Paperwork – Paperwork Volume 2 – Folded Billets by Scott Creasey & The 1914

Paperwork Volume II is dedicated to FOLDED BILLETS; small pieces of card folded into quarters to conceal their contents.

Lessons include:

Folded Billet Psychology

A folded billet comes with many psychological assumptions. Scott explores what these are, and how to take advantage of them in your performances to enhance believability.

The Pocket Stash

Scott refreshes an old, forgotten approach to pocket work with his modern-day pocket stash. Learn how to execute discreet manipulations within the confines of tight trouser pockets without the fumbles.

The Psychology of Switches

Scott explains how all billet switches fall into one of three categories: psychologically exposed, psychologically cloaked, or psychologically invisible. It’s not always the technique itself that classifies the switch, but where in the timeline of the performance it’s executed.

Workhorse Switch

Based on the Annemann Switch and popularised by Allen Zingg, this is the single-most executed billet move of Scott’s career. A must-master for any billet worker.

The Unfold Switch

Learn how to switch a billet at the precise moment you appear to open it. An extension of the Workhorse switch, Scott’s original choreography eliminates the unnatural unfolding of rival switches of this nature.

The Refold Switch

Learn how to switch a billet as you close it back to its previously folded state. This is one of the most psychologically invisible switches you can ever perform, and Scott explains why.

Switch Variations

Variations of the above switches, including a smart, safer alternative to burning unwanted billets in routines that traditionally require an open flame.

One to One Reading

An easy-to-perform reading with a single sitter with a single question in their mind. You are not only able to intuit the specifics of their personal inquiry, but leave them with a profound answer.

Cabaret Name and Place

Another Name and Place routine, but for cabaret. An excellent fusion of the pocket stash and switches to present an impossible demonstration of telepathy, with nothing suspicious remaining for your spectators to find.

Acidus Lots From Little

A one-handed execution of Acidus Novus combined with a very compelling routine which creates the illusion of four powerful hits instead of one.

Classic Three Billet Test

Three strangers, three birthdays and three billets. A totally impromptu routine of psychometry and tarot-inspired readings that culminates in an impossible birthday reveal.

Q&A

Volume I saw Scott teach his Open Billet Q&A routine, but this time they’re folded. This adaptation is another reputation-enhancer that is both impressive and manageable; there are minimal sleights to execute and it requires zero memory work. Not only is it easy to do, it’s profoundly impactful. The perfect closer to a mammoth course.

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