This is a review of the first 3 hours (I haven't yet got through the whole thing).
Great
lecture overall.
Touches on a lot of points that you'll probably be able to add to what you're
already doing.
The Lift was very good. I already knew Brown's method, but Turner's touch
was to "tie it up" so that you're clean after it. Though I did find it very weird how he was
touching the guy in several places on the man's body (elbow, etc.) for no apparent reason, when
tapping the guy on the hand would suffice.
What I was most looking forward to was the Jedi
Push.
Unfortunately, I was a bit disappointed.
This is not the way Derren Brown did it (and
Peter openly admits this and says that he never figured out Derren's way to do it).
I was hoping
to stand behind a person, and on my signal, he falls back.
What perplexes me about Derren's
performance of this is that the participant is facing away, so he can't be cued or signaled.
In
Peter's version, the participant is face to face to Peter, with opened eyes, and Peter gives a very
obvious hand signal (he doesn't hide it, it's like a Darth Vader type thing).
It's not bad, but
it just looks like suggestion or a hypnosis stunt; whereas I was hoping for something truly
mystifying.
The "spider" thing done on Dan, I loved. All you need is a business card and
marker (or napkin and a marker). I love stuff like that. Reminded me of Atlas Brooking's superhero
P.A. (though it's not a P.A., the effect was as simple, impromptu, real-looking, and minimal props).
Peter Turner demonstrates and explains "jazzing" (not sure if he would use this term).
It's like Dai Vernon's Trick That Cannot Be Explained. The outcome is different every time, like
multiple outs. This means the material is not easy (similar to cold-reading, it will require a lot
of practice with humans, and a lot of failing before you get really good).
