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| Rick Maue |
This is the second time I have seen Mr. Maue’s lecture. This will be the first time I willprovide a review though. Last year, I was the photographer while our former colleague Ms. Lakeland did the writing. She’s gone, Mr. Maue is back and I’m ready.
Let’s go to the bottom-line: Mr. Maue’s presence, voice, look, and manner convinced me that he probably could read my mind. He has incredible style in his presentation and exudes the confidence of someone who has done this once or twice before.
Read On . . .
Right off the bat, Mr. Maue showed us his Riding the Wave. Based Phil Goldstein’s B’Wave, this effect is perfect for opening a show or a lecture. It is also a great opportunity to encounter Mr. Maue’s incredible presence.
The secret of this effect is the method of presentation. The scripting of the effect influences the path the effect will take and the conclusion the audience will see. The spectator’s involvement and responses are free but controlled — if that make sense.
Describing Riding the Wave will necessarily be different depending on the spectator?s choices. Unlike many of the multiple outcome effects we’ve seen, this effect ends in with the same props shown at the beginning of the trick. This factor alone makes it so much more enjoyable to watch and do when compared to other multiple outcome effects. You know the ones I am talking about. You finish by telling the spectator that her card is in one of 52 locations around the theater depending on the selection.
Mr. Maue ends the trick where it started, the same envelope shown. So even though the effect’s method — the successful…
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