Directors Cut

THE BLURB:
Alakazam Magic are proud to present Simon Shaw's incredible
effect Director's Cut. Director's Cut has been getting some
serious attention on the underground mentalism scene for
well over a year with big names such as Richard Osterlind
giving his endorsement to it!

So what is Director's Cut? It's a set of 26 movie poster
cards that have been perfectly printed in full colour and
laminated so they should last you a lifetime of
performances! You also received a DVD which features
Routines, Tips and Ideas to use with the cards.

Now you will be able to perform some seriously strong
mentalism with an interesting and popular premise.

Director's Cut is Mentalism in its purest form. It's a whole
act in your pocket. If you love the idea of using films as
part of a routine then the Director's Cut is definitely for
you. It can be used strolling, close-up or even parlour.
Once you try it you will never leave home without it.

No gaffs, no markings, super clean, resets instantly and
best of all everything is examinable!

Director's Cut can be used with a range of effects such as
Mind reading body language, drawing duplications, remote
viewing, predictions and muscle reading, in fact the
possibilities are limited only by your imagination. Simple
to perform and strong reactions. What more could you ask
from a performance? There is plenty of room for fun, drama
and good old fashioned presentation.

"I used Simon's Director's Cut at a trade show last week for
3 consecutive days. Not only did it constantly amaze, but it
provided one of the most entertaining routines I have ever
used. It is a winner and should be in the arsenal of every
serious mentalist!"
- Richard Osterlind - May, 2008

MY COMMENTS:
All I probably need to say about this is that it is Richard
Osterlind's Osterlind Design Duplication System (or the
Pictoria Mentalia) using movie posters on beautifully made
pocket-sized cards. I will also say that I'm kicking myself
right now for not thinking of marketing this brilliant idea
first. You see, in my carry bag I actually have a set of
cards with movie names that uses the same methodology. In
other words, it's the same effect. Oh, the cards are not as
professionally made as these, which are gorgeous miniature
reproductions of movie posters, but it's the same idea
nonetheless. Some of Director's Cut's film choices are odd,
and skewed towards the UK for obvious reasons, but that's
trivial (I'd certainly not think of The Elephant Man as a
film most people would know about). In any case, I've been
doing essentially this routine ever since Richard released
his ODDS, though admittedly it's not been part of my regular
sets. I will also say that I did release Greetings of the
Mind, which uses the same principle (and much more) with
greeting cards (nudge, nudge, wink, wink, PLUG!, PLUG!).

For those who need to know more, the blurb is accurate.
Everything can be examined, there are no sleights, and no
gaffs or switches. In fact, the method does include marks,
but they are the artwork on the posters themselves and that
makes it all the more devious. Another important point is
that the participant doesn't have to know the movie at all.
If they don't know it (and you can simply ask them if
they're familiar with it), then just have them focus on the
movie poster and the title. It will still play well (and
that makes this a better set than my name-only version that
I had been doing).

Even though I was performing a version of this before Simon
Shaw and Peter Nardi marketed this (which I absolutely have
no problem with -- "you snooze, you lose"), that only makes
this particular product one that I can personally verify is
very versatile and entertaining, something well worth adding
to the working mentalist's arsenal of ordinary looking
props. The package includes a set of the movie posters,
which are like credit cards, a plastic jacket to hold them
in, and a DVD continuing the instructions and video
performances. This is definitely recommended.