In general it worth noting that Derren doesn’t claim to avoid camera manipulation.
He did it visibly in the lotto numbers prediction episode.
Derren sometimes uses simple card tricks for mentalism.
Through mixing different methods he can achieve effects that are much greater than he could be just doing card tricks or just using mental suggestion.
Take the James Oliver example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFrdEgWIJLI :
He start the trick by making James Oliver stand up. This breaks James normal relaxed state in the interview and produces here a light trance.
In general it worth noting that Derren doesn’t claim to avoid camera manipulation. He did it visibly in the lotto numbers prediction episode.
Derren sometimes uses simple card tricks for mentalism.
Through mixing different methods he can achieve effects that are much greater than he could be just doing card tricks or just using mental suggestion.
Take the James Oliver example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFrdEgWIJLI : He start the trick by making James Oliver stand up. This breaks James normal relaxed state in the interview and produces here a light trance.