Created, Written and Photographed by Jo Sevau

Graphic Design, Credits, and Intro by Richard Hucko

Produced by Subtle Concepts - 2013
Unauthorized reproduction or duplication is strictly prohibited unless explicit authorization is obtained

"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.6
HowItAllBegan..............................................................................................................................pg.8
Credits,Mechanics,andRelatedMoves..........................................................................................pg.9
Function.........................................................................................................................................pg.10
Setup..............................................................................................................................................pg.11
Performance...................................................................................................................................pg.14
CoverandAngles............................................................................................................................pg.16

Effects:
SuddenAppearance&QuickTeleportJump..................................................................................pg.17
AceProduction................................................................................................................................pg.18
ColorChange...................................................................................................................................pg.19
Boomerang/Spinner........................................................................................................................pg.21
Sandwich.........................................................................................................................................pg.22
Riser.................................................................................................................................................pg.23
PhaseI............................................................................................................................................pg.23
PhaseII...........................................................................................................................................pg.27
PhaseIII..........................................................................................................................................pg.29
ClosingStatement............................................................................................................................pg.31
Introduction
JoSevauisaverycreativeandclevercardmagician.Hehascomeupwithsomefascinatingideas
andI'mveryexcitedtohelpintroducethisextremelyvisualmoveofhistoyou.Itisaknackymoveto
saytheleast.I'veseenJodoitoverandoveragainsoIknowitcanbedonebothcontrollablyand
masterfully.Don'tgetdiscouragedifyouhavetroublegettingittowork.Istillhaven'tmasteredit
myself,butthetimesthatIdogettherightposition(withthecorrectpressure)itworkslikeacharm!
WhenIfirstmetJo,heperformedmostofhistricksviaclassicsleights:theclassicpass,palm,false
shuffle,andtopchange.Itwasrefreshingtoseeayoungstreetperformerrelyingmostlyonclassic
movesandmisdirectionratherthanthemorecommon(andeasier)sleightssuchasdoublelifts,Elmsley
counts,tipoverchanges,andetc.Healsowasfondofcreatingtricksandmovesratherthansimply
learningthehotnewtricksandmoves.
Ishowedhimsomeofthenewercoveredversionsoftheseclassicmoves,suchastheblockcoverpass,
onehandedbottompalm,variouscoversfortheHerrmannpass,secondfromthetopchange,lateral
palm/clipstealtechniques,andetc.Hewouldworkhardonthesesleightsandwithinashortspanof
time,betweenaweekandamonthdependingontheparticularmove,he'dmasteredthesleightand
showedmeatrickhecameupwithusingit.Itwascertainlyimpressivetosaytheleast.Thisshouldgive
youanideaofhisdedicationwithsleightofhandwork.
Duringthattimehealsoworkedondevelopinghisownmoves.Twomovesinparticularthatstandout
aretheMechanic'sShiftandHalf2twelve.Iimmediatelysawthepotentialwiththesemovesand
helpedhimwiththeinitialdevelopmentofthem;however,itwasJo'sinitialidea,cleverthinking,
diligence,andperseverancethatshapedthesemovesintotheircurrentform.
Jo,havingmasteredsomeofhisnewcreationsandseeingsomeofmyideas,convincedmetoworkona
DVDprojectwithhim.PriortothisIdidn'teventhinkaboutselfreleasingaDVD,butIknewthere'dbe
interestamongcardguyswithsomeofthemoveswehaddevelopedandwerecurrentlyworkingon.Jo
hadsomeexperiencewithshootingvideoandeditingsowegotstartedassoonaswecould.TheDVD
cametobeknownasSubtleConceptsandfeaturedbothofJo'saforementionedideas(The
Mechanic'sShiftandHalf2twelve).
TheMechanic'sShiftlaterturnedintoanindepthdownloadcontainingmanyofJo'sinitialideas(and
someofmine)whichcertainlyincreaseditspopularity,thankstoVanishing,Inc(...aswellaslaterbeing
combinedandretaughtinafewofmycolorchangetechniques,thankstoTheBlueCrown,Inc).
Jo'sHalf2twelveappearedinitiallyinitscolorchangeformonSubtleConcepts.Itwillalsobe
appearingsooninMAGICMagazine.Here,inthisebook,itwillbeexplainedindepth!Notonlythat,
butmanyofthecurrentHalf2twelveideasthatJocameupwith,aftertheoriginalrelease,are
explainedhereforthefirsttime!Mypersonalfavorite(ofhis),istherisersequence.It'sanicelyroutined
threephasesequencewithlotsofvisualappeal.However,besuretotryouttheoriginalproductionand
colorchangefirst.
Therearelotsofideashereandtheinformationyouneedtogetstarted.Ialsothinkthatthismovehas
lotsofpotential,someofwhichhaveyettobediscovered;so,workonitandseewhatideasyoucome
upwith!andbestofluckonyourvoyage!

RichardHucko

How it all began

Itwasaboutaquarteraftereleven,whenasmallgroupofmagiciansinHawaiiruffledandbustled
amongthebusyrestaurantspace.Wewereatourfavoritelocalhangoutspot.Alatenightjamsession
wasabouttotakeplaceafteranexcitingnightofstreetmagicontheWaikikistrip.Theothermagicians
startedsharingsomeoftheirfavoritecardcontrols.

Aftersharingsomeideaswiththeothers,itwasabout11:30pm,halfwaytotwelve,whenIdecidedto
experimentwithanewidea.Whileonthesidelines,Iplacedacardinfamiliarpositionsandplaces
withinthedeck,twistingandturningthedeckaround...Iwasontosomething!Anideathata
perpendicularoutjoggedcardintheupperportionofthedeckcanswingwithatwirlofthefingersinto
astunningvisualdisplay.
Idemonstratedtheroughideatotheothermagiciansandtheyimmediatelygotexcited.Thebeautyof
themoveisthatthecardthatappearsisinnotjustinanopenposition,butalsoinapermanent,
functional,andstunningposition.ThismovelatercametobeknownasHalf2twelvewithanodtoa
nightIllneverforget(representingasessionwherethismovewasborn),takingplacehalfwaytotwelve
Oclock!

Credits, mechanics, and related moves
JosHalf2twelveworksinaninterestingandnovelmanner.Inonehand,usingpressuretocreatea
pivotpointandthefingersofthesamehandtopushthiscardouttocreateasuddenappearanceofa
card.Itreallyisanamazingcombinationofactionsthatmakeitwork.EventhoughJosapproachis
original,Ithinkitsnecessarytomentionmovesthatarerelatedinapproach(especiallythosethat
existedprior).
Ofcourse,secretlypositioningacardperpendiculartotheresthasbeenusedwayback,foranolder
referenceseeHofzinsersuseinhisbookoncardconjuring.JuanTamarizhasaneffectivemodern
approachtousingasecretlyturnedcard(perpendiculartotherest)inhisTPC(seeSonata,1989).Ken
Krenzelalsohasworkwithasecretlypositionedperpendicularcardinregardstoacontrollingacard.
JosHalf2twelvehasnicecontrolwhichallowsittocreateacolorchangeviathesamemechanicsas
theappearance(simplyproducingacardaboveapreviouslyout/anglejoggedcard).Thiscolorchange
approachwasactuallythefirstfunctionalwayJointendedtouseHalf2twelve.Thepositionofthe
cardanduseasacolorchangewaslooselyinspiredbyJackCarpentersImpulseChange;themethod
ofcourseisentirelydifferent.
Otherrelevantsourcinghasbeenincludedinthetext(suchastheambitiousriserapproachinspiredby
RayKosby).However,theclosestthingthatImawareofthatbearssimilarmechanicsandpositionisan
ideaofJerryAndrus(seeAndrusDealsYouIn,1956).Andrususedasecretlyanglejoggedcardtocreate
atwohandedrisingcard.Jostartsfromadifferentpresetpositionandutilizesonehandandaquick
appearanceasopposedtoAndrusmethodoftwohands,differentsetup,andslowerrisingcard
appearance.Withthatsaid,Andrusideaiscertainlyworthcheckingout.
Aslightshakeorjerkofthehand(orwristaction)istypicallyusedinconjunctionwithHalf2twelve;
however,itisbynomeanspartofthesecretmechanicalactionthatmakesitwork(itcanbedonewith
thehandandwristcompletelystillifnecessary).
Ispecificallypointedoutthatnohandorwristactionisnecessarysinceanotherapproachtoasudden
appearancecameoutrecently.ZachMuellersapproachtoasuddenpopouthappenstobearsome
resemblance,bututilizesahand/wristactionmakingacardappearviainertia.However,asfarasIm
aware,JosHalf2twelveprecededZachsmoveinbothcreationandpublication.Also,Josmove
doesntrelyoninertia(exceptintheinstanceoftheboomerang/spinner).Although,Idorecommend
thatyoucheckoutZachsmovesinceitisaninterestingapproachnonetheless.
Function
Half2twelveisamovewithlotsofpossibilities.Partsleightandpartflourish,sinceithasboth
hiddenandvisualaspectstoit,themovecanaddpizzazztoyourtricksandroutines.Itcanbeusedasa
popout,aceproduction,colorchange,riser,boomerangcard,andcanbeusedinconjunctionwith
visiblesandwicheffects.Thelimitofthemoveistotheextentofyourimaginativeandcreativemind.
Therefore,Irecommendlearningthebasicmoveaswellassomeoftheapplications,butalsotoplay
aroundwithitonyourownandseewhatyoucancreate.Youneverknow,youmayjustcomeupwith
yournextfavoriteroutine.Sograbyourdeckandgetreadytostartlearning!

Setup
Thesetupisperformedintwosmoothstepscombinedintoone,coveredintheactionofcasually
squaringthedeckorpacket.Thegoalofthesetupistosecretlypositiontherequiredcard(orcardsin
somecases)perpendiculartothedeck,stickingoutfromthecenterofthedeck(totherightundercover
ofthehand).Itmaysoundcomplicated,butcertainlyisnot,thephotographsonthefollowingpages
helpdepicttheposition(inparticularfigureA4showsthecompletedsetup).

Thesupportivehand(aboveinBiddlegrip)helpstogiveshadetothemove(andafterthe
preliminarysetup,itwillbethehandholdingthedeckandperformingthemove).Eventhoughthesetup
isdoneundercoverofthishandandsquaringaction,thesetupismeanttobedoneontheoffbeat.
Note:Ifthedeckisbeingburnedbytheeyesofyourspectators,bemindfulofyourangles.
1.Beginbypositioningthepacketinnormalmechanicsgrip.
2.Obtainapinkybreakbeneaththedesired/selectedcardviayourfavoritemethod.
3.Extendyourpinkypushingtheselectedcardaboveoutward.Continuewiththeactionuntiltheleft
uppercorneroftheselectedcardisfeltagainsttheskinofyourleftthumb(similartoperforminga
diagonalpalmshiftorcherrycontroltypesetup).Thecardbecomesoutjogged/angledasnoted,refer
toA1below.

4.Pullusingyourleftthumb,pinkyandringfinger,downwardsuntilthecardcornerisalignedtothe
horizontalmidlineofthepacket.RefertoA2onthefollowingpage.

Note:Righthand(supportivehand)coverstheactionandsecretlyangledcard.
5.Righthandnowrepositions/slidesoversothatyourindexfingerisalignedwiththeverticalmidlineof
thedeck.Youshouldnowbecoveringhalfthepacketwithyoursupportivehand.RefertoA3below.

6.Usingtheleftthumb,pinky,andringfingerturnthecardintoposition/perpendicularintheupper
half.Fromthepreviouspositionimaginetouchingyourleftringfingertoyourrighthandspinky.Referto
A4(below)forplacement.

Belowisasideviewaftersetupiscomplete.YouarenowreadytoperformHalf2twelve.Keepinmind
thatthesetwoactionsaretobedoneinasingle/smoothmovement,passedoffasasimpleandlight
squaringofthepacket.

Performance
Toperformthebasicpopoutmove,applyaslightpressurewithyourrightindexfingerwhile
executingarollingactionoftherightpinkyandringfingers.Pinkyfirst,followedbytheringfinger.As
statedpreviouslythepositioningoftheindexfingershouldalreadybeattheverticalmidlineacrossfrom
thethumbcoveringhalfthepacket.Seefigurebelow(steps13)forreference.

Eventhoughitsboththepinkyandringfingerthatareusedtopushthecardintheproperposition,you
shouldfirsttryusingonlythepinky.Thiswillgetyouintoapositionsimilartostep2intheimageabove
(youmayevenbeabletoangleitslightlymorethandepictedinthisstepoftheimage.Trytogetitto
angleoutandstickoutasmuchasyoucanwithjustthepinky.Ifitdoesntangleitselfproperly,pushit
backintosetuppositionandtryagain.Thenafteryougetthepinkytopivotthecardoutatanangle,use
theringfingertocontinueandcompletetheanglingofthecardbymovingitbackalongtherightedge
ofthedeckasifsquaringthedeckontherightside.Theringfingeressentiallynicksthecornerofthe
cardandbymovingthisfingerintowardsyourself,itsquaresthecardintothedeckfromtherightside,
causingittoangleoutandprotrudemore(fromtheleftandfrontofthedeck).Thepositionand
pressureoftheindexfinger(andmiddlefingerholdingthedeck)createthepivotpointneededtocause
thecardtoangleitselfout.
Afteryougetthefeelofdoingtheactionsinsteps,trycombiningtheactionsofthepinkyandringfinger
intoasmoothaction.Ithasbeenbrokendownintosteps,butwhenperformingtheaction,itisdonein
afractionofasecond.
Themoveisabitknacky,butthekeytocontrollinghowmuchtheproducedcardoutjogsissolely
determinedbytwothings:theamountofpressureyouapplytothetopofthepacketutilizingyourright
indexfinger,andtheamountofpowerplacedbehindtherollingactionoftherightpinkyandring
fingers.Thefingersrolltoallowthecardtoprojectattheproperanglefromthefront.Itwilltakesome
trialanderrortofigureoutthetimingwithassociatedfingerpositioningtomakeitwork.

Ifitdoesntout/anglejogproperlyonthefirstattempts,Imnotsurprised.Somemaygetittowork
easilyafterthefirstfewtriesandotherswillnodoubtstruggleafterthetwentiethoreventwo
hundredthtry.Thereiscertainlyaknacktoitanditisimportanttokeepthekeypointsinmind.Ifyou
keepthesepointsinmindandadjustittomakeitworkforyou,youwillnodoubtgetthemovedown.
Rereadthedescriptionaboveandrefertothefiguresillustratingtheaction.Besuretopositionyour
handandfingersascloselyasyoucantothesephotossincethepositionandpressurearefundamental
inmakingthemovework.
Remember,evenafteryoucandoit,ittakesextrapracticetokeepyourfingersuptospeedsomake
sureyouputintheextrapracticetimetocompletelymasteritandjustliketheclassicpass,besureto
continuallypracticeittokeepyourfingersincheck.
Cover and Angles
ThecoverforHalf2twelveissuppliedbythehandholdingthedeckfromabove.Theanglesare
covered,excepttheleftside(sincethesecretlypositionedcardcanbeseeninthegapbetweentheright
handandthedeck).Basedonwhereyourspectatorsare,therighthandcanbetiltedtoaccommodatea
specificside.Example:Useacliptypeofgriptofavorthefront,rightandrearsides.RefertoA5below
forcoveringhandpositions.

Effects
Thetricks/effectsofHalf2twelveweredevelopedovertime,thegreatandsupportivemindsof
RichardHucko,PatrickKun,andCurtisKamhavehelpedtofurtherdevelopthemoveintoamore
applicableandversatiletool.

SuddenAppearance:
Thebasicproductioncanbeutilizedasasoloeffectwhereinacardappearssuddenlystickingoutofthe
deckinthefinalout/anglejoggedposition.Eventhoughthisisabasicuseofthemove,keepinmind
thatitisasurprising,visualappearanceofacard.Anevenmorestunningappearancecanbeobtainedif
youreversethecardpriorsoafaceupcardappearsfromafacedowndeck.

QuickTeleportationJump:
Thistrickisofcoursemeanttobequickandattentiongetting.Ateleportingtype/cardeffectcanbe
performedbybottompalmingasinglecardintheactoftossingwhilesimultaneouslyperformingthe
production.Theeffectisthatacardisseeminglytossed(impliedvanish)fromthelefthandandappears
inthemiddleoftherighthandspacket.Theappearanceofthecardinthedecktakestheattentionoffof
thecardinpalm.Seepicturesbelow:

Note:handpalmingcardisinexaggeratedpositionabovetoillustratethatacardisinpalm.Besureto
relaxthehandwhenperforming.
Sinceyouendwithacardinpalm,theeasiestwaytocleanupistocasuallyplacethedeckintothehand
overthepalmedcard(retainingthecardinpalm)inordertoallowyourighthandtobefreesothatit
mayremovethecardstickingoutofthedeckforabetterdisplay(aftertheeffect,ontheoffbeat,square
thepalmedcardonthebottomofthedeck).
Anothercleanuppossibilityistoproducethepalmedcardfromyourpocketasadifferentcard(such
asadifferentaceinanaceroutine).Ifyoudliketouseaselectionandmakeitteleportforadditional
impact,seethefirstphaseofHalf2twelveRiserforaneffectiveswitch/settomakeitworkthen
performtheteleportationasdescribedabove.

AceProduction:
Acardsuddenlyappearsstickingoutofthecenterofthedeck,uponturningthecardovertorevealit,
suddenlythematesofthecardappear!Thisisanicewaytorevealfouracesoranyfourofakind.A
quickappearanceofonecardandasecondlater,asurpriseappearanceofthreemore!
Placetwoacesonthebottomofthedeckandasingleaceontop.Thefirstacetobeproducedneedsto
bemaneuveredintothesecretsetupforHalf2twelve(tobeproducedfacedownfromafacedown
deck).Oncethisfirstaceisproduced,thelefthandturnsoverstudfashiontoseeminglytakeitoutof
thedeck,butintheprocesssecretlythethumbtouchesthebottomaceandtakesitwithitfromthe
bottom.Atwistingactionofthewristturningthecardsovertodisplaytheirvaluesandpointingaction
oftherighthandspointer/indexfingerproducesthetopcard/aceandcompletesthesequence.Referto
A7andA8below.

Color Change
ThemoveasacolorchangewasoriginallypublishedonthefirstSubtleConceptsDVD,explained
asasinglecardchange.Aquickshakeofthedeckandtheout/anglejoggedcardchanges!Theeffectis
similartoJackCarpentersfamousImpulseChange,themethodofcourseisentirelydifferent.

BeginbyplacingacardlowerinthedecktowherethesoontobeproducedHalf2twelvecardwill
be/appear.Besuretoplacethecardintheshadowposition(approximatelythesameposition/angleof
wheretheproducedcardwillappear,butlowerdowninthedeckandstickingoutslightlyless).Perform
theproductiontocompletethecolorchange.
Note:Therighthandindexfingerplacementshouldasstatedbeforebeaverticalmidlineformaximum
cover.Theindexfingerisresponsibleforcoveringaportionoftheold/tobechangedcardshouldthe
productionnotbeexact.RefertoA9onthefollowingpage.

Boomerang/Spinner
Theboomerangeffectcanspinoutsingleormultiplecards.Itcanbeusedtoproducesandwiched
cardsspinningacrossatable,orasusualintheair.Practicecatchingtwocardsatthesametime/always
acrowdpleaser,stilltheeffectallowsyoutokeepcompletecontroloverthepacket.

ExecutebysimplypositioningthedesiredamountofcardsintheHalf2twelveposition,onlythistime
secondfromthebottom.Theamountofpressureappliedbytherighthandsindex/pointerfingerwill
determinethespeed/heightoftheboomerang.Assistwiththerighthandswrist/twistingoutwardsfor
betterresults.RefertoA10Below.

Note:Usealongshot,discthrowingactionwhileperformingHalf2twelve,propelsthecardoutward
>10feet.Youcanplayfetchusingit.
Half 2twelve Sandwich
Anadditionaleffect,creditedtothemindofPatrickKunwasapplyingHalf2twelveviaa
sandwichproduction.Example:Twoacesprotrudingfromthedeck,aselectedcardappears
instantaneouslybetweenthem.Easilydonebyplacingapairofaces(1)aboveand(1)belowthe
selectedcards(insetuppositionfortheproduction).

Half 2twelve Riser!

Thisisabeautifuleffectandmymethodhassomeniceadditionsandsubtletiesinit.Half
2twelveallowsareallynicetouchofapackettopacketjump(upwards)inavisualambitiouscard
sequence.Beforewegetintoit,heresalittlebackgroundThevisualambitiouscardplothasgrown
extremelypopularovertheyears,fromGeoffLattasideautilizingpasses,ShigeoFutagawa'sElevator,
ChrisKennersSWElevator&Shifty,RayKosbysRaiseRise,AaronFishersAmbitiousGraduate,
ChrisMayhewsmorerecentLazyRise,DanielGarciasinterestingapproach,andfinallytheBucks
flourishUzumaki.Theseareallextremelyclevermethodsthatarewellworthexamining.Specifically
RayKosbysfinessesonEricMasonsambitiousrisermovewithinhisuseinRaiseRiseinspiredthis
sequence.

Mostvisualrisereffectshavearepetitiouslookwhereacardslowlymovesupthroughthepackwithout
deviation;however,Idontfeelthisisabsolutelyessentialintheplot.Itseemstomethatacardmoving
andjumpingupasopposedtosimplyrisingupfromastaticdeckcreatesaneffectthatisatleastas
strong,ifnotstronger.
Although,different,GaryKurtzusedanonlinearconceptveryeffectivelyinhisvisualcoinsacross,
makingcoinsjumpfromhandtohandandbackagaininsteadofasequentialstraightforwardfirstcoin
goesacross,thensecond,etc.Thiswascertainlyanicetouchtothevisualcoinsacrossplot.
Although,wearedealingwithcardsinarisingambitiouseffect,thisconceptofabreakincontinuitycan
stillapplyandbeeffective.Eventhoughthecardissequentiallyrisingupinthedeck,theideaofsplitting
thepackandcreatingavisualjumpupwardsaddsvariety;thisslightdeviationalsomakesitseemeven
moreimpossiblewhilestillmatchingwiththeoveralleffect.
Mytakeontherisingplot,startssimilarlywiththeselectionanglejoggedontheverybottomofthe
deckandvisuallymeltsupwardstothemiddle.However,theadvantagehereisthatthecardcanstart
belowthedecknottouchingitandgivestheappearanceofatossmeltingthroughtothecenter.Thefull
packetisthensplitintotwopackets,theselectedcardtransposesviaavisualjumpfromthelower
packettotheupperpacket(certainlydifferent,buthasasomewhatfamiliarfeeltoEarlNelsonsvisual
SubmarineSandwichtrick).Thetwopacketsarethenplacedtogether,theselectedcardnow
positionedinthenalHalf2twelvepositionlastlyandinstantlywithintheactionofasimpleshake;
jumpstothetop(essentiallyRayKosbysfinalriseinhisRaiseRisesequence,whichblendsin
perfectlywiththesequenceandcreatesthefinalvisualrisetothetop).Averyeffectiveandextremely
visualthreephasesequencewhichhasaniceanimatedeffecttoit.
PhaseI:(Cardmeltsfrombelowthebottomofthedeckupintothecenter)
Setup(InitialSwitchout)
Startbyperformingasimplecardswitch.Inthismethod,tellyourspectatortocalloutstopasyou
dribblethecards.Atthepositionthespectatorcallsstop,displaythefacecardoftheupperpacket
(spectatorsselection).Afterthespectatorhasnotedthecard,tiltthepacketbacktoitsoriginalposition
(facedown,packetsstillseparate)anduseyourlefthandsmiddlengertopush(Vernonsideglide)the
selectedintotherighthandclipposition(lateralstyleclippositionbetweenthirdandfourthfingers).
Thiscreatesaneasyaccesspointrevealingenoughesh/whiteofthenext(cardabovetheselected
card).Atthispoint,useyourlefthandmiddleandpointerngerstopulloutthenonselection,enough
toproperlygraspandswitchthecard.Refertofiguresbelow(note:4ofDiamondsbeingtheselected
cardinthisparticularcase)

Thesetupisalldoneintheactionofsupposedlyplacingtheselectedcardontheverybottomofthe
packetorinthetakingawayactionofthelefthand(momentarily,placethesupposedselection,
actuallyanxcard,betweentherightfingerswhichallowsyoutotemporarilyrepositionthecardatthe
bottomofthedeckoutjogged).

Therighthandssecretlyclippedcardisrepositionedbythelefthand,achievingtheHalf2twelve,
setup.Seethefollowingfiguresfordetails.Also,noticetheopenanglejoggingofthexcard.If
necessary,refertotheoriginalsetupforHalf2twelve,skippingtheinitial/1ststepandcontinueonto
asimplerepositioningfromrighthandcliptotheperpendicularoutjog.

Theseactionsflowintoasmoothsequenceinperformance.Fromthespectatorsperspectiveallthat
seemstohavehappenedisaselectedcardisopenlypositionedatthebottomofthedeckstickingout
(deckdribbledcardstoppedatshown,takenoutbyleftfingersthentransferredtorightfingerstobe
placedonthebottomofthedeckstickingout,duringthisprocesstheseparatedpacketscome
together).Fromhere,takethexcarddownslightlyawayfromdeckinpreparationforthefirstrise.
Refertofiguresbelow.

PerformingtheFirstRiserSequence(VisualMelt/Bottomawaytomiddle)
Nowthatyouveswitchedtheselectionwithanothercardandtheselectionisperpendicularinthe
center(Half2twelvestartingposition),youarereadytocreatetheeffectofacardmeltingfromthe
bottomtothecenter.StartbypositioningthenonselectionorswitchedcardintheHalf2twelve
positioneitheratthebottomorpreferablyslightlyawayfromthedeck(asdescribedprevious).Keepin
mindthatyouarealreadysetuptoperformHalf2twelve.
Theselectedcardispressedupagainstthepacketandsquaredastherighthandsimultaneously
performsHalf2twelve,theproduction.

PhaseII:Thepackettopacketjump(lowertoupper)
Setup(BreakingdeckintotwopacketswhilesettingacardinHalf2twelveposition)
Usingarifeaction,locateandcreateabreakwiththelefthandsthumb,abovewhatisnowthe
selection.Thisactioncanbefreelyshowntothespectatorwhileexplainingwithpatter.Thehidden
actionis:withthelefthandpinky,breakanywhereabovetheselectionandutilizetherandomcardfor
thenextHalf2twelve,setupviapressinguponthecardandkickingitoutintothesecret
perpendicularposition(similartoKosbysRaiseRise).Seefiguresonthefollowingpage(note:righthand
removedforclarity,butactuallyheldabovethroughout).

Followupbybreakingthepacketintotwoseparatesections,performedaftertherandom/cardsetupis
achieved.Seefiguresbelow.

TheJump
Performthetranspositionbysimplypullingtheselectionintothelefthandspacket,utilizingthepinky
andrstngerintheactionofashake,keepinginmindthatthepinkymustmaintainabreakonthe
bottomrighthandcorneroftheselectedcard,importantforthenalriseeffect.Simultaneous
performanceoftheHalf2twelve,productionintherighthandwillachievethetranspositioneffect.To
thespectatoritshouldappearasiftheselectedcardtraveledinstantlyfromtheleftorlowerpacketinto
therightorhigherpacket.
TheJumpillustratedin3Stepsbelow(lefttoright).

Note:Inactualperformancethese3Stepstakeafractionofasecondcreatingtheillusionofthecard
Jumpingfromthecenterofthelowerpacketmeltingthroughtothecenteroftheupperpacket.Make
surenottorevealthefaceofthecardaftertheJumpsinceitsnottheselectionandtomoverightinto
thenextstep.
PhaseIII:TheFinalRise!
Setup:Thenalsetupisexecutedbybringingthetwopacketstogetherandsimplycuttingtheselection
(previouslymarkedwithapinkybreak)tothetopofthepacket(viamodifiedswingcut).Maintainthe
righthandsout/anglejoggedxcardinposition.Seefiguresbelowandonthefollowingpage.

Oncemoreintheactionofashaketheprotrudingcardispulledintothepacketbythepinkyand
rst/pointerngerwhiletheselection(nowonthetop)ispushed/pulledoutwardbythethumb,into
thepreviousshadoworHalf2twelve,position.Revealtheselectionontoptocompletetheeffect.
Note:thenalstepisperformedassoonasthepacketscometogether,leavingnotimeforthe
spectatortorequesttolookatthefaceofthecard.(Theeffectisnishedcleanandthefinalreveal
givesclosuretoaniceroutine).
FinalRiseillustratedbelow(lefttoright).

Closing Statement
Half2twelveisautilitymove;withoutadoubttherearemoreapplicationsandeffectsyettobe
discovered.Brainstormwaystoincludetheproduction/moveintoyourexistingtoolboxandrepertoire.
Rememberthatoftennewdevelopmentswithmovescomeaboutafterpublicationandthatthereis
alwaysroomforpotentialadvancementsandvariants.
Wehopeyouveenjoyedthisdetailedlookintoaninterestingmoveofoursandhopeyouputinthe
timenecessarytomasterit.andifyouhaventyetmasteredit,besuretoreviewthesuggestions
mentionedpreviousandutilizethisguideasareference.Withthatsaid,itcertainlyhasbeenajourney
worthtaking!Tillwemeetagain