Misdirection and Direction

Keys to the Amplification of the Magic Effect

Book
1989
Written by Gary Kurtz*
Work of Gary Kurtz*
22 pages (Stapled), published by Selfpublished
No illustrations
Language: English
29 entries
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Gary Kurtz* Introduction
2
Gary Kurtz* The Importance of Misdirection
3
Gary Kurtz* Visual Noice
3
Gary Kurtz* Openness and the Open Position
4
Gary Kurtz* An Ambitious Card Routine outlined as example, brief
Related to
 4
Gary Kurtz* Coordination of Actions, and the Priority of Movements
6
Gary Kurtz* A billiard ball steal
7
Gary Kurtz* Changing a woman into a tiger
Related to
 7
Gary Kurtz* A more complex example palmed Aces from pocket as gag as spectator starts shuffling
Also published here
 7
Gary Kurtz* Economy of Motion
8
Gary Kurtz* Active and Relaxed States
  • When you relax, your audience relaxes
 		9
Gary Kurtz* Example "The One Hand Top Palm and subsequent Flash Fold of a card supposedly placed into the centre of the deck"
Related to
 10
Gary Kurtz* The Natural Off-Beat
11
Gary Kurtz* Creating the Off-Beat
12
Gary Kurtz* The Francis Carlyle Card to Pocket comment
Also published here
Related to
 12
Gary Kurtz* Another example - Palming a Card
12
Gary Kurtz* Regaining Attention
13
Gary Kurtz* A coin vanish sleeving with fake back-and-forth tossing
Related to
 13
Gary Kurtz* The Top Change
Also published here
 13
Gary Kurtz* The Eyes
14
Gary Kurtz* Ring Flight comment
 		15
Gary Kurtz* Verbal Misdirection
  • The name
  • Questions
  • Requests
  • Interesting patter
  • Audience Involvement
 		15
Gary Kurtz* Naturalness
16
Part Two
17
Gary Kurtz* Directing Audience Attention
17
Gary Kurtz* Fingertip Coins Across as example
 		17
Gary Kurtz* The Principal Elements
  • Example: The Four Ace Trick
  • Example: The Vanishing Bowl of Water
  • Example: The Cups and Balls
 		18
Gary Kurtz* The Prime Focus: The Remembered Effect
20
Gary Kurtz* Final Words
21
Data entered by Denis Behr, August 2021.