Modern Coin Magic by J.B.Bobo is the classic course in coin magic and it is available in a 4 DVD set by Magic Makers, Inc. You will be shown every coin trick, as well as, every basic and advanced coin sleight taught in the book to get you on your way to becoming a modern coin magician.
The instructor on the DVD is Ben Salinas. Even though this is a 4 DVD set, it is a fast paced instructional DVD that covers over 170 sleights and tricks. Each technique or trick is quickly demonstrated and explained once. Then, it is on to the next sleight or trick. Not much time is spent on the details or nuances. Also, in some of the explanations you may see some flashing or hear the coins talk. The fast pace and occasional flashing doesn't bother me since I don't consider this as a DVD about performance but rather as a reference on techniques and effects that does a good job of converting the written book into a visual reference.
If you have Bobo's Modern Coin Magic book but don't yet understand the material because you consider yourself to be more of a visual learner, then I think you will benefit from this DVD set. On the other hand, If you already have the book and understand most of it, then you may have less of a need for the DVD set.
One of the nice things about this DVD set is not what is in the DVD themselves but what is on the DVD box. The rear cover has a complete table of contents that lists all of the techniques and tricks on each of the DVDs. This makes it easy to find which DVD a particular move or trick is located on.
Here's is the complete Table of Contents:
DVD ONE:
COIN CONCEALMENTS:
The Classic Palm
The Edge Palm
The Thumb Palm
The Downs Palm
The Finger Palm
The Front Finger Hold
The Back Palm
The Back Finger Clip
The Back Thumb Palm
BASIC TECHNIQUES:
The Bobo Switch
Utility Switch
One-Hand Switch
Shaw-Judah Coin Switch
The Click Pass
Paul Morris Click Pass
The Coin Flip
Change-Over Pass
The Bottom Steal
Producing a Coin from a Spectator's Clothing
Taking advantage of a Fumble 1 and 2
COIN VANISHES:
Standard Vanish
Simple Vanish
Over the Top
The Tunnel Vanish
Thumb Palm Vanish
The Drop Vanish
The Bobo Coin Vanish
The Slide Vanish
The Illusive Coin Pass
A Coin Vanish
The Pinch Vanish
Gone
The New Era Coin Go
The Flyaway Coin
Behind the Back
The French Drop (Le Tourniquet)
The Reverse French Drop
The Wrist Watch Vanish
The Pulse Trick
The Cranium Vanish
Vanish with the Aid of a Handkerchief
The "Head" and "Tails" Vanish
A Vanish for Several Coins
A Trio of Vanishes
BONUS MATERIAL:
Spellbound (Vernon)
Edge Grip
Curl Palm
Muscle Pass
French Drop Switch
Jimmy Wilson Vanish
Ramsey Subtlety
Kaps Subtlety
Spider Vanish
Tenkai Pinch
Kaps Palm to Palm Switch
Strike Vanish
DVD TWO
COMPLETE COIN VANISHES:
The Bobo Complete Coin Vanish
Complete Thumb Palm Vanish
Knee-zy Vanish
Sucker Vanish
Pocket Vanish
With a Handkerchief 1-3
In a Spectator's Pocket 1-3
Bluff Vanish
Sucker Bluff Vanish
The Coin Fold
The Envelope Vanish
QUICK TRICKS:
Through the Leg
Rubbed Through the Leg
Through the Pocket 1-3
Through the Hand 1-3
Through a Handkerchief 1-2
Double Penetration
Pants Leg Miracle
Half Dollar to Quarter
The Charmed Coin
The Coin of Metamorphosis
Coin to Key
Change for a Half
Much from Little
Smart Coin Trick
Impromptu Version
The Switchover
The Appearing Half
Coin Production from Two Cards
The Touch of Midas
One to Four
One to Six
CUFFING:
Dr. E.M. Roberts Method
Louis Tannens Method
THE ART OF SLEEVING:
Delayed Action Sleeving
Improvised Method
The "Pumpkin Seed" Vanish
Reverse "Pumpkin Seed" Vanish
The Catapult
Judah Method
A Unique Sleeving Move
The Throw
Kort Method
Kirk Stiles Method
A Method of Sleeving One of Several Coins
Dr. E.M. Robert's Method
Loading
TRICKS USING SLEEVING:
Migration
Transposition
Devaluation
Inflation
Transformation
Dime and Penny for the Wiseacre
A Novel Vanish and Reproduction
Splitting the Atom
Die to Dime
DVD THREE
COINS ACROSS:
Copper and Silver Transposition
The Curious Nickel
Two Pennies on the Leg
The Inseparable Pair
Coins in the Teeth
The Drop Pass
The Hippity Hop Half
Rapid Transit
Winged Silver
The Flying Eagles
Three and Three
Chinese Money Mystery
Four Coins to a Glass
COIN CLASSICS:
Coin Through a Ring
Silver or Copper Extraction
The Expansion of Texture Expanded
The Gadabout Coins
The Three Coin Trick
The Bent Penny
The Ghost of a Coin
Coins Through the Table
Frank Garcia's Version
Magical Filtration of Four Half Dollars
The Sympathetic Coins
The Changing Change
The Coin Roll
The Downs Coin Star
Roll Down Flourish with Four Coins
Downs Eureka Pass and Routine
Rattle Box Routine
Thieves and Sheep
Just Pretend
The Free and Unlimited Coinage of Silver
Coins and Cards
DVD FOUR
COIN BOXES:
The Okito Coin Box
Coins Through Box and the Hand
Okito Box, Coin and Handkerchief
Routine with an Okito Box and a Silk
Silver to Copper with the Okito Coin Box
George Boston Combination Coin Box
Coins Through Box and Hand
Copper and Silver Transition
The German Coin Box
SHELL AND FOLDING HALF:
The Shell Half
Mystery with a Half Shell
How to Make Money
Three Questions
Coin Through a Glass
Perfected Coin Through a Glass
Perfected Coin Through Handkerchief
25 cent and 50 cent Transposition
The Peregrinating Halves
Coins Through the Table
The Protean Coin
The Sympathetic Coins
The Modern Miser
The Folding Half
The Magic Mint
Biting a Piece from a Coin
THE MISER'S DREAM:
T. Nelson's Original Method
The Elusive Pass
New Change-Over Palm
Downs' New "Click" Pass
Downs' New Fan Pass
Downs' New Eureka Pass
The "Turnover" with Multiple Coins
The Miser's Dream Routine
Perpetual Coins |