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Jaxon Inner circle Kalamazoo, Mi. 2537 Posts |
I just thought I'd share this thought with you all. I don't know if I'll ever actually make use of this because it kind of steps over the line of magic as a form of entertainment. When this is pulled off convincingly the spectators would have no choice but to believe it's real. I'd imagine it could be so real it's scary.
This came to mind when I watched the movie "Matrix Reloaded." In the scene where they meet "The Frenchmen" in the restaurant and he talked about giving the girl the special desert. If you've seen the movie you know what happens. I wouldn't do what happened in the movie but as a single guy it would be nice.. Now, think about this. you're out with some friends and you tell them you're going to cause something to happen. Something's going to happen to someone in this very room. Maybe that waitress on the other side of the restaurant. Maybe she'll drop her tray. Maybe the guy sitting over there will suddenly rush out the door in a frantic way. Now, this will obviously be done with a stooge. That seems simple enough but it wouldn't be that simple. If they have the slightest thought of the person the "event" happens to is involved I any way the effect is ruined. The timing must be perfect. The acting must be perfect and the situation must seem completely impromptu. Even better, it should look as if the spectator made the decisions of what will happen to who. I don't know if I'll ever accomplish or even try to do this. I just figured I'd share the thought here. Ron Jaxon |
Paul Sherman Inner circle Arlington, VA 1511 Posts |
I somewhere read the idea of jotting down a prediction on a napkin as "just a thought." Then if the predicted event happens (like a glass is dropped and shatters), you have your dinner companion turn over the napkin and read it. Otherwise you just ignore it for the rest of dinner and leave without mentioning it. Less sure-fire, but no stooges. You could add another level of conviction by using a nail-writer to scrawl the time underneath your prediction.
Sort of reminds me of that scene from "Groundhog's Day": "In about 5 seconds a waitress is going to drop a tray of dishes...5...4...3...2...1 *CRASH*" Paul
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drwilson Inner circle Bar Harbor, ME 2191 Posts |
If you believed more strongly in this, you wouldn't need stooges at all. Doc Shiels would point the stem of his pipe at a cloud and tell people that that particular cloud would break up in a few moments. It would. This is on his videotape, and probably in one of his books.
You can also hurl headlines. We'll keep an eye on how my ten predictions work out. Yours, Paul |
sniper1 Veteran user malta eu 343 Posts |
OK HERE IT COMES , HEADLINE PREDICTION
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Alan Wheeler Inner circle Posting since 2002 with 2038 Posts |
Andy Kauffman and his buddy reportedly hired many actors to run through the zoo screaming that a lion was loose. Though unethical, their little trick does prick the imagination! You could create a stunning effect by employing a cast! Some of the amazing tricks played by confidence men in movies like _The Sting_ or _Ocean's 11_ could be applied to such an elaborate "cause and effect."
The movie _The Game_ depicts a company that goes to even more fantastical lengths to deceive its clients with the purpose (as I interpret it) of opening their minds and helping them. alan a.k.a. alleycat
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