Cards in Magic & Conjuring: page 20

A top card cover pass using the riffle pass. And a pass where the bottom card(s) are left unchanged while you bring the selection to the top. (Also part of Move Mastery 2.)

runtime: 6min 45s

A cover for the Herrmann Pass. (Also part of Move Mastery 2.)

runtime: 4min 23s

The Peek A Boo pass is a slow motion cover pass. (Also part of Move Mastery 2.)

runtime: 7min 7s

Reverse a couple of cards during a cut. (Also part of Move Mastery 2.)

runtime: 6min 52s

A color change is one of the most magical effects possible with cards. Here Duffie teaches two beautiful versions. The first one is designed to change one ace into another. The second one is surprisingly easy particularly if you are familiar with the Kelly bottom placement. (Also part of Move Mastery 2.)

runtime: 6min 50s

While you deal a card to the table it vanishes. You then spell to the card in the deck. (Also part of Move Mastery 2.)

runtime: 5min 51s

While you give the deck a riffle you shoot the bottom card unseen into your lap. (Also part of Move Mastery 2.)

runtime: 3min 2s

Duffie published this move first in Card Compulsions, but it is one of these moves that are better taught in a video, even though it is a really easy move. (Also part of Move Mastery 2.)

runtime: 3min 52s

Another way to ditch/lap cards while you show them one by one. (Also part of Move Mastery 2.)

runtime: 8min 33s

Paus stands for Palm Addition Utility Sleight. First published in Applications. (Also part of Move Mastery 2.)

runtime: 7min 31s

Two cuts which look like the real deal but in fact you are not cutting the cards at all. (Also part of Move Mastery 2.)

runtime: 14min 14s

This move works with a single card or a packet of cards and is fairly easy to do. (Also part of Move Mastery 2.)

runtime: 3min 47s

This move is a bit like an upside down top switch. It exchanges the bottom card for the card in your hand. (Also part of Move Mastery 2.)

runtime: 6min 2s

As you toss a card into the deck it changes. (Also part of Move Mastery 2.)

runtime: 6min 12s

Two methods to palm cards from the bottom of the deck into classic palm. The second method also turns the cards face up in the palm. (Also part of Move Mastery 2.)

runtime: 8min 17s

This is a method to get two cards into two pockets with only one palm. (Also part of Move Mastery 2.)

runtime: 8min 56s

A deck switch with two different cover actions, one an overhand shuffle, the other a cut. (Also part of Move Mastery 2.)

runtime: 10min 7s

Here Peter Duffie talks about moves in general and how some moves can be improved. He demonstrates his main point on the side steal.

runtime: 2min 1s

The Story: The era of the "greasers" was coming to an end. They had all gone by the way side; they had all moved to the wicked city of Hoyletown. But there were a few who wouldn't stand for the death of the greatest era of Bicycle Village's history. The time had come for the last remaining greasers to work a miracle. The notorious Gang of Aces had taken all they could stand. Now is the time to show the world who we are. This is our deck and we're not gonna take it anymore. We'll show them. We will use whatever means necessary to keep the story alive. We will use magic, sorcery and trickery; it...

The Story: ... Can't ... breathe ... feeling ... pain ... must ... survive ... The biggest mistake ever made in the land of Bicycle was the day that the Heart family sent the Jacks after the Joker. They thought he was dead, but they should have checked; after all he is a Joker. The Joker lay there in agony trying to recover from the brutal attack that is known on the streets as being "Jacked Up." That moment, something changed in him. His revenge was developing. He knew that this was the doing of the Heart family, more specifically, the Three of Hearts. I will get him. I will destroy him. I will...

In the spring of 2005 Jay Sankey sent out a world-wide request for audition videos featuring original material from unknown magicians. In response, performers from more than a dozen countries submitted more than 200 tapes and dvds! From this mountain of submissions Jay and his team unanimously selected Joe Diamond, Eric Leclerc and Jeff Stone.

A few months later, Jay, Joe, Eric and Jeff met up in Toronto and over a couple of days taped an outstanding collection of close-up magic and mentalism including 20 effects with matchbooks, coins, playing cards, keys, film canisters, wrist watches, chewing gum,...

This effect was created by Dai Vernon and was published in Rufus Steele's book The Last Word on Cards.

The deck is shuffled by a spectator. The magician removes a prediction card from the deck and places it face down on the table. The spectator creates two piles. The top card of one is turned face up. The value of that card is used to count to a card in the other pile. The card counted to is the mate of the prediction.

runtime 4min 29s

Steven teaches how to achieve a natural looking hand while a card is being palmed. You will learn Dai Vernon's Topping the Pack.

runtime 14min 24s

This technique was taught to Steven by the late Paul Chosse. It allows you to do either a perfect In-Faro or Out-Faro.

runtime 6min