket pocket and write the
called out number (or whatever) in red ink.
At the end where the paper falls from the balloon (I use a variation
from Luca Volpe´s Confabulation with a balloon) I point out the fact to
the participant on stage that:
“A few days ago I PRINTED some facts that I KNEW in advance would
occur in this show”
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The participant CONFIRMS that ALL the information is printed (in that
moment I just cover the DW info). So with that subtle Dual reality
idea I can create the memory to the audience that the prediction was
printed and not just written in sharpie.
I LOVE this technique (DW) more than any other secret writing
techniques, because you don’t need little pencils or plastics with leads.
You just need a pen that becomes very handy in casual presentations.
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I try these different ideas a few times, but as usual I wanted more.
When I purchased my SAW Wallet some time ago, I LOVED it
because of the simplicity of one thing…. The SUC Portion.
And from this part started the new rethinking of this effect.
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First of all, you need to have a GOOD MOTIVATION to write
another thing after your prediction. In the specific effect that I describe
I use 2 approaches:
1. I sketch a caricature of the thought of person, or
2. Read the mind of the participant in more serious manner
You can borrow a piece of paper or use your own business cards.
You need 2 pieces of paper, one for the prediction and the other for
the excuse to double write.
Take a moment. Believe in yourself and try to really take your mind
and move thru time and see the future (importance of the subtext).
That can sound a little weird to some people, but do it.
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An important bit that I almost always do is to NEVER label the
prediction as a prediction. Just write something on the paper as
“something for later”.
On the paper that you will put in the SUC portion of the SAW Wallet
write something like:
“I predict that you will experience a great moment of mental mystery,
Also, I predict that you will remember this performance and the
initials_.__.”
(Photo 1)
The points are a nice psychological factor that function
as an “indirect anchor” to the fact that you wrote the
2 initials at that moment.
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In that manner the participant could connect that ridiculous moment
of saying “dot” with the memory to write the prediction.
Now, you have some options. You can bend the card in half and put it
in the SUC Portion, or just insert it as usual. (Photo 2 and 3)
(Photo 2) (Photo 3)
Start to stimulate his imagination (vivid mental pictures) and let the fun
start.
Take the other paper that you left on the table and
use a psychological force (color red, carrot or whatever) to
synchronize a little bit with your participant.
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Now comes one important part. Try to write RED or CARROT, or
whatever Psychological force, and in your SUBTEXT say:
“Oh… I can’t write without a support. OH! , I can use the Wallet”
(Photo 4)
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After this say something like:
“Ok, now WE know that it’s a male that you are thinking of… by the
way…WHAT IS THE COMPLETE NAME OF THIS PERSON? TELL ME “
As you can see, I use “WE” and not “I” because “WE” (mentalist and
audience) can NOW know the gender. With that mood (the audience
and the mentalist want to know more) just say the 2nd line in capital
letters as an afterthought and with a little bit of indifference.
The last little line “Tell me” strengthens the command and doesn’t give
your participant any room to doubt.
You can use a CT, AN, Billet Switching to obtain the info, but just
ASKING in the middle of the routine is more direct.
“Really! That’s really weird” and continue with the last part, the
relationship with that person.
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Ask to your participant to think in his relationship with this person (or
any other topic that you want to use), and in this
moment in your SUBTEXT say:
(Photo 6)
(Photo 7)
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In that business
card I wrote:
RED
After that, again, without placing too much
FEMALE
importance , leave the wallet on the table.
FRIEND
(Photo 8)
(Photo 8)
If you guess the relationship correctly, GREAT! , but if you miss, just keep up
your performance.
Create false memories, (remember that it’s what they remember, not what
they saw), and let the participant agree with you.
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“Well... I don’t get to many characteristics of the thought of person BUT you had a
nice visualization, right?” YES
“BUT the impressive AND memorable thing comes now. Remember that I wrote
something on a paper AND placed it in this wallet?” YES
And now just take the paper AND give this subtle line that creates another
great image:
“For the FIRST TIME, tell us just the initials of the person you are THINKING of”
With this line, you can create the false memory that you NEVER asked for
the complete name in the middle of the visualization.
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2. tell us just the initials:
Again, “Tell us” is used as a way to involve the entire audience and have
another motivation to ask the initials (you don’t want to the response “You
are Mindreader, you tell me”).
And if you completely analyze that line, it’s completely honest, because
it’s truly the first time the participant will say the initials.
“T.C.”
The participant will read the prediction and release the natural tension with
applause for them.
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That’s the basics for “Impromptu Prediction”.
As you clearly see, this effect has a LOT of thinking, so PLEASE give it the
necessary practice to all the little finesses, rehearse your own script and if
you don’t have a SAW wallet, spend some money and buy one!.
It isn’t cheap, but you can create a LOT of powerful mentalism with it.
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Possible Dialogue
(Premise)
(Visualization)
Let’s do something fun. Just think in someone that is close and important in your life
that I cannot possibly know, ok? Mmmm Ok
Ok, just close your eyes and see this person in your mind’s eye (participant closes
his eyes)
(After that you take your paper, use the wallet as a support and write
COLOR RED)
(Psychological force) See this person in your mind, and see a white box that he or
she is holding. Now the white box turns into a BRIGHT color box.
Great, and as you keep your eyes closed, just focus on this person.
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Repeat just MALE or FEMALE in your mind, ok? Ok
(Support the paper on the wallet again, and just read the tells from your
participant or take a guess, in this case “FEMALE”).
Male
Ok (disappointed face).
Ok, now WE know that it’s a male that you are thinking of… by the way… WHAT
IS THE COMPLETE NAME OF THIS PERSON? TELL ME
Tom Cruise
Now, the last bit. Just think of relationship that you have with this person
(Take the wallet in the inverted way, so you can write “Friend” or whatever
you want on the paper AND write T C on the card)
Ok I already wrote my answer. In a loud voice tell everyone the exact relationship
that you have with this person
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Friend
Great. At the count of three (in this moment you can put the pen on top of the
wallet) just come back to us.
“Well... I don’t get to many characteristics of the thought of person BUT you lived a
nice visualization, right?” YES
You remember that I wrote something on a paper AND placed it in this wallet?
YES.
For the first time, tell us just the initials of the person you are thinking of
T.C
Incredible (At this moment just take the paper from the wallet and give it to
him)
Please read it out loud to everyone (Participant reads the entire prediction)
(End)
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Ideas
1. You can alter the handling a little bit (if you don’t have a SAW Wallet
and you don’t want to use an envelope).
Imagine: A stack of business cards with your prediction on top.
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2. I referred to this effect as Impromptu because I ALWAYS carry my
wallet, so for me fits that criteria,
BUT another impromptu handling that you can use is this one:
Write a prediction and put it in your right pocket (in reality you do a
false transfer and keep the billet in left hand finger
palm)
Now you can take the other piece of paper and
put it in your left hand and use your hand as a
support (this image from Al Koran´s Legacy will be
inspiring for you).
After that you give the Paper with the big number to your participant,
pretend to take the paper from the pocket (take the invisible billet)
and pretend to put it in your left hand and show your prediction.
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With that, everything looks as it should be and you finish with the
SAME effect, but without wallet or envelope.
3. Another idea that you can use is a billet switch to accomplish the
effect, although I prefer the approach from “Impromptu Prediction”.
In this way, you lose impromptu nature of the effect a little bit,
Well. If you follow along, you can hide the protruding paper from the
SUC part with your other paper, so for a brief moment you can flash
the surface of the wallet.
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5. Another approach is: Put the billet in the SUC portion, steal it in your
finger palm, do your DW and finally load the billet to reveal your
prediction (you can do this handling with a window or slit envelope).
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In that BIG motivation that you have to write some things below
the big number from your participant, just DW the named
number as you use the wallet as a support.
The other ideas that I give in the beginning can help you figure
out the effect.
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Credits and Inspiration
First of all Al Koran and his wonderful medallion, Mark Strivings for the SUC
idea, Peter Nardi for his awesome wallet, Andy Nyman and Luke Jermay for
the “dry pen” subtlety and Kenton Knepper for all his work in the use of
words.
www.alakazam.co.uk
www.alakazam-USA.com
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“Artists can color the sky red because they know it's blue.
Jules Feiffer
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C.C.C.
A theory about performances (successful performances I hope)
Don’t take me as the “perfect” guy. As a matter of fact, I learn almost all my
techniques in failed experiences. For that reason I know that suggestion and
psychology is SO important for a successful performance.
I find that the 3 things that I need to start and develop any solid
performances (close up, stage, informal) can be labeled with concepts that
start with “C”.
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C.C.C. stands for
1. Confianza
2. Comunicación
3. Complacencia
1. Confidence
2. Communication
3. Compliance.
Confidence
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At the start of any performance, we need to show ourselves COMPLETELY
positive about the results.
Without any word, just with our body language we can say:
I love to watch old vintage videos from Al Koran, Kuda Bux and other
performers (also magicians like Fred Kaps or Tommy Wonder) just because
they look so secure about themselves and interesting just because they said:
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Confidence can create great rapport, but if you project a false image of
yourself, you can create the contrary expected answer from your
participants and loose all the connection and communication.
http://ezinearticles.com/?The-3-Steps-to-Quickly-Building-Self-Confidence&id=4276431
So, in conclusion, be aware that you need to project a very confident image
of yourself (because it’s obvious that you need to know who you are and
know your character as a performer) and keep the performance interesting
just because you look interesting and completely secure.
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Communication
“Everything is communication”
Gregory Bateson
I studied a little bit the work of this great man and I can tell you that he has
incredible tools for our art in terms to how to communicate effectively our
messages.
I can’t really explain all the points in this concept because I don’t have all the
necessary knowledge and experience but I can share with you the awareness
about the real importance that communication has.
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How you approach a table communicates.
The first 5-10 seconds are crucial to your creation of solid rapport with your
audience (as some investigations say).
If in your business cards you appear as a “Mindreader” and you have in your
hand a magic wand… sorry but you are communicating only one thing:
“I do tricks”.
What do you communicate if you go onstage with a dirty briefcase, with dirty
shoes and excuse yourself because your car has a problem? Well, that you
are unorganized and clearly you will not get the gig again in that club.
If you use interesting words in your scripts you will gain interest as a
knowledgeable performer and with that you communicate confidence and
security.
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Of course that point can be used in reverse. You can destroy all your
possible connection with your audience if you start to talk like a robot and
say:
(With an incredibly weak posture, without making eye contact, without any
signal of interest)
If you are interest in enhancing your communicational abilities, just spend less
time searching for the “perfect” effect and read some books on this theme
So be aware that all the things that you do and not do communicate are
characteristics of you as a performer.
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Compliance
I understand this concept a little more and started to use it consciously when
I started to study hypnosis in my university and also for entertainment
purposes.
The importance that this concept has is amazing and allows you to create this
asymmetrical relation between you and your audience harmonically.
You can read more about this topic from Robert Cialdini, Milgram and his
wonderful experiment, and in general, social psychology.
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In conclusion, I need to say that this model will always be a theory,
completely debatable and subjective, but as far as I understand, with these 3
concepts my performances feel different and I notice this response verbally
and non-verbally from my participants.
I can write more of these concepts, but the purpose of this essay is to share
my point of view and STIMULATE your investigation in these areas.
This is just the beginning for you the reader to try them out, change things a
little bit and add your own experience.
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“Even in darkness, every
Joss Whedon
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Colorful
Prediction
My version of the classic Technicolor Prediction
Credible and Incredible routine
The mentalist presents 3 small colored envelopes, each one with an accurate
prediction inside. A woman from the audience selects an envelope, followed
by a man selecting an envelope.
Both participants remove the papers from their envelopes, proving accurate
but funny predictions, such as “You will select this envelope” or “You will
select the yellow envelope”, but at the end you provide a mysterious
moment when you reveal the exact prediction about the free choices.
Effect
Precognition. The envelope left for the mentalist has a paper which predicts
exactly the decisions made by the participants.
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You Need
How?
The original effect (as far as I know) is published in Martin Lewis` “Making
Magic” Video Volume 1.
I don’t have the original source, but my investigation tell me that his version
is only for stage performance because of the necessary props.
I love this effect; it’s very comical in nature and also allows for a credible
prediction of events.
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I tried different ideas (using DR or NW), but this is my final solution and the
one that I use.
No wallets.
No special envelopes.
No ripped envelopes.
Instant Reset.
The first 4 ones fit this effect. This approach isn’t an instant reset, but you
need just 3 sec. preparation to perform it again, so it’s great for walkaround,
parlor, or casual performances.
I know that Martin Lewis´s version uses the board to accomplish the 6
different options. I don’t have material from him so I don’t know the working
behind this method, but I can accomplish the same effect with a billet index.
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I will explain the
construction of the” PA #1
Billet Index”.
(Photo 1)
(Photo 1)
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The Size of the Index depends on your own requirements. The longest card
(the card in the back) is ¾ from an original card, and the ladder descends
3/16 inches each one.
That’s it, very simple to construct. The billets stay in this space very tightly
but comfortable enough to find the proper one at the right moment.
Another option (if you don’t have any billet index) is the “Matchbook Billet
Index” from Annemann.
(Photo 2)
Of course that you can add more pockets and have more
I ask a few very intelligent people what the possibilities in this effect are. The
majority say “1 in 9”, but in reality it’s 1 in 6, so you need the 6 possible
outcomes and put the billet index in one pocket.
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I use this order in the billet index:
In the first two slots, the billets say that the woman chooses GREEN, in the
other 2 the woman selects the ORANGE, and in the last 2 the woman
selects the YELLOW, so after the woman’s decision, I just have 2 options to
decide in which space the proper billet is in.
If the woman says GREEN (for example), I know that I need to take either
the billet from the first slot or the second. If (in this case) the man ORANGE,
I know that I need to take the first billet, and if the man said YELLOW, I need
to take the second billet (basically it’s just an alphabetical mnemonic).
Also, you need 3 colored envelopes (any color, of course). I made my own
envelopes with size 3x3 inches. approx. (I have a few, for that reason it all
really depends on the context).
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You start your routine talking about the psychology of color, the meaning of
color or just showing the colors (it’s up to you, right?).
You give the lady an option (I start from the lady because that’s my
mnemonic) and give her this choice.
Recapitulate the free choices of the colors, and after that, direct attention to
the envelopes. They can open the envelopes and carefully read the message.
It’s a very fun moment, and leaves you in the PERFECT position to do your
move.
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At the moment where the man is taking his paper and reading his prediction
out loud, you put your right hand (if you are a righty) casually in your pocket,
find your proper billet in the index (your right thumb riffles off the
After that you just need to load the billet BEHIND the envelope. Just push
the billet with your thumb.
(Photo 4)
(Photo 5)
In the “Photo 5” position, you just need to create the illusion that you take
the paper from inside the envelope. In reality you are just miming that action.
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Insert your 4 fingers in the envelope, REALLY touching the billet from inside
the envelope, and just mimic the movement while the right thumb pinches
the billet from behind.
You can pinch the billet that’s really inside of the envelope just with your left
fingers and not show 2 billets and create a weird new effect:
During the moment where you take the billet from “inside” the envelope,
just say a few words creating “indirection” from the fact that you’re trying to
do the move in a credible way.
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BUT if you say something like:
and in that precise moment you remove the paper, it’s OBVIOUS on a
subconscious level that the paper comes from the inside.
You can use another participant to read the contents of your prediction, and
give a very fun and mysterious moment of precognition.
After the applause moment, you can take your billet and put it again in your
envelope, creating a “full circle” that strengthens the illusion that the paper
really comes from inside the envelope (another indirection).
If you want to reset the effect, just put the billet in the correct slot in the
index, put the other billets in the envelopes and you are ready to go again.
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Possible Dialogue
(Premise)
Now an experiment in Color Psychology and a little bit of influence (show your 3
envelopes).
Inside these envelopes there’s a very special thing that we will see later.
For example, people who wear and use a red cloth can be more passionate about
their hobbies, and black can represent a more serious person with an introverted
personality.
In fact with a simple profound look I could know which of these 3 colors you will
choose.
For example …You (point to a lady), if you had the option to choose yellow,
orange or green, which one would you choose?
Green. Ok, please take hold of this envelope AND don’t open it yet. .
(Point to a man) Sir, if you had the opportunity to choose either yellow or orange
which one would you choose? Orange.
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Great. I will give you 5 seconds to change your Mind. 1….2….3….4…..5.
Great. As the first participant, take your envelope AND don’t open it yet.
(To the woman) Your decision of the color green told me that you enjoy nature,
right? Yes.
Also I could say that you are very close to art, you played an instrument as a child,
right? Yeah, the piano.
(To the man) Your decision told me….. That you have sexual problems.
(I use that gag only where it fits correctly, if not just do another color
reading).
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(Recapitulation)
Each of you (point to your participants) chose color envelopes with total freedom.
Well... Those colored envelopes have a function. Each one contains a completely
accurate prediction about what is about to happen.
(To the woman) Please, kindly read the paper out loud.
Please be kind and read with your best voice the paper that is inside of your
envelope
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(This is the perfect moment to put your hand in your pocket casually, find
the correct slip of paper and palm it)
(Laughs and low expectations because the audience and the participants start
to think that this was all a joke)
But , I know what you are thinking, and THIS will be amazing, because each one
of you chose a colored envelope with a paper inside (at this point, do your move)
and knew in advance that you would leave me with the YELLOW envelope, so in
this one I put the REAL amazing claim
Please (with another participant to verify what you read), read with me.
“The woman will choose the GREEN envelope, the man will choose the ORANGE
envelope, and the YELLOW envelope is for me!”
(At this point you can return the billet into the envelope, creating that “full
circle” idea).
(End)
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Ideas
1. You can use the”PA #1 billet index” Index for different effects.
2. If you want to expand the ideas, rather than colors you can use Logos
(corporate work), famous TV Stars, Singers, etc…
3. In your show (or if you are perform just 1 effect and you will perform
Colorful Prediction) state that you don’t use stooges.
This looks so direct and clean that you NEED to state directly that
nothing is planned with anyone, so you aren’t accused of using stooges.
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4. If want to watch a video of this effect you can check :
http://vimeo.com/13874728
Pass: tony
5. If you want to use bigger envelopes of course, then you need to modify
the predictions because it doesn’t make any sense to have big
envelopes and tiny billets.
Jus modify the “PA #1 Billet Index” using bigger cardboard, and use
thin paper for the predictions (That way you can fold the billets more
and use up less space).
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6. Dominik Parth, a fellow mentalist from Germany has given us an idea
that you can use and you can thank him for his thinking:
Once you have loaded the billet behind the envelope, you can open the flap and
say to your spectator:
and by saying this you turn the envelope with its opening upside down and drop the
billet. This should create the illusion of the billet falling out of the envelope.
Go on with reading the prediction and put your billet back into the envelope,
creating the illusion of the “full circle”.”
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Credits and Inspiration
Max Maven has also a similar routine in his booklet “Notions” called “The
Coupon Caper”
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If there's any message to my work, it is ultimately that it's OK to be different,
that it's good to be different, that we should question ourselves before we pass
is a different color.
Johnny Depp
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Conclusion
2 children left their home today. Now they are independent and can be yours
if you treat them nicely.
As you can see the moves in these effects aren’t difficult but as you know
already, the “trick” isn’t the important thing.
Practice your script, your rhythm, and after the necessary time (only you
know when) perform these demonstrations and baffle your audience.
In performances rather than follow exactly all the words, I study the real
emotion or moment that I want to create and memorize specific words
(verbal finesses or “Linguistic Deceptions” as Kenton says).
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I remember one time when I was performing one of the many older
variations for “Impromptu Prediction” where I predict the initials of a
thought of friend for an older woman (a guess in my home).
I just guided her to visualize that person, and went on with the routine.
The lady literally started to cry in the middle of the performance, and at the
moment of the revelation she told me that her thought of friend has some
unconcluded issues with her and that moment helped her to realize that she
needed to talk with that person.
After a few weeks, that person (the thought of friend) died in an accident and
she literally said to me:
pabloamira@gmail.com
Pablo Amirá
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On this page you can find
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Impromptu and Colorful
Prediction
New Ideas
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Impromptu Prediction
You can introduce the idea of “time travelling”, and use that
premise to perform an interesting experiment in precognition.
Wrote your prediction, and leave the last part for the hour.
XX: XX
In this manner, you can use the “indirect anchor” with the 2 points.
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The participant will visualize a clock face in his mind ( you can use the
“Blind Participant” idea from Mistake Deck) and in the process of draw
the big watch with the other paper, just DW the 4 numbers that you
need to write to accomplish this feat in “Chronoprecognition”
2. Nostradamus Prediction.
You can share a little bit about this great man who writes a lot of
different ideas and now these ideas become “prophecies”. You can
share about the “retroactive clairvoyance” and start your performance.
The interesting thing about this prediction is that you can use the way
that Nostradamus writes, known as “quatrains”.
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You could use this presentational idea for a lot of things.
Just any thought that you can relate in a logical manner with this
character and his documents. (Don’t use this presentation for an
ACAAN… don’t have any sense).
You can create with your participant the idea to “create a quatrain”
and with that motivation DW the necessary information.
Of course in the moment of the revelation you can compare
similarities with the quatrain and obtain another climax for your
prediction.
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3. Free association :
After that the premise is presented, you just write something for later (your
prediction that can be anything…. for example a simple shape), and save that
for later in your wallet.
Now you can play with your participant a “free association “ game, in which
he will say the first thing that comes to mind when you ask something ( great
way to practice psychological forces also).
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Each answer that your participant will give you
In any moment (in the middle preferably) you ask a question about the
prediction that you “wrote before” (in this case the participant will say
“Cube” for example).
After that you continue the game and finish with the revelation of your
successful “free association” prediction.
You can give a pseudo-explanation via influence of the different answers that
the participant gives you,
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II. Using the “Cap Subtlety” for Impromptu
Prediction (with the cooperation of Norbert
Gábor).
One of the things that I don’t expect with the release of this document is the
nice comments that I receive from the “Cap Subtlety”.
That fine moment where you DW in other color create an incredible logical
disconnection.
These are a few personal ideas and another idea from a performer called
Norbert Gábor.
A red marker with a red cap and another red marker with black cap.
A pre-drawn billet (black marker) with some "doodle" on it (f.e. house, smiley face,
cat). I prefer to use the no-method drawing duplication images from Ian Rowland
lecture notes.
And of course your wallet.
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You begin with the usual stuff with writing your prediction. You do this with your red
marker with red cap.
Next you get the red marker with the black cap, suggesting the spec that you've
just switched colors , get your pre-drawn billet with the images (just don't flash it
towards her) and ask the spectator to concentrate on any image that comes to her
mind, and of course pretend to draw it with your "black" marker.
Now just ask for the name, write secretly the initials at the correct place, and put
away the wallet with the pen.
The pre-drawn picture is up to you. Ask the spec what image they've been thinking
of and try to fit it with your "doodles".
Don't worry if it’s hard, you are a mentalist no just some photo-copy machine, and
of course the best part is the correct initials on your prediction.
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Colorful Prediction
I. A surrounded version
Just a little subtlety can give you the ability to perform this routine without
any angle problem.
Perform the steal of the correct billet from the index, load it behind the
envelope and just put the envelope parallel to the floor. With that your only
bad angle is from below you.
and laugh about the “accurate predictions”, and in the end just do the “take
move”.
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Here you can watch a video where I show you the handling of this
“Surrounded” idea.
Video:
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II. Norbert Gábor ideas
After a few weeks, he came up with a few ideas that share it to me via e-mail.
You don't need to put your billet behind the envelope and
holding with your thumb, if you're using a minimal amount of
saliva on the billet.
It'll stick to the envelope, so you can freely show your hand
empty - all of your fingers will be visible suggesting that you
don't have anything in your hands.
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2. 2 Billet Idea
This requires a presentation change, so you'll be the first who gets one of the
envelopes.
When the first choice happens and you got your envelope, you are left with only
two options, pull out the two correct billets. (Example: The lady has chosen the Red
envelope for you, the two options are: Mentalist-Red/Lady-Green/Man-Blue;
Mentalist-Red/Lady-Blue/Man-Green), and put (stick) both of them on the envelope
you're holding.
When the second and final choice happens between the participants, you only need
to remove one of the billets.
This way it'll be seen that when you touch the envelope and the heat is on you, your
hand is always empty.
Removing something much more easily than adding something to envelopes. When
the first two billets are added the heat is not on you but on the two participants.
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III. Joaquín Gasa´s ideas
Joaquin Gasa is a mentalist from Spain. We chat and share ideas and
performances experiences
Enjoy!
‘Is curious how easy influence people are without even they could imagine.
This knowledge is well known for publicist who use different influence techniques for
his selling purposes and convert his product into the more attractive product in the
market.
The same thing happens in the supermarket design. Nothing is placing it just for
chance. All is designed for create need to buy from our part.
Even something innocent as a kid`s song can influence our actions. .'
(The performer picks one lady and one man from the audience)
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Humpty Dumpty. (Or anyone. Your preference)
(The performer ask to the public to sing any kid`s song, or play the song in a
radio, or anything that you want to use)
Here i have 3 colored envelopes. After that you listen the song i want to choose (to
the lady) one of the envelopes.
(The man chooses an envelope and you ask for the apparent freedom of the
decision. Remember that the premise here is that the song influence the
decision, so smile and act as you already knew it the decision when the
participants say the color).
So the lovely lady choose envelope red, the man the envelope blue, and i had now
the green envelope-
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Now you ask, as in the original presentation, to open the envelopes and find
the funny predictions. In that moment of course just go to your pocket and
palm the correct billet.
After that you read the prediction from your envelope that now reads like
this.
Is really inevitable that after that the participants listen the “Humpty Dumpty”
song, the lady choose red, the man choose blue and i have in my hands the green
envelope.
(End)
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My ideas from Joaquin presentation:
2. In that same idea, you could use a list of song and just force the
required song. In that way you don’t need to miscall.
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IV. Other effects with the “PA #1 Billet Index”
As I said, you can expand your options in your billet index and made
more pockets, but if you just have 6 pockets as the original, you can
use them to create other great mysteries
1. Invisible Dice
Predicted :
Write a billet with a big “3” and put it in the table or in participant hand.
Let one participant rolled it a few times just because some people would
think that the dice is loaded with the number “5” ( a little gag that in a subtle
manner erase the number 5 as an option).
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Now, use the verbal finesse:
“Tell me quickly any number between 1 (cue with your hand one point at
your right) and 6 (cue with your right hand one point at your left), any in the
middle”.
As you can see, the word “quickly” and “between” are in bold, because you
need to emphasize that words.
Quickly because you want to put pressure and use the classic
statistical/psychological force for the 3, and between because with that
word you erase in a subtle manner the 1 and 6.
With that idea, you gave the option to numbers 2, 3, 4, and 5, and because
you say a few moments later the number 5, the participant will say (70-80%)
the number “3”.
The “between” finesse is enhance with the visual cue that you gave with your
hand and the final phrase “any in the middle” that is in lower font because you
need to say that line almost without conscious effort.
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That is the best case, but if your participant says other number, just take a
moment, ask a relevant question while you take the proper billet from your
index, switch the billet and give your revelation.
That’s right!
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3. The Armchair Bowler meets the “PA #1Billet index”
Of course that i will not tip the solution from Mr. Maven, but if you have this
wonderfull book, you can think how you could mix the use of the billet index
in this effect and create a different methodology for this prediction.
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4. Interesting ESP Prediction
In the first one a billet with a big circle, in the second space a big cross, in the
third a big square , and in the fourth space a big star.
At the beginning of your performance, take a billet and with a cover draw 3
wavy lines.
Why with cover? Well… some participants are innate mentalists and know
how to pencil read and sound read.
If you ask (I try it and it works) to any participant to select a ESP symbol via
this question:
70% participants will choose either the Wavy Lines (is just as a psychological
force)
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Why? Because all the ESP symbols are geometrical shape, except the wavy
lines, so for that I figure that participant choose that one as the most
interesting.
Or
Recapitulate the conditions creating false memory and say that you ask for
any symbol and not just for a “interesting” one and use your billet index for
finding the correct one, switch it and reveal your correct and interesting ESP
Prediction.
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Conclusion
Once again, many thanks for your support, for your interest in my ideas and
in know that you will enjoy thinking and performing these pieces.
pabloamira@gmail.com
Bless!
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