Comments on: Orson Welles May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/05/orson-welles-6-1915-october-10-1985/ The official Derren Brown Blog Mon, 07 May 2012 09:24:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Ian http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/05/orson-welles-6-1915-october-10-1985/#comment-86445 Ian Sat, 07 May 2011 12:12:23 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=16239#comment-86445 I wonder just how many people have "tried this at home"? :) I wonder just how many people have “tried this at home”? :)

]]> By: Single Serving Jack http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/05/orson-welles-6-1915-october-10-1985/#comment-86386 Single Serving Jack Fri, 06 May 2011 10:15:12 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=16239#comment-86386 To mark OW's birthday I've done a caricature sketch of the great man: http://singleservingjack.blogspot.com/2011/05/orson-welles-sketch.html :) To mark OW’s birthday I’ve done a caricature sketch of the great man: http://singleservingjack.blogspot.com/2011/05/orson-welles-sketch.html

:)

]]> By: Raymond http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/05/orson-welles-6-1915-october-10-1985/#comment-86385 Raymond Fri, 06 May 2011 10:04:17 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=16239#comment-86385 I always loved Orson's theatrical voice and movements, much like Eugene Burger today (in a more mellow way) and I always hated russian roulette effects! And this one (except for the performance) is truly substandard and easily reproduced. With all due respect to Derren -- where I found the lead up of his special to the actual effect very nice and entertaining to watch. However the russian roulette it self just doesn't make sense! It proved to me that no matter whether the best mentalism performer (Derren) performs it, Orson Wells or a hobbyist at a party, it's all too cheesy and senseles... The audience knows what the outcome is really. It will only be interesting when you take that expectation and flip it upside down and predict where you will be shot and by whom at what time. I always loved Orson’s theatrical voice and movements, much like Eugene Burger today (in a more mellow way) and I always hated russian roulette effects! And this one (except for the performance) is truly substandard and easily reproduced.

With all due respect to Derren — where I found the lead up of his special to the actual effect very nice and entertaining to watch. However the russian roulette it self just doesn’t make sense! It proved to me that no matter whether the best mentalism performer (Derren) performs it, Orson Wells or a hobbyist at a party, it’s all too cheesy and senseles…

The audience knows what the outcome is really. It will only be interesting when you take that expectation and flip it upside down and predict where you will be shot and by whom at what time.

]]> By: Terry O'Brien http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/05/orson-welles-6-1915-october-10-1985/#comment-86364 Terry O'Brien Thu, 05 May 2011 16:18:28 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=16239#comment-86364 When CBS ran a revised version of "The Twilight Zone" there was an episode that was a thinly disguised parody of Orson Welles and Mercury Theater. It was entitled 'Cold Reading' and involved a radio producer with a rep for realism who gets more than he wanted for his radio drama, to wit: "Remember what's on page 13?" "The Leopard Queen's ritual dance?" "No, you idiot, the earthquake!" If you can find if, its worth the search. When CBS ran a revised version of “The Twilight Zone” there was an episode that was a thinly disguised parody of Orson Welles and Mercury Theater. It was entitled ‘Cold Reading’ and involved a radio producer with a rep for realism who gets more than he wanted for his radio drama, to wit: “Remember what’s on page 13?” “The Leopard Queen’s ritual dance?” “No, you idiot, the earthquake!” If you can find if, its worth the search.

]]> By: PattyMinty http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/05/orson-welles-6-1915-october-10-1985/#comment-86356 PattyMinty Thu, 05 May 2011 13:55:41 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=16239#comment-86356 I love watching old interviews with Orson Welles on you tube, he was always so charming and such a great story teller, there's a funny little story he tells about cold reading while being interviewed by David Frost, loved how intelligent, interesting and clever he was I love watching old interviews with Orson Welles on you tube, he was always so charming and such a great story teller, there’s a funny little story he tells about cold reading while being interviewed by David Frost, loved how intelligent, interesting and clever he was

]]> By: roz http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/05/orson-welles-6-1915-october-10-1985/#comment-86353 roz Thu, 05 May 2011 12:53:45 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=16239#comment-86353 ya mean...derren STOLE that routine? :D somehow, tho, he was more convincing than orson welles. ya mean…derren STOLE that routine? :D

somehow, tho, he was more convincing than orson welles.

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