Videonics

Videonics was a company set up by Hans Zahn in Newfoundland, Canada to produce and distribute instructional video tapes for magicians.

Their catalog included:

• V1 Geoffrey Buckingham - Preparation for A Manipulative Act - Vol. 1 (Geoffrey performs the act which consists of over 20 steals. then explains each one.)
• V2 Geoffrey Buckingham - General magic - Vol. 2 (includes his cards to pocket routine)
• V4 Bobby Bernard - Vol. 2
• V7 Peter Warlock - General magic - Vol. 2 Here 'general magic' means platform magic with props you can make.
• V14 William Zavis - Vol. 1
• V15 William Zavis - Vol. 2 This video featured Color Changing Knives, complete in every detail; Down She Rises card routine for jumbo cards or regular deck; and Queens Guard is a close-up card effect.
• V16 William Zavis - Vol. 3
• V17 William Zavis - Vol. 4 Single Cup and Ball (not Chop Cup). A Lesson in Subtraction jumbo card routine. Up His Sleeve card routine.
• V18 The Close-Up Illusions of Gary Ouellet, Vol. 1
• V20 Gary Ouellet - The Close-Up Illusions of Gary Ouellet - Vol. 3 The Photography Trick; The Two Goblets two cup and ball routine with all the advantages of a three cup routine combined with a Chop cup and no disadvantages. Threshold torn and restored card effect; the Ouellet Switch.
• V21 Martin A. Nash - The Fun Routine, Vol. 1 (All Martin Nash tapes are card routines.)
• V22 Martin A. Nash - Kings Incognito - Vol. 2
• V23 Martin A. Nash - Colors On The March - Vol. 3
• V24 Martin A. Nash - Nash Reputation - Vol. 4
• V25 Martin A. Nash - Jacks Are Better, Vol. 5
• V26 Martin A. Nash - The Castle Act, Vol. 6
• V27 Martin A. Nash - Magician's Magic, Vol 7
• V28 Michael Ammar - touch of Magic, Coins - Vol. 1
• V29 Michael Ammar - touch of Magic, Coins - Vol. 2
• V30 Michael Ammar -Touch of Magic, Cards - Vol. 3
• V31 Michael Ammar - Command Performance - Vol. 4
• V34 Father Cyprian - Diabolical Card Control - Vol. 1
• V45 Dai Vernon - Revelations - Vol. 1
• V46 Dai Vernon - Revelations - Vol. 2
• V48 Dai Vernon - Revelations - Vol. 4
• V49 Dai Vernon - Revelations - Vol. 5
• V50 Dai Vernon - Revelations - Vol. 6
• V51 Dai Vernon - Revelations, Vol. 7
• V52 Dai Vernon - Revelations, Vol. 8
• V53 Dai Vernon - Revelations, Vol. 9
• V54 Dai Vernon - Revelations, Vol. 10
• V55 Dai Vernon - Revelations - Vol. 11
• V56 Dai Vernon - Revelations - Vol. 12
• V58 Four Stars Live w/ Dai Vernon, Michael Ammar, Gary Ouellet, Steve Freeman **Dai Vernon performs the Linking Rings and Three Card Monte.
  • Gary Ouellet performs Lips, The Silver Passage, The Two Goblets, the Homing Ring, and his Super Shells routine.
  • Michael Ammar performs Vernon's Travellers, Visible Expansion of Texture, Card on Ceiling, the Ambitious Card (Yeast Card)
  • Derek Dingle's Rollover Aces, and his One Cup and Ball routine.
  • Steve Freeman performs Vernon's Slow Motion Four Aces, plus a number of his own effects. Performance only, no explanations.
• V59 Dai Vernon - The professor, The Man - Vol. 1
• V60 Dai Vernon - The professor, The Man - Vol. 2
• V61 Dai Vernon - The Professor, The man - Vol. 3
• V62 Michael Ammar - World Class Close-up Includes: the Striking Vanish taught with Michael's One Cup and Ball routine with a sausage can (Beenie Weenie). Also: Gallo Pitch: do the coins thru table without lapping; and The Card on the Ceiling.
• V64 Gary Ouellet - Close-Up Magic Workshop
• V65 Gary Ouellet - How To Do Card Tricks (A Beginners Guide to Card magic)
• V67 Flip - Rope magic - Vol. 2
• V68 Andy Edmuller - Master Card Technique, Vol. 1
• V71 Flip - On Stage - Vol. 1
• V72 Flip - On Stage - Vol. 2
• V74 Flip - Joker Routine
• V76 Paul Diamond - Hoo's Coin Box - Vol. 2 - New Magnetic Copper/Silver
• V77 Paul Diamond - Mr. Humble - Vol. 3
• V78 Paul Diamond - Hardcore #1, Vol. 4
• V80 Paul Diamond - Close-up #1 - Vol. 6
• V81 Paul Diamond - Close-up #2 - Vol. 7
• V82 Paul Diamond - A Magicisn's Best Friend #1 - Vol. 8
• V83 Paul Diamond - A magician's Best Friend #2 - Vol. 9
• V86 Michael Rubenstein - Master Coin Technique - Vol. 1
• V87 Michael Rubenstein - Master Coin Technique - Vol. 2
• V88 Michael Rubenstein - Master Coin Technique - Vol. 3
• V89 Michael Rubenstein - Master Coin Technique - Vol. 4
• V90 Michael Rubenstein - Professional Coin Magic - Applications
• V91 Michael Rubenstein - Professional Coin Magic - Advanced Applications
• V99 Michael Rubenstein - Knockout Coin Magic - Vol. 3
• V101 Ken Krenzel 0n The Pass
• V102 Gary Ouellet - Deadly Close-up Weapons

Many of these tapes have been re-edited and rereleased by L&L Publishing.