Day 1
Tutored by: Marc Spelmann
| Timestamp | Description |
|---|---|
| 0:01:15 | Academy Welcome |
| 0:02:00 | Course Introduction |
| Performances | |
| 0:10:55 | Introduction |
| 0:11:25 | Who, Where, What? |
| 0:21:05 | Just 10 Seconds |
| 0:27:15 | C.A.R.N. (Card at Random Number) |
| Explanations | |
| 0:36:05 | Who, Where, What? |
| 1:00:50 | Question: How many cards are there? |
| 1:04:40 | Question: Do you write on the cards yourself or get other people |
| to write some? | |
| 1:06:55 | Discussion on meeting and choosing spectators for audience |
| participation | |
| 1:12:45 | Thoughts on marketing, taking bookings and negotiation |
| 1:21:55 | Just 10 Seconds |
| 1:28:25 | Applying Card magic techniques to mentalism, Top Change |
| 1:41:10 | Question: Up-selling and setting prices |
| 1:59:20 | Question: What proportion of your performance is scripted vs. |
| improvised? | |
| 2:04:00 | C.A.R.N. |
| 2:12:40 | Question: Right-handed Peeks |
| 2:18:00 | Break (Ends: 2:18:55) |
| 1 in Thousands | |
| 2:20:30 | Performance |
| 2:31:30 | Explanation |
| 2:38:00 | Four-way out envelope explanation |
| 2:50:40 | Envelope construction |
| 2:57:55 | Question: How do you stop the pieces of paper falling out? |
| The Prize Draw | |
| 3:00:40 | Performance |
| 3:15:25 | Explanation |
| 3:33:50 | Question: What are your thoughts on mentalism with mobile apps? |
| 3:36:55 | Question: What do you carry with you for on-the-spot mentalism? |
| 3:38:15 | Question: Who are your inspirations in mentalism? |
| 3:40:05 | Question: What happened to the Vegas project? |
| Thief in the Shadows | |
| 3:44:10 | Performance |
| 3:52:15 | Explanation |
| 4:06:05 | Question: In The Chapters you used a Svengali Deck for a card |
| force, do you still do that? | |
| 4:09:10 | Question: How do you make process-heavy routines entertaining? |
| 4:17:50 | Final comments |
| 4:19:10 | End |
| References | |
| The Mind & Magic of David Berglas - David Britland | |
| The Magic of Michael Ammar | |
| Practical Mental Magic, 13 Steps to Mentalism - Theodore Annemann | |
| Tarbell Course in Magic | |
| Mind, Myth and Magick - T.A. Waters | |
| PRISM: The Color Series of Mentalism - Max Maven |