Richard Paddon
COLAURA
$50
Sorry, no discounts on this item.
THE BLURB:
Colaura - Cold reading in FULL COLOUR Your spectator chooses
a colour and receives a brief reading based on their choice.
Uncannily the aura colour on their personal reading card,
changes to match their selection.
* Colaura is a modular cold reading system that allows you
to make a personal colour reading for the participant.
* Colaura is perfect for intimate and strolling
performances.
* The simple system makes it easy to remember the meanings
of the colours and areas of the head. The Colaura card is a
disguised tick sheet to assist the performer.
* A personal colour reading can be tailored for the
participant.
* The Colaura card makes a great business card handout or
keepsake for the spectator.
* Colaura is extremely versatile as it can be presented in
three ways.
Colaura is a fun routine that allows for a personal
connection with the participant. Includes three bonus
routines:
* PsyCol - A chameleon-like method for handing out your
business card. Also a magical way of tapping into the
subconscious mind with a colourful prediction.
* PsyTuition - Spectator uses her intuition to correctly
divine an ESP shape.
* PsyShape - A Banachek style psychological prediction.
# WHAT YOU GET....... 4 special Pens
# Over 70 Custom designed, personal reading cards
# Detailed instructional 75min broadcast quality DVD
# CD with 50 page e-book containing dozens of professional
tips on cold reading, colour readings and how to use them in
these visual and colourful effects.
# PLUS a bonus 20 page e-book that teaches a great playing
card prediction.
PLUS - Includes bonus files to make your own cards - NO
refils to buy! Concept by Richard Paddon, ideas and routines
by Sean Taylor, Richard Paddon, Dave Everett and Edward
De'Ath
MY COMMENTS:
After talking with several mentalists, this is certainly one
of those love-it-or-hate-it products. And I'll explain why
in a bit. Despite my saying this, there's no question that
the four effects included are very different effects and,
though solidly thought out, each can serve as a starting
part for the "principle" contained within should you choose
to think of uses for this beyond the included routines.
This principle, which involves a particular gimmick, is
certainly not new. Richard Paddon published a version of
one of these effects more than a decade ago. And Larry
Becker used this "principle" when he released Marker
Mentalism some years ago. (The effects Larry Becker used
are different from the ones presented here, of course.)
Now, let me get back to that "love-it-or-hate-it"
declaration. The main consideration here is the use of
these markers. Paddon does a little adjusting on them so
the markers look like ordinary markers, which is a necessary
and great idea. It's not their look that is an issue, but
their use, which is anything but ordinary. And that's not
done secretly. When the pen is used on a card, words and/or
symbols appear (as mentioned in the blurb). And that may be
considered too "magic-y" for some working mentalists. It
depends completely on your style and preferences.
There are four effects that are demonstrated and explained
in this package. The title effect, Colaura, is described
above and it plays pretty much as described. The other
three are vaguely described, so let me provide a few more
details.
PsyCol - An envelope is on the table and the participant
selects a card which is their subconsciously favorite color.
The marker is then used on a card and the name of that color
appears. The participant then names their favorite color,
the performer turns over the card, and then he uses the
marker to make the name of that color appear on the card,
too.
PsyTuition - A business card is shown with four ESP symbols.
The participant chooses one and the performer writes with
the pen on the card. A message appears which proves the
performer knew which symbol would be chosen. I'll comment
here that it seems odd to have four ESP symbols, and not
five. With some thought, five can be done, and I wish
Richard would have been able to come up with that, but one
can design their own card to do that.
PsyShape - The participant names two shapes. The performer
wipes the marker on a card and causes two shapes to appear.
They are, of course, the named shapes.
The package contains four markers, three stacks of business
cards (30 aura reading cards, 20 cards for PsyTuition, and
30 color reading cards), a DVD that contains the
performances and explanations of the aforementioned effects
(with Richard Paddon and Sean Taylor), and a CD that
contains a 56-page e-book and bonus files. The e-book
contains not only the basics of three of the effects
(PsyShape is not included), but additional tips and handling
techniques. The bonus files include PDF and Word files of
the cards so that you can print them out yourself. I will
note that the files are in A4 format and those who use the
"Letter" format will have to make adjustments.
As I said above, whether you'll like this or not depends on
how you view the use of the marker pens in your
performances. That aside, this package does contain
everything you need and is beautifully produced. If you
decide to purchase this, you certainly will not be
disappointed and the included routines should also spark
your creativity to conceive of other routines.
Colaura - Cold reading in FULL COLOUR Your spectator chooses
a colour and receives a brief reading based on their choice.
Uncannily the aura colour on their personal reading card,
changes to match their selection.
* Colaura is a modular cold reading system that allows you
to make a personal colour reading for the participant.
* Colaura is perfect for intimate and strolling
performances.
* The simple system makes it easy to remember the meanings
of the colours and areas of the head. The Colaura card is a
disguised tick sheet to assist the performer.
* A personal colour reading can be tailored for the
participant.
* The Colaura card makes a great business card handout or
keepsake for the spectator.
* Colaura is extremely versatile as it can be presented in
three ways.
Colaura is a fun routine that allows for a personal
connection with the participant. Includes three bonus
routines:
* PsyCol - A chameleon-like method for handing out your
business card. Also a magical way of tapping into the
subconscious mind with a colourful prediction.
* PsyTuition - Spectator uses her intuition to correctly
divine an ESP shape.
* PsyShape - A Banachek style psychological prediction.
# WHAT YOU GET....... 4 special Pens
# Over 70 Custom designed, personal reading cards
# Detailed instructional 75min broadcast quality DVD
# CD with 50 page e-book containing dozens of professional
tips on cold reading, colour readings and how to use them in
these visual and colourful effects.
# PLUS a bonus 20 page e-book that teaches a great playing
card prediction.
PLUS - Includes bonus files to make your own cards - NO
refils to buy! Concept by Richard Paddon, ideas and routines
by Sean Taylor, Richard Paddon, Dave Everett and Edward
De'Ath
MY COMMENTS:
After talking with several mentalists, this is certainly one
of those love-it-or-hate-it products. And I'll explain why
in a bit. Despite my saying this, there's no question that
the four effects included are very different effects and,
though solidly thought out, each can serve as a starting
part for the "principle" contained within should you choose
to think of uses for this beyond the included routines.
This principle, which involves a particular gimmick, is
certainly not new. Richard Paddon published a version of
one of these effects more than a decade ago. And Larry
Becker used this "principle" when he released Marker
Mentalism some years ago. (The effects Larry Becker used
are different from the ones presented here, of course.)
Now, let me get back to that "love-it-or-hate-it"
declaration. The main consideration here is the use of
these markers. Paddon does a little adjusting on them so
the markers look like ordinary markers, which is a necessary
and great idea. It's not their look that is an issue, but
their use, which is anything but ordinary. And that's not
done secretly. When the pen is used on a card, words and/or
symbols appear (as mentioned in the blurb). And that may be
considered too "magic-y" for some working mentalists. It
depends completely on your style and preferences.
There are four effects that are demonstrated and explained
in this package. The title effect, Colaura, is described
above and it plays pretty much as described. The other
three are vaguely described, so let me provide a few more
details.
PsyCol - An envelope is on the table and the participant
selects a card which is their subconsciously favorite color.
The marker is then used on a card and the name of that color
appears. The participant then names their favorite color,
the performer turns over the card, and then he uses the
marker to make the name of that color appear on the card,
too.
PsyTuition - A business card is shown with four ESP symbols.
The participant chooses one and the performer writes with
the pen on the card. A message appears which proves the
performer knew which symbol would be chosen. I'll comment
here that it seems odd to have four ESP symbols, and not
five. With some thought, five can be done, and I wish
Richard would have been able to come up with that, but one
can design their own card to do that.
PsyShape - The participant names two shapes. The performer
wipes the marker on a card and causes two shapes to appear.
They are, of course, the named shapes.
The package contains four markers, three stacks of business
cards (30 aura reading cards, 20 cards for PsyTuition, and
30 color reading cards), a DVD that contains the
performances and explanations of the aforementioned effects
(with Richard Paddon and Sean Taylor), and a CD that
contains a 56-page e-book and bonus files. The e-book
contains not only the basics of three of the effects
(PsyShape is not included), but additional tips and handling
techniques. The bonus files include PDF and Word files of
the cards so that you can print them out yourself. I will
note that the files are in A4 format and those who use the
"Letter" format will have to make adjustments.
As I said above, whether you'll like this or not depends on
how you view the use of the marker pens in your
performances. That aside, this package does contain
everything you need and is beautifully produced. If you
decide to purchase this, you certainly will not be
disappointed and the included routines should also spark
your creativity to conceive of other routines.
