Robert Watkins – Shadowplay

In this PDF Download, you will find the ‘outside the box’ secrets, plots, and techniques Watkins has become known for. Focusing this time on Billets, and the ‘behind the scenes’ tactics Watkins uses throughout his Close Up sets, The material in this book has been performed and tested in front of audiences and magic clubs all across the USA. What started as a collection of ‘lecture notes’ for the tour eventually turned into a full treatise on methods that take place in the shadows of performance. If you enjoyed “Jhana” and “Positive/Negative” you will already know the kind of thinking you’re in for with “Shadowplay”

Here are a few of the things you will find within these pages:

An ‘About the Author’ by Kent Axell

“Calendar on the Wall”- A guided explanation on exactly how Watkins handles billets, and their justification in performance. A participant writes down the name of someone close to them. The performer then reveals the name as well as the participant’s birthdate.

“Failed Psychometry”- a way to justify billet switches, center tears and peeks

“Instant Preshow”- One of the most deceptive ways of gaining secret information in the midst of a Mentalistm set, with this strategy you will do your pre-show in the middle of your act! The Performer has a participant write down a name of someone close to them. Without ever touching the billet the Performer reveals the name as well as the participants date of birth and more..

“CT Memory Divination” – A lesson on getting as much as you can out of as little information as possible. Learn how to reveal secret details about a participant’s memory using nothing but a Center Tear

“Thought Switching”- This mind-bending strategy will set you so far ahead of your audience’s thought process, the method becomes invisible. With this you will learn how to turn any peeked information into a ‘Spectator as Mind Reader’ effect

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