"I've seen similar things, but never this direct, straight to the
point and strong. Even after seeing it twice in a row I didn't have a
clue!"- Jan Forster
"Steve Dimmers' Screen Test is a
great example of a practical, effective piece of mentalism. I love the
movie presentation as everyone loves the movies. It's small enough to be
carried and used for strolling gigs and can also play for a stand-up
audience. And the Oscar goes to... Alakazam Magic for putting out
another fantastic Effect!"- Danny Archer
Screen Test by Steve Dimmer is incredibly deceptive with a cheekily simple method.
Your spectator is handed a bunch of classic movie poster postcards (Each movie is different).
While
your head is turned your spectator mixes and selects any one of the
movies (totally free choice) and puts the other postcards away (out of
sight).
You now state that written on the back of the chosen
movie is a list of all the movies included in the set. You ask them to
read the list out in any order they like, while you try to pick up on
vocal cues to determine which movie they are thinking of.
As
they read the list you apologize, stating that you are not picking up
any changes in their voice so you are going to try it another way.
You
ask them to start imagining the movie, now while your back is still
turned you start to reveal exactly what movie they are thinking of.
Also
included on the streaming video is a bonus section packed with
additional presentation ideas including Peter Nardi's 2 spectator
presentation, Where the theme tune to a thought of movie plays as your
phones ring tone!
Points to Remember