Price$8.95
Media TypeVideo Download
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedNov 12, 2014
Synchronicity
Ramsay, Chris
(Based on 2 reviews)
Aeon Control: A visual and remarkably fooling way of controlling a selection. Visual retention at it's finest, Chris teaches the inner workings of his most elegant card control.
Klepto: Silent, Invisible, undetectable and absolutely beautiful. Stealing cards has never been so deceptive.
The Marvel change: a selection visually and instantly changes to another, show your hand empty and change it back in the blink of an eye!
A remarkable and devastatingly deceptive collection of sleights is taught in this detailed download by Chris Ramsay. Be the envy of your magic entourage or simply bask in the adoration of your audience.
This. Is. SYNCHRONICITY
Reviews
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REVIEW
This is an excellent collection of three moves that can be applied to a number of effects and routines. Chris demonstrates several uses for each move.
CAUTION
The moves aren't particularly difficult, but WILL take some time to master.
My hands tend to be rather dry, and for me, it was difficult to do some of the moves.
VERDICT
IMO, if you have dry hands, some of these moves may be difficult. If you don't have dry hands, then I think you may want to learn these moves.
This is an excellent collection of three moves that can be applied to a number of effects and routines. Chris demonstrates several uses for each move.
CAUTION
The moves aren't particularly difficult, but WILL take some time to master.
My hands tend to be rather dry, and for me, it was difficult to do some of the moves.
VERDICT
IMO, if you have dry hands, some of these moves may be difficult. If you don't have dry hands, then I think you may want to learn these moves.
(Top ▲)
There are a lot of card moves to be learned in this world and Bill Malone once said (to paraphrase) that, “…it is better to learn a lot of sleights and put them in your tool box because even though you might never use them again, you have them, just in case.” I for one believe he is absolutely right and this particular download will give you some rather deceptive things to add to your proverbial tool box.
The ‘Klepto Steal’ is rather deceptive and is a way to cop a card from the top of the deck as opposed to the bottom. The may be a little knacky for some but after a few minutes of playing around with it, I was able to do it reliably. If you have dry hands you will have an issue with this, so your preferred lotion will come in handy here. This move is the basis for everything else on this download and done correctly, the move is pretty much invisible.
Before even moving on to the second application, I came up with a few other ways to use the ‘Klepto Steal’ as a utility or in place of another sleight – most of which were eventually covered in the bonus section. This just goes to show its versatility and adaptability.
The second thing taught in the video is the ‘Marvel Change’ (superhero fans will immediately pick up on the inspiration for the name) and this one is nice. It uses the ‘Klepto Steal’ for the first half and then, you change the card back which actually surprised me because I did not expect it. The second change is based on the classic ‘Window Change’. The ‘Marvel Change’ is easy to do once you learn the basic steal and what I liked about this particular handling for the ‘Window Change’ is the way that it makes the whole thing more open than the classic way of doing it (which is also still a valid way, mind you). I suspect that most magicians familiar with the ‘Window Change’ will probably be fooled by this the first time you see it.
The third item in the video is called the ‘Aeon Control’ which will suit the taste of most card magicians that use flourishes in their work. It looks very good when done right and there are a lot of applications for this one such as transpositions, it can be used in controlling cards within the deck, it can be used in an ‘Ambitious Card Routine’ and much more.
There is a bonus section where he teaches some extra ideas. As he says, these are things he has thought of but does not necessarily use them, though others might find their own reasons for using. There are some very good ideas here.
I suspect by the time you finish watching this download you will have a bunch of ideas in your head as to how the ‘Klepto Steal’ concept can be used in your own body of work. There are some sleights that can be replaced with this and other that would benefit from being used in tandem with it. Even though this is only 33 minutes long, you cannot beat the price on this and since the video was produced by Murphy’s, the audio and video quality is second-to-none. If I could find a complaint about this video, it would only be that I would have liked to see just a bit more content, though it will be easy to find a place for this in your own work. I know, I said that last part before and I will say it again.
The sleight is not really that hard to do but it will take practice to smooth it out, more for some than others. If you like what you see in the trailer, you will certainly like the contents and most likely you will also find an application in your own work for this.
Highly recommended!
4.5 stars.
The ‘Klepto Steal’ is rather deceptive and is a way to cop a card from the top of the deck as opposed to the bottom. The may be a little knacky for some but after a few minutes of playing around with it, I was able to do it reliably. If you have dry hands you will have an issue with this, so your preferred lotion will come in handy here. This move is the basis for everything else on this download and done correctly, the move is pretty much invisible.
Before even moving on to the second application, I came up with a few other ways to use the ‘Klepto Steal’ as a utility or in place of another sleight – most of which were eventually covered in the bonus section. This just goes to show its versatility and adaptability.
The second thing taught in the video is the ‘Marvel Change’ (superhero fans will immediately pick up on the inspiration for the name) and this one is nice. It uses the ‘Klepto Steal’ for the first half and then, you change the card back which actually surprised me because I did not expect it. The second change is based on the classic ‘Window Change’. The ‘Marvel Change’ is easy to do once you learn the basic steal and what I liked about this particular handling for the ‘Window Change’ is the way that it makes the whole thing more open than the classic way of doing it (which is also still a valid way, mind you). I suspect that most magicians familiar with the ‘Window Change’ will probably be fooled by this the first time you see it.
The third item in the video is called the ‘Aeon Control’ which will suit the taste of most card magicians that use flourishes in their work. It looks very good when done right and there are a lot of applications for this one such as transpositions, it can be used in controlling cards within the deck, it can be used in an ‘Ambitious Card Routine’ and much more.
There is a bonus section where he teaches some extra ideas. As he says, these are things he has thought of but does not necessarily use them, though others might find their own reasons for using. There are some very good ideas here.
I suspect by the time you finish watching this download you will have a bunch of ideas in your head as to how the ‘Klepto Steal’ concept can be used in your own body of work. There are some sleights that can be replaced with this and other that would benefit from being used in tandem with it. Even though this is only 33 minutes long, you cannot beat the price on this and since the video was produced by Murphy’s, the audio and video quality is second-to-none. If I could find a complaint about this video, it would only be that I would have liked to see just a bit more content, though it will be easy to find a place for this in your own work. I know, I said that last part before and I will say it again.
The sleight is not really that hard to do but it will take practice to smooth it out, more for some than others. If you like what you see in the trailer, you will certainly like the contents and most likely you will also find an application in your own work for this.
Highly recommended!
4.5 stars.