In this Cardman Wonderland, Steinar Thelen and the gang will show you how to wow any audience with a trick so easy…and so amazing…

That Dai Vernon chose to perform it for non-magicians at every opportunity!

This routine features three escalating effects, and a climax so suprising and devious, you’ll want to start performing it for everyone you meet.

Note: Steinar’s method has streamlined and simplified the Vernon original. This is the ‘go-to’ method – and you’re about to get every single detail you’ll need to make it your own.

Cardman Wonderland – Dec 2015 – Vernons Favorite Trick

Running Time: 76 Minutes

Presented by: Steinar Thelen

Theory Covered

• Forces
• Stack Management
• Attaining Breaks
• Misdirection

 

Key Moves/Sleights:

• Jogs
• Side Glide
• Houdin Break
• Double Lift
• Criss Cross Force
• Spreading

TIMELINE

00:00 – 07:30  –  Meet and Greet the CC Seniority, Introductions

07:30 – 11:00 – Performance by Steinar, Alex is Spec

                       “You are not allowed to look at  your card!”

11:30 –  16:00 – Setup

     Take out the 4 10’s and 4 K’s

     10S on top of the deck

     Then set them up K-10-K-10  (KS [The Force Card], KC, 10C, KH, 10H, KD, 10D)

     14:40 Stack Review

 

16:00 – 25:30 – Method:

     16:00 – 16:30 – Chris Cross Force, Talk about strong misdirection….

     16:30 – 16:45 – Shuffle Control Jog

     16:45 – 19:10 – Spreading and Steal move

     19:45 – 23:30 – Next two steals including Side Glide

     23:30 – 25:30 – Presentation / Ending / Magician in Trouble

 

25:30 – 27:00 – A.F Enters to talk some quick theory and praise Steinars genius method

 

28:00 – 40:00 Steinar reruns through the trick for Alex

     29:00 – 30:00 – Steinar gives some history and references

     30:00 – 31:30 – A.F. Briefly discusses culling options, and why CC thinks.. “just don’t”

     32:00 – 32:30 – The setup

     32:30 – 33:00 – In Jog Shuffle

     33:00 – 37:00 – Criss Cross Force In detail (Steinar A.F)

     37:00 – 46:20 – Spreading, Steps, Jogs, to the 1st Steal, Psychology

                              “Charlie miller use to say the break is the hardest move”

     46:20 – 53:00 – Breaks with spreading, Presentation, Houdin Break

                              (A.F.), D.L. without Houdin

     53:14 – 59:30 – No flashing Subtlety, Last Switch, Side Glide Detailed

                              (Ref Autopilot, Jack Berman),

     59:30 – 62:00 – Ending, Reveal, Acting for a finally…. Magician in trouble details

 

62:00 – 63:30 – Praising magic club

63:30 – 65:00 – Brief talk about spread cull force option

                         (A.F) – I once went to a yoga class and got bummed out….. HAHAHAH

65:35 – 66:00 – Michael Vincent Method instead of cull

66:00 – 71:00 – Tamariz / Aronson Stack Methods

72:00 – 76:20 – Quick Final Run Through