Helge Thun - Masterclass (Instant Download)

Discover the Genius of Helge Thun

Step into the world of Helge Thun, Germany's hidden gem in the global magic community. This Masterclass offers an unparalleled opportunity to delve into the mind of a magician equally adept at melting minds up close with precision card and coin work, and commanding grand stages with hilarious, wacky comedy magic. Though incredibly respected within the inner circles, Helge remains refreshingly underexposed, making this instant download your first chance to witness his masterful instruction in a video setting.

Masterclass 1: Stand-Up Magic with a Twist

Prepare to elevate your stage presence with routines designed for maximum impact and built-in laughs. Helge shares celebrated pieces from his FISM act, perfected over decades.

• Instant Camera Card: A unique take on the signed card revelation, where a Polaroid snap captures the spectator's thoughts, revealing their signed card in the photo. Includes Helge's handling of Paul Harris's 'Flip Plop Flop' control.
• Flip Flap Flourish Production: A stylish, four-card production inspired by Roberto Giobbi, culminating in a card appearing on the table without apparent contact. Also features his 'Flip Flash Flourish.'
• The Snowshoe Switching Sandwiches: A multi-phase sandwich routine meticulously crafted for the stage, allowing you to integrate existing tricks into a memorable ten-minute parlor act.
• Better Safe Than Sorry 3: A twelve-minute closer with escalating impossibilities, ending with a signed card impossibly secured within a sealed, transparent plastic box. Learn the subtle theatrical structuring that makes this a true masterpiece.

Masterclass 2: Duplicate Signatures & Impossible Locations

Unlock Helge's most closely guarded secret and explore routines that push the boundaries of impossibility.

• Practical Signature Duplication: Helge finally reveals his groundbreaking, practical, and highly deceptive method for duplicating spectators' actual signatures without any forging. This simple yet profound concept is applicable anywhere.
• Torn & Restored Card: Witness a signed card torn to pieces and visibly, cleanly restored. This routine is structured to maximize the impact of the duplicate signature method.
• Duplicate Travellers: Helge's award-winning closer is a theatrical masterpiece. Four signed Kings vanish and reappear in increasingly impossible locations—from a slow-motion replay to appearing inside a sealed second deck held by a participant. This showstopper will become a signature piece in your repertoire.

This Masterclass provides two comprehensive lectures, accompanied by high-quality performances and all necessary supplementary materials, offering a rare window into the mind and methods of a true master.

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Helge Thun - Masterclass ( Instant Download )

What makes Germany’s Helge Thun special is that he’s equally astounding up close and far away. Whether he’s onstage in front of a huge audience, doing wacky, hilarious comedy magic, or melting minds up close with his precision-grade material with cards and coins, he is a magician of the highest order. What makes this even more special to us at Vanishing Inc. is that he’s under-exposed in the magic community. For many of us, this will be the first time we’ve seen him share magic in a video setting.

This Masterclass offers a rare opportunity to learn Helge’s most celebrated routines, complete with built-in laughs, layered methods, and theatrical structure. If you’re looking for practical material that plays big, this is for you.

The “Helge Thun Masterclass” contains two full-length lectures accompanied by high-quality performances of the routines and the necessary supplementary materials. A special section is also provided for you to submit any questions you have while watching.

Masterclass 1: Stand-Up Magic with a Twist: November 2, 2025 (4pm ET | NYC Time)

Instant Camera Card
A standout from Helge’s 1991 FISM act, co-created with Thomas Fraps. Instead of finding a signed card the usual way, you snap a Polaroid of the spectator’s thoughts. Three seconds later, their signed selection appears in the photo, complete with their signature. Helge also shares his handling of Paul Harris’ overlooked Flip Plop Flop control.

Flip Flap Flourish Production
Another FISM act highlight. Inspired by a Roberto Giobbi production, this sequence is a stylish four-card production, ending with a card appearing on the table, even though your hands seemingly never touch it. Helge also describes his “Flip Flash Flourish” from The Flicking Fingers Book.

The Snowshoe Switching Sandwiches A multi-phase sandwich routine that is designed to be performed on stage. Based on work by Michael Ammar and Daryl, Helge builds this into a parlor routine that gives you the chance to include tricks you already perform in a memorable ten-minute card act.

Better Safe Than Sorry 3 A full twelve-minute closer with escalating impossibilities. Two cards are found using a version of Hiro Sakai’s “Band on the Run,” one penetrates a handkerchief, and the finale ends with a signed card folded into quarters inside a sealed, transparent plastic box, secured with rubber bands. This is a masterpiece in construction as Helge demonstrates how to set up an incredibly fooling ending as the routine progresses.

Masterclass 2: Duplicate Signatures & Impossible Locations November 9, 2025 (4pm ET | NYC Time)

Helge finally reveals the secret behind his most guarded idea: a practical method for duplicating spectators’ actual signatures, without forging anything. It’s simple, fooling, and can be done anywhere. After teaching the core concept, he teaches a deceptive torn and restored card and then a full fifteen-minute act that ends in the most impossible way we can imagine:

Torn & Restored Card A signed card is torn, piece by piece, and instantly restored, visibly and cleanly. The routine is structured, direct, and uses the duplicate signature method to maximum effect.

Duplicate Travellers Helge’s award-winning closer. Four signed Kings vanish and reappear in increasingly impossible ways: One does a slow-motion replay, another is “forgotten,” causing the entire deck to travel to your pocket, a third appears inside a matchbox in your pocket and for the finale: the last signed King travels to a second deck sealed in a box, held by a participant since the beginning. It’s structured like theater and ends with a showstopper that will become one of the most memorable parts of your show.