Animation

29 entries in Key / Animation

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Dr. Stanley Jaks	The Key	key balanced on finger turns over	Related to Der Gespensterschlüssel (Punx, 1977) Variations Bambi Revisited (Steve Beam, 2015) Also published here Der Schlüssel (Dr. Stanley Jaks, 1981)	Jan. 1952	The Phoenix (Issue 246)	984	Key / Animation
Punx	Der Gespensterschlüssel	story for haunted key	Related to The Key (Dr. Stanley Jaks, 1952)	1977	Setzt Euch zu meinen Füssen...	41	Key / Animation
Dr. Dan J. Alessini	PSI-Key	key turns over on hand, then it is twisted	Inspired by Henk Vermeyden's Skeleton Key	1978	Magick (Issue 205)	1021	Key / Animation Key / Key Bending
Dr. Lawrence Weinstein	The Psych-Key	follow-up for moving key, key under handkerchief moves, Glorpy		1979	Magick (Issue 243)	1212	Key / Animation
Stephen Minch	The Silver Key	haunted key on second finger, key also turns on spectator's finger, signet is found by using key as pendulum, then key vanishes in box	Also published here The Silver Key (Stephen Minch, 1987) The Silver Key (Stephen Minch, 2009)	1979	Lovecraftian Ceremonies	21	Key / Animation Pendulum Mental Magic / Effects / Divination by Spectator Key / Vanish
Bill Wisch	The Key-Returned	key revolved by itself while balanced on fingertip		1979	Wisches	9	Key / Animation
Peter Pit	Ghost Key	key turns on hand and raps and twists on a tray		1980	Magick (Issue 256)	1277	Key / Animation Magnet / As Hidden Method / Miscellanous
Brenda	Bell, Book, and... Brenda!	turning key, self extinguishing candle and Ball from Plate for two people, using assistant on stage	Inspired by Ball From Beyond (L. Vosburgh Lyons, Theodore Annemann, 1942)	1980	Magick (Issue 270)	1347	Key / Animation Mental Magic / Effects / Seance Stuff Candle / Lighting & Extinguishing
Dr. Stanley Jaks	Der Schlüssel	key balanced on finger turns over	Also published here The Key (Dr. Stanley Jaks, 1952)	Dec. 1981	Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 4)	145	Key / Animation
Al Mann	Ideo-Motion	moving objects based on ideomotor phenomenon The key The mystic door The pen of Dr. Faust The psychic marble		1982	Eff-Oes	14	Pearl & Marble Key / Animation Mental Magic / Effects / Psychokinesis Pen & Pencil / Animation
Barrie Richardson	The Strange Key Stunt	key moves on hand, small thread loop	Variations Spoo-Key (Barrie Richardson, 2011) Also published here The Strange Key (Barrie Richardson, 1999)	Mar. 1983	Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 9)	1096	Key / Animation Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Dr. Stanley Jaks	Spoo-Key			1984	Magic from the Parade #1	14	Key / Animation
Barrie Richardson	Simon Says	key moves on hand, small thread loop	Also published here The Strange Key (Barrie Richardson, 1999)	Feb. 1985	Magick (Issue 346)	1727	Key / Animation Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Eugene Burger, Bruce Bernstein	The Haunted Key	key turns on hand		1986	Spirit Theater	135	Key / Animation
Stephen Minch	The Silver Key	key turns on hand, then on spectator's hand, the key on chain swings by itself over selected disk, then key is wrapped in paper and vanishes in flash of fire	Also published here The Silver Key (Stephen Minch, 1979)	1987	The Three Faces of Steve	31	Key / Animation Light & Fire / Flash Paper & Material Pendulum Mental Magic / Effects / Divination by Spectator Key / Vanish
Karl Fulves	Curse In A Purse	blank key changes into key that opens chosen lock, posed as problem		1988	Interlocutor (Issue 50)	229	Lock Key / Animation Key / Miscellaneous
Robert E. Neale	The Key In The Door	key turns by itself, bit of key twists ninety degrees	Also published here Tricks of the Imagination	Oct. 1991	Magic (Vol. 1 No. 2)	45	Key / Animation Key / Transformation
Nate Leipzig	Key on Fingers	key turns on its own, short note from Hilliard's notebook		1994	More Greater Magic	1090	Key / Animation
Roy Johnson	Der Schlüssel	Das Rotieren	Also published here Unique	1995	Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 4 & 5)	129	Key / Animation
Ed Loveland	The Borely Rectory Seance	seance with crashing vase, bell ringing, rotating key, blister		Mar. 1995	Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 9)	13	Bell Key / Animation Mental Magic / Effects / Seance Stuff
Karl Fulves	Match Key	"Unsolved Mysteries" two keys on palm, one lock chosen and matching key turns on palm, lock is then open, posed as a problem		1997	The Fine Print (Issue 6)	147	Lock Key / Animation
Barrie Richardson	The Strange Key	key moves on hand, small thread loop	Also published here The Strange Key Stunt (Barrie Richardson, 1983) Simon Says (Barrie Richardson, 1985)	1999	Theater of the Mind	64	Key / Animation Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Doug Edwards	Fun-Key	key turns and falls to the floor		2006	Brass Knuckles	174	Key / Animation
Stephen Minch	The Silver Key	key turns on hand, then on spectator's hand, the key on chain swings by itself over selected disk, then key is wrapped in paper and vanishes in flash of fire	Also published here The Silver Key (Stephen Minch, 1979)	2009	The Book of Forgotten Secrets	55	Key / Animation Pendulum Mental Magic / Effects / Divination by Spectator Key / Vanish
Barrie Richardson	Spoo-Key	thread loop The First Rotation The Crawl The Gravity Rotation	Inspired by The Strange Key Stunt (Barrie Richardson, 1983) "The Key in the Door" (Robert E. Neale, Tricks of the Imagination)	2011	Curtain Call	111	Key / Animation Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Barrie Richardson	The Bhutan Key	on the performance of Spoo-Key in Tibet		2011	Curtain Call	119	Key / Animation Articles / Articles
Dr. Stanley Jaks	The Key	key turns on middle finger		2014	The Incredible Dr. Jaks	168	Key / Animation
Steve Beam	Bambi Revisited	The padlock in the back design of a selected card unlocks after a key mysteriously rotates (and a zipper mysteriously slides open).	Inspired by The Key (Dr. Stanley Jaks, 1952) Related to Fly Down (David Brumble, 1979) "Fly Down" (Dave Brumble, Magic--The Vanishing Art by Steve Beam, 1979)	2015	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10	36	Key / Animation Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Effects that are simply too hard to explain Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Miscellaneous
Joe Diamond	Houdini's Haunted Key	drawn lock on signed business card opens, key on palm turns	Also published here MAGIC, Nov. 2010	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)	985	Key / Animation Paper / Out to Lunch Business Cards