HofzinsersFan
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Posted: Apr 17, 2020 04:59 am
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Hello folks. I just saw a clip of Mr Ouellet on YouTube performing close-up sleight of various things.
I love this guy and have recently got his Close Up illusions book and it is such a delight to read. He was a very creative mind. Someone who thought differently to your average magical thinker, in my opinion - Which is what I usually say about Jerry Andrus too.
I digress!
Can you point me towards any video/DVD that Mr Ouellet performed on, be it a teaching video or performance?
I would hope to find something where he is teaching some of his own sleights, as I imagine he loved to talk about them and how they evolved (which I always find very interesting).
If there are no teaching videos though then I simply want some video of the great man performing because he was superb and there's a dearth of him on YouTube. I have made the assumption that that is due to there not being much of him on video...am I wrong in this assumption?
Thanks in advance.
Paul.
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Ray Haining
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Posted: Apr 17, 2020 03:54 pm
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There's "The Very Best of Gary Ouellet," three-DVD set. I don't think they are available as a stream. The DVDs are excellent.
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ekins
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Posted: Apr 17, 2020 10:37 pm
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There's a companion video to his "Close Up Illusions" book where he shows how the sleights look from the spectator's point of view. I don't think it was ever released in DVD format and I don't see it for sale anymore. Maybe watch eBay for a copy to become available.
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Posted: Apr 23, 2020 06:19 am
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Thank you both for that info. I should be able to get it. Brilliant!
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emyers99
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Posted: Apr 25, 2020 11:05 am
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Gary was the best. Close Up Illusions was my very first magic book many moons ago. Great book and Gary was super nice to deal with.
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Posted: Apr 26, 2020 03:11 am
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I first saw him on the Dai Vernon Revelations series and could see he was a friendly, likeable guy. But I didn't realise he was as creative and his ideas quite so original as I discovered upon reading his book! I bet 'Close-up Illusions' was a great introduction to magic. ![Smile Smile](images/smiles/rainbow.gif)
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Posted: May 8, 2020 07:06 am
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I'll send you a PM. I have a couple of videos that he made and you're right, they never came out on DVD.
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Posted: May 9, 2020 06:10 pm
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Are there any GO books or lecture notes on his stage illusions?
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Posted: May 21, 2020 06:28 am
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Quote: On Apr 17, 2020, ekins wrote:
There's a companion video to his "Close Up Illusions" book where he shows how the sleights look from the spectator's point of view. I don't think it was ever released in DVD format and I don't see it for sale anymore. Maybe watch eBay for a copy to become available.
He did the same for his book "The Pass" - made an accompanying video (VHS only, I think) for the purposes of illustrating sections of the book, not educational in itself (ie not much good standalone). I couldn't get hold of it for love nor money after I got the book, and eventually gave up trying. I didn't think of eBay, though - I might renew my hunt!
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Good to here.