Just seen Bending the Real by Jay Sankey at The Merchant of Magic (http://www.magicshop.co.uk) Looks like a new psychological direction for Sankey? Looking at the REAL work as opposed to just tricks.
He talks about the project http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUR8WpgwcUQ and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpVC4EAT434
'Bending' is about creating dream moments, inspiring people to open their eyes - It's a cool idea.
As for the content, the DVD has a large collection of ‘bending tips’ + the techniques and 25 'bends' from as many different psychological angles as possible. There are visual ends, audio bends, tactile bends and conceptual bends.
Because bending celebrates deception as a social activity, the bends reflect a fascinating range of social functions. suggests, such as flirting, impressing, confusing, amusing, shocking and more.
He defines his 'bends' as ‘dropping the inexplicable’ into an everyday situation, with stuff you would normally find lying around at school, work, a house party, diner, coffee shop, etc.
The Merchant of Magic is giving a second, limited edition, bonus booklet of short essays and effects with pre-orders.
Certain kinds of information are better suited to different mediums. So, while the bending tips and the techniques to the 25 bends work well on video, my more in-depth thinking around the psychology and philosophy of bending is better suited to the printed word.
Here are some of the subjects discussed;
*Ways of drawing attention to a bend without saying a word
*Sharing a bend without trying to ‘get’ anything
*How to really greet other people
*What to say when they ask ‘How did you do it?’
*Ah, Ha and Aha (3 profound experiences)
*The power of surprise
*Bending as a form of reminding
*Connecting through shock
*Non-Framing and avoiding suspicion
*Witnessing rather than performing
*Mystery as a social activity
*Tightropes and waterfalls
*How, Why and What (questions raised by surprise)
I've never been a massive Sankey fan in the past, but this looks really interesting.. Thoughts people?
DCx
He talks about the project http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUR8WpgwcUQ and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpVC4EAT434
'Bending' is about creating dream moments, inspiring people to open their eyes - It's a cool idea.
As for the content, the DVD has a large collection of ‘bending tips’ + the techniques and 25 'bends' from as many different psychological angles as possible. There are visual ends, audio bends, tactile bends and conceptual bends.
Because bending celebrates deception as a social activity, the bends reflect a fascinating range of social functions. suggests, such as flirting, impressing, confusing, amusing, shocking and more.
He defines his 'bends' as ‘dropping the inexplicable’ into an everyday situation, with stuff you would normally find lying around at school, work, a house party, diner, coffee shop, etc.
The Merchant of Magic is giving a second, limited edition, bonus booklet of short essays and effects with pre-orders.
Certain kinds of information are better suited to different mediums. So, while the bending tips and the techniques to the 25 bends work well on video, my more in-depth thinking around the psychology and philosophy of bending is better suited to the printed word.
Here are some of the subjects discussed;
*Ways of drawing attention to a bend without saying a word
*Sharing a bend without trying to ‘get’ anything
*How to really greet other people
*What to say when they ask ‘How did you do it?’
*Ah, Ha and Aha (3 profound experiences)
*The power of surprise
*Bending as a form of reminding
*Connecting through shock
*Non-Framing and avoiding suspicion
*Witnessing rather than performing
*Mystery as a social activity
*Tightropes and waterfalls
*How, Why and What (questions raised by surprise)
I've never been a massive Sankey fan in the past, but this looks really interesting.. Thoughts people?
DCx
