Close Up Illusions

1990
Written by Gary Ouellet
Work of Gary Ouellet
350 pages (Hardcover), published by Camirand Academy of Magic
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
134 entries
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Gary Ouellet Introduction
v
Guy Camirand Publisher's Foreword
vii
Gary Ouellet The Close Up Theater
  • Body Memory
  • The Spectator
  • Conviction
  • The Script
  • Drama
  • Choreography
  • Suspense
  • The Sound of Magic
  • The Stage
  • Building Tips
  • The Close Up Stance
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Gary Ouellet Close-Up Hint on the opener
 		14
Gary Ouellet The Greatest Effect in Magic explanation of false transfer with a small ball
  • Practice Drill Number One: The Finger Palm
  • Practice Drill Number Two: The Closing of the Right Hand
  • The Vanish
  • Eye Movement
 		15
Gary Ouellet The Mystery of the Crystal Chamber small ball vanishes and appears in transparent plastic box
 		21
Gary Ouellet Flashy Wonders chapter intro
 		25
Gary Ouellet Flash Deck deck appears spread on table
Variations 25
Gary Ouellet Three Second Wonder crossing hands when turning over top cards
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 28
Gary Ouellet The Deck Vanish comments on lapping and The Incredible Vanishing Deck
Related to 33
Gary Ouellet, Guy Camirand Close-Up Hint recipe for hand lotion making hands sticky
 		34
Gary Ouellet Double Trouble chapter intro
 		35
Gary Ouellet The Break System - Part One
36
Gary Ouellet The Pages of Time Double Lift
38
Gary Ouellet Triple Delight
40
Gilles Couture, Gary Ouellet The Crook Concept double is pulled down with first finger
Variations 42
Gary Ouellet The Crook Double Lift
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Gary Ouellet The Crook Snap Change
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Gary Ouellet The Crook Palm multiple cards
 		45
The Break System - Part Two card pushed over
 		46
Gary Ouellet The Crook Second one-handed, stud
 		47
Gilles Couture Couture's Wrist Double
49
Gary Ouellet The Windmill Double double card swings down in right hand, giving sense of looseness
 		51
Gary Ouellet The Jimminy Cricket Double Lift
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Gary Ouellet The Crook Color Change
54
Gary Ouellet Close Up Hint lotion for better grip
 		56
Gary Ouellet The Secret of Three chapter intro
 		57
Gary Ouellet The Toss Transfer Vanish
58
Gary Ouellet Sponge Ball Miracles chapter intro
 		61
Gary Ouellet The Push-Pinch Sponge Ball Vanish
61
Gary Ouellet Some Reflections on Sponge Ball Routining
64
Gary Ouellet The Odd Man Out Routine uses lapping
 		65
Gary Ouellet The Flying Imp Pass with sponge balls
 		67
Gary Ouellet Close-Up Hint on Body Memory
 		70
Gary Ouellet The Magic Lecture article on different lecturing styles
 		71
Gary Ouellet Close-Up Hint on rough skin
 		76
Gary Ouellet The Classic Force handling details and tips
 		77
Gary Ouellet Quarterback selection has to be divided, performer reveals number with a card and a quarter
Related to 80
Gary Ouellet Eureka! on crediting
 		83
Gary Ouellet The Paradise Count
  • The Paradise Count
  • The Starting Position
  • The Top Pull-Up
  • The Bottom Push-Down
  • The Bottom Pull-Down
 		87
Gary Ouellet The Paradise Elmsley Count
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Gary Ouellet The Paradise Jordan Count
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Gary Ouellet The Paradise 2/4 Count
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Gary Ouellet The Paradise Ascanio Spread
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Gary Ouellet The Paradise Hammon Count Hamman count variation
 		101
Gary Ouellet Double Deposits
102
Gary Ouellet Close Up Hint on using a video recorder to improve
 		104
Gary Ouellet The Final Coin Flight gimmick for coin through table, sequence
 		105
Gary Ouellet The Infidel Change coin changes while dropped into other hand, lapping
Inspired byVariations 111
Gary Ouellet Coin Drops on the French Drop
 		115
Gary Ouellet The French Canadian Drop
117
Gary Ouellet The Revolver French Drop Variation
 		119
Al Schneider The Schneider Retention Drop French Drop Variation
 		121
Mike Gallo The Michael Gallo Drop French Drop Variation
 		121
Gary Ouellet The Ultimate French Drop French Drop Variation
 		123
Gary Ouellet The Silverdust Routine using a silverdust shaker, coin appears from silverdust, travels to other hand, changes into other coin and transforms back into silverdust
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Gary Ouellet The Silverdust Load with silverdust shaker
 		127
Gary Ouellet Spellbound
130
Gary Ouellet The Toss Change
Also published here 133
Gary Ouellet The Silverdust Vanish using the Crossover Lap
 		135
Gary Ouellet, Walter E. Cummings Close Up Hint On the Preparation of Playing Cards, using soap
Variations 138
Gary Ouellet Pasteboard Pageant chapter intro
 		139
Gary Ouellet The Small Packet Principle several piles, card controlled under crimp
 		139
Gary Ouellet, Michael Powers Touch Three Cards two cards are selected and lost in the deck, a third card is turned over and the chosen cards found next to it
 		142
Bill Simon Business Card Prophecy Move
143
Gary Ouellet Not on the Bottom, Not on Top showing top and bottom card, hiding selection on top
 		146
Gary Ouellet Three Triumphant Cuts deck is cut somewhere and reversed three times, selection ends up on top and all cards are face down again
Variations 147
Ron Scharf Migration
150
Dai Vernon Multiple Shift without credit, hindu shuffle
 		153
Gary Ouellet The Paradox Control card brought on top with Marlo's Longitudinal Palm / Penkai Palm
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Gary Ouellet The Equivoque four card stars are formed
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Gary Ouellet Convincingly Versatile Control
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Gary Ouellet The Touch Force
VariationsAlso published here 171
Steve Spillman The Spill Variation variation of the Touch Force
Related toAlso published here 174
Ken Krenzel The Krenzel Color Approach using the Touch Force to hide the back of a different colored cards
 		175
Gary Ouellet The Olympic Challenge signature transposition, two decks
Also published here 176
Gary Ouellet Close Up Hint preparing a deck with sandpaper
 		182
Gary Ouellet The Ambitios Card general remarks and tips
 		183
Gary Ouellet On the Count of Three!
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Gary Ouellet Ambitious Challenge after Tilt card sticking out a bit from the front
 		187
Gary Ouellet Juxtaposition second card from top is moved on top
 		192
Gary Ouellet The Silver Sequel chapter intro
 		195
Gary Ouellet The Grand Trunk Funk and Banana Railway Switch switching a coin box in context of a routine
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Gary Ouellet The Jamary Coin Clip
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Gary Ouellet The Gossamer Dissolve multiple coin vanish
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Gary Ouellet The After Dinner Speech speech on magic
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Gary Ouellet The Slider chapter intro
 		217
Gary Ouellet The Slider Top Change First Variation: The Inertia Change
Second Variation: The Wrist Snap Change
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Gary Ouellet The Slider Switch while hand is turned over, with one or several cards
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Gary Ouellet Close Up Hint on sucker effects
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Gary Ouellet The Challenge Factor on being challenged, heckler
 		225
Gary Ouellet Finger on the Card Revisited chapter intro
 		229
Gilles Couture The Swivel Cut Control
Also published here 230
Gary Ouellet Butt Cutt straight cut
Inspired byAlso published here 234
Gary Ouellet Showcase chapter intro
 		239
Gary Ouellet, Jean-Pierre Garnier The Invisible Switch kings switched to Aces when dropped on table
Inspired by 239
Gary Ouellet Showcase four selections are found reversed in the center, then Aces are produced which change into selections
 		244
Gary Ouellet The Uppercut transfer cut, from bottom to top
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Gary Ouellet The Reverse Uppercut cut to reverse cards
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Gary Ouellet Close Up Hint on the use of music
 		252
Gary Ouellet Rock and Roll Dice Stacking
  • The G Spot
  • The Rocking Action
  • The Rolling Action
  • The Pick-Up
  • The Lift-Off
  • The Stack
  • A Routine
 		253
Gary Ouellet Close Up Hint on the use of videocameras to practice
 		264
Gary Ouellet The Miracle Signed Card to Purse seated
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Rick Johnsson IBGHT Switch Tenkai palm, card is apparently placed in center of the deck
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Gary Ouellet Slydini Switch Variation switching purses
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Gary Ouellet Close Up Hint getting honest feedback of the show by hiding in the restroom
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Gary Ouellet Some Words to a Beginner
  • Moves to learn
  • Reading List
 		277
Gary Ouellet Close Up Hint practice advice
 		280
Gary Ouellet Japanese Jewels chapter intro
 		281
Hideo Kato The Kato Kount some cards in pocket, card in deck is touched, values of cards in pocket are added and are position of card in the deck, binary values in pocket
 		281
Hideo Kato The Amazing Dream Glass glass clings to fist
 		285
Gary Ouellet Close Up Hint on the performing mindset
 		288
Gary Ouellet For Ascanio chapter intro, 4F and Ascanio
 		289
Gary Ouellet The Angle Spread Paradise Ascanio Spread Variation
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Brother John Hamman, Arturo de Ascanio, Jean-Pierre Garnier, Gary Ouellet Maneater
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Gary Ouellet Impeccadillo
Inspired by 298
Gary Ouellet The Crook Spread Ascanio Spread variation
 		299
Gary Ouellet Hint Heaven tips and tricks for props and performing
 		303
Gary Ouellet Netherworld
Variations 307
Gary Ouellet The Anxiety Factor cigarette through coin
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Gary Ouellet Northern Sleights chapter intro
 		321
Gary Ouellet The Amazing Coin Vanish coin is tossed up and caught with other hand
 		321
Gary Ouellet Lapping Plus Technique
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Gary Ouellet The Impossible Thimble Vanish
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Gary Ouellet The New Wave Thimble Vanish
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Gary Ouellet Pirouette Center Double
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Gary Ouellet Peregrination cards in spread on table
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Gary Ouellet Stab Force with a knife
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Gary Ouellet Sound Effect click pass using the lap
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Mike Gallo The Gallo Slide
339
Gary Ouellet Modified Kosky Illusion a handling on the Kosky Switch
 		340
Gary Ouellet Close Up Hint on using animals for close up
 		346
Gary Ouellet Enigmas for Posterity
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Gilles Couture The Angle Pivot Principle
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Data entered by Lorenz Schär, December 2017.