Created, Written and Photographed by Jo Sevau

Graphic Design, Credits, and Intro by Richard Hucko

Produced by Subtle Concepts - 2013

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"Jo Sevau is great! I was fortunate to meet and session with Jo on one of my visits to Hawaii. His absolutely flawless technique and unique way of thinking has led to his creating original sleights, beautiful and useful flourishes and some of the most visual magic with cards I have ever seen. One of the best things about Jo's material is that it is both doable and practical which means it is stuff you will learn and do! It's pretty obvious I'm a big Jo Sevau fan and you should be too!"

TomDobrowolski(Creatorof"InTheHandsWildCard")

Table of Contents Introduction.....................................................................................................................................pg.6HowItAllBegan..............................................................................................................................pg.8Credits,Mechanics,andRelatedMoves..........................................................................................pg.9Function.........................................................................................................................................pg.10Setup..............................................................................................................................................pg.11Performance...................................................................................................................................pg.14CoverandAngles............................................................................................................................pg.16Effects:SuddenAppearance&QuickTeleportJump..................................................................................pg.17AceProduction................................................................................................................................pg.18ColorChange...................................................................................................................................pg.19Boomerang/Spinner........................................................................................................................pg.21Sandwich.........................................................................................................................................pg.22Riser.................................................................................................................................................pg.23PhaseI............................................................................................................................................pg.23PhaseII...........................................................................................................................................pg.27PhaseIII..........................................................................................................................................pg.29ClosingStatement............................................................................................................................pg.31

Introduction

JoSevauisaverycreativeandclevercardmagician.HehascomeupwithsomefascinatingideasandI'mveryexcitedtohelpintroducethisextremelyvisualmoveofhistoyou.Itisaknackymovetosaytheleast.I'veseenJodoitoverandoveragainsoIknowitcanbedonebothcontrollablyandmasterfully.Don'tgetdiscouragedifyouhavetroublegettingittowork.Istillhaven'tmastereditmyself,butthetimesthatIdogettherightposition(withthecorrectpressure)itworkslikeacharm!WhenIfirstmetJo,heperformedmostofhistricksviaclassicsleights:theclassicpass,palm,falseshuffle,andtopchange.Itwasrefreshingtoseeayoungstreetperformerrelyingmostlyonclassicmovesandmisdirectionratherthanthemorecommon(andeasier)sleightssuchasdoublelifts,Elmsleycounts,tipoverchanges,andetc.Healsowasfondofcreatingtricksandmovesratherthansimplylearningthehotnewtricksandmoves.Ishowedhimsomeofthenewercoveredversionsoftheseclassicmoves,suchastheblockcoverpass,onehandedbottompalm,variouscoversfortheHerrmannpass,secondfromthetopchange,lateralpalm/clipstealtechniques,andetc.Hewouldworkhardonthesesleightsandwithinashortspanoftime,betweenaweekandamonthdependingontheparticularmove,he'dmasteredthesleightandshowedmeatrickhecameupwithusingit.Itwascertainlyimpressivetosaytheleast.Thisshouldgiveyouanideaofhisdedicationwithsleightofhandwork.Duringthattimehealsoworkedondevelopinghisownmoves.TwomovesinparticularthatstandoutaretheMechanic'sShiftandHalf2twelve.Iimmediatelysawthepotentialwiththesemovesandhelpedhimwiththeinitialdevelopmentofthem;however,itwasJo'sinitialidea,cleverthinking,diligence,andperseverancethatshapedthesemovesintotheircurrentform.Jo,havingmasteredsomeofhisnewcreationsandseeingsomeofmyideas,convincedmetoworkonaDVDprojectwithhim.PriortothisIdidn'teventhinkaboutselfreleasingaDVD,butIknewthere'dbeinterestamongcardguyswithsomeofthemoveswehaddevelopedandwerecurrentlyworkingon.Johadsomeexperiencewithshootingvideoandeditingsowegotstartedassoonaswecould.TheDVDcametobeknownasSubtleConceptsandfeaturedbothofJo'saforementionedideas(TheMechanic'sShiftandHalf2twelve).TheMechanic'sShiftlaterturnedintoanindepthdownloadcontainingmanyofJo'sinitialideas(andsomeofmine)whichcertainlyincreaseditspopularity,thankstoVanishing,Inc(...aswellaslaterbeingcombinedandretaughtinafewofmycolorchangetechniques,thankstoTheBlueCrown,Inc).Jo'sHalf2twelveappearedinitiallyinitscolorchangeformonSubtleConcepts.ItwillalsobeappearingsooninMAGICMagazine.Here,inthisebook,itwillbeexplainedindepth!Notonlythat,butmanyofthecurrentHalf2twelveideasthatJocameupwith,aftertheoriginalrelease,areexplainedhereforthefirsttime!Mypersonalfavorite(ofhis),istherisersequence.It'sanicelyroutined

threephasesequencewithlotsofvisualappeal.However,besuretotryouttheoriginalproductionandcolorchangefirst.Therearelotsofideashereandtheinformationyouneedtogetstarted.Ialsothinkthatthismovehaslotsofpotential,someofwhichhaveyettobediscovered;so,workonitandseewhatideasyoucomeupwith!andbestofluckonyourvoyage!

RichardHucko

How it all began

Itwasaboutaquarteraftereleven,whenasmallgroupofmagiciansinHawaiiruffledandbustledamongthebusyrestaurantspace.Wewereatourfavoritelocalhangoutspot.AlatenightjamsessionwasabouttotakeplaceafteranexcitingnightofstreetmagicontheWaikikistrip.Theothermagiciansstartedsharingsomeoftheirfavoritecardcontrols.Aftersharingsomeideaswiththeothers,itwasabout11:30pm,halfwaytotwelve,whenIdecidedtoexperimentwithanewidea.Whileonthesidelines,Iplacedacardinfamiliarpositionsandplaceswithinthedeck,twistingandturningthedeckaround...Iwasontosomething!Anideathataperpendicularoutjoggedcardintheupperportionofthedeckcanswingwithatwirlofthefingersintoastunningvisualdisplay.Idemonstratedtheroughideatotheothermagiciansandtheyimmediatelygotexcited.Thebeautyofthemoveisthatthecardthatappearsisinnotjustinanopenposition,butalsoinapermanent,functional,andstunningposition.ThismovelatercametobeknownasHalf2twelvewithanodtoanightIllneverforget(representingasessionwherethismovewasborn),takingplacehalfwaytotwelveOclock!

Credits, mechanics, and related moves JosHalf2twelveworksinaninterestingandnovelmanner.Inonehand,usingpressuretocreateapivotpointandthefingersofthesamehandtopushthiscardouttocreateasuddenappearanceofacard.Itreallyisanamazingcombinationofactionsthatmakeitwork.EventhoughJosapproachisoriginal,Ithinkitsnecessarytomentionmovesthatarerelatedinapproach(especiallythosethatexistedprior).Ofcourse,secretlypositioningacardperpendiculartotheresthasbeenusedwayback,foranolderreferenceseeHofzinsersuseinhisbookoncardconjuring.JuanTamarizhasaneffectivemodernapproachtousingasecretlyturnedcard(perpendiculartotherest)inhisTPC(seeSonata,1989).KenKrenzelalsohasworkwithasecretlypositionedperpendicularcardinregardstoacontrollingacard.JosHalf2twelvehasnicecontrolwhichallowsittocreateacolorchangeviathesamemechanicsastheappearance(simplyproducingacardaboveapreviouslyout/anglejoggedcard).ThiscolorchangeapproachwasactuallythefirstfunctionalwayJointendedtouseHalf2twelve.ThepositionofthecardanduseasacolorchangewaslooselyinspiredbyJackCarpentersImpulseChange;themethodofcourseisentirelydifferent.Otherrelevantsourcinghasbeenincludedinthetext(suchastheambitiousriserapproachinspiredbyRayKosby).However,theclosestthingthatImawareofthatbearssimilarmechanicsandpositionisanideaofJerryAndrus(seeAndrusDealsYouIn,1956).Andrususedasecretlyanglejoggedcardtocreateatwohandedrisingcard.JostartsfromadifferentpresetpositionandutilizesonehandandaquickappearanceasopposedtoAndrusmethodoftwohands,differentsetup,andslowerrisingcardappearance.Withthatsaid,Andrusideaiscertainlyworthcheckingout.Aslightshakeorjerkofthehand(orwristaction)istypicallyusedinconjunctionwithHalf2twelve;however,itisbynomeanspartofthesecretmechanicalactionthatmakesitwork(itcanbedonewiththehandandwristcompletelystillifnecessary).Ispecificallypointedoutthatnohandorwristactionisnecessarysinceanotherapproachtoasuddenappearancecameoutrecently.ZachMuellersapproachtoasuddenpopouthappenstobearsomeresemblance,bututilizesahand/wristactionmakingacardappearviainertia.However,asfarasImaware,JosHalf2twelveprecededZachsmoveinbothcreationandpublication.Also,Josmovedoesntrelyoninertia(exceptintheinstanceoftheboomerang/spinner).Although,IdorecommendthatyoucheckoutZachsmovesinceitisaninterestingapproachnonetheless.

Function

Half2twelveisamovewithlotsofpossibilities.Partsleightandpartflourish,sinceithasbothhiddenandvisualaspectstoit,themovecanaddpizzazztoyourtricksandroutines.Itcanbeusedasapopout,aceproduction,colorchange,riser,boomerangcard,andcanbeusedinconjunctionwithvisiblesandwicheffects.Thelimitofthemoveistotheextentofyourimaginativeandcreativemind.Therefore,Irecommendlearningthebasicmoveaswellassomeoftheapplications,butalsotoplayaroundwithitonyourownandseewhatyoucancreate.Youneverknow,youmayjustcomeupwithyournextfavoriteroutine.Sograbyourdeckandgetreadytostartlearning!

Setup

Thesetupisperformedintwosmoothstepscombinedintoone,coveredintheactionofcasuallysquaringthedeckorpacket.Thegoalofthesetupistosecretlypositiontherequiredcard(orcardsinsomecases)perpendiculartothedeck,stickingoutfromthecenterofthedeck(totherightundercoverofthehand).Itmaysoundcomplicated,butcertainlyisnot,thephotographsonthefollowingpageshelpdepicttheposition(inparticularfigureA4showsthecompletedsetup).Thesupportivehand(aboveinBiddlegrip)helpstogiveshadetothemove(andafterthepreliminarysetup,itwillbethehandholdingthedeckandperformingthemove).Eventhoughthesetupisdoneundercoverofthishandandsquaringaction,thesetupismeanttobedoneontheoffbeat.

Note:Ifthedeckisbeingburnedbytheeyesofyourspectators,bemindfulofyourangles.1.Beginbypositioningthepacketinnormalmechanicsgrip.2.Obtainapinkybreakbeneaththedesired/selectedcardviayourfavoritemethod.3.Extendyourpinkypushingtheselectedcardaboveoutward.Continuewiththeactionuntiltheleftuppercorneroftheselectedcardisfeltagainsttheskinofyourleftthumb(similartoperformingadiagonalpalmshiftorcherrycontroltypesetup).Thecardbecomesoutjogged/angledasnoted,refertoA1below.

4.Pullusingyourleftthumb,pinkyandringfinger,downwardsuntilthecardcornerisalignedtothehorizontalmidlineofthepacket.RefertoA2onthefollowingpage.

Note:Righthand(supportivehand)coverstheactionandsecretlyangledcard.

5.Righthandnowrepositions/slidesoversothatyourindexfingerisalignedwiththeverticalmidlineofthedeck.Youshouldnowbecoveringhalfthepacketwithyoursupportivehand.RefertoA3below.

6.Usingtheleftthumb,pinky,andringfingerturnthecardintoposition/perpendicularintheupperhalf.Fromthepreviouspositionimaginetouchingyourleftringfingertoyourrighthandspinky.RefertoA4(below)forplacement.

Belowisasideviewaftersetupiscomplete.YouarenowreadytoperformHalf2twelve.Keepinmindthatthesetwoactionsaretobedoneinasingle/smoothmovement,passedoffasasimpleandlightsquaringofthepacket.

Performance

Toperformthebasicpopoutmove,applyaslightpressurewithyourrightindexfingerwhileexecutingarollingactionoftherightpinkyandringfingers.Pinkyfirst,followedbytheringfinger.Asstatedpreviouslythepositioningoftheindexfingershouldalreadybeattheverticalmidlineacrossfromthethumbcoveringhalfthepacket.Seefigurebelow(steps13)forreference.

Eventhoughitsboththepinkyandringfingerthatareusedtopushthecardintheproperposition,youshouldfirsttryusingonlythepinky.Thiswillgetyouintoapositionsimilartostep2intheimageabove(youmayevenbeabletoangleitslightlymorethandepictedinthisstepoftheimage.Trytogetittoangleoutandstickoutasmuchasyoucanwithjustthepinky.Ifitdoesntangleitselfproperly,pushitbackintosetuppositionandtryagain.Thenafteryougetthepinkytopivotthecardoutatanangle,usetheringfingertocontinueandcompletetheanglingofthecardbymovingitbackalongtherightedgeofthedeckasifsquaringthedeckontherightside.Theringfingeressentiallynicksthecornerofthecardandbymovingthisfingerintowardsyourself,itsquaresthecardintothedeckfromtherightside,causingittoangleoutandprotrudemore(fromtheleftandfrontofthedeck).Thepositionandpressureoftheindexfinger(andmiddlefingerholdingthedeck)createthepivotpointneededtocausethecardtoangleitselfout.Afteryougetthefeelofdoingtheactionsinsteps,trycombiningtheactionsofthepinkyandringfingerintoasmoothaction.Ithasbeenbrokendownintosteps,butwhenperformingtheaction,itisdoneinafractionofasecond.Themoveisabitknacky,butthekeytocontrollinghowmuchtheproducedcardoutjogsissolelydeterminedbytwothings:theamountofpressureyouapplytothetopofthepacketutilizingyourrightindexfinger,andtheamountofpowerplacedbehindtherollingactionoftherightpinkyandring

fingers.Thefingersrolltoallowthecardtoprojectattheproperanglefromthefront.Itwilltakesometrialanderrortofigureoutthetimingwithassociatedfingerpositioningtomakeitwork.

Ifitdoesntout/anglejogproperlyonthefirstattempts,Imnotsurprised.Somemaygetittoworkeasilyafterthefirstfewtriesandotherswillnodoubtstruggleafterthetwentiethoreventwohundredthtry.Thereiscertainlyaknacktoitanditisimportanttokeepthekeypointsinmind.Ifyoukeepthesepointsinmindandadjustittomakeitworkforyou,youwillnodoubtgetthemovedown.Rereadthedescriptionaboveandrefertothefiguresillustratingtheaction.Besuretopositionyourhandandfingersascloselyasyoucantothesephotossincethepositionandpressurearefundamentalinmakingthemovework.Remember,evenafteryoucandoit,ittakesextrapracticetokeepyourfingersuptospeedsomakesureyouputintheextrapracticetimetocompletelymasteritandjustliketheclassicpass,besuretocontinuallypracticeittokeepyourfingersincheck.

Cover and Angles

ThecoverforHalf2twelveissuppliedbythehandholdingthedeckfromabove.Theanglesarecovered,excepttheleftside(sincethesecretlypositionedcardcanbeseeninthegapbetweentherighthandandthedeck).Basedonwhereyourspectatorsare,therighthandcanbetiltedtoaccommodateaspecificside.Example:Useacliptypeofgriptofavorthefront,rightandrearsides.RefertoA5belowforcoveringhandpositions.

Effects

Thetricks/effectsofHalf2twelveweredevelopedovertime,thegreatandsupportivemindsofRichardHucko,PatrickKun,andCurtisKamhavehelpedtofurtherdevelopthemoveintoamoreapplicableandversatiletool.

SuddenAppearance:Thebasicproductioncanbeutilizedasasoloeffectwhereinacardappearssuddenlystickingoutofthedeckinthefinalout/anglejoggedposition.Eventhoughthisisabasicuseofthemove,keepinmindthatitisasurprising,visualappearanceofacard.Anevenmorestunningappearancecanbeobtainedifyoureversethecardpriorsoafaceupcardappearsfromafacedowndeck.

QuickTeleportationJump:Thistrickisofcoursemeanttobequickandattentiongetting.Ateleportingtype/cardeffectcanbeperformedbybottompalmingasinglecardintheactoftossingwhilesimultaneouslyperformingtheproduction.Theeffectisthatacardisseeminglytossed(impliedvanish)fromthelefthandandappearsinthemiddleoftherighthandspacket.Theappearanceofthecardinthedecktakestheattentionoffofthecardinpalm.Seepicturesbelow:

Note:handpalmingcardisinexaggeratedpositionabovetoillustratethatacardisinpalm.Besuretorelaxthehandwhenperforming.Sinceyouendwithacardinpalm,theeasiestwaytocleanupistocasuallyplacethedeckintothehandoverthepalmedcard(retainingthecardinpalm)inordertoallowyourighthandtobefreesothatit

mayremovethecardstickingoutofthedeckforabetterdisplay(aftertheeffect,ontheoffbeat,squarethepalmedcardonthebottomofthedeck).Anothercleanuppossibilityistoproducethepalmedcardfromyourpocketasadifferentcard(suchasadifferentaceinanaceroutine).Ifyoudliketouseaselectionandmakeitteleportforadditionalimpact,seethefirstphaseofHalf2twelveRiserforaneffectiveswitch/settomakeitworkthenperformtheteleportationasdescribedabove.

AceProduction:Acardsuddenlyappearsstickingoutofthecenterofthedeck,uponturningthecardovertorevealit,suddenlythematesofthecardappear!Thisisanicewaytorevealfouracesoranyfourofakind.Aquickappearanceofonecardandasecondlater,asurpriseappearanceofthreemore!Placetwoacesonthebottomofthedeckandasingleaceontop.ThefirstacetobeproducedneedstobemaneuveredintothesecretsetupforHalf2twelve(tobeproducedfacedownfromafacedowndeck).Oncethisfirstaceisproduced,thelefthandturnsoverstudfashiontoseeminglytakeitoutofthedeck,butintheprocesssecretlythethumbtouchesthebottomaceandtakesitwithitfromthebottom.Atwistingactionofthewristturningthecardsovertodisplaytheirvaluesandpointingactionoftherighthandspointer/indexfingerproducesthetopcard/aceandcompletesthesequence.RefertoA7andA8below.

Color Change

ThemoveasacolorchangewasoriginallypublishedonthefirstSubtleConceptsDVD,explainedasasinglecardchange.Aquickshakeofthedeckandtheout/anglejoggedcardchanges!TheeffectissimilartoJackCarpentersfamousImpulseChange,themethodofcourseisentirelydifferent.

BeginbyplacingacardlowerinthedecktowherethesoontobeproducedHalf2twelvecardwillbe/appear.Besuretoplacethecardintheshadowposition(approximatelythesameposition/angleofwheretheproducedcardwillappear,butlowerdowninthedeckandstickingoutslightlyless).Performtheproductiontocompletethecolorchange.Note:Therighthandindexfingerplacementshouldasstatedbeforebeaverticalmidlineformaximumcover.Theindexfingerisresponsibleforcoveringaportionoftheold/tobechangedcardshouldtheproductionnotbeexact.RefertoA9onthefollowingpage.

Boomerang/Spinner

Theboomerangeffectcanspinoutsingleormultiplecards.Itcanbeusedtoproducesandwichedcardsspinningacrossatable,orasusualintheair.Practicecatchingtwocardsatthesametime/alwaysacrowdpleaser,stilltheeffectallowsyoutokeepcompletecontroloverthepacket.

ExecutebysimplypositioningthedesiredamountofcardsintheHalf2twelveposition,onlythistimesecondfromthebottom.Theamountofpressureappliedbytherighthandsindex/pointerfingerwilldeterminethespeed/heightoftheboomerang.Assistwiththerighthandswrist/twistingoutwardsforbetterresults.RefertoA10Below.

Note:Usealongshot,discthrowingactionwhileperformingHalf2twelve,propelsthecardoutward

>10feet.Youcanplayfetchusingit.

Half 2twelve Sandwich

Anadditionaleffect,creditedtothemindofPatrickKunwasapplyingHalf2twelveviaasandwichproduction.Example:Twoacesprotrudingfromthedeck,aselectedcardappearsinstantaneouslybetweenthem.Easilydonebyplacingapairofaces(1)aboveand(1)belowtheselectedcards(insetuppositionfortheproduction).

Half 2twelve Riser!

Thisisabeautifuleffectandmymethodhassomeniceadditionsandsubtletiesinit.Half2twelveallowsareallynicetouchofapackettopacketjump(upwards)inavisualambitiouscardsequence.Beforewegetintoit,heresalittlebackgroundThevisualambitiouscardplothasgrownextremelypopularovertheyears,fromGeoffLattasideautilizingpasses,ShigeoFutagawa'sElevator,ChrisKennersSWElevator&Shifty,RayKosbysRaiseRise,AaronFishersAmbitiousGraduate,ChrisMayhewsmorerecentLazyRise,DanielGarciasinterestingapproach,andfinallytheBucksflourishUzumaki.Theseareallextremelyclevermethodsthatarewellworthexamining.SpecificallyRayKosbysfinessesonEricMasonsambitiousrisermovewithinhisuseinRaiseRiseinspiredthissequence.Mostvisualrisereffectshavearepetitiouslookwhereacardslowlymovesupthroughthepackwithoutdeviation;however,Idontfeelthisisabsolutelyessentialintheplot.Itseemstomethatacardmovingandjumpingupasopposedtosimplyrisingupfromastaticdeckcreatesaneffectthatisatleastasstrong,ifnotstronger.Although,different,GaryKurtzusedanonlinearconceptveryeffectivelyinhisvisualcoinsacross,makingcoinsjumpfromhandtohandandbackagaininsteadofasequentialstraightforwardfirstcoingoesacross,thensecond,etc.Thiswascertainlyanicetouchtothevisualcoinsacrossplot.Although,wearedealingwithcardsinarisingambitiouseffect,thisconceptofabreakincontinuitycanstillapplyandbeeffective.Eventhoughthecardissequentiallyrisingupinthedeck,theideaofsplittingthepackandcreatingavisualjumpupwardsaddsvariety;thisslightdeviationalsomakesitseemevenmoreimpossiblewhilestillmatchingwiththeoveralleffect.Mytakeontherisingplot,startssimilarlywiththeselectionanglejoggedontheverybottomofthedeckandvisuallymeltsupwardstothemiddle.However,theadvantagehereisthatthecardcanstartbelowthedecknottouchingitandgivestheappearanceofatossmeltingthroughtothecenter.Thefullpacketisthensplitintotwopackets,theselectedcardtransposesviaavisualjumpfromthelowerpackettotheupperpacket(certainlydifferent,buthasasomewhatfamiliarfeeltoEarlNelsonsvisualSubmarineSandwichtrick).Thetwopacketsarethenplacedtogether,theselectedcardnowpositionedinthefinalHalf2twelvepositionlastlyandinstantlywithintheactionofasimpleshake;jumpstothetop(essentiallyRayKosbysfinalriseinhisRaiseRisesequence,whichblendsinperfectlywiththesequenceandcreatesthefinalvisualrisetothetop).Averyeffectiveandextremelyvisualthreephasesequencewhichhasaniceanimatedeffecttoit.

PhaseI:(Cardmeltsfrombelowthebottomofthedeckupintothecenter)Setup(InitialSwitchout)Startbyperformingasimplecardswitch.Inthismethod,tellyourspectatortocalloutstopasyoudribblethecards.Atthepositionthespectatorcallsstop,displaythefacecardoftheupperpacket(spectatorsselection).Afterthespectatorhasnotedthecard,tiltthepacketbacktoitsoriginalposition

(facedown,packetsstillseparate)anduseyourlefthandsmiddlefingertopush(Vernonsideglide)theselectedintotherighthandclipposition(lateralstyleclippositionbetweenthirdandfourthfingers).Thiscreatesaneasyaccesspointrevealingenoughflesh/whiteofthenext(cardabovetheselectedcard).Atthispoint,useyourlefthandmiddleandpointerfingerstopulloutthenonselection,enoughtoproperlygraspandswitchthecard.Refertofiguresbelow(note:4ofDiamondsbeingtheselectedcardinthisparticularcase)

Thesetupisalldoneintheactionofsupposedlyplacingtheselectedcardontheverybottomofthepacketorinthetakingawayactionofthelefthand(momentarily,placethesupposedselection,actuallyanxcard,betweentherightfingerswhichallowsyoutotemporarilyrepositionthecardatthebottomofthedeckoutjogged).

Therighthandssecretlyclippedcardisrepositionedbythelefthand,achievingtheHalf2twelve,setup.Seethefollowingfiguresfordetails.Also,noticetheopenanglejoggingofthexcard.Ifnecessary,refertotheoriginalsetupforHalf2twelve,skippingtheinitial/1ststepandcontinueontoasimplerepositioningfromrighthandcliptotheperpendicularoutjog.

Theseactionsflowintoasmoothsequenceinperformance.Fromthespectatorsperspectiveallthatseemstohavehappenedisaselectedcardisopenlypositionedatthebottomofthedeckstickingout(deckdribbledcardstoppedatshown,takenoutbyleftfingersthentransferredtorightfingerstobeplacedonthebottomofthedeckstickingout,duringthisprocesstheseparatedpacketscometogether).Fromhere,takethexcarddownslightlyawayfromdeckinpreparationforthefirstrise.Refertofiguresbelow.

PerformingtheFirstRiserSequence(VisualMelt/Bottomawaytomiddle)Nowthatyouveswitchedtheselectionwithanothercardandtheselectionisperpendicularinthecenter(Half2twelvestartingposition),youarereadytocreatetheeffectofacardmeltingfromthebottomtothecenter.StartbypositioningthenonselectionorswitchedcardintheHalf2twelvepositioneitheratthebottomorpreferablyslightlyawayfromthedeck(asdescribedprevious).KeepinmindthatyouarealreadysetuptoperformHalf2twelve.TheselectedcardispressedupagainstthepacketandsquaredastherighthandsimultaneouslyperformsHalf2twelve,theproduction.

PhaseII:Thepackettopacketjump(lowertoupper)Setup(BreakingdeckintotwopacketswhilesettingacardinHalf2twelveposition)Usingariffleaction,locateandcreateabreakwiththelefthandsthumb,abovewhatisnowtheselection.Thisactioncanbefreelyshowntothespectatorwhileexplainingwithpatter.Thehiddenactionis:withthelefthandpinky,breakanywhereabovetheselectionandutilizetherandomcardforthenextHalf2twelve,setupviapressinguponthecardandkickingitoutintothesecretperpendicularposition(similartoKosbysRaiseRise).Seefiguresonthefollowingpage(note:righthandremovedforclarity,butactuallyheldabovethroughout).

Followupbybreakingthepacketintotwoseparatesections,performedaftertherandom/cardsetupis

achieved.Seefiguresbelow.

TheJumpPerformthetranspositionbysimplypullingtheselectionintothelefthandspacket,utilizingthepinkyandfirstfingerintheactionofashake,keepinginmindthatthepinkymustmaintainabreakonthebottomrighthandcorneroftheselectedcard,importantforthefinalriseeffect.SimultaneousperformanceoftheHalf2twelve,productionintherighthandwillachievethetranspositioneffect.Tothespectatoritshouldappearasiftheselectedcardtraveledinstantlyfromtheleftorlowerpacketintotherightorhigherpacket.TheJumpillustratedin3Stepsbelow(lefttoright).

Note:Inactualperformancethese3Stepstakeafractionofasecondcreatingtheillusionofthecard

Jumpingfromthecenterofthelowerpacketmeltingthroughtothecenteroftheupperpacket.MakesurenottorevealthefaceofthecardaftertheJumpsinceitsnottheselectionandtomoverightinto

thenextstep.

PhaseIII:TheFinalRise!Setup:Thefinalsetupisexecutedbybringingthetwopacketstogetherandsimplycuttingtheselection(previouslymarkedwithapinkybreak)tothetopofthepacket(viamodifiedswingcut).Maintaintherighthandsout/anglejoggedxcardinposition.Seefiguresbelowandonthefollowingpage.

Oncemoreintheactionofashaketheprotrudingcardispulledintothepacketbythepinkyandfirst/pointerfingerwhiletheselection(nowonthetop)ispushed/pulledoutwardbythethumb,intothepreviousshadoworHalf2twelve,position.Revealtheselectionontoptocompletetheeffect.Note:thefinalstepisperformedassoonasthepacketscometogether,leavingnotimeforthespectatortorequesttolookatthefaceofthecard.(Theeffectisfinishedcleanandthefinalrevealgivesclosuretoaniceroutine).FinalRiseillustratedbelow(lefttoright).

Closing Statement

Half2twelveisautilitymove;withoutadoubttherearemoreapplicationsandeffectsyettobediscovered.Brainstormwaystoincludetheproduction/moveintoyourexistingtoolboxandrepertoire.Rememberthatoftennewdevelopmentswithmovescomeaboutafterpublicationandthatthereisalwaysroomforpotentialadvancementsandvariants.Wehopeyouveenjoyedthisdetailedlookintoaninterestingmoveofoursandhopeyouputinthetimenecessarytomasterit.andifyouhaventyetmasteredit,besuretoreviewthesuggestionsmentionedpreviousandutilizethisguideasareference.Withthatsaid,itcertainlyhasbeenajourneyworthtaking!Tillwemeetagain