Comments on: Brown, Blaine take share of U.K. ratings http://blog.ellusionist.com/brown-blaine-take-share-of-uk-ratings/ Tue, 14 May 2013 16:55:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sirius http://blog.ellusionist.com/brown-blaine-take-share-of-uk-ratings/comment-page-1/#comment-3117 Sirius Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:46:07 +0000 http://blog.ellusionist.com/?p=2328#comment-3117 As a UK Derren Brown fan, one of the biggest issues myself and many others had was his use of camera trickery. He has excelled at mentalism and claimed that none of his work uses stooges or camera tricks for years. No one has been able to come close to what he has been consistently doing with audiences' minds n the UK. Then came the Lottery Stunt... He had an hour long special as a follow-up to explain how he did it and basically mis-directed (actually - lied) to everyone when he used a split-screen. Many of UK magicians that I have spoken with agree that this has put him on a par with Criss Angel and David Blaine, both of whom have been widely-documented as using video editing or cuts to achieve some of their routines. Still, he did redeem himself last night with some pretty impressive covert hypnosis. As a UK Derren Brown fan, one of the biggest issues myself and many others had was his use of camera trickery. He has excelled at mentalism and claimed that none of his work uses stooges or camera tricks for years. No one has been able to come close to what he has been consistently doing with audiences’ minds n the UK. Then came the Lottery Stunt… He had an hour long special as a follow-up to explain how he did it and basically mis-directed (actually – lied) to everyone when he used a split-screen. Many of UK magicians that I have spoken with agree that this has put him on a par with Criss Angel and David Blaine, both of whom have been widely-documented as using video editing or cuts to achieve some of their routines.

Still, he did redeem himself last night with some pretty impressive covert hypnosis.

]]> By: Joe Staley http://blog.ellusionist.com/brown-blaine-take-share-of-uk-ratings/comment-page-1/#comment-3099 Joe Staley Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:48:29 +0000 http://blog.ellusionist.com/?p=2328#comment-3099 I watched them both, It's all I watched TV for on that day. Derren Brown fascinates me and David Blaine just makes my jaw fall to the floor... I watched them both, It’s all I watched TV for on that day. Derren Brown fascinates me and David Blaine just makes my jaw fall to the floor…

]]> By: Ellusionist http://blog.ellusionist.com/brown-blaine-take-share-of-uk-ratings/comment-page-1/#comment-3518 Ellusionist Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:57:39 +0000 http://blog.ellusionist.com/?p=2328#comment-3518 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">New blog post: Brown, Blaine take share of U.K. ratings http://bit.ly/1788re</span></span> New blog post: Brown, Blaine take share of U.K. ratings http://bit.ly/1788re

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