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Gianni Special user WILMINGTON, DE 993 Posts |
Is this item available for purchase anywhere (excluding auction sites)? If not, when was it available and at what cost?
Thanks for any info. Gianni |
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maurile Regular user San Diego 102 Posts |
It's available from http://www.derrenbrown.co.uk/ for $65.
It's a very good collection of card tricks. It goes from more sleight-oriented stuff in the beginning to more mentalism-oriented stuff toward the end, but every bit of it is outstanding. |
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Ken Regular user Belfast 112 Posts |
Get it now while you can! This is the best video on card magic that I have ever seen.
2hrs and 47 mins of pure magic. Much much more than just a bunch of card tricks. Best wishes Ken |
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Damion Corbett Regular user 115 Posts |
I've ordered the Devils Picturebook from Derren's site.
Can somebody tell me how long they usually take to send the order out. Cheers Damion |
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ravi Elite user Germany 413 Posts |
I ordered the video tape from Germany. Within a few days , I got it.Strange experience though. I have seen the video first, THEN I have read the book" Pure Effects". First I was dissapointed ,when he started with his three card routine. Nice, but nothing special. And I can´t help it, but when he performs this trick on the tape, you miss the emotion or the heart within the trick. You realize( he says so himself , anyway)that he is not performing stuff like this anymore. And you see that. BUT THEN, as I looked through the whole tape, I couldn´t BELIEVE IT:incredibile good stuff, I agree: This is the best video tape on card magic I have seen in years. Because he opened a new path for all of us. Much to create, modify, develope...
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Gianni Special user WILMINGTON, DE 993 Posts |
Many thanks to all!
Gianni |
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saglaser Loyal user Champaign, IL 248 Posts |
Gianni--
I've been recommending this tape like crazy to those into powerful card tricks depending on sleights, and not recommending it at all to those into mentalism. My reasoning is totally selfish -- I'll never do those card sleights but the mental card stuff is so wonderful I want this tape to remain as much a secret as possible. But I guess we blew it here, didn't we? It's a gorgeous tape! Go for it! Aside: I've been hesitant to try Derren's means of sending a card to another, ie, the 3 of diamonds, or 4 of hearts. The first time I saw the effect, it was immediately apparent to me what he was doing. And I am nobody's idea of an experienced and knowledgeable mentalist. Has anybody here tried this effect? If so, how many people, if any, have seen through it? |
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Julien Regular user 108 Posts |
Did he find it so transparent himself that he used stooges at the Mc Millan convention?
The guy's clever enough to keep his secrets and use them well to astonish audiences, and sell methods that other souls are willing to buy... It certainly doesn't make him a less good performer though |
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Gianni Special user WILMINGTON, DE 993 Posts |
Damion wrote:
I've ordered the Devils Picturebook from Derren's site. Can somebody tell me how long they usually take to send the order out. This quote and one additional fact causes me to raise a very strange question: is the video still available from the Derren Brown website? Damien, did you receive what you ordered? The reason I ask this question is that at this very minute the video is being auctioned on eBay. I believe the tape being auctioned is a used taped, but the important point is this - the price is up to $212!! How can a video that is still available for sale (anyway, I ordered it) be selling on eBay for more than 3 times its current selling price?! Gianni |
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saglaser Loyal user Champaign, IL 248 Posts |
$212! One born every minute, as they say.
My tape arrived in Illinois from England in about a week. |
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maurile Regular user San Diego 102 Posts |
That happens sometimes on eBay, although $212 does seem a bit extreme. Pure Effect was going for $65 on eBay when I ordered it from Hank Lee's for the standard retail price of $40.
My best guess is that lay people who saw Derren's Mind Control programs on British TV couldn't find his book or tape at Amazon, so they tried eBay next. (If Amazon doesn't have it, it must be impossible to get, right?) |
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Damion Corbett Regular user 115 Posts |
I ordered the vid about a week ago so I am assuming it should be ariving pretty soon.
There is nothing on Derren's website to suggest that the video has been discontinued or anything of that nature. My only worry is that there doesn't appear to be a contact number for Derren Brown orders! Anybody purchased this video within the last couple of weeks? |
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ravi Elite user Germany 413 Posts |
Yes, me! And it arrived a few days after purchase, and it is incredibile!!!!!!!!!
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The Bear New user Essex, UK 71 Posts |
I posted an order with a cheque a couple of weeks ago and have not as yet received anything. Mind you, the cheque has not been banked so maybe my order got lost in the post !?
There are two types of people in the world. Those that divide the world into two types of people, and those that don't.
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ravi Elite user Germany 413 Posts |
I think , the demand for this tape has considerably increased over the last weeks. So maybe it takes some time for them to provide the necessary amount of tapes? This could lead to a significant delay?!
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YT New user London, UK 24 Posts |
I ordered mine from Derren just before Christmas and it came in the second week of the new year.
I noticed that Derren did not cash the cheque until after I had received the items. He must have sensed I was trustworthy I don't know whether he is still doing it, but my copy of "Absolute Magic" was signed by him with a personalized message. This obviously takes time. But believe me, this tape is worth the wait. Regarding the Psychological forces, I have had limited success, but must admit, I seem to be getting better. The only way to practice this is to do it and have an Invisible Deck or NW + Sight Unseen case ready in case it goes "Pete Tong" as they say over here in England (that's cockney rhyming slang) |
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The Bear New user Essex, UK 71 Posts |
I tried the psychological force of the 3 of Diamonds on someone the other day and they said the 4 of Clubs. I then discovered she was short sighted and not wearing her glasses. Lesson 1 - make sure your participant can actually see you !
There are two types of people in the world. Those that divide the world into two types of people, and those that don't.
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Lesault New user 63 Posts |
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On 2002-03-22 18:45, saglaser wrote: I tried it just the other weekend while out with friends of friends. I forced the 3 of Diamonds (on the incredibly cute girl I was trying to impress) which I pulled out of my breast pocket. It was the first time I have had a spectator scream at me I was using Kolossal Killer as backup. I asked her later to repeat back to me exactly what I had said/done and she missed out most of the important stuff. Lesault. |
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Dr Omni Regular user UK 199 Posts |
Having seen the "invisible" mentalism card effects on both Derren Brown videos, I intend to use some version of them when I do my first mentalism show at a hotel in Spain on the weekend of 8th-9th June. As I'll be in the town several days before the night of the show, I intend to go into local bars and do some "impromptu" mentalism using Mr Brown's (and Banacheck's) psychological force techniques. I must admit, although I admire the theory behind them, a part of me simply doesn't believe that these methods will work.
If they work at the bars, great - they'll be in the show. If they fail in the bars, I'll sneak out of the bar with a red face and tail between my legs, and on the night of the show bring in my collection of NWs, PWs, TTs and funny envelopes. |
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saglaser Loyal user Champaign, IL 248 Posts |
I've tried the sending of the 3 of diamonds once, to a group, and bombed. Nobody got it. Obviously, I did somethng wrong if it failed that badly and I hope to do a better job next time.
My experience with the invisible deal has been all over the board, from dead on to total failure to all points in between. It's one of those trial-and-error things where you just gotta learn what may go wrong and figure out how to prevent or handle it. I've kept my performances to non-threatening situations for the most part, so if it bombs it's no big deal. Interesting how some of the failures got to be that way, though |
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