Tricks: Close-Up Magic

Alien Autopsy by Jim Pace & Steve Dobson Four differently colored alien faces appear and disappear one at a time between pictures of earth and space. Then, with a wave of the hand, the four cards with aliens change to four "green immigration cards"-which then magically change into the aliens again, this time all four at once! For the finale,...

Your empty hands grab a can of soda and tear off it's aluminum pop tab (that cute little metal thingy with the two holes in it).

Your lovely spectator focuses her attention on one of the tab holes....allowing her secret thoughts about you to flow into the metallic circular space. You wait a moment..but it's still just your...

There are numerous classic card effects involving a torn corner. There's only one thing missing -- a perfect visual vanish, until NOW.

SansMinds Creative Lab collaborated with creative talent Robert Lupu from Romania to bring you Blink Vanish.

Blink Vanish is a vanish that looks like real magic.

It...

One of the most VISUAL bending effects ever! Perform COIL as the perfect opening effect. And then wear the bent nail as a finger ring for the rest of your show!

Or perform COIL as a closing effect, as a powerful reputation-maker. And thanks to the specially- machined gimmick included with the full-length DVD, the nail can be closely...

"Coin Thru Nose is the most believable yet incredible piece of geek magic you can do!"
- Anton James

Are you ready for something truly shocking. A coin is marked for identification, paced on the tongue, swallowed, and moments later, to your audiences shock and delight, the coin is pulled right out of your nose! First Tyler...

Two years ago Gabbo Torres contacted Julio Montoro to show him his new idea. The craziest part was when Julio showed Gabbo the same idea written in his ideas notepad. They decided to work together on this project.

More than 6 prototypes were made in that two years until they had the final one. This is DORITO BITE.

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From the creative minds behind Apple2iPhone, prepare to DAZZLE your audience with DAZZLER! A revolutionary iPhone APP (available at APPSTORE.COM/DAZZLER), used in conjunction with a specially designed gimmick, DAZZLER will turn any iPhone into a close-up flash device!

Now you can add that extra kicker to your performance WITHOUT...

Cause coins, a dollar bill and a key to appear... beneath four NAMED cards!

This routine is an ideal, formal close-up effect. Simple in plot and filled with opportunities to interact with your audience, you make four simple wagers. You remove a card and table it, and then ask someone to guess which card it is. First you bet small:...

The closest thing to replicating a moment or an object is by taking a video or a photo.

But the moment and the object only stay in the digital world.

What if you can break the law of physics that goes beyond time and space and access the digital side for a moment?

Imagine borrowing a phone and recording a video of a...

The Domino Effect combines some of the most powerful elements in magic into one incredible routine. The magic is visual, it happens with every day objects, and it happens in the spectator's hands.

No matter where you go, sugar packets are everywhere. From the most casual diner to the most upscale restaurant, people are drinking...

Technology has such an intimate relationship with people in this day and age.

People practically live off their phone.

Enlarge by SansMinds Creative Lab is a commercial effect that's designed to surprise people with what they believe they already know about technology.

It's easy to do, practical, and...

Performed by Chris James

Imagine borrowing a coin and a ring and asking one of your spectators to push the coin through the ring...they can verify for themselves - the coin DOES NOT FIT through the ring.

With just a little imagination, the performer defies physics and visually pushes the coin through the ring...

Lennart Green created a sensation when he first introduced Figurine to the magic world. It is an amazing demonstration of magical origami. A piece of paper is folded and sculpted into a perfect miniature statue, a figurine. It is one of the most intriguing close-up effects for years and makes for an amazing talking point in any performance....

"This is one of the most versatile close-up magic props I've ever created. Everybody wants to examine the marker. Some people laugh. Some are shocked. But it always gets a strong reaction." - Jay Sankey

Comes complete with:

• 56-minute instructional DVD
• Very special Sharpie brand marker (each hand-crafted...

If you ask people what they expect to see when they meet a real wizard, everyone will probably give you different answers. But there will be one thing in common. Real magic. Impossible things that happen outside of anyone's expectation at the most unexpected moment. Magic that's direct, simple, and visually unexplainable with an...

Bigblindmedia presents

Steve Rowe's GUMFOUNDED

A gob smacking, organic card reveal on your packet of chewing gum!

Comes with special gimmicks to make your special packet of gum*, wrappers for individual sticks of gum (and downloadable artwork files to print your own). *Provide your own normal packet...

What's real magic to you?

To us, it's magic you can do with everyday objects.

It needs to be visual and it needs to look like it's totally unintended.

Gumbelievable is our pet effect that we do day in and day out in casual settings.

A visual effect that's light and breaks the ice.

Check...

After being in development for over 8 years, Danny Weiser is finally ready to share his best kept secret... HYBRID.

HYBRID is the first of its kind to surface in the magic community. Imagine being able to borrow a dollar bill and have it signed by the spectator on both the front AND the back. Punch a hole in the bill...

The Holy Grail in Card Stabbing effects!

Hoodie Catches is the modern approach to the Card Stab effect, using an everyday hoodie. The spectator signs a card, which subsequently gets lost inside the deck. You now wrap a string from your favorite hoodie - the modern version of a sword - around the deck. Holding the hoodie...

Imagine solving a Rubik's cube in various dimensions.

Rubik's cube was invented to illustrate spatial relationships in 3D and has became one of the bestselling toys in history. As Rubik's cube magic is on the rise nowadays, Magic Action brings you the ultimate cube effect which can fit inside your pocket.

Introducing...

The Effect: A borrowed item that bears a barcode is used for this effect. It can be a borrowed item or a spectators item. A random card is selected by the spectator. The magician takes the borrowed item and slowly moves his hand over the barcode.

Visually, the numbers transform into the name of the chosen card.

Making a solid object vanish has never failed to spark a sense of wonder in spectators' hearts.

Magicians have worked on numerous ways of vanishing a card, but none of them is as visual and easy as this one.

Introducing Into Thin Air 2.0. Our friend Sultan Orazaly from Kazakhstan has gifted us with this incredible...

Steve Cook strikes again with his take on the classic 'Combination Lock' routine, and this is a KILLER - watch the demo to see what we mean!

• EXAMINABLE CARDS (or use your own business cards!)
• NO MAGICIANS CHOICE OR DODGY WORDING!
• NO MULTIPLE OUTS OR DIFFERENT OUTCOMES!
• NO RESET!
• NO GAFFS, OR...

Almost everyone carries a mobile phone these days. Most people probably know more about their phone than their family. What if you can manipulate the beloved phone for a brief moment?

SansMinds Creative Lab is proud to present you the first of its kind. A phone manipulation effect that has never been done before. Moving Home...

A magical puzzle where a dollar bill turns inside-out while being held by an audience member.

You show a US $1 bill with a window cut out. You let a spectator hold the bill with George Washington facing her as you peek through the window.

You then fold the bill so the famed symbol of the pyramid with the eye can be seen through...