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Paul Brook Special user UK 855 Posts |
Hi Everyone,
Hope you are doing well and your mentalism is mental. Tim finally got me to press the 'green light' on this Penguin Live Lecture thing so on Sunday 10th April I will be in the Penguin Live studio sharing my ideas and secrets with you. As I seldom lecture this will be your chance to enjoy my performance, see some of my classic routines in action and get a number of tips that will help with your mentalism in general. Even for those who know some of the effects you will pick up a number of nice psychological subtleties that have not been in print. IMPORTANT NOTE: This will be a strictly 'playing card free' zone, none of the mentalism pieces will use playing cards in any way. Most of the effects will only require everyday items or items that a mentalist may already own. There is no mental magic here just good old fashioned, hard-hitting workable mentalism. If the idea of a non-mental magic lecture without using any playing excites you then jump of board at this link - http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/6663 Here are some kind words from fellow performers: ------------------------- "I love Paul's approach to mentalism. He always comes at things from new angles and with a practical real world method. That, today, is refreshing." - John Archer ------------------------- "Brilliant out of the box thinking, contemporary, cutting edge and, in many cases, original. Paul Brook has been a force in mentalism for over 10 years. His approach is always direct, uncluttered and wonderfully presented." - Marc Spelmann ------------------------- "Definitely one to watch and enjoy! Paul Brook is a major creative talent in magic and mentalism, and has absolutely wonderful material to share. Best of all, he isn’t too 'over-exposed'. So many of his unique ideas, concepts and creations will probably be new to you. This is going to be great!" - Ian Rowland ------------------------- "Paul is one of the good guys. He's able to create fresh and interesting approaches to mentalism and has the ability to present them to his audiences in engaging and intriguing ways. What I really like about his thinking is that he always creates effects that are practical and commercial. In other words, you'll use them. I'm sure he'll teach you some great effects and you'll learn a lot from watching him perform. Enjoy!" - Marc Paul ------------------------- "Paul Brook's work in mentalism, with its origins in a deep professional study of genuine psychology, is fascinating and inspiring. He bridges the gap between the modern and traditional styles of performance, with material that is rooted in real human behaviour, whilst still practical and workable. At their best, his effects undo the audience’s every expectation about the format of a 'trick', whilst still retaining their 'real world' edge." - Phill Smith ------------------------- "Paul's body of work and presentation style has been a huge influence on me. His attention to detail and exquisite exploitation of the tiniest subtleties have led to him creating some beautiful miracles, several of which I have used close-up, on stage and on radio. Prolific as a creator, generous with ideas and a complete gentleman, too, his work demands any serious mystery performers' attention." - Anthony Jacquin ------------------------- Really looking forward to sharing my thoughts and ideas with you all - http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/6663 Cheers, Paul
PAUL BROOK
He Knows Shop - All of my mentalism books, PDFs and props Certified Mentalism A beautifully illustrated hardback book full of real world mentalism FREE MENTALISM Free hard-hitting effects, routines and methods, just a click away MAGIC TV INTERVIEW An deep dive interview with Craig Petty, nothing held back! |
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phillsmiff Inner circle UK 1794 Posts |
I occasionally muse upon how it would be nice to unknow something in magic and see an effect for the first time - honestly, most of my short list of effects that I would love to see with clean eyes are from PB. Excited to see the Penguin lecture.
Phill
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bevbevvybev Inner circle UK 2672 Posts |
Good luck mate! I'm sure it will be awesome.
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Anthony Black Special user Tamworth - Albion 855 Posts |
Bring on the Brook!
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Paul Brook Special user UK 855 Posts |
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On Mar 15, 2016, phillsmiff wrote: Phill, I know you are a friend, but even still, that is such a beautiful and kind thing for you to say. Thank you so much
PAUL BROOK
He Knows Shop - All of my mentalism books, PDFs and props Certified Mentalism A beautifully illustrated hardback book full of real world mentalism FREE MENTALISM Free hard-hitting effects, routines and methods, just a click away MAGIC TV INTERVIEW An deep dive interview with Craig Petty, nothing held back! |
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Paul Brook Special user UK 855 Posts |
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On Mar 15, 2016, bevbevvybev wrote: Cheers, Bev, Will you be tuning in?
PAUL BROOK
He Knows Shop - All of my mentalism books, PDFs and props Certified Mentalism A beautifully illustrated hardback book full of real world mentalism FREE MENTALISM Free hard-hitting effects, routines and methods, just a click away MAGIC TV INTERVIEW An deep dive interview with Craig Petty, nothing held back! |
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Paul Brook Special user UK 855 Posts |
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On Mar 15, 2016, Anthony Black wrote: Anthony, I imagined you saying that like this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNrt7_DbLG0
PAUL BROOK
He Knows Shop - All of my mentalism books, PDFs and props Certified Mentalism A beautifully illustrated hardback book full of real world mentalism FREE MENTALISM Free hard-hitting effects, routines and methods, just a click away MAGIC TV INTERVIEW An deep dive interview with Craig Petty, nothing held back! |
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Anthony Black Special user Tamworth - Albion 855 Posts |
You would not of been far off...
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Paul Brook Special user UK 855 Posts |
Dan Harlan has just added his video introduction. The time must be getting closer - http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/6663
PAUL BROOK
He Knows Shop - All of my mentalism books, PDFs and props Certified Mentalism A beautifully illustrated hardback book full of real world mentalism FREE MENTALISM Free hard-hitting effects, routines and methods, just a click away MAGIC TV INTERVIEW An deep dive interview with Craig Petty, nothing held back! |
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Mr. Mindbender Inner circle 1566 Posts |
I have much of Paul's material and am so looking forward to his lecture!
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Paul Brook Special user UK 855 Posts |
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On Apr 2, 2016, Mr. Mindbender wrote: I'm looking forward to doing this lecture I think there is a live tweet function so make sure to use it if you want more information on any topic I'm talking about. Also, do you guys want me to talk about anything in specific after my set-list, any topic you'd like to hear my views on? Cheers, Paul
PAUL BROOK
He Knows Shop - All of my mentalism books, PDFs and props Certified Mentalism A beautifully illustrated hardback book full of real world mentalism FREE MENTALISM Free hard-hitting effects, routines and methods, just a click away MAGIC TV INTERVIEW An deep dive interview with Craig Petty, nothing held back! |
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WooverM Loyal user 285 Posts |
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On Apr 5, 2016, Paul Brook wrote: I'll be tuning in, I have some topics below for discussion and I'd love to hear your thoughts on any/all of them if time permits. *Instant S******g/DR/PS/Assistants if, how and when to use them *Claims and disclaimers during a show and during walkaround *Justifications and should everything need to be justified and congruent?(I.e. Center T***s for a psychological persona, PW with a pencil after using a sharpie through the act) *Taking chances, statistical and situational guesses - when to do it, how to help them forget the misses and how to take credit of every situation that arises for your favour *Believability and the willing suspension of disbelief - what are your thoughts about Psychokinetic demonstrations that do not involve human beings(metal bending, levitation etc...) and mental magic/magic mixed in a mentalism performance *Approach, introduction and openers in both stand up and close up situations *Marketing strategies, common mistakes and good ways to actively approach bookers *Visible compromise vs invisible compromise *What makes an mental effect more memorable and in what ways can we aid it being more memorable in the long term Thanks in advance and looking forward to the lecture
Woover
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saysold1 Eternal Order Recovering Cafe addict with only 10795 Posts |
Looking forward!
I would enjoy hearing perhaps an analysis of your own character and how you developed it.
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Paul Brook Special user UK 855 Posts |
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On Apr 5, 2016, WooverM wrote: Hi Woover, Thanks for taking the time to write all of these questions. Covering such a diverse question base could be a lecture in itself. I think I will leave the marketing side of things till another time, possibly another Live lecture? I am already covering a number of the points you have raised within the material in the lecture, but there is time after the lecture for a discussion with Dan. In this time I would be happy to focus on some of these points where possible. Is there any one things you would like to have my opinion on above all else? Cheers, Paul
PAUL BROOK
He Knows Shop - All of my mentalism books, PDFs and props Certified Mentalism A beautifully illustrated hardback book full of real world mentalism FREE MENTALISM Free hard-hitting effects, routines and methods, just a click away MAGIC TV INTERVIEW An deep dive interview with Craig Petty, nothing held back! |
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Paul Brook Special user UK 855 Posts |
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On Apr 5, 2016, saysold1 wrote: Great to have you as part of the live audience, Brett Will be happy to talk about my character and the different development stages it has had, it's been added to the list. Cheers, Paul
PAUL BROOK
He Knows Shop - All of my mentalism books, PDFs and props Certified Mentalism A beautifully illustrated hardback book full of real world mentalism FREE MENTALISM Free hard-hitting effects, routines and methods, just a click away MAGIC TV INTERVIEW An deep dive interview with Craig Petty, nothing held back! |
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WooverM Loyal user 285 Posts |
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On Apr 6, 2016, Paul Brook wrote: Hey Paul, Thanks for the response, I appreciate you covering some of the topics and taking time to listen to the community. Above all else those topics are things I have struggled to find a clear answer for myself: 1 - Approach, introduction and openers in both stand up and close up situations 2 - Justifications, congruent and motivated actions, should everything be congruent? 3 - Psychokinetic demonstrations, mental magic and magic in a mentalism performance If I had to choose one, the first one is the most important for me to hear your views on. The reason I still have left in the 2nd and 3rd is that I've had a eye opening moment for me. A lay friend of mine figured out instantly how a PW for a 3 digit number during walk-around and an Oz Pearlman's type of envelope confabulation with DWriting during stand-up worked when he went with me to see a magician perform it even though he saw it for the first time; and on the same show he was Pre-S***ed with a mentalist CT his pin number but he believed his mind was read when he was on stage with the 'psychological illusionist'. I wonder if sometimes we don't take the time to justify our actions and the audience sees right through it or was it the fact that it was a magician(with no logical disconnect or a fake process) and not a mentalist that made his mental effects obvious to him and I fear that our audiences are sometimes far kinder than they let on.
Woover
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Tony Iacoviello Eternal Order 13151 Posts |
Paul:
I'm really looking forward to this. Have fun! Tony |
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Ken Dyne Inner circle UK 2268 Posts |
Looking forward to watching this!
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Tony Iacoviello Eternal Order 13151 Posts |
Hey Ken, you did get a couple mentions.
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Paul Brook Special user UK 855 Posts |
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On Apr 10, 2016, Tony Iacoviello wrote: Hi Tony, I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed being there Cheers, Paul
PAUL BROOK
He Knows Shop - All of my mentalism books, PDFs and props Certified Mentalism A beautifully illustrated hardback book full of real world mentalism FREE MENTALISM Free hard-hitting effects, routines and methods, just a click away MAGIC TV INTERVIEW An deep dive interview with Craig Petty, nothing held back! |
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