I actually quite liked the performance; and somehow I don't think you did go "too fast" as others have said. For me, there was a nice pace throughout and there was a clear sense of elegance that came from your performance - good job. However, I would strongly recommend re-thinking the order of the Queens before the first vanish however, because your performance apparently shows
three red Queens, and
one black Queen -- which to me is not very logical, lol. The only other thing I would recommend working on is the production; try to make that a tad slower and give it more grace, don't rush such a beautiful production
Other than that, I thought it was very well done; congratulations!
I'm unsure of your exact mechanics, but it looks identical to that of the Coffin Change taught in both the original Queens by Bill Goodwin, found on page 10 of
The Penumbra Magazine, issue eight (July 2004), and Dan Buck’s variation taught on Disc 1 of
The Trilogy DVD (July 2007). Ironically, your technique looks the same and it is in the exact same position in both routines mentioned above – it does not appear to be original to you at all. If you’re interested, here's a bit of history on the evolution:
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The idea of a one-card pass goes back as far as 1933, where it can be found on
page 1053 of the 1994 edition of
Greater Magic by the name of “
George Pughe’s Pass“. It is described in a letter to John Northern Hilliard dated January 21st 1933, where it is mentioned that it is ‘a one-card version of the Houdini-Elliot Shift.’ Pughe used the move to control a selection, using the middle finger as the lever.
However, the first to establish this sleight in print was Steranko, and used his pinky to accomplish the move, making it much easier. His “
Shadow Steal“ appears on
page 22 of
Steranko On Cards (1960). The mechanics of the sleight are also utilized in “
The Rooklyn Top Palm“ found on
page 161 of Dai Vernon’s
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic (1967).
Ray Kosby then re-invented the move in his youth, and titled it “
The Coffin Change“ which can be found on
page 45 of
Spectacle (Minch, 1990). Most recently however, Daniel Garcia published the move by the name of the “
Ego Change“ in his Lecture notes,
Blueprints (2004). It was later published in his DVD set,
The Daniel Garcia Project, Volume 1 (2005).
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Hope this helps,
Jordan