Anthony Owen is not a new name to me being in the U.K. I have already read quite a collection of his
effects and takes on plots in magic. I highly recommend buying his new book Anthony Owen’s Secrets
by VanishingInc. The reason being not only will you learn and understand Anthony’s methods and
effects and plot ideas it will help you to improve and give further suggestions mentioned in this
Act lecture.
There are only 4 effects taught and performed but it is the thinking and the
HOW and the WHY that you are paying for here.
Anthony opens with The Natural Lottery and
discussed WHY he came to use it as an opening effect. HOW he adapted the methods that he uses and
the thinking and reasoning for doing so.
He then went on to Number at Card, his version of
the ACAAN, to me this is not the version I would perform or use. But it does show you how he has
made this into a stand up stage performance piece.
His next performance piece was Big
Survivor 2, here he used America’s got Talent plot line to perform a who will win the best magician
for Las Vegas.
His last effect is a marketed trick Psyco Quiz Prediction, again not only
showing HOW to make it play big on stage but also the WHY he uses it and why he does it the way he
performs it.
You will notice and hopefully appreciate that in my titles I have used the
ones from the book mentioned above. This will help you to read and adapt these effects to your own
style and performance.
The main theme running through this Act Lecture was how to adapt and
routine these tricks to your own style and influence. I must also mention that Anthony explained
pocket management, this act packs small and plays big. Dan Harlan was the perfect host and it was
good to see and here how several variations and ideas were brainstormed in the explanation part.
Please note that I am not advocating that you should perform this act has is, not that you
couldn’t if you wanted to. I would recommend that you use the blueprints to put together a stand up
Mentalism act using one or two ideas from this act.
Kind Regards,
John
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