Banacheck�s Pre Thoughts (Book) - More than a set of lecture notes, this is a complete mentalism act from start to finish as used by Steve Shaw (Banachek). Excerpts can be used as stand-alone in your show!
Manufacturer Says 20 page spiral-bound booklet includes detailed illustrations and instructions.
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really nice book escpecially for the price. no necessarily ground breaking material, just more of refined workable classic mentalism. its also nice to get to see a fulll routine presented by one of the top mentalist of these days. great for any mentalist to add to their collection.
Pre-thoughts is a fantastic mentalism booklet from Banachek. For just 10 bucks, you get an entire mentalism set that contains some awesome effects. But you not only get the “how-to’s” of the effects, you get Banachek’s entire script and presentation surrounding them. My favorite routines in this booklet include:
1. Be Seated
An awesome prediction effect using four chairs. I have used this on stage and it’s a great piece of mentalism. Essentially, you are able to predict which chair will be left empty by the spectators. They have a free choice of which seat to sit in and they can change their mind at any point. A volunteer has been holding your prediction the entire time, and at no point do you go near the prediction or switch it in any way.
2. Add a number
This is an awesome add a number effect. Banachek teaches you how to make your own add a number pad without have to buy one. I have used this on stage as well, and it works really well.
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Must have for mentalists.
[Verified buyer] by Richard the Mentalist from New York on 04/02/2010 20:28:57
Thinking of trying out mentalism? Then this is a must have. I used part of this routine as part of my act for about a year on stage. I've moved on since, but when I was a budding mentalist, this proved to be an invaluable resource. The material is very simple and Steve gives great pointers on how to make the presentation great. He actually provides the entire script if you need one. I've personally never used his script (doesn't match my style, at all) but it is still a good one. Highly recommended and a great bargain!
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A full act.
[Verified buyer] by Magic Rich from London, UK on 04/02/2010 15:34:35
my first mentalism show was ripped straight from these pages and played very well for everybody in the audience. i still have people requesting items from this show on a regular basis. seriously this will pay for itself after the first performance, and only minimum practice is involved!! you cant beat it!
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