I own the DVD "Jermay's Mind" which is fantastic, and so perhaps I'm judging this little video too
harshly in comparison.
The video is just under 8 minutes and is a very quick run through of
the method. As I watched it, I thought to myself, "Oh, yes, I think I've seen something like this
before..." and you might think so, too, even if you've never quite performed it.
Others
have noted this effect is more like a tool, and I agree. Which is a little disappointing, as the
video could have been so much more. There are no performances in front of an audience so that we can
appreciate Luke Jermay's presentation. There's no hint of what to do if your spectator doesn't call
"stop" when you want him to. (Your audience control will be key here.) There's a suggestion made
that you can use this method in so very many different ways, but the only presentation taught is the
one you see in the demo video. For beginners who don't know any f***** s******* you won't learn any
from this video. (Too bad, Luke Jermay is very good at the one he is using!) It is suggested that
you might want to use different st****, including (obviously) the SS, but if you don't know any of
these, you're on your own.
(To be fair, I've seen other Penguin instructional videos, and
whenever the video stops to teach me a f**** s******, I sometimes roll my eyes and think, "get on
with it!" But I always appreciate it being there for any newbies — which once upon a time, we all
were.)
The video comes across as "we had a couple of minutes to kill, let's film this
real quick." To his credit, Luke Jermay is a great teacher and so no worries on that front. It's
just that with a little extra care and effort, this could have been a really fantastic intro and
exploration of this technique.
Feels incomplete
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