The Shift volume 1 de Ben EARL

[Thomas]

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Studio52 is proud to present the first in a series of special books by Ben Earl. 

The Shift is an ambitious undertaking: presenting powerful magic effects, technique and theory in brand-new ways-creating a unique literary magic resource and a great cover-to-cover read. 

Not only will each volume of The Shift contain powerful effects and techniques, but with regular articles on the art of practice and the nature of deception, it will present new methods for supercharging your skills, and brand new insights into the psychology of magic. 

Effect: 

• Spinner - An extremely magical transposition of two folded and signed playing cards; one held in the hand of the spectator and one held in full view at the performer's fingertips. 
• Just a Second - A new technical approach to the classic stop trick: the cards are shuffled and dealt one at a time, the spectator says stop whenever they wish... it is their selection. 
• Out of Oil - An outrageously direct handling of 'Out Of This World' which feels like real magic. The spectator genuinely shuffles the deck and deals the cards into two piles. The performer doesn't touch the deck once they start dealing... yet both halves are perfectly separated into reds and blacks. 

Techniques: 

• The Overhand DPS - A technique for executing a Diagonal Palm Shift within a casual Overhand Shuffle. 
• The Combination Shuffle - One of the most innocent and deceptive looking Overhand False Shuffles you will ever see.  

Theory: 

• A New Angle - An essay which may change the way you hold a deck of cards forever-and improve all of your sleights in the process! 
• The Art of Practice - A unique set of training drills to improve any magic technique using nothing but a rubber ball. 
• Influence and Deception - The first in a series of essays dealing with the nature of deception and its relationship to magic. This 'type' of information and research has previously only been available within UK military/government groups.  

The Shift is specifically designed to assist you as you learn, to be read on-the-go but also look great on your bookshelf. It is a high-quality, full color, hard-backed publication-with every element produced in collaboration with industry experts.  

The layout, colors, typeface and photographs are more than just stylistic choices; everything has been intentionally designed with the reader's learning and enjoyment in mind. The Shift dives beneath the surface of magic and gives you answers to problems you didn't know you had. 

Ben's intention for The Shift was not only to give readers powerful, practical magic, but to create a resource which stimulates new conversations and attitudes towards the art and craft of magic. This is not your average magic book... it goes much deeper.

 

[Thomas]

Je n'ai pas compris la différence entre le volume 1 et 2.

La descitption semble la même ! @Alex' ?

 

[Lionel MEUNOT]

détail volume 2:

Effect:

Stepping Stones - A baffling three-phased sequence of productions and transformations with 'thought of' cards. This in-the-hands gem was specifically designed for maximum impact in the real world while making it appear that you can predict someone's thoughts and effortlessly manipulate their perceptions.

Slow Roll - A truly impossible card location in which the spectator genuinely shuffles the deck, freely selects a card, freely returns the card and genuinely shuffles the deck again... yet the card can be found in any way the performer wishes. This is a beautiful disguise for an ancient principle... and will baffle anyone who sees it.

M-Theory - A hyper-surreal handling of the Ambitious Card in which a selection and a signature repeatedly appear and disappear at different moments in time and space. This routine leaves the spectator with an 'impossible object' as a keepsake and will inspire a new appreciation for this classic effect.

Techniques:

The Erdnase Top Palm - New insights, advice and a detailed breakdown of the best top palm in the world.

The Riffle Force - A subtle finesse on the classic Riffle Force which you will immediately start using.

A False Swing Cut - An amazing in-the-hands False Cut which looks extremely natural. Ben has popularized this technique in recent years and has some beautiful touches which make it impossible to detect.

Theory:

Breaking The Frame - An essay which builds on the material in #1 and provides deeper insights into how we can make our card magic more deceptive with very simple alterations to our technique.

The Art of Practice - A sequence of six unique training drills to improve your magic technique-using nothing but a rubber ball and your feet!

Influence and Deception - The second in a series of essays dealing with the nature of deception and its relationship to magic. This 'type' of information and research has previously only been available within UK military/government groups.