MENTALISM PRESENTATIONS by Aazan Makhdoomi
& Luca Volpe Productions
"Aazan is a deep thinker and has a wonderful understanding of how our
audiences think too. Lucky for us he shares his insights in this
important book. Justification is an extremely useful tool in the
creation of believable miracles and Aazan has crafted some really
excellent ideas. There are loads of books about HOW to do what we do but
very rare are the books that discuss WHY we do it! This is one of the
rare ones and may even change how you think about mentalism."
- Marc Paul
MENTALISM PRESENTATION by AAZAN MAKHDOOMI & LUCA VOLPE PRODUCTIONS
Presentations and Justifications in mentalism are topics towards which we don't pay much attention to.
We
tend to forget that its only our words that stay with our audience.
Therefore, Aazan has filled this book with scripts hoping that with the
help of presentations will aid performers to justify their procedures.
Justifications for such as:
WHY should the spectator write down their thought?
WHY do we touch the billet?
WHY do we need to tear the billet for a center tear?
WHY dp we put the billet inside our peek wallet?
WHY do we go back to the wallet?
And
not just that. Injecting presentations in classic methods such as
acidus novus, billet switches, Nail writer and much more, to improve the
existing effects and make them more entertaining and engaging.
For
those who like to use playing cards in mentalism, there are scripts and
ideas to create very clean, direct and powerful effects without
sleights.
A section on audience engagement in which there are
ideas provided which can be used by the stage performer to engage the
maximum possible audience.
Finally, bonus presentational ideas
for effects like Double Cross, Invisible touch, Svengali Pads, PIN
reveals. and a bonus effect for iPhone users which is a self working and
impromptu principle to create clean and direct effects such as book
tests, thought of card, star sign divinations etc, all without the use
of any magic apps!
SOME OF THE TOPICS INCLUDES:
- Write it down
- Billets
- Billet Switches
- Center Tear
- The Swami
- Peek Wallets
- Playing Cards
- Audience Engagement
- Additional Presentational Ideas
- Bonus: Failsafe
All the material in this book can be used right away by any level
of performer. Whether you're an experienced performer, you can
definitely find presentations in here and customize it to your needs.
Or, if you're starting out in mentalism, then this book will be a great
way to understand the significance of presentations to help you become a
better performer.