Price$39.95
Media TypeTrick
CategoryMentalism
Date AddedJun 11, 2008
Predictionary
Frank Velasco and Devin Knight
Devin Knight
(Based on 1 review)
Mentalist says he is thinking of a word and will send it to the spectator's mind. The spectator then calls out a word(no force of any kind). The mentalist hands the person a dictionary containing a bookmark. He says his prediction is on that page. When the person opens to the bookmarked page he finds the very word he just called out circled has been circled with a black marker!
DO-AS-I-DO
The mentalist and a participant both secretly circle a word in a dictionary. When the dictionaries are compared both have circled the same word!
A spectator thinks of a word, he doesn't write it down. He doesn't call it out. He just thinks of it. The mentalist says he will circle the word the person is thinking of. He circles a word and bookmarks the page and hands the dictionary to any audience member to hold. He doesn't touch it again. The person opens to the bookmark page and reads the word circled. The circled word is the same word the person on stage is thinking of! He only confirms the word is correct after the audience member says the word.
A person can think of word, not even tell you the word. You hand him the bookmarked dictionary and he opens to the bookmarked page and finds one word circled. A word that defines the very word he thought of! The person need never write down the word nor tell the mentalist what the word is. Yet your prediction will be 100% correct.
It comes with all the needed gimmicks, sharpies, bookmarks and several additional routines by Jeff Pierce, Bob Klase and Michael Sibbernsen. Use your dictionary.
- NO STOOGES OR INSTANT STOOGES.
- NO DUAL REALITY.
- NO NAIL WRITERS.
- NO SECRET WRITING OF ANY KIND.
- NO PRE-SHOW WORK.
- USE ANY BORROWED DICTIONARY.
- Osterlind Richard
Reviews
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Predictionary is a new effect from Devin Knight and Frank Velasco. What is appealing about this effect is the use of a clever type of gimmick. It is simple, yet it will take practice. Before going into the workings of this let’s see what you get.
You get two identical pens, one works and one does not, plenty of the special gimmicks, clever bookmark, and 25 pages (8.5 x 11) of instructions. You get everything you need expect the dictionary(s). Devin also gives us some background on circled word predictions. He cites numerous sources. I enjoyed that a great deal. I wish more publishers/inventors would do this.
The first 8 pages explain how the basic effect works. Much detail is given and I can’t think of a reason why someone would not be able to perform this confidently after reading the instructions. One point I really enjoyed was the clever way that you can remove the gimmick and still give the book (dictionary) away at the end of the effect.
The other 17 pages are dedicated to multiple ways of performing this effect. Some of the presentations I liked, some of them I did not. I believe that there are many more possibilities yet to be realized with this method. My favorite was an “I do as you do” presentation. After reading the 25 pages of instructions, I began to think about other possibilities utilizing this gimmick without the dictionary. There are many.
After one practices the workings, the real sell of this effect to the audience will be in a succinct, effortless performance. The presentation will be everything in this effect. If you stumble or mumble through the performance, if you are unsure of how to handle the books, markers, or bookmark, if you have not blocked out your props and where you want your volunteers to stand, you could have a real clunker.
This is not a buy today and perform tomorrow effect. It will take practice, proper blocking/staging, and scripting. If one is willing to put in the time, then this could be a very stunning piece of mentalism.
You get two identical pens, one works and one does not, plenty of the special gimmicks, clever bookmark, and 25 pages (8.5 x 11) of instructions. You get everything you need expect the dictionary(s). Devin also gives us some background on circled word predictions. He cites numerous sources. I enjoyed that a great deal. I wish more publishers/inventors would do this.
The first 8 pages explain how the basic effect works. Much detail is given and I can’t think of a reason why someone would not be able to perform this confidently after reading the instructions. One point I really enjoyed was the clever way that you can remove the gimmick and still give the book (dictionary) away at the end of the effect.
The other 17 pages are dedicated to multiple ways of performing this effect. Some of the presentations I liked, some of them I did not. I believe that there are many more possibilities yet to be realized with this method. My favorite was an “I do as you do” presentation. After reading the 25 pages of instructions, I began to think about other possibilities utilizing this gimmick without the dictionary. There are many.
After one practices the workings, the real sell of this effect to the audience will be in a succinct, effortless performance. The presentation will be everything in this effect. If you stumble or mumble through the performance, if you are unsure of how to handle the books, markers, or bookmark, if you have not blocked out your props and where you want your volunteers to stand, you could have a real clunker.
This is not a buy today and perform tomorrow effect. It will take practice, proper blocking/staging, and scripting. If one is willing to put in the time, then this could be a very stunning piece of mentalism.