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Scotch and Soda, Dime and Penny, Chinatown Half (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD  
Scotch and Soda, Dime and Penny, Chinatown Half (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: C217
This volume features three more ingenious gimmicked coins and the miracles that can be accomplished with them. David Roth begins by demonstrating and teaching one of the most popular gimmicked coin effects ever created, Scotch and Soda, and you'll learn the proper way to handle the coin set to maximize its impact. Paul Diamond adds his own important touches (including some very important handling details about loading the coin) and a completely different routine. The standard Dime and Penny set is up next and David Roth performs and teaches an incredibly strong, basic routine. Jeff Sheridan combines two classic effects utilizing the Dime and Penny set by first visually changing a penny into a dime and then passing the dime straight through a solid object. Garrett Thomas brings the Dime and Penny into the 21st century as he magically removes a dime from the middle of a stack of pennies while it's in the spectator's hand! Finally, David Roth teaches two routines with the Chinatown Half. The first combines this clever gaffed coin with some basic sleight of hand in a multi-phased routine that enables the performer to begin and end clean. The second routine is a great basic routine that is virtually self-working yet will enable you to perform a jaw-dropping transposition of two coins while one of them is in a closed envelope.

Scotch and Soda, the Dime and Penny and the Chinatown Half are truly devilish gaffed coin tricks and if you've invested in any or all of them, you owe it to yourself to learn the best way to use them - and what better way than to learn from some of the best magicians in the world!

DAVID ROTH Scotch and Soda, Dime and Penny, Chinatown Half, Chinatown Half II

PAUL DIAMOND Scotch and Soda

JEFF SHERIDAN Dime and Penny

GARRETT THOMAS 14 Cents (Dime and Penny)

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Close Up Magic #3 (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD 
Close Up Magic #3 (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: C178
On this DVD, you'll meet seven different performers presenting and teaching powerful close-up routines that will wow any audience - and there's not a playing card in sight! John Mendoza leads off with his stunning version of the Benson/Alan bowl routine, complete with three jaw-dropping final loads that actually make sense. Next up, Tommy Wonder demonstrates a truly impossible feat as he magically threads a needle with 20 strands of thread, creating a wonderful souvenir in the process. Al Schneider performs a great money printing routine while teaching the proper handling of a Himber Wallet at the same time while Henry Evans shows off a whimsical miracle where a silk handkerchief is produced from a photograph. Master coin manipulator David Roth magically transforms four U.S. coins into coins from different countries before causing them to vanish and reappear in a toy globe that was in plain sight throughout the routine. Johnny Thompson reaches back into magic history to perform and teach Max Malini's classic assembly trick while, last but by no means least, Larry Jennings demonstrates a signature effect, his one cup-one ball routine, which begins with the magical production of the cup and ends with its complete vanish.

It's been said that even the world's largest and most spectacular stage illusion cannot create the impact - that feeling of pure astonishment - of a good, well-performed piece of close-up magic and on this DVD, you'll find seven compelling pieces of evidence to that effect.
Bowl Routine - John Mendoza
Through the Eye of the Needle - Tommy Wonder
Himber Wallet Routine - Al Schneider
3D Photograph - Henry Evans
The Planet - David Roth
Chink-A-Chink - Johnny Thompson
Single Cup and Ball - Larry Jennings

Running Time Approximately 1hr 18mins

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Close Up Magic #2 (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD 
Close Up Magic #2 (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: C179
On this DVD, you'll meet eight different performers presenting and teaching powerful close-up routines that will wow any audience - and there's not a playing card in sight! Eugene Burger and David Parr begin this volume with a stunning update of U. F. Grant's classic bill transposition. Banachek is next with a sensational book test while J. J. Sanvert combines two effects to create a wonderful interlude with a spectator's borrowed bill. Gregory Wilson follows with a mind-boggling bill switch routine that takes the audience on a figurative trip around the world while Paul Wilson performs and teaches a streamlined version of John Ramsay's classic Cylinder and Coins. Finally, Daryl demonstrates a totally impromptu one-cup routine that can be performed any time and any place.

It's been said that even the world's largest and most spectacular stage illusion cannot create the impact - that feeling of pure astonishment - of a good, well-performed piece of close-up magic and on this DVD, you'll find eight compelling pieces of evidence to that effect.
The 21st Century Bill Transposition - Eugene Burger and David Parr
Word of the Ring - Banachek
Bill and Pen - J. J. Sanvert
Foreign Affair - Gregory Wilson
The Mystery of the Little Piece of Cork - Paul Wilson
All Screwed Up - Doc Eason
Cup and Ball - Daryl

Running Time Approximately 1hr 29mins

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Close Up Magic #1 (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD 
Close Up Magic #1 (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: C180
On this DVD, you'll meet seven different performers presenting and teaching powerful close-up routines that will wow any audience - and there's not a playing card in sight! The legendary Bruce Cervon starts off with a beautifully routined piece of magic where a borrowed handkerchief is clearly seen to be burned, magically repaired and then used for a stunning production. Glen Falkenstein, of the famed mentalism team of Falkenstein and Willard, combines two simple and well-known dealer items to create a beautiful hybrid of magic while Michael Ammar gives you all of the work on Stefan Schutzer's wonderful animated bill effect. Bob Read is next with a hilarious routine that will make you sorry you laughed so hard because you will be badly fooled by the trick's end. Mark Leveridge offers an elegant and very magical coin box routine while Flip brings the mystery of the classic linking rings to a few safety pins. Finally, Bill Malone performs and teaches a wonderful (and wonderfully portable!) Cups and Balls routine that will charm young and old alike.

It's been said that even the world's largest and most spectacular stage illusion cannot create the impact - that feeling of pure astonishment - of a good, well-performed piece of close-up magic and on this DVD, you'll find seven compelling pieces of evidence to that effect.
Hanky Panky - Bruce Cervon
A Ball and a Tube - Falkenstein and Willard
Self-Folding Bill - Michael Ammar
Transpo Tumbler - Bob Read
Stay at Home Coins - Mark Leveridge
Flip-Pins - Flip
Rub-a-Dub-Dub/Cups and Balls - Bill Malone

Running Time Approximately 1hr 31mins

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Colour Changing Knives (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD  
Colour Changing Knives (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: B929
Learn to perform one of close-up magic's most enduring classics!

The invention of the Color-Changing Knives is usually credited to illusion designer Walter Jeans and as the effect began to enter the literature of magic in the 1930's, close-up magicians were immediately taken by the visual nature of the trick. Over the years, a good number of the world's top close-up performers have presented the knives as a part of their professional repertoires and five of them are on this volume to show you their astounding versions.

Bill Malone begins with his routine - an amazing and inherently funny routine that he uses in his walk-around work for some of the world's top corporate clients. Johnny Thompson is next with a typically engaging routine while one of magic's true poets, René Lavand, weaves a love story around the knives. Steve Draun presents his version that has a surprise ending that instantly resets - perfect for walk-around engagements - and Daryl presents his routine with knives of his own invention that ends with an unbelievable finish that leaves the knives in an impossible condition that can be examined by the spectators.

Pocket knives are interesting personal objects and, while they're not commonly carried as they were in Walter Jeans day, people are still aware that they don't magically change color or size or appear and disappear at will. Thus, the Color-Changing Knives remain one of the most popular and intriguing effects at the disposal of a close-up magician and on this DVD, you'll find some truly great routines, plus enough moves and ideas to construct an amazing routine of your own!

Walk Around Knives - Bill Malone
Color Changing Knife - Johnny Thompson
My Penknives - René Lavand
Color Changing Knives - Steve Draun
Daryl's Color Changing Knives - Daryl

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Coins Through Table (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD 
Coins Through Table (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: B930
Since entering the literature of magic in the 1600's, the effect of passing coins through a solid table top has captured the imagination of magicians and has led to countless variations and versions. The trick's inclusion in the repertoires of some of close-up magic's most illustrious performers speaks to its utterly mystifying effect on an audience.

In this volume, you'll see eight different versions of this close-up magic favorite with different methodologies, presentations and even finales. David Roth begins a performance and exposition of the original Al Baker approach of passing the coins through the table one at a time while Gary Ouellet presents Dai Vernon's version from Stars of Magic. Steve Dacri demonstrates a version taught to him by Slydini and refined by Vernon while John Mendoza uses six coins rather than the traditional four and finishes the routine with an unbelievable final production. David Roth returns with the traditional Han Ping Chien technique for passing three coins through at one time followed by Larry Jennings with a wonderful no-lap method. Johnny Thompson presents his own version of the Baker routine followed by an in-the-air transposition of three coins ala Han Ping Chien, while David Regal presents an innovative method - and presentation - for this close-up classic.

Passing a solid object through another solid object has always been a favorite plot of magicians and the commonness of coins and tables only adds another layer of mystery and fascination to it. Learn one (or more!) of these methods and you'll be ready to entertain and bewilder anyone at anytime with objects that are completely ordinary and familiar.

Coins Through The Table (One at a Time) - David Roth
Kangaroo Coins - Gary Ouellet
Coins Thru Table - Steve Dacri
Coins Thru The Table - John Mendoza
Coins Through The Table (Han Ping Chien Method) - David Roth
Coins Through The Table - Larry Jennings
Coins Through Table / Han Ping Chien - Johnny Thompson
Coins Through The Table - David Regal

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Card Stab (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD 
Card Stab (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: B931
One of card magic's most direct and dramatic tricks!

Since the early 1700's, magicians have been dazzling their audiences by finding selected playing cards with knives. In the intervening years, legendary magicians such as Charles Bertram, Nate Leipzig, Karl Germain, Max Malini, and countless others have used this effect to astound onlookers and forge reputations.

On this DVD, you'll be treated to seven different interpretations of the Card Stab. Johnny Thompson begins with Max Malini's legendary version as he stabs three selections from cards scattered across a table while blindfolded. Michael Ammar contributes another legend's take on the Card Stab - this time Nate Leipzig - as two cards are located by a knife thrust into the center of a pack of cards that's been wrapped in a napkin. In a similar vein, Frank Garcia enables a spectator to stab their own signed selection in a wrapped-up pack while also providing a lovely bonus card production from a card case. Daryl finds a selected card by stabbing through a newspaper that covers cards that are spread across a tabletop while Jeff Sheridan expands on a Milbourne Christopher concept and stabs a card from a shuffled deck while it's suspended in a bag fashioned from a paper napkin. Steve Dacri demonstrates how to make the Card Stab play big as he stabs two selections right out of the air and Paul Potassy shows off the trick he used as an encore when he performed on some of the world's most prestigious stages.

Milbourne Christopher once wrote in Hugard's Magic Monthly, "Card-stabbing mysteries are effective on the largest stages, on night club floors when the magician is entirely surrounded and, paradoxically, close-up." In this volume, you'll find ample proof of Mr.Christopher's assertions.

Malini Card Stab - Johnny Thompson
Card Stab - Michael Ammar
Card Stab - Frank Garcia
Card Stab Through Newspaper - Daryl
Card Stab - Jeff Sheridan
Card Stab - Steve Dacri
The Encore Card Stab - Paul Potassy
Running Time Approximately 1hr 7min

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Three Ball Trick (World's Greatest Magic) 
Three Ball Trick (World's Greatest Magic)

skill level

 Ref: B527
A classic of magic for large and small audiences that fits in your pocket!
The Cups and Balls are commonly thought to be the world's oldest trick but, as Johnny Thompson theorizes, perhaps there was one before it just called "The Ball Trick" Certainly, many of magic's legendary names, including Silent Mora, Tenkai, Dai Vernon, John Scarne, Oscar Pladic and others, thought enough of this simple yet baffling plot - three small balls travel from one hand to the other - to put their own individual stamp on it.

On this volume, you'll meet five masters of this celebrated trick and one grandmaster whose work on this plot catapulted it into the rarified air of classic magic effect. Johnny Thompson begins with the classic version made famous by Silent Mora and Fernando Keops follows with Dai Vernon's archetypal method. Gary Ouellet, adding some Slydini-esque touches, demonstrates and teaches a beautifully choreographed routine while Flip offers a whimsical interpretation using aluminum foil balls. Johnny Thompson offers his interpretation of the Dai Vernon routine which serves as the perfect introduction to the Professor himself. Steve Freeman performs the Vernon routine as Gary Ouellet, Michael Ammar and Vernon himself offer invaluable insights into the history and psychology of the Three Ball Trick. Finally, David Roth performs and teaches a variation of the trick that offers some groundbreaking moves to streamline this masterpiece of close-up magic.

The Three Ball Trick is a routine that can play for large and small audiences and can be done virtually impromptu. It's inarguably one of magic's classic effects - and you'll find no better teaching resource to learn this routine properly than this DVD.

Balls and Net - Johnny Thompson
Three Ball Transposition - Fernando Keops
The Three Ball Routine - Gary Ouellet
Asteroids - Flip
3 Ball Trick - Johnny Thompson
The Balls In The Net - Dai Vernon
The Fabulous Three Ball Routine - David Roth















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Zombie Ball (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD 
Zombie Ball (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: B890
The Secrets of Zombie Ball
Learn a classic of card magic that your audience will remember forever.

If you could have one set of magic DVDs, this would be it! This benchmark collection features just about all of magic's most enduring and classic effects and routines. It's a fabulous compendium with many of the top masters in the world of magic teaching their handlings and routines for some of magic's classics. Linking rings, sponge balls, metal bending, cups and balls, thumb tips, Zombie, color-changing knives, and many, many more topics are all gathered in this one terrific DVD reference set. Each volume covers a specific subject and features new, old, and sometimes rare footage by some of the top video producers in magic.

It's been said that while others saw a block of marble, Michelangelo saw the figure of David. Similarly, Joe Karson saw a vision of a floating ball in a plumbing fixture and subsequently created one of the most popular magic tricks ever.

What makes Zombie such an appealing trick is that, while it looks like real magic when it's performed well, it requires no assistants, rigging or other elaborate staging that previous methods for the Floating Ball required.
However, its one drawback is how easy it is to perform Zombie badly.

In this volume, youll meet three masters of Zombie, each with their own interpretation of this classic of magic. Al Schneider begins your post-graduate course with a short, punchy routine that's perfect for those just learning Zombie to become acquainted with the basic moves and handling. He also provides some great tips on modifying the props for maximum deceptiveness. Jeff McBride is next with perhaps the most elaborate exposition of Zombie ever produced. Every move is demonstrated and explained in explicit detail, including ways to get into, and out of, the routine. He also teaches you ways to accomplish the illusion without the standard gimmick. Lastly, Tommy Wonder explains his revolutionary modifications to the apparatus and the astounding effects that are possible.

If you've always wanted to be among the select few who perform Zombie well, you'll find no better resource than this DVD.

AL SCHNEIDER
Zombie Ball

JEFF MCBRIDE
Gimmicks and Ball
Quick Start Opening
Floating Technique
The Cradle
The Arm Balance
Down the Edge
Around the Arm
Around the Back and Neck
Double Spiral
Zombie Vanish and Reproduction
Beginning and Ending Your Routine
Bare Handed Float
Floral Finale

TOMMY WONDER
Zombie Ball

Running Time Approximately 50 min















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Torn and Restored Newspaper (World's Greatest Magic) 
Torn and Restored Newspaper (World's Greatest Magic)

skill level

 Ref: B525
A "tear-able" collection featuring one of the greatest tricks in magic!
One of magic's most enduring effects has always been the Torn and Restored Newspaper, and for good reason. Newspapers and magazines are objects that almost everyone interacts with on a daily basis so when a magician picks up one of these seemingly ordinary items and performs a highly visual, veritable miracle with it, people immediately take notice.

On this DVD, you'll meet six master magicians who each has their own singular take on this magical classic. Paul Potassy's continental style of performing in no way prepares the audience for the diabolical trap he sets for them as he not only tears up and restores a newspaper, but in offering to explain how it's done, leaves the audience even more baffled. Fielding West uses the Al Baker Newspaper Tear as a jumping off point for some great comedy and classic magic while Richard Osterlind actually has the newspaper signed before tearing it up and completely restoring it. Steve Dacri then passes along an underground trade show secret shown to him by Frank Garcia - a show-stopping trick with a page torn from a magazine that's torn and restored and verified to be the original page by a piece entrusted to a spectator at the very start. Next, Alex Elmsley's timeless newspaper tear is performed and then meticulously explained by the master himself. Finally, Terry Seabrooke shares a newspaper tear gag that is a perfect bit for magical MCs or as an interlude in any comedy magic act.

Almost no other effect says "magic" like the Torn and Restored Newspaper and you're sure to find a version of this timeless trick here that's just perfect for you and your style of performing.

Newspaper Tear - Paul Potassy
Torn and Restored Newspaper - Fielding West
Signed Torn And Restored Newspaper - Richard Osterlind
Torn And Restored Magazine - Steve Dacri
Torn And Restored Newspaper - Alex Elmsley
Torn And Restored Newspaper Gag - Terry Seabrooke















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MacDonald's Aces (World's Greatest Magic) 
MacDonald's Aces  (World's Greatest Magic)

skill level

 Ref: B526
Seven versions of magic's strongest card trick..assembled just for you!
There are many who would argue that the Ace assembly trick that has come to be known as MacDonald's Aces is the strongest card trick you can do for a layman. Though you may have a different opinion, you just may be tempted to change your mind after witnessing the six world-class performances on this volume.

Leading off, Michael Ammar presents an easy-to-master, yet extremely effective, version of MacDonald's Aces while Johnny Thompson offers a take that intimately involves the spectators. John Mendoza is next with the approach of a classicist while Alexander deCova embellishes his interpretation with an amazing - and amazingly simple - four Ace production. Rising card star John Guastaferro offers up two versions. The first features complete vanishes of the Aces rather than a transposition and also supplies a strong presentational hook while the second is the perfect solution for performing this extremely strong card effect for a much larger audience. Lastly, Martin Nash dons his "Charming Cheat" persona and removes the Aces one at a time right from under a spectator's hand.

Once again, MacDonald's Aces is one of card magic's rare feats - a genuine jaw-dropping miracle - and on this volume, you'll find seven of the finest treatises ever created.

MacDonald's Aces - Michael Ammar
Automatic Aces - Johnny Thompson
MacDonald's Four Aces - John Mendoza
MacDonald's Aces - Alexander deCova
Famous Aces - John Guastaferro
Vino Aces - John Guastaferro
10,000 Dollar Ace Routine - Martin Nash















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Master Card Technique Volume 1 (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD 
Master Card Technique Volume 1 (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: B418
Master Card Technique Volume 1 (World's Greatest Magic)

Imagine the best magic, the best magicians, and the best producers all in one place.

Imagine no more...

If you could have one set of magic DVDs, this would be it! This benchmark collection features just about all of magic's most enduring and classic effects and routines. It's a fabulous compendium with many of the top masters in the world of magic teaching their handlings and routines for some of magic's classics. Linking rings, sponge balls, metal bending, cups and balls, thumb tips, Zombie, color-changing knives, and many, many more topics are all gathered in this one terrific DVD reference set. Each volume covers a specific subject and features new, old, and sometimes rare footage by some of the top video producers in magic.

In a letter from 1872, Johann Hofzinser wrote, "Card effects are the poetry of conjuring" and long before Hofzinser penned those words and ever since, magicians have been displaying the many wonders inherent in a simple pack of playing cards. There is, perhaps, no tool at a magician's disposal that is more widely used.

Needless to say, proper technique is the foundation for solid, deceptive card work and on this landmark three-volume DVD series, experts Sepp Holzer and Andy Edmüller have taken the most important concepts in card table artifice and legerdemain and have explained and demonstrated each in excruciating detail. Tight camera work, over-the-shoulder shots and even an angle shot from below through a glass tabletop all work together to make this series one of the most comprehensive card magic reference tools ever committed to video. This is your opportunity to learn (or re-learn!) these concepts, sleights and moves the right way.

EXPERT MAGICIANS SEPP HOLZER and ANDY EDMULLER

FALSE DEALS
- The Strike Second #1
- The Stud Deal #1
- The Strike Second #2
- The Strike Second #3
- Push Off Second Deal
- The Stud Deal (Push Off) #2
- Dai Vernon's Second Deal
- The D'Amico Second Deal
- The Third Deal
- The Stud Deal #3
- Palm Replacements

PALMING
- The Two-Handed Top Palm
- The Clip Palm
- The Direct Palm
- The Hugard Palm
- The One-Handed Top Palm
- The Bottom Palm
- The Gambler's Cop

FALSE COUNTS
- The Elmsley Count
- The Jordan Count
- The Buckle Count
- The Hamman Count
- An Easy False Count
- Willane's False Count
- The Push-Off False Count
- The Braue Fan False Count
- The Ascanio Spread

Running Time Approximately 1hr 38min















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Master Card Technique Volume 2 (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD 
Master Card Technique Volume 2 (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: B419
Master Card Technique Volume 2 (World's Greatest Magic)

Imagine the best magic, the best magicians, and the best producers all in one place.

Imagine no more...

If you could have one set of magic DVDs, this would be it! This benchmark collection features just about all of magic's most enduring and classic effects and routines. It's a fabulous compendium with many of the top masters in the world of magic teaching their handlings and routines for some of magic's classics. Linking rings, sponge balls, metal bending, cups and balls, thumb tips, Zombie, color-changing knives, and many, many more topics are all gathered in this one terrific DVD reference set. Each volume covers a specific subject and features new, old, and sometimes rare footage by some of the top video producers in magic.

In a letter from 1872, Johann Hofzinser wrote, "Card effects are the poetry of conjuring" and long before Hofzinser penned those words and ever since, magicians have been displaying the many wonders inherent in a simple pack of playing cards. There is, perhaps, no tool at a magician's disposal that is more widely used.

Needless to say, proper technique is the foundation for solid, deceptive card work and on this landmark three-volume DVD series, experts Sepp Holzer and Andy Edmüller have taken the most important concepts in card table artifice and legerdemain and have explained and demonstrated each in excruciating detail. Tight camera work, over-the-shoulder shots and even an angle shot from below through a glass tabletop all work together to make this series one of the most comprehensive card magic reference tools ever committed to video. This is your opportunity to learn (or re-learn!) these concepts, sleights and moves the right way.

EXPERT MAGICIANS SEPP HOLZER and ANDY EDMULLER

BOTTOM DEAL
- The Strike Bottom
- The Stud Bottom
- The Push-Out Bottom
- The Sharps and Flats Bottom
- The One Hand Bottom

THE OVERHAND SHUFFLE
- The Injog Shuffle
- The Top Card Control
- The Bottom Card Control
- The Top Stock Control
- The Bavarian Shuffle
- The Charlier Shuffle
- The Milk Shuffle
- The Hindu Shuffle

CARD SWITCHES (hand muckings)
- Variations One thru Six

THE SIDE STEAL
- Variations One thru Six

OTHER STEALS and CONTROLS
- The Clip Steal
- The One Card Control
- The Two Card Control
- The Three Card Control
- Rear Palm Side Steal
- The Erdnase Shift
- The Endifeld Palm
- Direct Insertion Steal

CARD PEEKS
- Variations One thru Five

Running Time Approximately 1hr 40min















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Master Card Technique Volume 3 (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD  
Master Card Technique Volume 3 (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: B420
Imagine the best magic, the best magicians, and the best producers all in one place.

Imagine no more...

If you could have one set of magic DVDs, this would be it! This benchmark collection features just about all of magic's most enduring and classic effects and routines. It's a fabulous compendium with many of the top masters in the world of magic teaching their handlings and routines for some of magic's classics. Linking rings, sponge balls, metal bending, cups and balls, thumb tips, Zombie, color-changing knives, and many, many more topics are all gathered in this one terrific DVD reference set. Each volume covers a specific subject and features new, old, and sometimes rare footage by some of the top video producers in magic.

In a letter from 1872, Johann Hofzinser wrote, "Card effects are the poetry of conjuring" and long before Hofzinser penned those words and ever since, magicians have been displaying the many wonders inherent in a simple pack of playing cards. There is, perhaps, no tool at a magician's disposal that is more widely used.

Needless to say, proper technique is the foundation for solid, deceptive card work and on this landmark three-volume DVD series, experts Sepp Holzer and Andy Edmüller have taken the most important concepts in card table artifice and legerdemain and have explained and demonstrated each in excruciating detail. Tight camera work, over-the-shoulder shots and even an angle shot from below through a glass tabletop all work together to make this series one of the most comprehensive card magic reference tools ever committed to video. This is your opportunity to learn (or re-learn!) these concepts, sleights and moves the right way.

EXPERT MAGICIANS SEPP HOLZER and ANDY EDMULLER

THE CENTER DEAL
- The Stud Center
- The Greek Deal

RIFFLE SHUFFLES
- The Push Through - #1 and #2
- The Strip Out
- The Zarrow Shuffle
- A Poker Stack

THE CLASSIC PASS
- Variations One thru Five

THE TURNOVER PASS
- Variations One thru Nine

MORE PASSES
- The Gambler's Pass
- The Table Cover Pass
- The Herrmann Pass
- The Top Card Cover Pass
- The Half Pass #1and #2
- The Charlier Pass #1 thru #3

DOUBLE LIFTS
- The Hit Double Lift
- The Thumb Count Double Lift
- The Push Off Double Lift
- The Center Double Lift
- Action Double Lift
- Small Packet Double Lift
- The D'Amico Double Lift

Running Time Approximately 1hr 42min















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Coins Across (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD 
Coins Across (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: B310
Coins Across (World's Greatest Magic)

Imagine the best magic, the best magicians, and the best producers all in one place.

Imagine no more...

The Secrets of COINS ACROSS
Learn a classic of card magic that your audience will remember forever.

Of the various plots that make up the world of coin magic, Coins Across has always held a special place in the heart, and repertoires, of close-up magicians. Audiences always seem to be intrigued by the idea of coins traveling invisibly between the performer's hands, which accounts for the enormous popularity of this very magical effect.

On this DVD, you'll see ten different takes on the Coins Across effect. The approaches are different but the main thing they all have in common is that there are absolutely no gaffed coins required for any of the versions presented here. You'll see Johnny Thompson perform Dai Vernon's Winged Silver, perhaps the version that started it all. Michael Ammar demonstrates why his Incredible Coins Across is appropriately named as the coins travel into the spectator's hand - and the last one appears visibly in his open hand! You'll find easy-to-do versions such as Alexander de Cova's Chinese Money Mystery and Paul Diamond's Flying Eagles to more technically-demanding versions such as Jay Sankey's Mr. Clean Coins Across, Michael Close's Too Ahead and Ross Bertram's Passing the Buck.

From classic handlings from Michael Skinner and Al Schneider to interpretations with a surprise ending, such as Fernando Keops' offering, there's enough material here to enable you to pass coins back and forth between your hands for a lifetime.

Johnny Thompson
Winged Silver

Michael Ammar
Incredible Coins Across

Al Schneider
Coins Across

Jay Sankey
Mr. Clean Coins Across

Paul Diamond
The Flying Eagles

Fernando Keops
Coins Across

Michael Skinner
Flying Eagles (Courtesy of Meir Yedid Magic)

Alexander De Cova
Chinese Money Myster (Courtesy of Murphy's Magic Inc)

Michael Close
Too Ahead

Ross Bertram
Passing the Buck

Running Time Approximately 1 hr 20 min















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Card To Wallet (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD 
Card To Wallet (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: B325
Card To Wallet (World's Greatest Magic)

Imagine the best magic, the best magicians, and the best producers all in one place.

Imagine no more...


The card-to-impossible-place plot is almost as old as card conjuring itself with the earliest ancestor of the trick we now call the Card To Wallet appearing as "The Card in the Pocketbook" in early magic literature. Over the next two centuries, magicians devised a myriad of ways to create the effect of a selected playing card appearing mysteriously in the performer's wallet and in this collection, you'll find an amazing variety of methods for all skill levels. John Mendoza begins with two selections appearing in the zippered compartment of a wallet that was in plain sight throughout the routine - and there's no palming involved. Likewise, Alexander deCova has devised a way of recreating the famous LePaul effect of a signed playing card appearing inside an envelope and, once again, there is no palming involved. Michael Ammar is next with an extremely logical approach to the effect as a torn playing card visibly changes into a credit card while, naturally, the playing card is found restored in the performer's wallet in the space previously occupied by the credit card. Then, Eddie Tullock, the king of trade show performers, demonstrates how to turn a basic card-to-wallet effect into a powerful promotional tool. Dan Fleshman offers his take on the classic Red Hot Momma effect with a socko wallet finish while Alex Elmsley demonstrates a card-to-wallet effect that uses no gimmicked wallets and is virtually always ready to perform. Finally, Eric DeCamps presents his card in wallet routine with three selections that can play in a stand-up as well as close-up situation.

The discovery of a chosen - and oftentimes signed - playing card in the magician's wallet is a centuries-old crowd pleaser and if you're looking to add this all-time audience favorite to your repertoire, you won't find a better starting point than this collection.

Bendix Bombshell John Mendoza
Professional Card to Wallet Alexander deCova (courtesy of Murphy's Magic)
Card In Wallet Michael Ammar
Card In Wallet Eddie Tullock
Momma In My Wallet Dan Fleshman
Card To Wallet Alex Elmsley
Card In Wallet Routine Eric DeCamps (courtesy of Murphy's Magic)















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Chop Cup (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD 
Chop Cup (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: B327
Chop Cup (World's Greatest Magic)

Imagine the best magic, the best magicians, and the best producers all in one place.

Imagine no more...


Ever since the Chop Cup was invented by magician Al Wheatley (whose stage name was Chop Chop, which is where the trick derives its unusual name) in the early 1950s, magicians have devised increasingly clever ways to use it. The basic one-cup one-ball approach to the classic Cups and Balls has held the fascination of magicians through the years most probably due to its devious use of a mechanical principle along with sleight of hand to create an intriguing and compelling illusion. On this DVD, you'll meet some masters of the Chop Cup, each with their own spin on the trick. There are classicists such as John Mendoza, Danny Tong and Steve Dacri who beguile their audiences with basic but still utterly baffling routines. Then we have rather unique approaches to the trick, such as David Regal, who substitutes the ball with - no kidding! - a toy mouse and later, Gary Ouellet, who performs a beautifully choreographed (to music no less!) routine using a Chop Cup and a matching, ungaffed cup. Finally, we have Larry Jennings who created one of the most original (and most performed) Chop Cup routines ever. Finally, Jim Swain presents his own version of the Jennnings routine with his own singular imprint.

The Chop Cup has been a signature effect for many of magic's most successful performers and on this DVD, you'll find marvelous ready-made routines in addition to scores of ideas and stratagems to add to an existing routine.

My Best Friend David Regal
Chop Cup Routine John Mendoza
The Two Goblets Gary Ouellet
Chop Cup Danny Tong (courtesy of Kozmo's Magic)
Chop Cup Steve Dacri
Jennings Chop Cup Larry Jennings
The Chop Cup Jim Swain















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Thumbtips (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD 
Thumbtips (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: B311
Thumb Tips (World's Greatest Magic)

Imagine the best magic, the best magicians, and the best producers all in one place.

Imagine no more...

The Secrets of Thumb Tips
Learn a classic of card magic that your audience will remember forever.

The thumb tip is one of the most utilized and valuable gimmicks in magic but it also wins the title of perhaps its most badly used. However, the thumb tip, despite repeated exposures, can still create miracles when used properly and judiciously.

On this DVD, you'll see ways to use a thumb tip that you've never dreamed of. Michael Ammar presents a poignant story with just a few coins that your audience will always remember. Richard Osterlind tears open a signed packet of sugar substitute and miraculously restores it while Roger Klause conjures silver coins from thin air with just a borrowed dollar bill. If you think you know the traditional vanishing handkerchief, you're about to be badly fooled by Alexander de Cova and Paul Wilson. Jeff Sheridan offers his versions of two classic thumb tip pieces while Ted Lesley and Dan Harlan demonstrate effects suitable for a stand-up performance. Larger stage tricks like 20th Century Silks and Blendo are turned into powerful close-up effects by Fernando Keops and Steve Dacri and Al Schneider performs a quaint mystery with nothing more than a borrowed dime. Rounding out this set is Paul Diamond with a post-graduate course in thumb tip work with finesses that will vastly improve your own handling of this marvelous tool.

Don't be misled by those who dismiss the thumb tip as "old school." There are a dozen performers and 14 performances and explanations here that provide conclusive evidence that there's still a lot of magical life left in this wonderful utility gimmick.

Michael Ammar
41-cent Miracle

Richard Osterlind
Sweet and Low

Roger Klause
The Miser's Cornucopia

Alexander de Cova
Purse Swindle (Courtesy of Murphy's Magic Inc.)

Ted Lesley
Coin Through Sleeves

Al Schneider
Vanishing Dime

Jeff Sheridan
Cigarette in the Coat

Alexander der Cova
Blank Cheque Transpo (Courtesy of Murphy's Magic Inc)

Fernando Keops
Mini 20th Century

Jeff Sheridan
Vanishing and Reappearing Water

Paul Diamond
Thumb Tip Lecture

Steve Dacri
Mini Blendo

Paul Wilson
Tipless

Dan Harlan
World's Saddest Trick

Running Time Approximately 1 hr 40 min















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Magic With Dice (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD 
Magic With Dice (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: B326
Magic With Dice (World's Greatest Magic)

No one knows who invented dice though the oldest known dice were discovered as part of a 5000-year old backgammon set. Dice used as conjuring props is of decidedly more recent vintage with one of the earliest records being Hofzinser who used mispotted dice to force a number as early as 1842. However, the allure of these simple six-sided cubes have not escaped the attention of magicians in intervening years.

In this unprecedented collection, you'll find completely different approaches to conjuring with dice. John Mendoza begins by performing and then explaining Senator Crandall's classic dice stacking routine. Daryl is up next with a Chink-A-Chink routine that requires only four dice and a cup - a wonderfully visual assembly and no fifth die is required! Steve Dacri also offers a dice assembly routine (and if you don't know how it's done, it's a real fooler) while Mark Leveridge's Wild Dice is an eye-popping combination of the Three-Shell Game and the Cups and Balls. Daryl follows with the classic Sack's Dice Routine and if you take the time to learn it, you'll never leave the house without a pair of dice. Finally, everything you always wanted to know about dice stacking is ably demonstrated and taught by James Zachary. In The Art of Dice Stacking, the video companion to his seminal book, Zack Stacks, you'll learn how to create a stack fourteen dice high, in addition to dice cup final loads, taking the stacks down one die at a time, and lots more.

Dice are intriguing and romantic props that guarantee spectator interest and these routines represent the best dice magic ever created.

Dice Stacking Routine John Mendoza
Four Dice Chink-A-Chink Daryl
Dice Routine Steve Dacri
Wild Dice Mark Leveridge
Sack's Dice Routine Daryl
The Art of Dice Stacking / Zack Stacks James Zachary















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Stand-Up Magic - Volume 1 (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD 
Stand-Up Magic - Volume 1 (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: B185
Stand-Up Magic - Volume 1 (World's Greatest Magic)

In the vast literature of magic, a surprisingly small portion of it deals specifically with stand-up magic; that is, magic that is performed on a stage or platform and suitable for entertaining and engaging audiences large and small. Thus, finding quality material has always been a challenge for performers who endeavor to present magic in front of a group of spectators. For the first time, the very best stand-up effects, performed and explained by artists who have fine-tuned these pieces to reputation-makers, have been collected in one place. These are tricks that are suitable for platform, stage and parlor presentations. So, whether you perform in living rooms, banquet rooms or on the world's largest stages, you'll find an amazing assortment of performance-ready masterpieces here just waiting to be the centerpiece of your own show. These performers are among the best of the best and on this unprecedented collection, they're providing you with their signature routines. Everything you need to be a successful performer is right here; you just need to add some practice and a stage.

Volume One
On this volume, you'll be treated to Richard Osterlind's version of Bank Night, the perfect way to open your show and to get to know your audience. Johnny Thompson presents his interpretation of Al Koran's classic of mentalism in which an audience-generated three-digit number is found to be inscribed on the back of a medallion that the performer was wearing from the beginning of the performance. Bill Malone provides an object lesson in how to turn a close-up trick into a show-closing stage piece while Harry Allen demonstrates how to take a children's trick and make it play big . . . and for adults! Paul Potassy and Terry Seabrooke perform and explain completely different but wildly entertaining versions of the borrowed bill to impossible place plot while Falkenstein and Willard teach an amazing and easy-to-do rope escape with a truly impossible twist. Finally, Petrick and Mia present a delicate and beautiful silent silk effect that would compliment any stage show.

Bank Night - Richard Osterlind
Koran Medallion - Johnny Thompson
Standing Ovation Invisible Deck - Bill Malone
A Day At The Circus - Harry Allen
Bill in Potato - Paul Potassy
Burnt Banknote Routine - Terry Seabrooke
Gypsy Rope Mystery Escape - Falkenstein and Willard
Linking Silks - Petrick and Mia

Running Time Approximately 1hr 48min















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Stand-Up Magic - Volume 2 (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD  
Stand-Up Magic - Volume 2 (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: B186
Stand-Up Magic - Volume 2 (World's Greatest Magic)

In the vast literature of magic, a surprisingly small portion of it deals specifically with stand-up magic; that is, magic that is performed on a stage or platform and suitable for entertaining and engaging audiences large and small. Thus, finding quality material has always been a challenge for performers who endeavor to present magic in front of a group of spectators. For the first time, the very best stand-up effects, performed and explained by artists who have fine-tuned these pieces to reputation-makers, have been collected in one place. These are tricks that are suitable for platform, stage and parlor presentations. So, whether you perform in living rooms, banquet rooms or on the world's largest stages, you'll find an amazing assortment of performance-ready masterpieces here just waiting to be the centerpiece of your own show. These performers are among the best of the best and on this unprecedented collection, they're providing you with their signature routines. Everything you need to be a successful performer is right here; you just need to add some practice and a stage.

Volume Two
On this volume, you'll watch as Michael Finney, Steve Draun and Steve Dacri breathe new life into three of magic's most popular tricks and demonstrate why they're classics. Michael Ammar and Eddie Tullock show you how to take a simple yet amazing card trick and make it something that will play for the largest audiences. Join Flip as he turns fantasy into reality by turning a drawing of a bottle of champagne into the real thing. Fielding West takes some props you probably already own and creates a hilarious series of effects that will devastate any audience. Finally, Michael Close uses some big money to get some really big laughs.

Professory's Nightmare - Michael Finney
Champagne Production - Flip
110 lb Card Trick - Michael Ammar
A Visit From Rocco - Michael Close
Sucker Egg and Hanky - Steve Dacri
Vernon's Linking Rings - Steve Draun
Coke Bottle Vanish / Glass of Water Production / Water in the News - Fielding West
The Four and a Half of Diamonds - Eddie Tullock

Running Time Approximately 1hr 53min















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Stand-Up Magic - Volume 3 (World's Greatest Magic)- DVD  
Stand-Up Magic - Volume 3 (World's Greatest Magic)- DVD

skill level

 Ref: B187
Stand-Up Magic - Volume 3 (World's Greatest Magic)

In the vast literature of magic, a surprisingly small portion of it deals specifically with stand-up magic; that is, magic that is performed on a stage or platform and suitable for entertaining and engaging audiences large and small. Thus, finding quality material has always been a challenge for performers who endeavor to present magic in front of a group of spectators. For the first time, the very best stand-up effects, performed and explained by artists who have fine-tuned these pieces to reputation-makers, have been collected in one place. These are tricks that are suitable for platform, stage and parlor presentations. So, whether you perform in living rooms, banquet rooms or on the world's largest stages, you'll find an amazing assortment of performance-ready masterpieces here just waiting to be the centerpiece of your own show. These performers are among the best of the best and on this unprecedented collection, they're providing you with their signature routines. Everything you need to be a successful performer is right here; you just need to add some practice and a stage.

Volume Three
On this volume, Tommy Wonder demonstrates why it's sometimes very fortunate to be a magician while Karrell Fox shows you two methods for book tests that will thrill the hearts of magicians and mentalists everywhere. Speaking of mentalism, Banachek offers his wonderful take on the classic Add A Number routine while Dan Harlan takes some jumbo playing cards and explains why he had to do a lot of chores while growing up. Ted Lesley performs and explains an easy handling of the classic Six Card Repeat while Al Schneider demonstrates a logical version of the Multiplying Balls. Finally, J. J. Sanvert adds a truly incredible ending to the already-strong effect of linking three borrowed finger rings as the rings vanish and are found in impossible locations.

Ring, Watch and Wallet
- Tommy Wonder Two Fisted Book Test
- Karrell Fox Mene-Tekel Book Test
- Karrell Fox Add A Number
- Banachek Hold It, Buster
- Dan Harlan Silk Through Silk Effect
- Jeff Sheridan Six Card Repeat
- Ted Lesley Golf Balls
- Al Schneider Linking Finger Rings
- J. J. Sanvert

Running Time Approximately 1hr 50min















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Bill In Lemon (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD 
Bill In Lemon (World's Greatest Magic)  - DVD

skill level

 Ref: A988
Of all the various versions of the borrowed object in the impossible place plot, the Bill in Lemon and its variations remains one of the strongest tricks in all of magic. The fact that a borrowed and marked object ends up in an organically sealed item such as a lemon or orange is truly astonishing to audiences, no matter how many times they see it.

In this volume, you'll meet some of the world's foremost exponents of this extraordinary feat. First off, Bill Malone explores all of the comedic possibilities of the trick in addition to offering a bullet-proof and truly mystifying method. Doc Eason is up next with his take on Steve Spill's Bill in the Lemon, considered by many in the know to be the very best version extent, particularly for the bar venue. Then, Fielding West shows you how to make this trick play for a stage-size audience while J. J. Sanvert turns the Card in the Lemon into a theatrical experience. Finally, Ted Lesley performs and demonstrates an easy-to-do yet baffling Bill in Lemon with a method that will delight you and thoroughly entertain your audiences.

If you've ever thought about putting the Bill in Lemon into your act, you'll find five compelling reasons - and performances - on this DVD that will convince you to get started right away.

Counterfeit Money - Bill Malone
Bill in the Lemon - Doc Eason
Bill to Orange - Fielding West
Card in the Lemon - J. J. Sanvert
Bill in Lemon - Ted Lesley
Running Time Approximately 1hr 49min















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Ambitious Card (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD  
Ambitious Card (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: B103
Conjuring historians have traced the origins of the Ambitious Card plot back to a French conjuror named Alberti who performed in the early 1800's but the idea of placing a card into the middle of the back and having it return to the top almost certainly occurred to card magicians prior to that. It definitely has intrigued magicians since then as just about every performer with cards since that time has included some version of this trick in their repertoire.

In this volume, you'll meet a variety of performers who have taken this very basic yet magical idea of a single playing card constantly rising to the top of the pack in some very clever and decidedly different directions. For example, David Regal leads off with his routine which transmogrifies an ordinary playing card into a puppy that always responds to the voice of its master. You'll see and learn Harry Lorayne's routine which first saw print in his classic Close-Up Card Magic performed and taught by the man himself. Frank Garcia offers some clever moves that are ready to be implemented into your own routine while Michael Ammar demonstrates a routine that would compliment the repertoire of any card worker. Doc Eason is up next with his take, a high point of his bar set, while Paul Wilson, Al Schneider and the inimitable Tommy Wonder perform and teach their routines which all end up with the card appearing in a totally unexpected and magical place. Finally, Dai Vernon's reminiscence about the origins of his timeless routine from Stars of Magic is the perfect way to round out this Ambitious Card extravaganza.

It's been said that the Ambitious Card may be the most magical thing you can perform with a deck of cards, and with this DVD and the classic routines and performers it offers, you'll never be at a loss for yet another way to make the spectator's card come to the top of the deck as if by magic.

Tenacious Climber - David Regal
Ambitious Card - Harry Lorayne
Ambitious Card - Frank Garcia
Ambitious Card - Michael Ammar
Ambitious Card to Wallet - Paul Wilson
Ambitious Card - Doc Eason
Ambitious Card and Card to Card Case - Al Schneider
Ambitious Card Plus Ring Box - Tommy Wonder
Ambitious Card Story - Dai Vernon
Running Time Approximately 2hr 6min















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Money Magic (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD  
Money Magic (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: A469
Imagine the best magic, the best magicians, and the best producers all in one place.

Imagine no more...

Coins have always held a prominent place in magicians' repertoires but many have missed the wealth of magic potential in paper currency. As it turns out, the sheer variety of plots possible with paper money far exceeds what can be done with its metal counterparts.

On this volume, you'll discover a wide assortment of tricks, routines and stunts with paper money that is certain to amaze and amuse any audience. What's more, many of them can be done totally impromptu with nothing more than a borrowed bill or two.

You'll learn a stunning bill transposition that occurs right in the spectator's hand from Michael Ammar, torn and restored (and even burned and restored) bill routines from Jeff McBride, Dan Harlan and Tom Mullica, and topological miracles from Jay Sankey, Michael Close and Rober Neale. There's guaranteed spectator interest when you increase the denomination of bills, such as in Scotty York's routine, or even change plain paper into real money, as in Mark Leveridge's brilliant trick.

MICHAEL AMMAR
BeSwitched
The $2 Bill Tear

Jeff McBride
The Greatest Illusion Ever Created Money
Torn and Restored Bill

DAN HARLAN
Presidential Expression
Suspended Funds
Acrobaticlips
Now U Z It
Dirty T and R

JAY SANKEY
Traveling Expenses

MICHAEL CLOSE
Rubik's Dollar Bill
Growing Toothpick

TOM MULLICA
(Courtesy of Murphy's Magic Inc)
The Bill Roll
The Burned Bill

SCOTTY YORK
(Courtesy of Murphy's Magic Inc)
Fast Eddie Smith


ROBERT NEALE
(Courtesy of Murphy's Magic Inc)
Bunny Bill

MARK LEVERIDGE
Paper Money


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Magic With Everyday Objects (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD  
Magic With Everyday Objects (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: A564
Imagine the best magic, the best magicians, and the best producers all in one place.

Imagine no more...

The Secrets of
MAGIC WITH EVERYDAY OBJECTS
perform miracles with ordinary items that people see and use everyday.

Paper clips, string, napkins, pencils. These are all ordinary objects found in every household. However, it's precisely their familiarity that makes it so impactful when a magician creates an apparent miracle with them.

On this volume, some of the best performers in the world of magic present their favorite tricks with common objects. Dan Harlan, for example, will show you how to present the classic Professor's Nightmare, not with rope, but with ordinary business cards and also how to magically tear open and then reseal a pack of cigarettes. Dan Harlan returns later to perform and teach Starcle, his neo-classic paper napkin effect. Bill Malone presents a wonderful trick with an ordinary book of matches that he learned from the legendary Michael Skinner and Johnny Thompson demonstrates a classic of magic with nothing more than sugar cubes. David Regal and Banachek turn in some great mentalism with business cards while Tom Mullica performs his version of David Hoy's impromptu book test. Tom Mullica is back later with a great party stunt that will leave one spectator breathless and everyone else breathless with laughter. Jay Sankey has some typically wacky effects with items easily found in any home or office while Joshua Jay accurately predicts a random spectator's height with an ordinary tape measure.

Rounding out the package, Joe Rindfleisch shows off his wonderful broken and restored rubber band effect, Fielding West has a phenomenal finger ring vanish, and Jeff Sheridan demonstrates one of his eye-popping creations, a cut and restored string effect that is guaranteed to fool even knowledgeable magicians.

Dan Harlan - Business Card Nightmare

Bill Malone - Skinner Matches

Johnny Thompson - Chink-a-Chink

David Regal - Not This!

Jay Sankey - Clipped

Dan Harlan - Cellophane Surgery

Tom Mullica - The Book Test (courtesy of Murphy's Magic)

Banachek - This 'n That

Fielding West - Ring Vanish

Joshua Jay - Heightened Senses

Tom Mullica - Ultra Sensory Perception

Dan Harlan - Starcle

Joe Rindfleisch - Smarty Pans

Jeff Sheridan - Cut and Restored String

Jay Sankey - Unleaded

Running Time Approximately 1hr 40min

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Card On Ceiling (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD 
Card On Ceiling (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: A565
Imagine the best magic, the best magicians, and the best producers all in one place.

Imagine no more...

The Secrets of CARD ON CEILING
Learn a classic of card magic that your audience will remember forever.

In the early part of the 20th century, legendary bar magician Matt Schulien threw a deck of cards against the wall of his tavern and left a spectator's selection stuck in place. Little did he realize that he had created one of the most memorable and dramatic card tricks of all time. Since then, magicians have aimed their sites a little higher - ceilings, to be exact - and have been amazing and mystifying audiences with one of the very few card tricks that has such a huge, built-in "wow" factor.

On this volume, you'll meet five modern-day practitioners who have all made important contributions to the evolution of the Card On Ceiling. Doc Eason shows you how to make this trick play for large groups, drawing in all of the spectators into this very magical experience. You'll learn all of the fine touches in J. C. Wagner's version of the trick that's used by bar magicians everywhere, including Doc Eason. Karl Norman performs and discusses the version that he performed for 40 years at the legendary Forks Hotel and Michael Ammar teaches his take on this classic effect, one that helped to forge his reputation in the world of magic. Lastly, Scotty York, in addition to his very funny and clever presentation of this trick, will demonstrate how to make a gimmick that will enable you to streamline its handling.
Card On Ceiling is a trick that people will talk about for years... and on this DVD, you'll meet the gentlemen who can ensure that you'll be the magician your spectators will always remember.

Doc Eason - Card on Ceiling

J. C. Wagner - Entertainment Tacks (courtesy of Meir Yedid)

Karl Norman - Card on Ceiling (courtesy of Meir Yedid)

Michael Ammar - Card on Ceiling

Scotty York - Card on Ceiling (courtesy of Murphy's Magic)

Running Time Approximately 61min

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Card Warp (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD  
Card Warp (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: A567
Imagine the best magic, the best magicians, and the best producers all in one place.

Imagine no more...

The Secrets of CARD WARP
Learn how to perform one of the most eye-popping effects in all of close-up magic!

It's been said that Roy Walton invented one of the most original card effects of all time with his Card Warp, and ever since then, magicians have taken this concept to even more baffling heights. How can a flat two-dimensional object like a playing card turn completely over even when folded into another flat object?

On this DVD, you'll learn the secrets to Roy Walton's original two-card brainchild, as expertly performed and taught by Michael Ammar. Then, you'll watch and learn some different and original presentations for the original Card Warp as Scotty York performs and teaches his decidedly adult version and Eugene Burger uses the cards to demonstrate a horrifying history lesson. From there, you'll move on to even more visually amazing versions that use a card and a borrowed banknote, such as Michael Close's Dr. Strangetrick and Howie Schwartzman's Star Warp, as taught by Ammar again. Paul Diamond will demonstrate how to make the face of a deck change when it's wrapped in a bill, even when the spectator holds it. You'll also see and learn Bruce Cervon's Warp II, possibly the most baffling version of Card Warp ever created.

Card Warp
Michael Ammar

The Warpedist Cards
Scotty York
(courtesy of Murphy's Magic Inc)

Dollar Bill Warp
Paul Diamond

Star Warp
Michael Ammar

Warp II
Bruce Cervon

Dr. Strangetrick
Michael Close

The Inquisition
Eugene Burger
(performance only)

Running Time Approximately 1hr 12min

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Matrix / Coin Assemblies (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD  
Matrix / Coin Assemblies (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: A468
Imagine the best magic, the best magicians, and the best producers all in one place.

Imagine no more...

The Secrets of MATRIX / COIN ASSEMBLIES
Learn one of coin magic's most powerful effects from its creator along with some of the best magicians in the world!

Close-up magicians have known for years that audiences love the classic plot where four coins individually placed under four playing cards magically gather under one of the cards. It could be convincingly argued that Al Schneider began a revolution in coin magic when he synthesized earlier versions of this plot and came up with Matrix, a direct and streamlined handling of the coin assembly that has spawned countless variations.

On this DVD, the very best versions of Matrix have been collected along with several of its earlier ancestors. You'll begin your journey by learning the effect that started it all by the man who invented it - Al Schneider's classic Matrix. You'll also learn various handlings of the basic version from Bill Malone and Michael Ammar. Once mastered, you can move on to some eye-popping Reverse Matrix effects, where the coins actually go back to where they came from, with Aldo Colombini and Dan Fleshman. If you'd like to add a killer finale, check out routines by J.C. Wagner and Harry Allen and to prove that there's more to Matrix than coins hopping around, there's Dan Harlan's presentation with a horror movie theme. There's also Johnny Thompson's classic presentation with a handkerchief and Derek Dingle's version of Ross Bertram's Coin Assembly. And, to top it all off, there's historic footage of Ross Bertram also performing and explaining his classic Assembly.

To put it succinctly, this has got to be the best collection of coin assemblies ever . . . well . . . assembled.

Matrix
Al Schneider

Matrix Presentation
Bill Malone

Poor Man's Matrix
J. C. Wagner
(courtesy of Meir Yedid Magic)

Matrix
Harry Allen

Matrix / Chink-a-Chink
Aldo Colombini

Michael's Matrix
Michael Ammar

Coin Assembly
Johnny Thompson

Matrix
Dan Fleshman

Horror Matrix
Dan Harlan

Bertram Coin Assembly
Derek Dingle
(courtesy of Murphy's Magic Inc)

Coin Assembly
Ross Bertram

Running Time Approximately 1hr 20min

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Expanded Shells (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD  
Expanded Shells (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: A467
Imagine the best magic, the best magicians, and the best producers all in one place.

Imagine no more...

The expanded shell coin is one of the close-up magician's greatest utility gimmicks but unfortunately, many magicians have never really explored the full potential of this precision-machined and very powerful item.

On this volume, you'll see some of magic's most original performers demonstrate the amazing variety of ways that this single tool can be used to create completely different and magical effects.

Using the expanded shell, you'll be able to cause coins to invisibly travel, as ably demonstrated by David Roth, Michael Ammar, Mark Leveridge and Jon Allen or even make imaginary coins move like Garrett Thomas. You'll also be able to make coins penetrate straight through solid object, as performed and taught by David Roth, or even penetrate through other coins like Dan Harlan. Combine all of that with some completely different ideas from Harry Allen and the versatile Mr. Roth and you'll never look at expanded shell coins quite the same way again.

Believe us when we say that there is a world of magic in a simple expanded shell coin and these world-class performers are your perfect tour guides.

DAVID ROTH
Coins Across - Coin Through Glass
Coins Through Table - Photo Coins
Perfected Coin Through Handkerchief

DAN HARLAN
Rising Dough

MARK LEVERIDGE
Slo Mo

HARRY ALLEN
China Change

JON ALLEN
Coins Across (Courtesy of Murphy's Magic Inc)

MICHAEL AMMAR
Shadow Coins

GARRETT THOMAS
Imagination Coins

Running Time Approximately 1hr 46min

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Dinner Table Magic (World's Greatest Magic), DVD 
Dinner Table Magic (World's Greatest Magic), DVD

skill level

 Ref: A346
Imagine the best magic, the best magicians, and the best producers all in one place.

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Dinner Table Magic

If you could have one set of magic DVDs, this would be it! This benchmark collection features just about all of magic's most enduring and classic effects and routines. It's a fabulous compendium with many of the top masters in the world of magic teaching their handlings and routines for some of magic's classics. Each volume covers a specific subject and features new, old, and sometimes rare footage by some of the top video producers in magic.

In this volume, you'll learn some of the best magic effects to perform around the dinner table. Experienced performers know that after a meal, everyone is ready for some entertainment and on this DVD, you'll learn some of the most amazing magic ever created that can be performed with items routinely found on a dinner table.

You'll be the life of the dinner party when you learn these after-dinner miracles, many of which can be done totally impromptu. From classics such as Johnny Thompson's version of the Vanishing Glass and David Roth's handling of the Coins Through Table to unusual offerings such as Gregory Wilson's Off Base, a startling broken and restored wine glass effect, there's a treasure trove of magic offered here that's virtually guaranteed to make you the hit of any gathering.

HENRY EVANS
Fork and Knife

DAN HARLAN
Soft Silverware (courtesy of Meir Yedid Magic)
Invisible Cow
Mineral Magnetism
Shaker Suspension
Knife Swallowing
Sodium Free

HARRY ALLEN
Spoon Spinner

DAVID ROTH
Coins to Cup
Coins Through Table
Free and Unlimited Coinage of Silver

MICHAEL AMMAR
Bouncing Roll / Floating Roll

TOM MULLICA
Karrell Fox's Napkin Vanish
A Sweet Prediction
The Mouse (courtesy of Murphy's Magic Inc.)

AL SCHNEIDER
Sly Napkins

SCOTTY YORK
Marked Coin in Sugar Packet (courtesy of Murphy's Magic Inc.)

JOHNNY THOMPSON
Vanishing Glass

GREGORY WILSON
Off Base















UK   £14.99

 

Cards Across (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD  
Cards Across (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: A466
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Since the days of David Devant, the idea of magically causing playing cards to move invisibly between two places has intrigued magicians and inspired them to come up with different twists and methodologies. Cards Across, as the basic plot has come to be known, is also of interest close-up and stage performers alike because of how well a strong performance of this trick plays for audiences.

On this volume you'll find some of magic's best performers performing and explaining their own versions of this time-honored classic. You'll find basic but strong handlings from Bill Malone and Michael Skinner to more involved routines with the cards visibly vanishing and traveling twice, such as in Dan Harlan's routine. Bruce Cervon causes two signed cards to travel while in Juan Tamariz's version, cards that were merely thought of move from one spectator's hand to another's. You'll also discover Michael Ammar's routine with sealed envelopes, with two selected cards traveling from one impossible place to another, and Michael Close's hilarious take, where the cards travel from one really impossible place to another.

If you've been looking to add to a version of cars across to your close-up or platform repertoire, this DVD is a veritable embarrassment of riches!

JUAN TAMARIZ
Cards Across (Courtesy of Murphy's Magic Inc)

BRUCE CERVON
The BC Cards Across

MICHAEL SKINNER
Cards Across (Courtesy of Meir Yedid Magic)

DAN HARLAN
Counter Cross

MICHAEL AMMAR
Cards Across

MICHAEL CLOSE
Butte Ox? Two Butte Ox!

Running Time Approximately 1hr 38min

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Sponge Balls (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD 
Sponge Balls (World's Greatest Magic) - DVD

skill level

 Ref: A566
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The Secrets of SPONGE BALLS
A virtual goldmine of routines, sleights and subtleties with sponge balls!

You'll find a sponge ball routine in almost every close-up performer's repertoire and in this volume, you'll discover a virtual encyclopedia of sponge ball magic. Routines from thirteen of the best sponge ball workers of all time have been collected in one place for the first time, making this DVD the most comprehensive reference work on performing magic with sponge balls ever produced. You'll learn many unique vanishes, moves and stratagems to build your own routine or to plug into the routine you already do.

You'll see past masters such as Albert Goshman and Frank Garcia. You'll learn great basic routines from Daryl, Mark Leveridge and Steve Darci along with unique twists from Frank Balzerak, Jon Tremaine and Aldo Colombini. And, if you're looking for sensational ways to end your sponge ball routine, there are jaw-dropping endings by Flip, Eugene Burger and Roger Klause. For good measure, there are completely different takes on sponge ball work, such as Johnny Thompson's handling of Roy Benson's classic bowl routine and Michael Finney's routine, suitable even for large audiences. You'll never find more diversified and usable information about one of close-up magic's most ubiquitous effects gathered together in one place than in this amazing collection.

Sponge Ball Routine
Daryl

New Sponge and Sleeve
Roger Klause
(courtesy of Meir Yedid Magic)

Sponge Ball Climax
Flip

Sponge Ball Routine
Frank Garcia
(courtesy of Murphy's Magic Inc.)

Gobefores
Frank Balzerak
(courtesy of Murphy's Magic Inc)

JT Sponge Ball Routine
Jon Tremaine

Throw in the Sponge
Aldo Colombini

Sponge Balls
Eugene Burger

Commercial Sponge Ball Routine
Mark Leverdige

Benson's Bowl Routine
Johnny Thompson

Martian Sponge Ball Routine
Steve Dacri

Sponge Balls
Albert Goshman
(Courtesy of Magic by Gosh)

Sponge Ball Routine with Watch Steal
Michael Finney

Running Time Approximately 2hr 55min

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