Vincent Hedan
HAIKU BOOK TEST
$41
Suggested Retail Price $45
THE BLURB:
Haiku
A haiku is a form of codified poetry that appeared in Japan
during the second half of the seventeenth century. It
consists of a very short text, usually three lines,
describing an image, a landscape, an emotion, a feeling...
Mentalism effect
French magician Vincent Hedan had created a wonderfull
mentalism effect using a notebook of haiku. A spectator
chooses freely a haiku, and the magician is able to draw
instantaneously what it represents.
To say it simple, it is a very effective book-test effect.
But in fact it is a lot more than that. It creates a moment
of pure emotion, a moment of refinement and of elegance...
"Vincent Hedan's Haiku is a clever combination of poetry and
mental magic beautifully wrapped to create a strong effect
with emotion. Everything I like!" - Boris Wild
"Vincent Hedan's Haiku book test is novel, beautifully
produced and its method rests on a smart combination of
subtle ideas." - Stephen Minch
* No question
* No preshow
* No stooge
* Free choice of haiku
* All haiku are different
* The notebook is examinable
* The perfect book test: you can always have it in your
pocket
* Can be done in the street for one person or on stage for
five hundred.
MY COMMENTS:
This is an effective and very nicely produced prop, but the
most impressive thing about this is the elegant packaging.
It comes in a very handsome white box with a glossy 12 page
8"x6" instruction booklet. And this much slicker than most
other effects. I know this sounds quite sarcastic, but if
you see the packaging, you'll have to agree.
As to the effect, this is certainly not new in terms of plot
or principles, but what is unique is the use of Haiku
(although book tests with poetry do exist) and it's
pocket-sized. The book is approximately 2" x 4", which is
slightly longer than a business card and a little skinnier,
and it's got about 60 pages in it.
As an English teacher, this does appeal to me. And I like
that this a pocket-sized book that can play as an intimate
effect or a large one. For larger audiences, just use a
larger notepad to draw the image of the Haiku. This can be
done completely surrounded and with no preparation, aside
from having pen and paper handy. One consideration is that
this is not something that can be immediately repeated.
If you can justify using a book of Haiku, this is certainly
recommended.
Haiku
A haiku is a form of codified poetry that appeared in Japan
during the second half of the seventeenth century. It
consists of a very short text, usually three lines,
describing an image, a landscape, an emotion, a feeling...
Mentalism effect
French magician Vincent Hedan had created a wonderfull
mentalism effect using a notebook of haiku. A spectator
chooses freely a haiku, and the magician is able to draw
instantaneously what it represents.
To say it simple, it is a very effective book-test effect.
But in fact it is a lot more than that. It creates a moment
of pure emotion, a moment of refinement and of elegance...
"Vincent Hedan's Haiku is a clever combination of poetry and
mental magic beautifully wrapped to create a strong effect
with emotion. Everything I like!" - Boris Wild
"Vincent Hedan's Haiku book test is novel, beautifully
produced and its method rests on a smart combination of
subtle ideas." - Stephen Minch
* No question
* No preshow
* No stooge
* Free choice of haiku
* All haiku are different
* The notebook is examinable
* The perfect book test: you can always have it in your
* Can be done in the street for one person or on stage for
five hundred.
MY COMMENTS:
This is an effective and very nicely produced prop, but the
most impressive thing about this is the elegant packaging.
It comes in a very handsome white box with a glossy 12 page
8"x6" instruction booklet. And this much slicker than most
other effects. I know this sounds quite sarcastic, but if
you see the packaging, you'll have to agree.
As to the effect, this is certainly not new in terms of plot
or principles, but what is unique is the use of Haiku
(although book tests with poetry do exist) and it's
pocket-sized. The book is approximately 2" x 4", which is
slightly longer than a business card and a little skinnier,
and it's got about 60 pages in it.
As an English teacher, this does appeal to me. And I like
that this a pocket-sized book that can play as an intimate
effect or a large one. For larger audiences, just use a
larger notepad to draw the image of the Haiku. This can be
done completely surrounded and with no preparation, aside
from having pen and paper handy. One consideration is that
this is not something that can be immediately repeated.
If you can justify using a book of Haiku, this is certainly
recommended.
