Products in the “Close-up” Category

Unleash the mutant within! Cool tricks and effects using only your body! Andrew Mayne presents a collection of tricks, effects and stunts using only your body:

Suspend your body vertically from a pole in mid-air
Shrink yourself as you walk down a hallway
Vanish your head
Remove your fingers
Twist your neck in an impossible way
Also included is Footloose - make one leg pass through the other.

Never be caught unprepared!

19 effects

8.5 x 11 / 40 pages / print edition

Unleash the mutant within! Cool tricks and effects using only your body! Andrew Mayne presents a collection of tricks, effects and stunts using only your body:

Suspend your body vertically from a pole in mid-air
Shrink yourself as you walk down a hallway
Vanish your head
Remove your fingers
Twist your neck in an impossible way
Also included is Footloose - make one leg pass through the other.

Never be caught unprepared!

19 effects

40 pages / ebook edition / PDF format

“CastleMaynia, a new effect by the highly-creative Andrew Mayne, is a great idea, a unique production, and one of those things just waiting for a personal touch or two to take it to the next level.”

Online-Visions

Imagine a card castle that folds down to half a deck of cards! Small enough to fit in your wallet!

Use it in the middle of a close-up effect, on stage or anywhere else you want to produce a fun visual prop!

Andrew Mayne presents a new twist on the classic card castle production: CastleMaynia! A card castle that folds down small enough to fit in the palm of your hand and instantly opens to over a foot tall!

+ Use it to reveal a selected card
+ Produce it at the end of a card manipulation routine
+ Pull it from your wallet
+ Use it as a magical production
+ Produce one and then split it into two

CastleMaynia folds down small enough to fit into a card case along with half a deck of playing cards.

Ships flat: One-time assembly required
Includes 16 minute instructional DVD including 6 routines

Get Andrew's greatest close-up effects for one special price!

Ghost Vision DVD $15
ghostbills DVD $15
hypercards DVD $15
infusion DVD $15
Pocket Finger Chopper $12

Price $72

You introduce several antique photographs collected from around the world. A spectator is invited to freely select one to focus upon. After a moment of concentration you begin to zero in on the spectator’s thoughts and reveal the selected photograph with a drawing. However, in a strange climax, you leave the spectator wondering if they imagined it all when the chosen photograph is turned over to reveal a completely blurred image!

+ Complete with photographs and everything needed to perform
+ Spectator makes a free choice
+ Resets instantly

Includes photographs and DVD with several bonus routines.

Make bricks, bowling balls, fish bowls even a hot cup of coffee appear from nowhere!

Andrew Mayne presents his innovative technique for making impossible and unwieldy objects appear from impossible places.

Bowling Ball - An updated handling on Andrew's Bowling Ball from Shopping Bag effect that makes a great show opener or closer. Includes Andrew's new handling and technique that makes this a portable, practical illusion you'll want to make a part of your show.

Brick - Make a heavy brick appear from an empty lunch bag and drop it literally at your audience's feet. This never-seen-before effect allows you to create a huge impact up close or onstage when you produce a real brick under the most challenging conditions.

Fish Bowl - Make a fish bowl appear complete with real fish! Use it as part of an Aerial Fishing routine or use the bowl to produce giveaway items or anything else you want.

Home Brew - This is Andrew's almost impromptu method for making a hot cup of coffee appear. It makes a great ice break or fun effect to do at the coffee house.

Freefall is an easy to perform effect that's almost impromptu in its simplicity. You can use it onstage with a bowling ball or up close with a brick you can leave as a souvenir. It's got multiple applications including one that's right for your show.

DVD running time 20 minutes

Presenting an incredible way to perform visual magic with writing and tattoos that appear and vanish on your skin.

Start and end totally clean. Begin with everything you need in your wallet or deck of cards.

+Gypsy Curse – A tattoo of a chosen card appears before your audience’s eyes.
+Secret Seal – Make a copy of a seal from a borrowed bill on your palm.
+Revelation – A totally freely selected word appears on your arm.
+Infection – A contagious card gives you spots.
+Tattoo of Fire – Burn a tattoo into your skin.
+Ace – A flashy tattoo appearance.
+Barcode – A product barcode jumps to your skin.
+Heart Effect – Move a tattoo on your arm to a card.
+Human Silly Putty – Transfer an image to your skin.
+iTattoo – The icons on an iPhone vanish and reappear on your body.
+Syntax – A thought of word appears on your arm.
+Self Promotion – Make a copy of your business card on your skin.

DVD running time 55 minutes

Andrew Mayne, creator of Gut Buster and ghostbills, presents a 21st century paranormal effect. Using an unprepared borrowed camera phone the magician reveals spectral images of ghosts and premonitions from beyond.

+ Your spectators watch the display as a dark silhouette crosses the room in real time
+ A thought of word, image or card appears in a photograph of a spectator's hand
+ A haunted face appears in the shadows

GHOST VISION is a spine-tingling effect that allows you to use a borrowed portable electronics device to create a digital seance that can be saved as photo or movie. It's easy to perform and works with most camera phones.

24 minute widescreen DVD including an extra bonus effect: The Haunted Keys

Comes with everything needed to perform (cell phone not included).

Enhance GHOSTVISION with five incredible new images along with back-ups of the original GHOSTVISION images.

Spook out your victims with freaky new images:

FOOTPRINTS Use this image to create a still picture that will convince your friends that an otherworldly visitor has walked right through the room.

THE GHOUL The Ghoul is an image that looks like a random blur on first glance. Upon closer scrutiny spectators will be able to clearly discern a screaming face.

PENTAGRAM The Pentagram image can be used to make it appear that someone has a secret marking associated with the dark arts.

BLOODY HANDPRINT Use the Bloody Handprint image to create the illusion of gruesome evidence of a horrible event on a wall or other surface.

THE SMOKE MONSTER Snap a photo of your victim showing a strange cloud of dark smoke creeping towards them. They’ll be Lost for an explanation.

Ghost Vision Reload Pack comes complete with five gimmicks.

*Ghost Vision required*

“I could go on and on about this one, about how clean it is and how beautiful it looks, but I’ll just sum it up this way: if Mayne charged three times as much for this, it would still be worth the price. At the low cost, this is a bargain.”

Online-Visions.com

Andrew Mayne presents an incredible visual close-up illusion that can be performed anytime using two borrowed bills.

Ghostbills is a stunning effect that will leave your audience floored. It’s perfect for close-up, tableside and parlor performances. This 24 minute DVD shows you step-by-step how to perform the effect. You’ll quickly have the effect mastered and soon be stunning your own audiences.

phase one
The magician borrows two bills from a spectator. The bills are folded, and one bill is placed inside of the other. The bills are then caused to visually pass through one another.

phase two
One bill is placed on top of the other bill. The bill on the bottom jumps to the middle of the folded bill on top.

phase three
The spectator holds on to the ends of a folded bill, with the other bill cradled inside. The magician pulls the bill through the spectator’s bill, just inches in front of their eyes.

The bills are borrowed
Use any denomination of bills
The effect can be performed surrounded
You end totally clean - with no gimmicks to hide
Everything can be inspected

DVD version

phase one
The magician borrows two playing cards, he rips out their centers and magically makes them link before the spectator’s eyes.

phase two
The cards are separated and spectators are allowed to examine the cards in the middle of the effect.

phase three
The magician causes the cards to link again. Finally the cards are separated and given to the spectators.

+ The cards can be borrowed
+ No advanced preparation is required
+ No extra gimmicks
+ The cards can be handed out for examination

Get the 20 minute DVD Widescreen shot on HD

phase one
The magician borrows two playing cards, he rips out their centers and magically makes them link before the spectator’s eyes.

phase two
The cards are separated and spectators are allowed to examine the cards in the middle of the effect.

phase three
The magician causes the cards to link again. Finally the cards are separated and given to the spectators.

+ The cards can be borrowed
+ No advanced preparation is required
+ No extra gimmicks
+ The cards can be handed out for examination

20 minutes / MP4 format

Andrew Mayne, the creator of GHOSTBILLS and HYPERCARDS presents another incredible impromptu close-up illusion. Borrow a bill from a spectator, give it a tear, stab your finger through the center of the bill, violently rip it out and restore it right before their eyes.

INFUSION - A complete penetration and mutilated bill routine
HYPER INFUSION - A lightning fast version of the effect
PUNCTURE - An impromptu clothing penetration
BLACK HOLES - Travel interstellar distances with your finger!

Use any bill without any advance set-up
No switches or gimmicks
Spectators can inspect the bill before and after

INFUSION is easy to learn and fun to perform!

18-minute DVD / shot in Sony HD / Widescreen letterbox format

Want to create and give away an impossible object your audience will never forget?

Create an inside-out balloon right before their eyes in this 3-phase routine.

Phase 1: Rip the knot off a balloon and make it vanish

Phase 2: Create a new knot on the smooth balloon

Phase 3: Push the knot INSIDE the balloon and give it away

In this DVD Andrew teaches his method for tying a knot on the inside of the balloon and using it in an incredibly visual magic routine.

+ Uses regular balloons.

+ No special tools required.

+ Place a playing card or business card in the balloon as a giveaway!

DVD running time 20 minutes

Andrew's highly-praised book of off-the-wall parlor, close-up, and stage effects.

+ Cut off your head with a paper bag
+ Perform illusions using only a towel!
+ Perform a a card trick using just pen and paper
+ Perform twisted experiments on balloon animals
+ Instantly turn a crumpled ball of paper into an airplane
+ And more!

20 effects and routines Over 100 illustrations

96 pages / perfect bound / print version

Andrew Mayne presents a new spin on a classic effect that you can carry with you in your wallet. The magician removes a card and a bill from his wallet (both can be borrowed and inspected). The bill is slid through two slits in the card. The magician then sticks his finger through both. A spectator is invited to grab the bill and pull it free. On the count of three the bill is pulled straight through the magician's finger.

There's nothing to be reset
Everything can be examined
Full performance script included

A spectator signs a card. They're given an undeveloped photograph to hold. The card is lost back in the deck. Before their astonished eyes they watch as the photograph develops into an image of a hand holding their signed card.

Photosynthesis is a powerful way to reveal a word, an image or a signed card.

No camera required!
No refills needed!

Comes complete with the Photosynthesis gimmick and a 24 minute instructional DVD including several routines.

Photosynthesis is a utility prop you can use to make startling revelations. It looks like an ordinary undeveloped instant photograph but will reveal anything you like including words, cards, images and even signatures.

Photosynthesis gives you the magic of instant photography revelations without the need for film or an instant camera. Completely reusable, it's heat activated and can be held in a spectator's hands.

What is Stain/Shiv? It’s my latest DVD featuring two disturbing effects…

Shiv
This has been a featured part of my lecture and a favorite part of my stage routine. It’s a deadly Russian Roulette style effect you perform with an audience member. A different version of this appeared in my DVD Maynia. This is a new version with important touches and handling.

A sharpened pencil is placed into one of four envelopes and then mixed up. A spectator is given a completely free choice. One-by-one, three envelopes are smashed into the heart, stomach and other vital areas of either you or the spectator – to no harm. The last envelope is ripped open to reveal the sharpened pencil.

This effect works great on stage and is also a twisted party effect. Set-up is a very easy and it can even be performed impromptu. It’s a very dramatic routine that fits into a #10 envelope. I take it with me everywhere.

Stain
I came up with this effect when I wanted a really creepy way to do a revelation of thought of word or image. This effect was inspired by watching Japanese horror films. I wanted to create visual moment when a prediction was revealed as if by supernatural forces.

Your prediction is a bag containing a dark colored liquid (blood?). A spectator makes a choice of a word or a famous person to think about. A piece of paper is dropped into the bag and it’s given a shake. The liquid drips away revealing the thought of image or word. You can then give the bag and revelation away as a dark memento.

It’s a very easy to perform effect and works on stage or up close. Including a several fool-proof practical forces.

Stain/Shiv is a 65 minute DVD describing both effects in detail.

Borrow a bill from a spectator. Stab a key on your keyring through the bill and rip it out. Miraculously the bill is undamaged!

The Key is ready on your keyring anytime you need it!

Includes 3 bonus effects:

Key through Playing Card: Puncture and restore a selected card!
Key through Jacket: A version of the classic knife through jacket effect that fits in your pocket.
Key biter: Bite the end off a key and then instantly make it reappear.

Includes everything needed to perform and a 20 minute instructional DVD with additional routines.

Instantly turn a slip of paper into the origami shape of the animal a person is visualizing in their mind. Turn a borrowed bill into a butterfly. Tear up a newspaper and produce an animated origami rabbit.

Andrew Mayne presents The Origami Effect; powerful, visual magic that lets you give form to thoughts.

The Origami Effect: A spectator thinks of an animal from a list of over 40 different origami shapes and you change the Post-It-Note into the animal instantly before their eyes.

The Recycled Rabbit: Tear a sheet of newspaper to pieces and then restore it into an origami rabbit that can't sit still. Great for kids and grown-ups alike. Takes only minutes to prepare.

Psychic Origami: Borrow a dollar from a spectator and change it into the animal they're visualizing in their mind. Includes multiple presentations.

Wineglass Origami: A devious way to change a borrowed bill into an origami shape right under your spectator's noses.

The Origami Effect is a one-on-one teach in style DVD. You'll learn different handling techniques as well as Andrew's extremely practical and deceptive method for forcing words and images.

Running time 65 minutes / DVD

What is the Third Eye?
The Third Eye is an impromptu system for revealing a thought of image. It uses no gimmicks or prepared props. The only thing you’ll need is a magazine. There’s no preparation beforehand.

Where can I use it?
Anywhere. It works close-up one-on-one and it works on stage. It can even be performed over the phone.

Does it involve pre-show work?
No. Everything happens in the performance. However, it’s a great pre-show way to have an image already selected.

Is it difficult to do?
Several methods are shown. All are straightforward.

print version

“Twisted adds a whole new dimension to the bill change. Now it’s visual! You create an impossible object and then fix it right before their eyes. And the ability to do it with a signed bill fooled me!”

- Joshua Jay

A borrowed bill is signed on both ends by a spectator and then ripped in half. The magician attempts to put it back together but accidentally restores the bill in a mis-made twisted state with half the bill facing the wrong way! The signatures are plainly visible on either side! He finally restores the bill back to its original condition.

Twisted allows you to perform both a torn and restored and a mis-made bill effect using a borrowed bill that can be signed by a spectator. It’s easy to master and can be performed anytime anywhere.

*Special Bonus: The Remixed Bill – Learn Andrew’s quick and easy mis-made bill effect where you give away a twisted bill!

Featuring clear step-by-step instructions including performer point of view angles.

26 minutes / Widescreen / DVD

Convince your friends and audiences that you can instantly memorize a shuffled deck of cards!

This easy to perform magic trick doesn't require any special memorization. Uses any deck of cards.

Andrew Mayne presents five eye-popping, mind-blowing effects that will have your audiences on the edge of their seats and ducking for cover. All are easy to learn and perform. Andrew shares some of his personal secrets for the first time.

POP FIST Create an explosive opening using your bare hands
A simple effect that's ready to go whenever you need to make a big impression and create your own close-up pyrotechnic display. POP FIST is a great little opener that produces a shower of confetti from your empty hands.

DRAWN FROM THE LIGHT Draw a light bulb and make it come to life
A light bulb is drawn on a sketch pad. With a wave it comes to life and lights up. You then pull the lit bulb from the pad into reality. Pop Fist is A great opener for a close-up or a platform show that's super-visual. it literally looks like a special effect.

DEATH FINGER Stab a marked card in mid-air with your finger
A spectator selects a card and marks it. The card is then lost in the deck. You spring the cards into the air and stab their card with your bare finger. You can do this at any time and even use a borrowed deck. It's an awesome display of magic skill and Ninja prowess.

FINGER SAW Perform an impromptu finger amputation with playing cards
Got a couple Jokers left in the pack? Use them to perform a gruesome close-up illusion that recreates the classic sawing a lady in half. This is a fun impromptu card illusion that you can do at any time. You'll get a lot of laughs if your volunteer is extra squeamish.

STAB'D Deadly impromptu mentalism using a sharpened pencil
Andrew's impromptu version of the infamous mentalism effect that's scarred many performers. A sharpened pencil is mixed up in one of three envelopes. A spectator is given a total free choice to decide which ones are empty (no magician's choice!). You stab the first selection into your chest and are unharmed. You slam the spectator's hand into the second and they're unscathed. You then rip open the last envelope to reveal the deadly pencil.

26 minutes / MP4 format

“Twisted adds a whole new dimension to the bill change. Now it’s visual! You create an impossible object and then fix it right before their eyes. And the ability to do it with a signed bill fooled me!”

- Joshua Jay

A borrowed bill is signed on both ends by a spectator and then ripped in half. The magician attempts to put it back together but accidentally restores the bill in a mis-made twisted state with half the bill facing the wrong way! The signatures are plainly visible on either side! He finally restores the bill back to its original condition.

Twisted allows you to perform both a torn and restored and a mis-made bill effect using a borrowed bill that can be signed by a spectator. It’s easy to master and can be performed anytime anywhere.

*Special Bonus: The Remixed Bill – Learn Andrew’s quick and easy mis-made bill effect where you give away a twisted bill!

Featuring clear step-by-step instructions including performer point of view angles.

26 minutes / Widescreen / MP4 format

“I could go on and on about this one, about how clean it is and how beautiful it looks, but I’ll just sum it up this way: if Mayne charged three times as much for this, it would still be worth the price. At the low cost, this is a bargain.”

Online-Visions.com

Andrew Mayne presents an incredible visual close-up illusion that can be performed anytime using two borrowed bills.

Ghostbills is a stunning effect that will leave your audience floored. It’s perfect for close-up, tableside and parlor performances. This 24 minute DVD shows you step-by-step how to perform the effect. You’ll quickly have the effect mastered and soon be stunning your own audiences.

phase one
The magician borrows two bills from a spectator. The bills are folded, and one bill is placed inside of the other. The bills are then caused to visually pass through one another.

phase two
One bill is placed on top of the other bill. The bill on the bottom jumps to the middle of the folded bill on top.

phase three
The spectator holds on to the ends of a folded bill, with the other bill cradled inside. The magician pulls the bill through the spectator’s bill, just inches in front of their eyes.

+ The bills are borrowed
+ Use any denomination of bills
+ The effect can be performed surrounded
+ You end totally clean - with no gimmicks to hide
+ Everything can be inspected

20 minutes

A borrowed bill becomes a close-up illusion...

Borrow a bill from a spectator and instantly and openly transform it into an origami butterfly. You place it on your shoulder and then snatch several more from thin air producing a swarm of butterflies!

The spectator gets to keep their butterfly and everything can be inspected.

The Butterfly Effect is a magical transformation and production routine that can be done up close or on stage. Use it as a killer opener or a unforgettable closer.

This visual close-up illusion and variations are taught in a detailed 25-minute instructional video. You’ll learn how to use the effect as quick attention-getter, a full routine and even as an interactive stage effect.

What is the Third Eye?
The Third Eye is an impromptu system for revealing a thought of image. It uses no gimmicks or prepared props. The only thing you’ll need is a magazine. There’s no preparation beforehand.

Where can I use it?
Anywhere. It works close-up one-on-one and it works on stage. It can even be performed over the phone.

Does it involve pre-show work?
No. Everything happens in the performance. However, it’s a great pre-show way to have an image already selected.

Is it difficult to do?
Several methods are shown. All are straightforward.

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