Leading with your Head

Psychological and Directional Keys to the Amplification of the Magic Effect

Book
1992
Written by Gary Kurtz*
Work of Gary Kurtz*
40 pages (Stapled), published by Selfpublished
No illustrations
Language: English
26 entries
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Leading with your Head (written by Gary Kurtz*, work of Gary Kurtz*, 1992)
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Gary Kurtz* Introduction
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Gary Kurtz* Further Intentions 1
Gary Kurtz* Direction 2
Gary Kurtz* Misdirection 2
Gary Kurtz* Your Physical Instrument
  • Corporal Space and Staging
  • Physical Movement (Basic Strengths and Weaknesses)
  • Corporal Staging - Framing for Effect
    • Visual Noise
    • The Open Position
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Gary Kurtz* First Example: The Misers Dream 6
Gary Kurtz* Second Example: Producing a Card From Your Pants' Pocket 6
Gary Kurtz* Third Example: The order in which you have three cards chosen and revealed 6
Gary Kurtz* Psycho-Physical Techniques
  • Active and Relaxed States
  • The Off-beat
    • Creating the Off-beat
    • Regaining Attention
  • Coordination of Actions
    • The Priority of Actions
    • Economy of Motion
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Gary Kurtz* On the Carlyle Card to Pocket
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Gary Kurtz* Performing a One Hand Top Palm
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Gary Kurtz* Example: A Coin Vanish lapping with fake back-and-forth tossing
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Gary Kurtz* Another example: The Top Change
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Gary Kurtz* False Transfer of a Ball 14
Gary Kurtz* Palmed Aces from Pocket as gag
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Gary Kurtz* An extravagant example: Magician Changes into Tiger; Magician Reappears in Back of Theatre
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Gary Kurtz* A Challenging Example: The Card Under Spectator's Glass (across the table) 16
Gary Kurtz* Focal-Interactional Techniques
  • Focus - The Eyes
  • Focal-Interactional Misdirection (The Eyes - The Voice)
  • Focusing on the Effect
    • The Yo-Yo Dilemma
    • Focusing on Essential Elements
    • Focus and The Intention of Magic
  • Focus - Your Audience and You - The Eyes that Bind
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Gary Kurtz* Coin under Shaker à la Goshman
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Gary Kurtz* Palming Culled Cards Out and handing deck out
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Gary Kurtz* Purely Psychological Techniques
  • Openness
  • Spectator Affirmation
    • The Nod Technique
    • Affirmation = Involvement
    • Affirmation and Memory
    • Affirmation and The Distortion of Memory
    • The Nod Technique and Psychological Manipulation
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Gary Kurtz* Example: The Classic Force 28
Gary Kurtz* Another Example: A Vernon Key Card Placement see also p. 34
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Gary Kurtz* A Detailed Example: An Ambitious Card Routine five phases
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Gary Kurtz* Random Thoughts
  • Preparing Material for Performance
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Gary Kurtz* Final Words 39
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