Zero to Hero

Tutored by John Carey

John Carey

Lesson:

Overhand shuffle fundamentals
0:04:50 Introduction to overhand shuffle
0:06:15 The run shuffle
0:07:45 The slip shuffle
0:09:55 The lift shuffle
0:13:15 The jog shuffle
0:19:05 The optical overhand false shuffle
3 effects with these tools.
0:23:40 Jog shuffle Ace production
0:30:30 Slip shuffle aces
0:33:40 Pinky break run-down
0:36:15 Spectator cuts the Aces
False cuts
0:42:50 Introduction to False cuts
0:43:10 The running cut
0:45:10 The Jay Ose false cut
0:48:35 The Gary Oulette false cut and John Guastaferro spread variant
0:52:20 The Bobby Bernard false cut
0:55:10 The Frank Thompson false cut- table and in the hands versions
2 effects with these tools
1:01:25 Matched Picture cards- Nick Trost
1:07:50 Flash Ace opener- Frank Thompson
1:17:05 Break (Ends: 1:32:25)
Card controls
1:34:10 The drop cut control
1:35:15 Ribbon Spread & Dribble Ribbon Spread
1:38:10 The overhand shuffle control
1:39:20 The oops control!
1:43:30 The Vernon shuttle cut control
1:47:20 Double undercut top and bottom control.
1:54:05 Tabled Bluff control
1:57:20 D'amico multiple shift control
2:01:20 Couture Swivel control
2:04:40 Thompson Bluff pass
Effects with controls
2:07:10 Two card Transpo with Thompson bluff pass
2:08:40 The slop shuffle
2:15:15 A stop trick
2:20:30 A card and a number using Rosenthal control
2:25:10 Riffle shuffle and peek
2:28:50 The End
0:02:55 Welcome & Lesson Introduction
Forces
0:03:55 The cross cut card force
0:11:40 Bannon’s Christ cross force
0:17:10 The cut deeper force
0:22:10 The riffle force
0:28:45 The dribble force
0:30:25 Dribbling cards
0:32:45 The self working dribble force!
0:36:45 Lift shuffle force
0:40:00 Stealth Force One!
Effects with Forces
0:41:30 Crandall revelation
0:45:55 Do as I do using cross cut force
0:50:25 Break (Ends: 1:06:15)
Key cards
1:06:50 Basic bottom card key card
1:07:45 Hindu shuffle & replacement
1:11:15 The open key card control
1:15:45 Vernon’s key card control
1:18:25 Explanation of a Key Card
Effects with the key card
1:22:15 The circus card trick
1:30:45 What if you run out of cards when using Vernon Key card control?
1:34:50 Classic 2 deck do as I do (Peter Nardi)
1:41:20 Vernon’s Emotional Reaction
1:53:20 Lift Shuffle force tips
1:55:35 “Out of sight, out of mind” action recap from Vernon’s Emotional Reaction
Bonus Items:
1:58:20 One Deck Do As I Do
2:02:00 Mahatma Overhand Shuffle Control
2:05:15 Open Prediction - Karl Fulves
2:12:05 Jokers are wild
2:21:30 In the Hands Riffle Shuffle tips
2:23:50 Indicator Revelation
2:27:45 Indicator Revelation extra thoughts
2:29:10 The End
0:04:15 Lesson Introduction
Double Lift
0:05:55 Double Lift Introduction
0:07:40 Basic get ready version
0:13:10 Hit double lift
0:16:20 Do’s and don’ts.
Effects with the Double Lift
0:18:10 Chad Long's 19
0:20:10 Mahatma Control & Glimpse, Misdirection
0:28:35 Dealing a card down, Spectator False Memories
0:32:20 Chicago Opener
0:39:20 Hindu Shuffle Force
0:42:55 Comments on Chicago Opener & Hindu Shuffle Force
0:46:50 Rise and Switch Transpo
0:51:55 Daley Aces
0:54:55 Escarnio Bottom Double Lift
0:57:40 Annemann’s Card in Hand
1:00:05 More Double Lift comments, Double lift force
1:03:45 Performance Experience, audience and personality comments
1:07:15 Countdown 10 / Perfect 10
1:10:40 Double Lift wrap up, Routining
1:12:35 Break (Ends 1:12:40)
Glimpses
1:13:00 Glimpses Introduction & Removal from box glimpse
1:13:50 The all around square up glimpse
1:16:00 The table tap glimpse
1:17:05 The faro glimpse
1:18:45 Angles and misdirection tips
1:20:50 The riffle shuffle glimpse
1:22:05 Further discussion on glimpses, bonus using previous techniques
Effects with Glimpses
1:24:45 If we could turn back time - using scissors glimpse
1:31:20 Francis Carlysle 2 card transposition
False counts
1:36:15 Twisting the Aces - performance
1:38:30 The Elmsley count & Twisting the Aces explanation
1:45:50 The Biddle count & Make Believe trick
1:52:35 The Hamman count & Kaleidoscope trick
2:03:45 Flustration count
Tricks with False Counts
2:06:45 The Biddle Trick
2:10:20 The Crimp
Bonus Item
2:15:55 Time Machine
2:19:50 Performance Experience - Friends and Family
2:24:45 The End
0:02:40 Lesson Introduction
Tools and utilities
0:05:40 Hindu shuffle force
0:11:20 Discussion on working close up magic
0:14:05 Eddie Fechter force (sometimes known as the Timing force)
0:24:10 Hindu key card placement
0:28:00 Real-time peek for Hindu shuffle force
0:29:45 Split and spread control and force (Jacques Sandreux(?) principle)
0:32:35 Bonus: Bernard Bilis trick using above principle
0:40:00 Mike Gallo bluff control
0:43:20 Frank Thompson Bluff pass
0:46:10 Optical shuffle force
0:48:25 Tools and utilities wrap-up comments
0:50:35 The Ambitious Card routine performance
0:54:50 Break
Effects
0:57:00 The Ambitious Card routine explanation
Toolbox of various ambitious moves
1:08:50 Depth Illusion / “Tilt” (Ed Marlow)
1:12:20 Mike Gallo Bluff Pass
1:13:15 Traditional Bluff Pass
1:16:15 Pirandello (?) False Cut
1:18:00 Another false cut
1:20:00 Steve Forte cut (oops)
1:21:50 Paintbrush change
1:27:45 Up the falls sequence
1:28:35 Hindu-like cut sequence
1:32:15 Pop-up finale
1:35:45 Steve Dela idea - card to wallet
1:37:05 No-crimp, no-double lift pop up
1:39:25 Peter Nardi’s move - with top change
1:43:45 Mike Sullivan’s animated card rise
1:45:25 Bevelled new-deck animated rise
1:46:15 Pirandello Cut recap
1:47:50 Simple sandwich - 3 card catch Rheinhard Mueller
1:52:15 Oil and Water Biddle version
1:56:25 Jackrobats!- Frank Garcia
2:01:40 The End
0:05:10 Lesson Introduction
The Hofzinser Cull
0:06:35 Introduction
0:07:55 Demonstration
0:10:20 The technique
0:18:30 Face up utility - book break glimpse & cull
0:22:15 Tips on how to practice the cull
0:22:45 Culling multiple cards demonstration
0:23:44 The finesse
0:24:00 Multiple cards technique & tips
0:35:00 Cull tips
Hofzinser Cull Force
0:36:45 Fred Robinson method
0:40:45 Carey method 1 - Hands Hof!
0:46:00 Carey method 2 - Finessed Hofzinser Force
0:48:00 Final cull points
Effects
0:49:05 Whispering Joker - using cull and colour change (performance)
0:50:05 Sub rising sandwich (performance)
0:52:30 Oil and Water #2 - slow motion version (performance)
0:54:05 Whispering Joker (explanation)
0:54:55 Discussion: What if someone wants to replace the card themselves?
0:57:45 Whispering Joker explanation continued…
0:59:45 Erdnase Colour Change - technique, finesse and do's and don'ts.
1:06:00 Tips for smooth/dry hands
1:10:10 Break
1:10:55 Sub rising sandwich (explanation)
1:12:40 Little finger break tip (Dai Vernon)
1:16:55 Oil and water #2 (explanation)
1:22:20 Final tips
The Top Palm
1:24:55 Top Palm Introduction & Grip
1:28:10 Vernon’s topping the deck method
1:32:00 Replacing palmed card on top of deck
1:34:00 Misdirection tips
1:35:15 The one hand top Palm
1:39:45 Daryl’s sleeve subtlety, Discussion on palming and misdirection
1:50:45 The Joe Berg multiple top Palm
Two effects with palming
1:57:30 Classic 3 cards across
2:05:55 The Homing Card
2:15:50 More palming, practice and presentation tips
2:23:25 The End
0:06:10 Lesson Introduction
0:07:00 A 3 trick routine using effects from earlier lessons.
0:07:50 1. Spectator cuts the Aces
0:09:00 2. Twisting the Aces
0:10:30 3. Daley's Aces.
0:11:00 Discussion on above routine
0:11:50 Spectator cuts the Aces changes
0:12:30 Twisting the Aces changes
Lecture - Part 1
0:14:45 Lecture Introduction
0:15:45 1. Interactive Aces.
0:29:45 Card at any number example using Paul Wilson style counting procedure
0:31:00 2. Your cards are my cards.
0:36:20 Double Lift tips, practice & rehearsal discussion
0:39:50 3. Stealth Aces.
0:46:55 4. Invisi Card.
0:53:10 5. Think n Sync.
1:06:35 6. Easy Open or Closed.
1:16:10 Peter Nardi’s suggestion for a “take home finale”
1:18:10 Comments on audience reactions
1:21:15 7. Spectator Mindreader!
1:25:25 Peter Nardi’s comments & discussion on mistakes when mind reading
1:28:40 Spectator Mindreader Explanation
1:35:00 End of part 1 - including info on John’s 2nd course: Streamlined Commercial Card Magic
1:38:30 Break - including Ruby’s Quiz (Ends: 1:45:15)
Lecture - Part 2
1:48:15 8. A sandwich Trilogy. A beautiful three phase sandwich effect with a knockout finale!
2:02:30 9. A little O and W!
2:17:20 Recap of switch used in Sandwich Trilogy
2:19:30 10. Snapshot.
2:29:30 11. The Trick that will be explained!
2:35:35 Breather crimp
2:50:50 Number Force
2:57:40 12. The Trick that always works!
3:06:50 13. Teleport Sandwich.
3:13:55 14. A Mystery in Time.
 We finish the lecture with a simply beautiful mystery card effect you will love watching, learning and using.
3:24:35 Closing comments & info on future courses from Jamie Daws and Chris Rawlins
End of Course Q and A
3:32:00 Introduction to Q and A
3:34:10 How do we go about building a routine when we’ve learnt some tricks?
3:42:40 Double Lift and Elmsley Count misdirection comments
3:44:05 Segueing between tricks and comments about patter
3:47:40 What is the Wrist Kill?
3:49:10 Pinky Break vs. Pinky Pull-down
3:49:50 How important is it that we put our own spins and stories on the tricks?
3:55:20 Advice on using props, questioning of use, strength of simple methods
3:59:00 Who is John’s greatest inspiration in magic?
4:01:50 Closing comments from Peter
4:05:20 The End

Course Summary

6 lessons

16th August - 20th September 2017

16 hours 12 minutes