The course is divided in six weekly lessons. It starts with the basics of magic and continues with teaching the tools and concepts. Each week progresses to more advanced techniques. This is the best way to learn card tricks in the industry.
John Carey – Zero To Hero 2 2018
Alakazam Magic and Alakazam Magic are thrilled to announce a new event. Zero To Hero Card magic course in January/February John Carey!
The Alakazam website, and Facebook pages will show that the 6 week course was a great success.
We have received many requests from magicians all over the world asking if we can hold another course. We listened and now it is!
The course is divided in six weekly lessons. It starts with the basics of magic and continues with teaching the tools and concepts. Each week progresses to more advanced techniques. This is the best way to learn card tricks in the industry.
Join John CareyEach week, Sarah Stott, Dave Loosley and Harry Nardi will be there to capture live with the Academy studio’s state-of-the-art equipment. You can ask questions and get the answers right away. A Facebook group is also available for students to connect. Each lesson will be saved in your account and can be streamed or downloaded.
This is not a lecture. It’s almost like being in the same place as your coworkers. John As he patiently and enthusiastically takes your from zero to hero, You will be amazed at the amazing card magic you can perform in a very short time.
Our graduation party will take place in the final week of this 6-week course. John You will be able to enjoy a super session that includes 12 powerful and practical effects. This session will be completely different from the one we had previously.
We anticipate a high demand for this course. We believe this course will make a wonderful gift for you or the magicians in your life, with Christmas right around the corner. Take advantage of our early bird discounted price of £79.99, saving 20% on the full price of the course (strictly limited to the first 50 seats). We look forward to seeing you there!
New Zero To Hero Card Magic Syllabus
Intro:
Lesson 1:
1. Overhand shuffle fundamentals
The run shuffle
The slip shuffle
The lift shuffle
The jog-shuffle
The optical overhand false shuffle
2 These tools have many benefits.
a: Jog shuffle Ace production
b: Slip shuffle aces
c: The Aces are being cut by the Spectator
False cuts
The running cut
Jay Ose’s false cut
The Gary Oulette fake cut John Guastaferro spread variant
Bobby Bernard’s false cut
The Frank Thompson false cut-table and in the hands versions.
These tools can have 3 different effects
1. Flash Ace opener- Frank Thompson
2. Matched Picture cards – Nick Trost
3. Lost and found Aces-Al Leech
Card controls
Drop cut control
The overhand shuffle control
The oops control
The Vernon shuttle took control
Double undercut top control and bottom control
Control of Tabled Bluff
Rosenthal bottom control
D’amico multiple shift control
Couture Swivel control
Thompson Bluff pass
Effects of controls
1. The slop shuffle
2. A stop trick
3. A card and a number controlled by Rosenthal control
4. Two card Transpo w/ Thompson bluff pass
5. One eyed Jack Sandwich
Lesson 2:
Forces:
Crosscut card force
Bannons Christ cross force
The deeper force
The riffle power
The dribble force
The self-working dribble force
Lift shuffle force
Stealth Force One
The reverse spread force
Effects:
1. Crandall revelation
2. The Egyptian pocket mystery
3. Any number of cards with reverse spread force
Key cards
Key card for the basic bottom card
The open key card control
Vernon’s keycard control
Effects of the key card
1. The Circus card trick
2. Pseudo memory routine
3. Vernon’s emotional reaction
More effects
1. One deck do as I do
2. Open Prediction
3. Gemini Mates
4. The motionless pass
5. All 4 One!
Lesson 3:Double Lift
Basic version
Hit double lift
Do’s & don’ts
Effects:
1. Chad Long’s 19
2. Chicago Opener
3. Rise and Switch Transpo
4. Daley Aces
5. Roy Walton’s Time Machine
The Glimpse
The all-around square up glimpse
The table tap glimpse
The faro glimpse
The scissors glimpse
The riffle-shuffle glimpse
The side jog glimpse
A glimpse of the effect
1. We could reverse time with scissors
False counts
The Elmsley count
The Biddle count
The Hamman count
These counts are trickier than you might think.
1. Twisting the Aces
2. Your cards are also my cards!
3. The Biddle trick
4. Kaleidoscope
More effects
1. Spectator on the stage
2. Stealth Assembly
3. Simple assembly
4. Time Traveler
Lesson 4 – Tools and utilities
1. Eddie Fechter force
2. Hindu key card placement
3. Split and spread control and power
4. Mike Gallo bluff control
5. Frank Thompson Bluff pass
6. Optical shuffle force.
Effects:
1. The Ambitious card- A routine and toolbox of many ambitious moves:
1. Depth Illusion/Tilt- Dai Vernon
2. The Mike Gallo bluff pass
3. The standard bluff pass
4. The Pirandello false cut- Jeff Semel
5. The misdirection makes it appear that there is no table.
5a. The Forte cut.
6. The paint brush should be changed.
7. The sequence of falls continues up.
8. The double whammy.
9. The pop up card final.
2. Simple sandwich- 3 card catch Rheinhard Mueller
3. Version Oil and Water Biddle
4. Jackrobats!- Frank Garcia
5. The mind reading Queens
More effects and techniques
1. Time is a mystery
2. 76 sandwich
3. Cartomantic force
4. Tamariz Force
5. Jennings Hindu Force
6. Think…
7. Subtle Prefiguration
8. 8 Card Brainwave
Lesson 5:
The Hofzinser Cull
The technique
The finesse
The control
Hofzinser cull force:
1. Fred Robinson method
2. Carey Method 1- hands Hof
3. Carey Method 2-Fine Hofzinser force
The Erdnase Colour Change – The technique, finesse, and do’s/don’ts.
Effects:
1. #Oil and water2 Version in slow motion
2. Whispering joker using colour change and cull
3. Sandwiches with sub rising
The Top Palm
1. Vernon’s deck topping method
2. The one-hand top palm
3. Joe Berg multiple top Palm
Palming has two effects
1. The homing cards
2. Classic 3 cards across
Lesson 6: A Carey Live super session! This will be the graduation party. John You will love these 16 powerful and practical effects!
1. Deal and Decide. Beautiful mystery built around the premise that a dream is possible!
2. 1002 Aces. You will love performing an Alex Elmsley Classic.
3. A la Goldman. A fooler. This is CareyFavorite of’s 2 Deck effect and its self-working!
4. Mental Reverse. A little known Ed Marlo miracle.
5. Matching the cards. JohnThis is the subtle version of the classic.
6. Easy Open or Closed You will love JohnThe handling of the open prediction.
7. Whispering Ambitions. A beautiful small packet effect that is full of magic.
8. Think n sync 2.0. JohnThe most popular mental card miracle!
9. Snapshot. A remarkable translocation of three signed cards. Simple, yet so effective!
10. The Carey Oil and water. A beautiful 4 phase routine.
11. Slow motion sandwich. An effect of JohnEd Oschmann is your friend and you will be adding to your repertoire immediately.
12. Ambitious classic. We end this incredible super session with Carey Teaching and performing a beautiful Larry Jennings effect.
13. Redux for Hanging Coins
14. Melt!
15. Streamlined Prediction
16. Ambitious Pocket Interchange
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