Sleights & Insights

2020
Written by John Carney
Work of John Carney
315 pages (Hardcover), published by CarneyMagic
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
72 entries
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John Carney With Gratitude
9
David Ben Foreword
12
John Carney How to Read This Book on theory
  • Secrets Hidden in Plain Sight
  • Motivation Affects Outcome
  • Interpreting Poetically
  • Discovering Our Own Unique Gifts
 		14
Borken and Restored
22
John Carney I Love a Parade torn and restored paper streamer, finger shell
 		24
John Carney Bare Bones Variation tonguing the pieces, Downs version with crepe paper
Related to 28
John Carney Gypsy-Rewired thread between two paper cups (kids's phone) is broken and restored, name in index: "Gypsy Hardwired"
 		32
Coins Behaving Oddly
38
John Carney Time Space Coin-tinuum coins appear from purse frame, travel around and transpose, then vanish back in frame, credit information on purse frame
Inspired by 40
Milton Kort Drop Vanish coin is dropped from the right hand into the left hand
Also published here 47
John Carney Utility Switch Variation finger palm
Inspired by 49
John Brown Tap Vanish
52
Vernon Winiecke Spellbound Change
52
John Carney Multiple Drop Vanish
Inspired by 53
John Carney Bare Bones Variations pendulum pull vanish, Roger Klause frame work
 		55
John Carney Silk Production From Frame
57
John Carney Between the Electrons small plate placed on glass, marked coin wrapped in paper which is torn up, coin then drops into glass
Inspired by 58
Seeing Familiar Things in New Ways
66
John Carney Mora Ball Routine with glass bowl
 		68
John Carney The Pop Up Move
73
John Carney Rolling False Transfer
77
John Carney Vanishing Birdcage Re-imagined with credit information
  • DeKolta's Cage and Beyond
  • The Cage and Pull
    • The Flexible Cage
    • The Semi-Rigid Cage
  • Pulls, Hookups, and Take-ups
  • Presentation Ideas
  • My Favorite Hook Up
  • The Vanish
    • One-Handed Toss-Up Vanish
    • Whip Away Vanish
    • Snapping at the Cage
  • The False Shape
    • Without a Fake
    • With a Paper Sack
  • Squirmel / Briefcase Stratagem
  • Low Tech Take Up
  • Without a Pull - FlipStick
    • FlipStick & Handkerchief
    • Visible Vanish
  • Trouser Pouchette Ditch
  • In the Trouser Pocket
  • Take Away
 		86
Visual Card Magic
116
John Carney Four Gone bare-handed routine, four Aces appear and vanish one at a time, then come from different pockets
Inspired by 118
John Carney Back Palm Backstory
120
Basic Back Palm
123
Dai Vernon Vernon Hand Washing
124
John Carney The Productions black as single card
  • Stealing Back the Block
Inspired by 127
John Carney The Vanishes four cards one by one, with back palm and Tenkai palm
 		129
John Carney Variations With A Handkerchief
137
John Carney Back Home odd-backed homing card, card in packet becomes red-backed and is placed aside repeatedly
 		140
John Carney The Spread and Display
142
John Carney Handling a Double Card
145
Snap-Over Change
151
John Carney Visual Assemblage
Inspired by 154
Arturo de Ascanio Ascanio Spread with laydown
 		161
Arthur Finley Tent Vanish
162
John Carney Rub-a-Dub Vanish Handling one of two cards
 		166
Palm Change
167
John Carney Card Vanish manipulative, in the hands
 		168
Considering Misdirection
172
John Carney Ramsay Redux coins appear to jump from hat to hand, penetrate hand, reappear in hat, hat full of spring bills
Inspired by
  • "Three Coins In the Hat" (Andrew Galloway, The Ramsay Legend, 1969)
 174
John Carney Misdirection: Eye and Mind
  • Timing - Tension - Relaxation
  • Simplicity and Boldness
  • Adapting and Tailoring
 		177
John Ramsay Ramsay Subtlety
181
John Carney A Coin Penetrates
185
John Carney Tossing vs. Hanging
188
John Carney Coin Toss Vanishes
  • First - Toss Left
  • Second - Toss Right
  • Third - Dropped into Hat
 		188
John Carney Modified Utility Pass showing two coins while hiding third
Inspired by 192
John Carney, John Ramsay Steal Vanish
195
Inspirations
200
John Carney On the Shoulders of Giants
  • Character and Style
  • Perennial Student
  • Comedic Inclinations
  • The Lesson: Trendy Is Boring
 		202
Graceful Ghosts
212
John Carney Magnetized Wand wand clings to fingertips
  • Wand Gimmick
  • Wand Handling
Inspired by 214
John Carney Great Leon's Haunted Doll House doll house used for seance effects
  • "Spiritual" Inspiration
  • The House and Hookup
  • The Effects
    • Jump-Rope
    • Milk-Go Glass
    • School Slate
    • Doll's Hand
    • The Wind-up Monkey
    • Flash of Light
    • Gimmicked Frame/Floating Ghostly Face
    • The Tray
    • Wand/Thread Hooking Up
  • The Routine
Inspired by
  • "Miniature Haunted House" (Leon, manuscript)
 222
John Carney Bottled Spirits wand rises from bottle, jumps out
 		244
Exploring a Classic
252
John Carney Caffeinated Cups and Balls with coffee cups and (plastic) grapes
  • Originality, and Creating Your Routine
  • Practice + Quality Thought + Courage
  • Exploring the Possibilities
  • The Props
  • The Final Loads
 		254
John Carney French Drop
265
Charlie Miller Cup Penetration Move
269
Plucked from Obscurity
280
John Carney Looking Glass Variations catching two cards out of shower, as finale to Looking Glass
 		282
Louis Comte Friction Toss
283
John Carney Natural Selection empty hand catches card, thread
Also published here 285
John Carney Handkerchief Catch card thrown in air, handkerchief whipped at shower, selection is stuck to end
Inspired by
  • Thurston's Tricks with Cards
 285
Dribble Force break
 		288
John Carney The Vernon Card Catch cards sprung on frame, card appears inside
 		292
John Carney Exquisite Isolation comments on the plot
 		295
John Carney Card Sword comment on the plot
 		297
John Carney Choptricks crumpled bill is caught between two chopsticks from shower of crumpled paper
 		298
John Carney Puppet Catch hand puppet catches selection from shower of cards
Related to 305
In Conclusion
310
John Carney Between the Lines
  • Study Habits
 		312
Data entered by Denis Behr, March 2021.