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vinkelhaken Regular user Sweden 179 Posts |
Since I cant search this may have been covered before:
The midnight shift is taught in Steve Draun's books and DVD:s and Kaufmann's pass DVD. Are there other sources for this shift/pass, such as Card College or Richard's almanack etc? Thanks! |
KLG Veteran user Hong Kong 348 Posts |
It's not in Card College. Bill Malone taught it in his new DVD series, but didn't go into much details.
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vinkelhaken Regular user Sweden 179 Posts |
On that subject I've also heard the name the Graveyard shift. Who originated that one and what are the sources?
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thecardman Loyal user Scotland 218 Posts |
Steve Drawn's "Graveyard Shift" and "Midnight Shift" are one in the same. It was published under one name in one of the last editions of "Richards' Almanac" in the '80s then re-published under the other in "Secrets Drawn From Underground" (I think) - sadly, I cannot remember what went where!
It is a great shift - learn it carefully, practice hard and use it well! Best wishes Peter :)
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vinkelhaken Regular user Sweden 179 Posts |
Thanks Peter!
There rang a bell that there was something in the Almanac. The missing link was that it was the same shift but different names. Excellent info! Best wishes |
cmnipper Loyal user 205 Posts |
Check out Jack Carpenter's work on it. Sorry I can't recall which DVD it's on but it should'nt be hard to find.
Good Luck
Chad Nipper
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imfletcher Loyal user 260 Posts |
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On 2008-04-25 09:19, cmnipper wrote: Mr. Carpenter's work on the midnight shift is in the book Modus Operandi, which details his card magic work. If memory serves me right, he has included a top cover to the midnight shift. |
wsduncan Inner circle Seattle, WA 3619 Posts |
The move is called the Midnight Shift. When Kaufman published it he changed the name, which he explains in the bound volume of the Almanac.
How many sources do you need? It's covered in a bunch of videos and books that are worth having, just pick one. It's not a hard move, and any of the descriptions should be sufficient. |
baobow Special user 510 Posts |
The move is explained in detail on vol2 of Steve's Standing Room Only dvd set.
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Yves Tourigny Veteran user Somewhere in Quebec 323 Posts |
When Kaufman explained the move in The Almanach and change the name, it was (because?) the Derek Dingle version of the move.
Great move actually but many people insist on doing it way too fast, and it is what tip off the move. A smooth handling is what you should be aiming for while saying something that justify the slightly peculiar way of turning the pack. |
in flames Inner circle Toronto 1030 Posts |
I haven't seen the dvd yet, but Michael Vincent teaches it in his The Tapestry Of Deception volume 3 DVD.
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Jonathan P. Inner circle Belgium 1484 Posts |
It's taught by Alan Ackerman as well, in his video serie, on vol.3 "controls".
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Mike Powers Inner circle Midwest 2986 Posts |
Many years ago I was at a magic convention that was attended by Steve Draun and also Dave Solomon. I knew both of these excellent cardicians from the Marlo table. Steve used the shift on Dave who was blown away since it had not been published. It was my luck to be standing behind Steve looking over his left shoulder and seeing exactly what happened! It was easy to reconstruct the basic handling. I used it to fry quite a few people and never revealed anything. Finally the book came out and the "cat was out of the bag." What fun I had for a few years knowing a really cool move that was truly underground. Steve was very secretive and hadn't revealed the move. Nice.....
I met Terry Hedges over the weekend at FFFF in Batavia NY. I got a chance to see the pass he published in a recent Linking Ring in his One Man Parade. It looks great! I would recommend that anyone who has access to the Linking Ring check it out. One tip on Terry's pass: the way he executes it, it's a continuous and fairly fast motion. I don't think that was clear in the write up. I talked to him about it and he noted that it can also be done in stages. Check it out. Mike
Mike Powers
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Natanel Special user 739 Posts |
The midnight shift is a great move. I was lucky enough to learn it from Richard Kaufman (probably the best source, after Draun himself, of course)
I would say the best source is either Kaufman or Draun's DVD as the move is tricky to learn in print. (I had played it with it after reading Secrets Draun From the Underground, but never actually used it until Kaufman showed me how.) The best application is probably as a color change. Well done, it just looks so smooth.
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LeConte Special user Bay area 830 Posts |
The Midnight Shift also can fit well into an ACR. It has many great uses.
Drive Carefully
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evikshin Special user 892 Posts |
Not to go off on a tangent: but orignally, when the shift was taught to me by a friend, I was taught to turn to my left and do the shift on the left side of my body. I think it looks much better when you don't turn, and leave the deck in front of you. also, it looks better when you don't turn the deck over to the point where you show the bottom card (try to create the illusion that the they are staring at the top card the whole time)
Evikshin |
Remy New user 72 Posts |
If anyone wants to see the Midnight shift here's a link to it, amungst a flury of other passes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qawZye63j60 that's a lot of pass. :S -remy |
john scot Special user brighton, uk 585 Posts |
It's also touched upon in Ouellet on the Pass.
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