Tackling Terrifying Taboos 3

Tutored by Jamie Daws

Bizarre/Spooky

Lesson:

0:00:05 Introduction
0:01:00 The Seance
0:34:55 Break
0:35:00 Introduction to the explanations
0:40:00 Script & Newspaper
0:44:05 Safety Considerations
0:47:30 Creating atmosphere & initial set-up
0:50:55 Remote controlled Candles
0:52:00 Canvas & Easel Set piece
1:03:50 Discussion order of effects and reasoning
1:06:40 Knife disappearance
1:08:10 Photo force
1:16:30 Spirit Slates
1:25:35 Question: What glue do you use?
1:28:35 Spirit Slate Re-cap
1:35:50 Discussion on why we use slates and methods to use with a spectator
1:40:45 Frixion Pen Force/Reveal & method ideas
1:50:40 Tarot & Clipboard Dual Reality
1:59:10 Comments on spectator blowing out candle & creating atmosphere
2:00:20 Amazebox / Switching Device
2:07:05 Spirit Bell & further ideas
2:28:00 Pendulums, Moving Glass, Water Bowl
2:32:05 Comments on demonstrating and programming/conditioning the spectators
2:37:50 Making a glass fall over
2:39:30 Music & Atmosphere
2:47:15 Spirit Hold & Finale
2:54:20 What went wrong! Music & Technology
2:57:05 Manner of Speech
3:00:35 Finale
3:01:40 Blackout Problems
3:06:10 Scroll/Newspaper
3:12:40 Comments on Pre-show
3:15:25 Looking forwards to Day 2
3:16:45 Wrap-up
3:18:30 End
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:45 Seance - Terry Tyson
0:11:55 Academy Information
Explanations
0:14:20 Introduction & Discussion
0:20:25 How to set up a seance
0:21:20 Halloween Party Story
0:23:30 End of evening “impromptu”
0:28:40 Peter’s Spirit Bell Story
0:34:50 Spirit Journal
0:39:25 Comments on truth and fiction within storytelling
0:40:15 Un-gimmicked Slates - Devlin Slate Move
0:44:10 Seance at the Clown Motel Story
0:49:35 Bottle Pendulum
0:56:35 How to make a Bottle Pendulum
1:02:50 Manifestation Ideas (“Just One Significant Thing”)
1:09:15 Question: How do you set the room up?
1:10:40 More ideas
1:15:10 Watch Pendulum
1:17:00 Ouija Board
1:19:55 Tips on speaking voice, poetry and scripting
1:30:10 Producing smoke without a smoke machine
1:34:10 Comments on odours in the Seance room
1:35:50 Using thread & reaching rods to make people feel spirits
1:38:15 Break
1:39:45 Introduction to Close-Up Effects
1:40:30 Pins
1:44:50 Explanation
1:53:10 Other ideas & effects
1:59:40 Tarot Effect
2:08:00 Explanation
2:16:40 Reactions and tarot readings
2:21:10 Terry’s suggestions
2:25:40 Death Day
2:34:05 Explanation
2:41:35 The Social Clown
2:46:20 Explanation
2:51:40 The IT Trick
2:53:20 Explanation
2:58:15 How to fold
3:09:25 Birthday Card
3:11:55 Explanation
3:15:10 Spirit Slates construction re-cap
Questions
3:22:35 Have you ever really upset someone & how did you handle that?
3:33:05 How do you end with the tone of the seance & let people leave?
3:34:50 How important do you think it is to know the back story or history?
3:36:40 Have you ever had a spectator really freak out during a seance & how would you handle them?
3:39:50 What if someone asks to examine the “mouse trap book” & does it remain open?
3:41:45 Do you think about your body language & the movement of your body during the seance?
3:44:10 Book Recommendations
3:46:15 What do you look for in a spectator?
3:50:00 Final Comments
3:53:00 Competition Winners
4:03:10 End