Tagged by Rich Ferguson
Getting a prediction onto a spectator's body is not easy. Until Now.
WINNER OF THE iTRICKS 2008 TRICK OF THE YEAR
Rich has been writing on spectators for years. In fact, when he walked into the Ellusionist Studio to film the project, he walked up to Brad Christian and instantly tagged Brad.
Brad had no idea. No one EVER does. So, go forth and TAG people my friend. Let them be TAGGED.
- Get your number on a girl's arm and as you walk away, say, 'Oh, can I give you my number?'
- Have someone think of any word or image and have it appear on them.
- Have one person send a thought to someone else and the thought they 'send' materializes onto the receiving spectator...
- A selected card appears on a spectator...
- A dictionary is borrowed!... the pages are flipped through and you are told to stop. THEY point to a word, it is written on them. This is a KILLER.
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Full Tagged Q & A with Rich Ferguson in the forums here.
Live podcast interview with Rich Ferguson on Tagged here.
Owners of Tagged will be able to exchange performance notes and techniques in the Tagged protected forum here. (Your password to protected forum will be sent to you when you order Tagged.)
Our downloadable videos will work on these operating systems:
- Windows 98SE
- Windows Millenium (ME)
- Windows 2000Windows NT
- Windows XP
- Windows Vista (all Versions)
- Mac - yes, hallelujah!
- Windows 98 or 95
QUESTIONS:
- Can I download onto a Mac Computer?
- What is the Video Player Interface?
- Can I play my video on a different computer?
- What happens if my computer crashes a few months from now?
- Can I copy my video to a DVD?
- How much free space do I need to run the Video Player?
Can I download on Mac?
You and Steve Jobs can both download on your Macs now.
What is the Video Player Interface?
Video Player is ellusionist's PC-only interface which allows you to view all of your downloaded videos and gives you a bunch of free stuff too. The whole thing is completely free and widely used by more than 150,000 people around the word. You download it and install it to your computer like any other software.
Can I play my video on a different computer?
Yes. Have at it. Don't give the file away though because we don't like that.
What happens if my computer crashes a few months from now?
For the love of all that's magic BACK UP YOUR VIDEO TO A CD. You'll pay dearly ($5!) if your machine crashes and you want to download it again (the $5 is for admin time, employee late night field trips to the 2 AM Club, donuts, and bandwidth of your big fat download).
Can I copy the video to a DVD?
Yes you can. But if you then give it away to someone else we'll send the old lady from our refund page after you.
How much free space do I need to run the Video Player?
Video Player requires a squandering 9 MB of free space to install; however, in order to download and play a full big fat movie on your computer, you should have at least 400 free MB. If you do not have sufficient free space, we recommend purchasing the video in DVD format.
Questions (and answers directly from Rich Ferguson):
- If there is a setup, how long can it be setup before performing the trick? Is there a time limit or anything like that?
It varies tremendously as we've included several methods, reveals, techniques, etc... During a show, the setup is seconds and there is not really a time limit. The biggest time commitment is in the original making of the tool you need to mark people. It is also easy and will require some very common and readily available items.
- If there is a gimmick, can it be made or does it come with the trick?
There are different effects that kill in this DVD. There are even different methods to the actually writing on someone without them knowing, that portion is what people seem to be focused on. There are effects and techniques I'm giving up that can be done 100% impromptu and others that are more complex, but still bomb proof. I would not call anything a gimmick because it implies that there is some 'thing' that does that magic for you. For instance, you do not call a sharpie a gimmick when people sign a card with it. I'd rather call items like this your tools. You will be involved and decide that type of effect you want to pull off. This is not one of those DVDs that teach a 'trick' with limits. There are effects that are absolute reputation makers in this DVD that could require you to make something very simple. We've included a couple methods and they take a few minutes to make, but last years. I'll add, I'm teaching actual techniques that you can manipulate in other ways you want.
- Is the gimmick hard to make?
If you are in prison, it can be difficult to smuggle in the very common supplies. The rest of us will have no trouble at all. I will say, and I'm sure I'll repeat it often, the desire to figure out the method is complicated to address because there are so many awesome methods and effects in the DVD. Not exactly related, but it's like asking is playing the piano hard? Depends on what you are playing! The cost of the extra items needed vary from $0 to about $20 depending on your living arrangements. 'WHAT?!' you ask. If you have a mom with lots of craft stuff laying around, you might be able to get it for free. Otherwise some very basic stuff which costs a few bucks each and last a long time.
- What is the difficulty level?
All. It is flexible and allows you to decide. Again, since there is a lot of content and ideas in the DVD, this will be the perfect resource for all ages and skill levels. There are always ways to push the envelope, right? No matter where you are at with ability, mentalism, cold reading, influence, etc, we are giving tools to let you slam dunk effects without a lot of insane skill. For those who want to push the envelope, we have material for you too. I've included my two favorite effects with books and newspapers.
- Is there a setup time?
A few seconds to minutes depending on the effect. On live tv, I did an effect that took extensive preparation and was accused of being 'in on it with the host' so I immediately did the same effect with nearly NO set up to the other tv host! I can't express how flexible this is.. depending on the effect you want to do.
- Can you use any book?
Yes. I do this at private homes all the time. There are methods included that allow you to use borrowed items along with your or just their entirely. I'm releasing some 'jazz mentalism' techniques that work very well for me.
- Does the DVD really teach me EVERYTHING I need to know?
There are sections on tagger methods and handling, predictions and forces(lots of great ones), psychological tests, and psychological tips. All together, there are many combinations of great items. Quite frankly, two effects and techniques included are my signature dictionary and another newspaper effect that is original to me. They should/could have been there own DVDs/effects.
Cheers, Rich.
This DVD is almost 2 hours long, and completely dedicated to teaching you Tagged.
- Valuable street performances showing many different applications of the Tagged principal.
- Detailed instructions on how to construct your own 'Tag' out of a variety of materials.
- How to handle your 'Tag' in any situation
- Rare, beautiful forces are taught in detail which can be used for other magical effects.
- Invaluable audience management and psychology tips. You benefit from over 10 years of experience.
- Multiple reveals for multiple types of effects such as:
- Get you number on a girl's body and as you walk away, say 'Oh, can I give you your number?'... Direct, no real mentalism, etc...
- Have someone think of any word or image and have it appear on them.
- Have one person send a though to someone else and the thought they 'send' materializes onto the receiving spectator.
- A selected card appears on a spectator.
- The exact location (i.e. pg.105, 9th entry) appears on someone and is the entry of the word they are thinking!
- A local newspaper is flipped page at a time and they determine when you stop, they point to a word and it is found to be written on them
- A dictionary is borrowed, the pages are flipped through and you are told to stop. THEY point to a word.. it is written on them. KILLER
- Ground-breaking menatlism techniques touch only the tip of the iceberg known as Tagged.
Once you've mastered the basics it's time for you to kick your creative juices into high gear. The potential of Tagged is literally exponential.
From Rich Ferguson:
I'm not kidding that if I was to go back in time and remove the knowledge of this material, I'd pay nearly anything for it. I've had a sweet career with this style, concepts and effects. There were too many ideas to add in for just one dvd Complete handling, set ups, reveals, outs and more are covered... Psychological tips, NLP and interactive tests are included to enhance any of your mentalism.
The best way to give this dvd full value is to include tons of ways to force, predict, read, gather info, manipulate, do psychological tests to enhance your experience, etc with a spectator. This, perhaps, should have been a set of DVDS. There are several original methods of deriving to or forcing a word or image that anyone would want regardless of the tagging part.
There are some real reputations makers that I've included- like my signature effect with the dictionary. When I was a finalist on Phenomenon, the producers and assistants told me that there were only 3 effects they have come across that really impress them. This is it. This type of stuff should have been saved for it's own DVD but we've included it to make this Tagged dvd a mentalist resource for all levels. The dictionary effect is sick... imagine telling one spectator to think of something, then have another riffle though a dictionary (even there own from a house), stop anywhere, then point at a freaking word... and that word they point to is the word the other person is thinking! Of course, the icing on the cake is that someone you pick is actually written on with the correct word as well. There is an effect/idea of having a Tagged person reveal a number and page to the location of a though of word in a dictionary... this is cool because it builds and is not a direct prediction.. seems impossible. Sort of like coin in bag, inside, box, inside another box, inside another box... the extra layer seems to make people go nuts.
MOST the DVD is focuses on reasons to predict and use tag... book tests, cold reading, etc.
I can't express enough how much of a reputation maker things like the dictionary effect are.... completely impromptu prediction. There is a newspaper effect I think is original to me as well... it relies on a principle unique to how newspapers are often folded to force a page- again, was worth it's own dvd in a way but included because I use it in conjunction with Tagged all the time. The typical finger breaks, key pages, miscalls, etc are also included with some tips. There are several psychological tests and ways of starting and ending the effects that are good with or without the Tagging.
