Mark Strivings
Mark is one of those amazing guys who can walk up to you, make some small talk, and then knock your socks off with a mental miracle that came from nowhere. He performs and lectures all around the country. Check out his DVD's and prepare to learn cutting edge mentalism. And look for new releases from Mark in the On-line Magic Store!
The Annemann Upgrades #1 - How to Make Money with Psi Parties
Strivings Speaks - Walk Around Mentalism
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Mentalism that’s easier to sell and perform!
The kudos are flowing in for Mark Striving’s new video, WAM - Walk Around Mentalism. We’re hearing things like “Thanks so much for putting this tape out - it’s just what I’ve been looking for. These short sets are a lot easier to tune and vary than a full after-dinner show. Let Mark know that his stuff is being used.”
After you watch this video and learn how Mark approaches this kind of gig, you’ll be able to offer a new concept in entertainment - walk-around mentalism. Since most people who have seen mentalism have seen it in the context of either mental magic or the typical lecture/demonstration presentation, this new style of presentation will give their parties the new/novel/unique edge that everyone is looking for.
Mark has created combinations of effects that let you perform a mental mini-set for a group of people standing around at a reception, party, bar, or any informal venue. You hit them fast, establish rapport, amaze and entertain them, and move on, leaving them talking about how great you were.
Each mini-set can run from four to eight minutes long, and features two or three effects each. It’s hit and run mentalism. It’s new and it’s hot. Among the effects you will get on WAM are:
50-50-50 Chance, based on the old “guess which hand the coin is in” game. A spectator repeatedly senses which hand contains a coin.
ESP For Fun And Profit (not a Richard Webster item!), an ESP card routine in three phases.
You Are Psychic (This one is by Richard Webster!) The spectator selects the only card that has writing on it among several blanks.
You Have The Power! (by Gene Urban) You turn the party's host into a psychic. He/she finds a dollar bill hidden under one of several objects.
What A Great Out!, a prediction involving the spectator's birth date.
Of course, you’ll get the incredibly clear and complete explanations and information about each effect for which Mark as become known. This tape is a gold mine for any working mentalist, and it’s just $55.00. Stop giving up those walk-around gigs to the card guys!
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Strivings Speaks on two new videos!
A few months ago, we were privileged to videotape one of Mark Strivings popular lectures. These tapes were made during a regular paid lecture, not in a studio. They are, therefore, documentary tapes, and you won’t believe the backdrops! Mark teaches the group some of his favorite effects, and we have divided the goodies into two videos.
Strivings Speaks #1 will teach you how to do Challenge Name-A-Card, a killer effect that uses two decks and a die; Predict-A-Date, which you may have guessed is an effect in which you successfully predict a date chosen by the spectator; Stupid Mental Tricks, a Lettermanesque comedy mental routine; and Lotto Luck, which uses a lottoball prop and shows why you are so rich, ha-ha.
These effects use props that are either free or very inexpensive and available everywhere. They are all exceptionally easy to do, as all good mentalism is, and will seal your reputation as a mental master. This is practical, performance-proven stuff that you will use.
Strivings Speaks #2 will teach you how to do four updated Annemann effects: Par Optic Vision, Seven Keys to Baldpate, Extra-Sensory Perception, and As In a Mirror Darkly. These effects are also explained on Mark’s popular tape The Annemann Upgrades #1, but if you want to see them in a lecture format, you’ll love this video. These tapes are $55.00 each, or about ten bucks per miracle.
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Mark Strivings is one of those guys who has been quietly making a good living in magic, supporting the clubs and refining his acts. One of his sources of inspiration is the genius of Theo Annemann, and on this, the first in a series of new videos, he takes four classic Annemann effects and upgrades them for today’s audiences and performers.
Mark’s formal training is in music and the arts, and this comes through in his sense of timing and presentation. All of the problem areas in Theo’s methods are eliminated, and each effect is refined to a classic piece of mentalism.
You’ll learn how to do Mark’s versions of Par Optic Vision, Seven Keys to Baldpate, As in a Mirror Darkly (you’ll gasp at his superb handling and method!), and Extra-Sensory Perception. In each case, Mark uses contemporary materials and presentation considerations to give you reputation makers that you will perform!
The price of this brand new video is just $55.00. The Annemann Upgrades, Vol. I is a tape that you will not only enjoy watching, you’ll actually perform this stuff, and your audiences will thank you for it. Order your copy today!
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