THE BLURB:
What is KONTROL? "Kontrol" is as essential to Kenton's
mentalism as is Kolossal Killer. That should tell you a lot.
Kontrol can be performed at any time, walk around, at the
bar, close-up, on television, on the street, at home -
anywhere intimate performance is possible.
Effect: Two people are told they will be influenced in
advance. These two people will both participate using two
objects selected out of five or more objects. The spectators
should attempt not to be influenced, but the performer
claims they will be influenced all the same. Remember, the
audience is told in advance that both people will be used in
the test, and both will have their own decisions to make
about two objects.
The first spectator chooses two objects and (for instance)
hands these two to the second spectator. The second
spectator turns around and places one of the objects in his
pocket. When the second spectator turns back around he sees
the performer has already predicted in advance which object
would be hidden in the person's pocket. In fact, this
prediction has been in full view from the start.
Another variation has the spectator holding the item and
discovering the prediction is on the very item he/she is
holding. This is not the use of "multiple outs" but rather
different presentations possible with Kontrol.
*No unnatural actions
*No odd eliminations
*No suspicious wording
*No strange maneuvers
*No out of place results
*No multiple outs required
*No bad choices or outcomes
*Yes, you are always correct
*Yes they can change their minds repeatedly.
*Yes, you can challenge spectators to try to stop you from
influencing them, but they cannot.
You might think of Kontrol as "challenge equivoque" in which
you actually dare people to try and not be influenced,
knowing all along you will never fail.
Two people choose what to do about the two objects chosen,
and yet try as they might, they are always seen as
influenced by you. Don't worry though, it's easy and you
won't fail. There's nothing risky about this one.
This important work includes other valuable secret
principles of mentalism, including Ben Highway's Temporal
Principle.
This principle makes mentalism highly realistic and
believable, yet it is startling easy to apply. Even magic
effects can be made to seem important and highly personal to
spectators once you learn to use this simple yet vital
principle. It is included here as Kenton uses it with
Kontrol to stunning result. Now you can too.
You will also get Leonardo Silverio's "Subliminal Kontrol"
as part of this package.
In effect, a spectator is told to write down a number, shape
or drawing - whatever he or she desires... BUT - the person
will be influenced and cannot write by their own free will.
The spectator will swear they freely decided on what they
secretly wrote down. But after a while they will realize the
subliminal influence nearby that seemingly caused them to
write down what they did. This is a startling presentation
that is not a "ta-da" trick, but a manner of making standard
effects entirely realistic and authentic.
We wish we could accurately tell you all about what Kontrol
is, but we cannot. Performing it will tell you about its
real power. We don't mean to be coy. It's simply that any
description demeans the impact it has on real audiences. The
above descriptions give you a general sense, but not the
true power.
Imagine the most fair, direct, non-messy, realistic, easy,
"challenge equivoque" you could dream about. Then imagine
it's even better than that.
In equivoque you cannot tell an audience in advance
precisely what will happen, because you have to adjust as
needed. In equivoque you cannot challenge spectators from
the start not to be influenced, or they'd figure out
equivoque right away, not to mention mess it all up.
Kontrol puts complete control in your hands without fear,
worry or concern. No matter what spectators choose to do,
you can calmly and easily show how you knew they would do
just this all along, without multiple outs required, and
engraved on a single item in their hand or pocket if you
wish.
Carry this with you and be set to prove you have real mental
influence over anyone, anytime, anywhere. Even on the phone
and with a friend.
It's little wonder Kenton has kept this hidden except to
close friends and students. Kenton relies on this material,
and you will too.
Our Thanks To The S.E.C.R.E.T. School for their amazing work
included in this release.
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MY COMMENTS:
When Kenton releases a gem, it gets everyone talking.
Wonder Words and Kolossal Killer are his most well-known and
talked about classics. This one, Kontrol, will more than
likely be added to this list over time. In fact, Kenton
uses this and then follows it up with Kolossal Killer for a
one-two punch.
Essentially, Kenton has used some brilliant phrasing to
improve the way most do equivoque or, at the very least, add
some different wrinkles well worth studying. As the blurb
states, this language can now allow the performer to tell
the spectator in advance what's going to happen and that
they will be influenced.
The only drawback is that you need exactly five objects.
With the standard equivoque, you can improvise and use as
many as the participant likes. I think in the future that
Kenton, or someone else, may come up with language that
overcomes this, but it isn't a major drawback, just a
consideration.
Also, the main effect, as written, isn't completely
impromptu. You do have to prepare one item and keep it with
you always. To clarify, though, this preparation does not
make the item a gimmick, nor is it an unusual item to have
in one's pocket. Most have this item in their pocket
already. To get a custom made one is not that expensive,
either. Kenton tells you how to do that. (I got one made
for me at a cart in the local shopping mall for $20 and I
know it will last quite a long time). Also, should you wish
to use a different item, and make this impromptu, you can
and Kenton does cover this as well.
This nineteen page downloadable PDF takes only a few of
these pages to describe the main effect, but the rest
includes copious details of the psychology behind it, tips,
and the bonus routines explained in the blurb. There is
quite a bit of very important pyschological techniques that
are revealed here and I can't stress enough that, though the
routine is well worth the price, the psychological
subtleties presented here are also worth the price, if not
more so. One can apply them to many other effects,
routines, and situations.
The only other caveat is that you must study the script of
the routine and the manuscript that details the why of
what's being said. Otherwise, it just may not come out as
effective as it should. Those familiar with Kenton's work
will think this warning is a "D'oh! Of course!" statement,
but even those who know may need to be reminded. Ask me how
I know.
I don't think that there is any question that this one of
the best releases I've read all year and, due to its
versatility, it should definitely be in my top buys for
2009. Needless to say, I've been having great fun with this
and highly recommend it, especially at the $25 price which,
like Kolossal Killer, makes it a steal.
