The Book

Don't Forget To Point

Book
1998
Written by Thomas Fraps, Helge Thun, Jörg Willich
Work of Various
177 pages (Hardcover), published by Kaufman and Company
Illustrated with drawings by Joachim Mezger
Language: English
69 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Thomas Fraps, Helge Thun, Jörg Willich Don't Forget to Point
  • The History of Pointing
 		9
Max Maven* Introduction
10
Piet Forton Introduction
13
1. Close-Up
15
Thomas Fraps The Tweezers three-coin production using tweezers, tweezers change into last coin
Also published here
 17
Flip Hallema Flip-Stick Move used as a transformation in this context
 		18
Rainer Pfeiffer Snap-Shot linking rubberbands in the spectator's hands
Variations
 20
Rainer Pfeiffer Change two coins pentrate a purse multiple times, climax: coins change places in the spectator's hand
 		22
David Williamson Striking Vanish
23
Jörg Willich Gummi-Bear Penetration gummi-bear penetrates wine glass
 		26
Thomas Fraps Scrooge McDuck coin pentretrates the cellophane of a pack of cigarettes twice
Also published here
Variations
 30
J. B. Bobo Pinch Vanish
31
Pit Hartling Painting The Town Red performer predicts name of a town chosen from the map's toc.
Variations
 33
Rainer Pfeiffer, Helge Thun, Manuel Muerte The Fruit Cups two-cup routine with two different colored balls
  • Phase I: The Production of the Balls
  • Phase II: The Vanish and Reappearance of the Balls under the Cups
  • Phase III: The Journey of the Red Ball
  • Phase IV: In the Hands of the Spectators
  • Phase V: The Fruits of Your Labor
 		35
Dai Vernon, Silent Mora Wand Spin
38
Jay Sankey Two Way Toss
38
David Williamson Drummer's Move
39
David Williamson Striking Vanish
40
2. Cards
47
Thomas Fraps, Helge Thun Instant Camera Card deck is used as an instant camera card, blank card (picture) turns into selected card
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 48
Thomas Fraps Miller Change Variation inside cellophane of case
Also published here
Inspired by
 50
Pit Hartling The Party Animal selected card turns face-up while the deck is in the case, twice, climax: half the deck turns face up.
Inspired by
 52
Helge Thun Providence '93 signed card changes a couple of time into another card (and back). Climax: Card appears folded under performer's watch.
 		56
Dai Vernon Double Push-Off
57
Steve Bedwell Card under Watch Load folded
 		59
Helge Thun Bombshell card travels inside a matchbox
Also published here
Related to
 62
Andreas Affeldt, Helge Thun Loading method for Bombshell (Matchbox) under cover of the jacket
 		64
Helge Thun Loading method for Bombshell (Matchbox) impromptu
 		65
Helge Thun Loading method for Bombshell (Matchbox) impromptu, divided into several steps
 		66
Manuel Muerte It's Shoe Time Selected card and a wine-glass appear inside performer's shoe
 		69
Jean Hugard One Hand Top Palm
69
Helge Thun Double-Bind signed card appears folded in quarters in a box, folded card is wrapped in a rubber band
 		73
Pit Hartling Chameleon joker changes into three selected cards and back, double faced divided gaff
 79
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change
81
Pit Hartling Cupid after shuffling half the deck is cased, then first three cards are mated, then all cards match including the cased part
Also published here
Related to
 84
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Cull brief
 		85
Thomas Fraps, Helge Thun If Worse Comes To Worse performer finds two selected and one thought-of card, one way from face (pips)
Variations
 88
Jörg Alexander Weber The Sympathetic Ten card piles in glasses
Also published here
Variations
 92
Jörg Alexander Weber Resealing a Card Case
92
George G. Kaplan The 'Stop' Fan Discovery brief
Related to
 95
Karl Germain The Flash Card Change in glass with handkerchief cover
 		95
3. Ideas
99
Jörg Willich Hammer Their Socks Off free-handed production of a hammer
 		100
Flip Hallema Flip-Stick Move adaption of the move, reverse-actions (used as an appearance)
 		100
Pit Hartling The ...-Idea knive removed from keychain, changes color, jumps back onto keychain
 		102
Helge Thun The Flip-Flap Flourish top card swirls through fingers and back onto the deck
 		104
Helge Thun Action Fan Palm card is palmed while closing the fan
Also published here
 108
Nicolai Friedrich Bold And Nut nut vanishes and reappears on the bolt, using rope
 		110
Earl Nelson, Emile Clifton Clifton's Ring Move
110
Rainer Pfeiffer Mismade-Warp climax for card-warp, covering bill also turns inside out
 		110
Jörg Willich Unfinished
114
Pit Hartling Chaos Cut false running-cut with slip cut
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 115
Pit Hartling Out-Of-Order Shuffle false shuffle and running cut to table
Related to
 116
Stephan Kirschbaum Thumb-Tips techniques for hiding the thumb tip
Related to
 118
Stephan Kirschbaum A Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose ... production of a rose from a purse-frame
 		120
Thomas Fraps Insider (sloppy) technique for injogging a selected card
 		122
Thomas Fraps Dribbled technique for dribbling a deck while maintaining an jog
Related to
 124
Jörg Alexander Weber Sticking To The Gypsy Thread thread marked with sticker
Also published here
Inspired by
 125
Peter Gunn Stretching 'Stretched' rubber band is wrapped around deck, card inserted into the middle, jumps to the top, climax: card visually melts through rubber band
Inspired by
 126
4. Theory
132
Jörg Willich Being Creative with Magic
  • The Effect
  • The Technique
    • 1. The Preparation Phase
      • 1.A: Improvement Through Simplification
      • 1.B: The Creation Of New Techniques
    • 2. The Fighting Phase
  • The Presentation
  • Learning Creativity
    • Brainstorming
    • Hypnosis, Meditation, Dreams
    • Pure Chance or "Outbreak from Nothing"?
    • Association Games
  • Closing Thoughts
Also published here
  • also in: "The Book - Or Don't forget to point"
 132
Jörg Willich Brainstorming
140
Jörg Willich The Ice-Cube Effect Ice-cubes in a drink have the same shape as the selected card
 		141
Thomas Fraps The Blind Spot
  • Seeing is Believing
  • Schematic of the Eye
  • A Blind Spot
  • Filling the Holes
  • Higher Perception
  • Magic and Constructed Reality
 		142
Reinhold "Gaston" Florian How to Act "Wrong"
  • How to make a mistake - the right way
Also published here
 156
Helge Thun Status and Improvisation
  • 1. Theatresports TM
  • 2. Status
  • 3. Stage
  • 4. Close Up
  • 5. The Next Step
  • 6. Case Examples
  • 8. Closing Thoughts
 		162
5. Finally...
173
Mike Caveney Epilogue
175
Thomas Fraps, Helge Thun, Jörg Willich Acknowledgement
177
Data entered by Fabian Polkehn, September 2004.