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Art Vanderlay Special user All I Read Was Corinda And Now I Have 642 Posts |
Stuart Palm is someone who I highly regard as a genius in the field of Mentalism, his help and advise on my work has been invaluable and so when Stuart released his ICON effect today I knew that I just had to get it.
ICON is a fantastic tool for the modern mentalist who wants to have a solid logo reveal or even a drawing duplication. Stuart provides more than enough to get you started with the routine and a huge amount of ideas on how to use this onstage, for a drawing duplication and more. ICON is something that I will certainly be using from now on in my corporate work and close up work. It is perfect for working with large corporations and one on one work too. Stuart provides a link to his website in the eBook that provides you with all the relevant logos for you to make this up and start performing straight away. His writing is elegant and precise, he does not patronise the reader yet manages to explain the effect and method in such a way that armatures and pros alike will be highly pleased and impressed with their purchase. I have already made up what I need to start performing this and can't wait to work on some amazing routines using the tool. ICON can be bought directly from Stuart at: http://www.stuartpalm.com/shop2 I urge you all to get this asap! Kind regards Art
THE MAN WHO CONTROLS THE ELEMENTS!
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Matt Pulsar Inner circle 1130 Posts |
WOW! Many Thanks Art! I'm glad you like it. It's a great worker. Now I have to deal with being called a genius...I think all the genius came from the giants whose shoulders I stood on...Sorry for the weight on your shoulders giants! All I did was reorganize some of the concepts I had found most useful into something for corporate work, and then developed it over time. And this little e-book is the result with my thoughts and experiences on presentation. This is not for everyone. But it's perfect for corporate workers who need to have a quick and easy way to customize their effects for different client events. All my best to you!
Belief Manifests Reality.
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lucavolpe Inner circle Italy - London 3349 Posts |
This is really beautiful, just finish to read now! All the act is very well detailed and Stuart gives all (a lot ) the information to how to perform the effect!
Great job my friend! Luca
Luca Volpe
"The Italian Mentalist" https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/lucavolpe http://www.lucavolpe.com |
Ulrich Loyal user 238 Posts |
I have been honored to read ICON and all I can say is, that it is truly very genious conecept for performing mentalism.
I love how visual, entertaining and versatile this concept is, Stuart provides his great, time tested subtleties and also explains everything you need to know in a detail. Stuart added a nice amount of really great effects using this amazing tool, for me, his take on TOD creates one of the best variations of this legendary effect I have ever seen in my life. Love it! The eBook itself is very well written, I enjoyed the writing style of Stuart a lot, very smooth, easy to read and elegant. This effect has instantly become one of my top effects for close-up performances on my list. ICON is one of these things you shouldn't miss, I promise you will be amazed! Blessings Ulrich |
jaizon Inner circle By time you read this I will have 1552 Posts |
Is this strictly for a corporate environment/audience or can this be done one on one? Thanks.
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Matt Pulsar Inner circle 1130 Posts |
It works wonderfully one on one. Actually I perform it more close up than anything else, but I use it in every show environment. For a bigger show the people become the visual element.
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Matt Pulsar Inner circle 1130 Posts |
Here's a new video for ICON. It comes with A 45 minute instruction video as well now.
https://youtu.be/gR8JupcP-Eg
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Sean Giles Inner circle Cambridge/ UK 3517 Posts |
With respect, the video says nothing of the effect whatsoever. I would like to see a full performance as long as it doesn't expose the method.
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Sean Giles Inner circle Cambridge/ UK 3517 Posts |
Just realised that you're the guy from the Ted talk I saw a while back. I enjoyed it and thought you did a fine performance.
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dyoung Special user 898 Posts |
Im with Sean on this... You get no sense of what the effect really is, or plays like... Other than you telling them they are thinking of something. Not really any point having a trailer like that, it's like a car advert but you never see the car.
Although, I'm interested in what this actually is. So hopefully we can get some more info. All the best, Daniel |
Lseeyou Inner circle 1271 Posts |
Hi Stuart,
for those who bought it, possible to get the video update? Thanks! |
Woodfield Special user 755 Posts |
Director's Cut w/ logos?
Woodfield |
Anthony Kong New user 25 Posts |
Let me try and jump in on this one. I remember meeting Stuart about a year ago and this was the first thing he showed me. I remember sitting there and thinking to myself, "wow this is why this guy get's to perform so many corporate shows and do all the good gigs". Basically he was able to divine a name brand logo that I selected under test conditions. It is very commercial and practical, a tool for the real world. The best thing is it doesn't stop there, Stuart has sort of told me how much work he has put into this which enables you to take the effect many steps above. Bare in mind I don't have this, but I was lucky enough to be a spectator to experience this. Further more the presentation to this is brilliant. Just think of the psychology that goes into designing a brand I think. You can divine, food, drinks or whatever. Lastly, Stuart is not only a person with a great mind but an awesome person. I am sure you guys can always ask him questions with regards to the effect, I know he has helped me a lot.
cheers, AL |
Matt Pulsar Inner circle 1130 Posts |
Thanks Sean, Yeah, the video is elusive, and that's pretty intentional. I don't know where the promotional video is going to end up and I use ICON in every performance so I am more concerned with my clients getting too much on an idea than I am with selling the effect. I make my living with my show, so that's the first priority. Also, I think too much of our community has fallen pray to the modern perception of reality in which all information is expected to be given freely and quickly, so I kind of fight that notion. I am also a big believer in keeping our secrets...secret. I did however, have fun making the video
Thanks for watching my Ted Talk! That was a learning experience and a half! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I hope some day I can do another one as I have so much more to share and I have developed a few other talks as well. They were a great audience! It is quite entertaining to look at it now and read the comments. People are so petty sometimes. And I am always saddened to see someone in the know to point out things such as the ID used at the beginning. (That coupled with scam school have brought me to no longer using that fantastic tool) If you ever get the chance to do a TED talk (or any public forum) take it! It helped me bring my work up a notch. Lseeyou, I have been trying to send everyone who has purchased it the video link, so if you are one of those and I have missed you, my apologies. Please send me a message at stuart@stuartpalm.com or on facebook and I'll sort that out. Also, if you have purchased any of my products please connect on facebook and let me know what you have purchased so I can connect you to the facebook discussion groups. There is a group for ICON, Kodama, Mao Tou Knows, and the Gnostic Deck Guide. Woodfield, that's pretty much the gist if you want a simple comparison. The book and the video go in great detail on my handling of the effect and how to make it incredibly clean. Some examples: I have the spectators mix the cards before performing the effect, I have a handling that works much like a T.O.D. as well as notes on how to use this as a T.O.D. I explain how to structure it into your show for a drawing duplication. etc... The original influence was Osterlind's O.D.D.S. which also inspired Directors Cut. I have worked with both those effects. The O.D.D.S. is great! I wanted to use something with images and with ideas that could have a personal connection for everyone. I also think Directors Cut is a fantastic piece, however, living in Asia it is very hit and miss as to which audience is going to know the films included. I worked with this a bit using laminated movie poster post cards that I bought in an attempt to personalise the experience and make it a broader hit, but in the end I had the same problems as with the original card set. A little over three years ago I was hired to work for a brand marketing event by an advertising and branding company. The company had a list of clients that were major brands. I had been reading a book called "Emotional Branding" which influenced my handling of the effect. I conceived of ICON through this event as I made a set of cards for all the brands at the event and worked with them. This was fun because if I secretly found out someone was the CEO of a particular company I could have him select his own company and there were lots of other possibilities. Because of the success of this over the next six months I came up with a set of cards based on a list of the most recognisable brands internationally and that is the list I am using now. I update it periodically and when I do I post the updates on the group facebook page. In my work, appealing to the client is key. I make a card for the company I am working for at EVERY corporate gig. It is an amazing tool for generating lasting relationships with brands Looking back I feel I'm giving too much here, so I hope this helps you get a take on the effect! ICON works best in parlour and close up situations and is an opening or middling effect. (although I often use the drawing dupe as a closer, however this also serves as a call back.) It is extremely powerful if you work corporate events, however, it is not essential. I use it in my weekly parlour show as well which plays to the general public. It never lets me down! Anthony, Thank you! You're the best! I see a free copy of this in your future! (actually I thought I had sent you one, so...oops) Thanks for the kind words, and I'm happy to send you the details of this. Also, I just posted some discount offers on different facebook groups for this effect. It is in the process of being offered at Penguin Magic so I have been putting together all my own updates before that takes place. So, For those of you reading this, if you are interested in purchase, just PM me here and let me know you read this here by writing "tardis" in your message and I'll give you $10.00 off (offer valid till the end of JULY 2015.) If you all have any further questions feel free to PM me about it, otherwise, many thanks for your interest and for watching the video!
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Sean Giles Inner circle Cambridge/ UK 3517 Posts |
Thanks for the reply Stuart. ODDS and Directors Cut use a sound method and I like the idea of using logo's.
I do seem to remember something similar, maybe from Marc Paul, but I could be completely wrong on that. |
Matt Pulsar Inner circle 1130 Posts |
I'm not aware of anything similar. The closest thing I have found in my research was when Banacheck did a logo effect on one his DVD sets, but it's quite different from what I'm doing.
Belief Manifests Reality.
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Lseeyou Inner circle 1271 Posts |
Thanks for the update
Great that you included live performance - you are a worker! Love the gasps from the audience - Highly recommended effect ***** Have a great day |
Matt Pulsar Inner circle 1130 Posts |
Belief Manifests Reality.
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