Silent Running by Ben Harris

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Re: Silent Running by Ben Harris

Postby James Cotton » June 18th, 2010, 8:35 am

Sounds faaaabulous!

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Re: Silent Running by Ben Harris

Postby Ben Harris » July 14th, 2010, 8:50 pm

Hi Guys,

Here's the latest regarding the sequel to SILENT RUNNING!


RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP LATEST

Hi everyone. We are excited to inform that Run Silent, Run Deep is almost done. She's with the editor right now, and we are on target for July 31, as promised.

Famed mentalist, Marc Paul (you'll know him from his performance of the "Berglas Effect" on Parkinson) has written the Foreword, and very generously contributed an effect, too.

The book is a delight to read, and clocks in at an impressive 200 plus pages, fully photo-illustrated.

If you have not pre-ordered, do it now. You save $10 by ordering prior to July 31.

Pre-orders also receive a BONUS set of COLOR TEMPLATES for Starman, and the BLISTER TEMPLATE that has now been withdrawn from the book.


Here is the COMPLETE list of contents:

RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP
List of Contents

Foreword by Marc Paul
(including one full routine)

Introduction by Ben Harris
(including two effects, one from Josh Zandman)

Steve Shufton

A Force In The Shadows
A critical examination of the Silent Running Procedure with the intention of providing the nuance and understanding to ensure a convincing execution.

Script Distilled
The bare guts of the script with commentary removed. Learn this!

Hands Off: Silent But Deadly
Steves treatment of the Brainwave effect allowing the entire routine to carried out in the spectators own hands. The performer NEVER touches the deck.

Speechless: Left Unsaid
Picking up where Speechless left off, Steve teases out extra nuances and proposes multi-key sets for simultaneous use.

Jamie Badman & Colin Miller
(The Underground Collective)

Silent Killer
A charming effect, complete with printable photos to add to your wallet. One of Jamie and Colins classics, given the Silent Running Treatment.

Silent Assassin
Clever gimmicks allow mind-numbing mental transpositions of cards mentally selected from the CrossRoads Set.

Silent Ninja
Combining Silent Running with Greg Rostamis iforce has never been this sweet. You deserve an iphone, just so you can perform this!

Richard Busch

SIR Richard Buschs Think-A-Card
Richard takes us on a different journey, one with a nod to the dodge and a different brand of digital finesse.

Ben Harris

Silent Travelers
Two thought-of cards appear in an isolated packet. A full-on routine worthy of stage or formal presentation. Explores the use of an Osborn inspired count procedure.

Small Packet Concepts
Taking advantage of small packets and their inherent particularsin combination with the CrossRoads Setto create new effects.

Vanishing Thought
Continuing to explore packet concepts the author details further applications and ideas, this time, with the Elmsley Count at the heart of matters.

The Deck At The Other End (DATOE)
The polar opposite of the CrossRoads Deck. Instead of any card in the CrossRoads Set being absent, to the count of 51with this decktheres always a duplicate of the thought-of card, and a count of 53!

Easy Transposition
Another feature routine that plays wonderfully on stage, formally, or under casual performing circumstances. Possibly one of the easiest and most convincing transpositions of a thought-of card (this side of the CrossRoads).

Headway
A wonderful property of the Deck At The Other End is revealed and its uses pondered. Imagine having a duplicate of ANY thought-of card, immediately at hand. Well thats what this is all aboutthat kind of POWER.

R.E.M.
The Headway principle is applied to create a formal and powerful simulation of the acclaimed Berglas effect. A card is thought-of and any number between one and fifty-two is named. You dont need me to tell you happens next...

Neuro-Pathway
This is a new tactic for Direct Mind Reading (Silent Running, 2010). It eliminates what some considered an iffy bit, and leads you directly to the specifically thought-of card for a full-on neuro-blast of a finish.

Claude Imperiale

Silent Dice
An expanded CrossRoads Set to match the numeric options offered by two imaginary dice. Play along...

Silent Faro
An impromptu method for setting any borrowed deck for a lovely demonstration of pure thought reading. Using Faro shuffles, of course.

Isaac Louie

Silence of the lambs
Having your entire audience turn their cell phones OFF (as part of a routine) is sheer genius. And, thats just the beginning! Crazy and effective magic!

Jason Messina

Waking Dreams
Months, days, and events (lucid dreams) collide in this wonderful application of Silent Running Principle to the Diary Effect. So many possibilities revealed here!

Ran Pink

The White Room
Just you and the spectator, sitting in an all white room. She is asked to imagine the walls of the room changing color...

ICAINU
Imagined Card at Imagined Number Unspoken. The title says it all. This turns The White Room into a physical entity, with cards in hand.

Christopher Taylor

Silent Solstice #1
Mentalist and electronics wizard, Christopher Taylor saw a perfect match of his Solstice Wallet to Silent Running. Heres the application and related ideas.

Bill Fritz

Silent Solstice #2
Quite independently of Christopher Taylor (see above) Bill concocted his own mating of Silent/Solstice. From an entirely different angle, and sweet as can be.

Bernardo Rodriguez

Numb-blur
I have no idea what sparked this, but Bernardo decided to number the backs of his cards with pen, and apply Silent Running. Great result!

Hiro Sakai

Notes on Silent Running
Hiro-san notes the language barrier with Japanese audiences and povides a well thought out solution and in depth routine.

Matthew Shepherd

Screaming Walking
Matthew has a certain way of going about things. A certain attitude. Heres how he and the ideas in Silent Running meshed.

Robert Smith

Pulse
Voodoo Finger, Edgework, Impromptu Invisible Deck, The Sharpie Principle, and more await you in this crazy and inspired BSmith section.

Francesco Tesei

Silent Running For Stage
Italys Francesco Tesei takes us behind the scenes with his full blown stage presentation. Lots of wonderful ideas here.

Mario Unger

Thought-of Card To Wallet
A direct way to ensure your CrossRoads Set always falls into a cop-able position. Ideal for Card To Wallet workers.

Silent Frixion
The clever use of a FRIXION pen assures you have a magical out no matter which of the CrossRoads pair a spectator has chosen.

BONUS

Starman (Ben Harris)
Silent Running applied to the solar system, galactic events, and the special star maps of Dr Elmer William Bishop. Complete with Star Deck templates so you can print this out on your home/office printer.


APPENDIX

Silent Past Photo Templates

Star Deck Templates


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PRE-ORDER BONUS:

Order at the special pre-publication price of US$39.95 prior to July 31 and you will receive a special COLOR SET OF TEMPLATES for STARMAN. (The regular set is mono to allow for aging). You will be able to print out and make the FULL COLOR DECK on any color copier, bubble-jet or laser printer. And, the included trim marks make it easy to cut the cards out perfectly. You will also receive the template for SILENT BLISTER. This was to be included in the book, but has been withdrawn. The template supplied with the BONUS pack can be taken to your local laser-cutter and made up for you.

REGULAR PRICE $49.95 PRE-PUBLICATION SPECIAL JUST $39.95

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Benny
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Re: Silent Running by Ben Harris

Postby Caleb Wiles » October 18th, 2010, 1:11 pm

As scary as it is to bump this thread, I just posted my full review at http://www.calebwilesmagic.com/?p=405

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Re: Silent Running by Ben Harris

Postby Richard Kaufman » October 18th, 2010, 6:58 pm

This sentence in your review makes no sense:

"The procedure is based on Bill Goldmans marketed effect Mental Yarn although Ben admits that he wasnt aware of it at the time of creating the routines in Silent Running."

If Ben was not aware of Bill Goldman's effect, then the procedure is not based on it. It's a case of independent invention, but the latter is not based on the former.
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Re: Silent Running by Ben Harris

Postby Caleb Wiles » October 25th, 2010, 2:38 pm

I see your point, Richard. It was a case of independent invention.

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