John Bannon, the magician’s magician, is a must-have in your close-up magic collection—his routines are practically a rite of passage for anyone serious about this craft. Seriously, if you’re still without a Bannon routine, are you even doing magic?
On this DVD, Bannon shares the crème de la crème from his bestselling book, Impossibilia: The Magic Of John Bannon. The routines you’ll learn here are the secret sauce behind his global reputation, and they’re currently the go-to tricks for many top-notch close-up magicians. Spoiler alert: you’ll want to add these to your gig list ASAP.
Routines performed and explained:
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Shriek Of The Mutilated: Watch as a torn piece of cigarette paper gets a visual flash restoration. No, it’s not magic smoking—just magic, mate!
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Play it Straight (Triumph): Bannon’s killer no-sleight triumph routine means all the cards of the selected card’s suit are face up after three fair shuffles. (No dodgy business, promise!)
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Vacuum Packed: A quarter impossibly penetrates a small sealed glass bottle and is then magically removed. How’s that for a party trick?
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Directed Verdict: A spectator divides the deck into four packets, only to reveal that the top card of each is an ace. (No, you’re not imagining things.)
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Revolutionary Penetration: A Chinese coin tied to a shoelace gets placed in a spectator’s fist and, somehow, they magically separate. (Seriously, how does he do that?)
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Return of the Magnificent Seven: Seven duplicate cards, one chosen, and just like that, they all transform into the selected card. You can bet everything’s examinable afterward.
Plus performances and explanations to: Strangers' Gallery, One is the Onliest, Shock Treatment, Heart of the City, The Birnman Revelation, Shanghai Surprise, and Photologic. You’ll also get the lowdown on the techniques behind these miracles—because knowing how it’s done is half the fun, right?
Special DVD Features
Wait Until Dark bonus routine • Instant access to performances, explanations, and techniques • DVD Trailers • Dolby Digital sound Encoded for worldwide viewing.
