Indeed, his sets included so many different EDM directions and even other genres of music. I remember his Soundgarden and Eins Live Rocker sets. He used to start with deep techno, then played some house and slowly transitioned to high tempo trance. Now his sets feature just tracks with saw synths and the same groove
He knows which hand the coin is in every time with a secret gimmick. Then builds the story around it pretending how he worked it out. I know because I also own the gimmick and method to the same illusion and can perform the same trick.
In every time she doesn't show us the other hand ! she has 2 coins each time ! And in the last raw when he came to her she slightly put the coin in her pocket...
Psychological manipulation is pseudoscience. He's probably using some kind of technology. I like the magnetic coin theory. Even the man himself has said psych and body language is nonsense: "I have never claimed to use NLP to achieve my tricks. On the contrary, I have written very critically about it in Tricks of the Mind. I reserve the same scepticism for subliminal messaging, as well as a lot of body-language reading and the like."
@2:40 Derren puts 'something' in his pocket. Even as he brings the woman on stage his right hand is curled, rather than OPEN, which would be in keeping with helping her on stage in Derren's typical friendly way. So, the coin was given to her & the dupilcate, non-magnetic is placed in his pocket RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE AUDIENCE!
Yep notice how every single time he touches his left wrist to one of the hands to see if he gets a "hit" or not. A similar trick was done on Penn & Teller: Fool Us and they called out the guy on his "interesting ring". Here I'd say Derren is wearing an "interesting watch" on his left hand.
On P&T they did not call out the guy with an interesting ring. If you recall, they hinted at the ring, and it was a wrong guess. He fooled them because they thought it was a ring. Just like the people on this thread who have no idea what they're talking about...
NONE of you can say how he did it. The reason is because there are at least two ways of doing it and you cant tell which he is using, so dont say you know for sure how he did it All you can say is he maybe using a magnet or he maybe using NLP and micro movements etc.
Or much more simply than a magnetic coin and watch gag, by tugging her about by both wrists separately, he may feel a subtle resistance from her being disinclined to yield as readily with the hand that has the coin in, as she's working so hard to keep it secret.
SPOILER ALERT There is a camera behind the girl and they give a signal to let him know which hand. There is a mistaken shot of it during the performance. See if you can spot it..Its not cheating, its entertainment.
Sigh... no its the old knuckle trick. You can tell which hand the object is in because the knuckles of the little finger and third finger will seem whiter on that hand. Try it yourself then start taking £20 bets but dont tell them how its done, if you concentrate on holding both hands with the same looseness it can be hidden.
After he says that she chooses her left hand. Also this is the only time she chooses this hand meaning she doesn't choose the same hand 4x in a row. Check it out at 6:10. =)
She doesn't chose the same hand 4x in a row. On the third time at 6:10, she chooses her left hand, (the other hand). It's odd that he says otherwise at the end. Love Derren though.
When he moves her arms apart before each prediction he can feel (at the wrist) as she involuntarily clenches her fist for fear of dropping the coin. Probably. Muscle reading has featured throughout the history of magic and Derren Brown is a self-confessed exponent.
Because he's switched her coin for a magnetic pound coin. Watch every time he puts his wrist above her hand, as he is adjusting the hands position. He has a magnet/ magnetic detector beneath his watch. The presentation is pretty well hidden.
Actually u can tell what fist is tighter with touch but takes a lot of practice like most things in life to PERFECT. And what makes it DETECTABLE is that the Fist with the Coin is TIGHTER which makes the Whole Arm STIFFER n with Sleight movements n proper TRAINING u can FEEL A DIFFERENCE.
And if he was on David's team :L "Well by your eyes and facial expression I can tell that-" "OH SHUT UP AND JUST SAY IF YOU THINK IT'S A LIE OR NOT!!!" xDD
he switches her coin with a gimmick coin (probably magnetized) when he pulls her from the audience, thats why he keeps the coin in the end. and he wears something on his wrist which senses the gimmick coin and lets him know which hand the coin is in. thats why he always touches her hand, before making the guess
A very good 'guess' but not even that subtle.. It is blatantly obvious once you 'really' learn how its done and Derren being a MASTER of showmanship, all the other guesses from, "its how he said this or what he said their" really makes you appreciate his shows even more. I will now REVEAL how it is done and then watch it one more time and see it so clear.. The Hand Holding The Coin Will Always Be A More TIGHTER Fist Then The Other, That Is Why He Always TOUCHES Before He PERFORMS. ur welcome :)
Touching and eyesight of face are not the answer. It is was the trick could not be for sale at magic shops. There has to be a gimmick device to be sold.
god. a super clever, super simple, incredibly entertaining performance. and then the host comes on and does just such a bad joke. makes derren look even better.
The trick is simple all what he is saying is bullshit. Each time he grabs her hand making her move from here to there and hence he can feel which hand is stiffer and the stiffer had is the hand that has the coin.
left this comment 2 years ago upon where everyone disagreed - almost convince me i was wrong - But as i first thought Derren is wrong is saying at 7:00 "same hand 4 times in a row" - she went right right left right - I thought me first impressions were right
If you want to learn what he does, you need to learn from what he learned from. If you watch enough interviews, and not talk-show ones, you'll find he name-drops plenty of people. I haven't gone that far yet but I have found a few that are inspired by Brown. Dantalion Jones - Mind Control 101, Mentalism - J P Jacquard, Derren Brown Mind Games Vol 1, Mind Reading Tricks, Reminiscence, SubliminalPersuasion . com (a website, clearly), Derren Brown Tricks Vol 1. Sorry for lack of authors.
The woman never revealed her other hand after he guessed in which hand the coin is all four times. It was like she was hiding smth. If it was staged tho she doesn't need to have a coin in each hand... Why is she not showing the empty hand as well. which to me seems like a natural reflex?