Organic Mentalism With Phill Smith (Instant Download)
Description & Effect
Unleash Authentic Mentalism with Phill Smith
Organic Mentalism with Phill Smith is an intensive, instant-download masterclass meticulously crafted to revolutionize your approach to the art. Forget complicated gimmicks and elaborate setups; Phill Smith guides you through a unique philosophy focused on creating believable, truly 'organic' illusions that feel genuinely spontaneous and incredibly real. This comprehensive program, suitable for mentalists of all levels, delves deep into the nuances of perception, influence, and the subtle manipulation of thought, ensuring your performances resonate deeply with any audience.
Information Gathering & Mind Control Mastery
Discover foundational techniques for 'information gathering' that leverage everyday items and situations. Learn how to perform astonishing word and image divinations using just business cards with 'The Biz,' or execute a truly impromptu book test with 'Fastext.' Beyond gathering, delve into sophisticated 'mind control' methods. Explore Equivoque, PATEO, and Quinta to subtly force choices while maintaining the illusion of complete free will for your spectator. Uncover the secrets of psychological forces and number forces, designed to create powerful, memorable moments without relying on complex calculations.
Propless Wonders & Card Miracles
Elevate your artistry with powerful propless mentalism. 'The Universal' teaches you to control spectator choices, no matter how abstract, anywhere – even remotely over platforms like Skype. Master progressive anagrams to create the illusion of loose, unconstrained mindreading. For those who appreciate the classic touch, the 'All Hands on Deck' session reveals a comprehensive array of card-based mentalism. Learn to systematically deduce a thought-of card, craft impossible predictions, or even seemingly memorize an entire deck in a flash, all using a standard pack of cards and Phill Smith's unique insights into 'real card handling.'
The Power of 'Real Skills'
What truly sets this course apart is its profound emphasis on 'Real Skills.' Phill Smith guides you in blending genuine capabilities with subtle deception to create demonstrations of advanced mental faculty that blur the line between astonishing illusion and superhuman ability. From 'Deep Memorisation' and lightning-fast calculations ('Beat the Calculator') to foolproof 'Handwriting Analysis,' you'll learn how to perform effects that are not just clever, but truly convincing. Crucial concepts like creating believable moments, genuine jazz, and using a grounded hook are woven throughout the course, ensuring your performances are not merely tricks, but truly unforgettable experiences.
Original Specs
Day 1:
Session 1a
Information gathering
Word / image divination using The Biz - ungaffed ungimmicked live information gathering with just business cards - method and presentational approaches
Interl8ced Thief - a fun reinvention of the ‘Dead or Alive’ structure, without dead people getting in the way. Self working, easy to do ANYTIME
Fastext - a 100% impromptu booktest for the quick witted
Additional concepts taught:
- Psychological vs Psychic vs Unique premises
- Spectator as mind-reader
- Making the reveal
Session 1b
Mind control
Equivoque, PATEO & Quinta - Three powerful methods to force one object from many, creating the illusion of total freedom for the spectator, each illustrated with a powerful hard hitting effect.
Psychological forces - Illustrating the power of psychological forces using Left Brain / Write Brain, a simple demonstration of thought transference that hits EVEN when you miss.
Number forces - Combining ideas to create powerful moments WITHOUT getting bogged down in sums.
Additional concepts taught:
- Making it BIG
- Creating a moment
- Environmental revelations
Day 2:
Session 2a
Brain to Brain - foolproof propless
The Universal - control the spectator’s choice of ANYTHING, no matter how abstract, any time, any place, over skype, anywhere.
Progressive anagrams - how to create the illusion of loose, free mindreading
Mathematical effects - creating meaning and demathsing logical effects
Additional concepts taught:
- Fake improv
- Genuine jazz
- Believable moments
Session 2b
All hands on deck
This session will cover a range of techniques, principles and approaches to creating the illusion of REALISTIC mind-reading and mentalism using a standard deck of cards.
Body language mind-reading - systematically break down the spectator’s responses and learn the playing card they are simply thinking of, even handing the final revelation to the audience.
Deep-thought prediction - craft an impossible prediction from next to nothing using just a normal deck, with a revelation that will knock the audience for six.
Time-sight - a vivid presentation for a hidden classic
Power memory - learn to memorise the WHOLE DECK in a flash… or so it seems.
Visionary Journey - create an intriguing reading for your audience, taking them on an imaginary journey to a destination they will never predict… but you will.
Additional concepts taught:
- *Real* card handling
- Freestyling with the audience
- Using a grounded hook
Session 2c
Real Skills
This session focuses on demonstrations of real skills that a mentalism can perform to create the impression of highly developed mental faculty. The secret is in maintaining a delicate balance between real real and fake real.
Deep memorisation - learn to instantly capture information with speed and accuracy, and how to create a powerful performance around it
Beat the calculator - perform rapid calculations that will blow your audience away as you mentally compute sums faster than they can even open the calculator app
Handwriting analysis - ready to go at a moment’s notice, a foolproof method for knowing which name your audience has written is their best friend’s.
Rainman - Perform a superfast estimation that will definitely impress. Yup. Definitely.
Additional concepts taught:
- Informal demonstrations done right
- Why do it real vs why fake it?
- Teaching the real
