Little Man by Paul Harris, Rod Whitlock, and Mark Allen
Paul Harris, Rod Whitlock and Mark Allen
(special thanks to Angelo Carbone)
Engineering and Product
development by Rod Whitlock
A LUMP OF CLAY COMES TO LIFE!
You bring out a small gift bag and pull out a standard container of
kid's clay. You peel off the lid, pull out a lump of clay and let your audience
freely squish, pull and play with it. You then help the audience mold the clay
into a little man (or woman!) The only reason you help is to insure that his
little proportions are correct.
YOUR HANDS ARE ALWAYS EMPTY. THERE'S
NOTHING INSIDE THE CLAY!
A spectator then takes a final bit of clay
and shapes it into a tiny clay heart. She warms the heart in her hands... and
for a moment... she THINKS SHE MIGHT feel a tiny heart beat. She gently sticks
the tiny clay heart onto Little Man's chest. You then stand the little guy on
the flattened empty bag. Someone gently blows on his heart. Then a moment
later...unbelievably... Little Man takes his first step!
YES, HE'S
MOVING FORWARD AND ACTUALLY WALKING... ONE ASTONISHING STEP AT A TIME!
This is where you have to see the on-line demo to experience the
devastating wonderfulness of it all. His entire clay body VISIBLY TURNS AND
LURCHES FORWARD with each dramatic step. And not that you'd want to, but you
could leave the room, go out for a burger, and Little Man would keep on walking!
And after about 6 or 7 steps, when Little Man finally stops, anyone can
immediately SQUISH HIM INTO A BALL OR TEAR HIM APART... AND THERE'S NOTHING TO
FIND BUT A LUMP OF CLAY!
Incredibly Easy.
No switches, palming, steals, etc.
Your hands are always empty.
Empty bag and container can be freely handled by audience at end of effect.
Completely self-contained. Nothing attached to you or your clothes.
Perform completely surrounded in any lighting conditions
Re-sets in two to three minutes. * Same lump of clay can be used over and
over.
