Ellusionist Moves by Daniel Madison

Ellusionist – Daniel Madison – Moves

Moves is a collection of 26 sleight-of-hand techniques with a deck of playing cards, taken directly from my personal arsenal of those that I love the most.

The thing I love about the general art of deceptive practices, is the execution of ‘Moves’ – particularly difficult and unusual ones.

This obsession has lead me to discover, create and develop techniques that apply to the rules of deception and magic by appearing invisible to the witness, but then also applying to what I love by appearing and feeling beautiful when executed… these are moves that are as much a pleasure to execute in practice as they are to achieve within close-up deceptions for onlookers.

In MOVES, I have encapsulated that which I consider to be my art – techniques that are as amazing when exposed and practiced as they are in performance.

These are my favourite sleight’s, techniques and moves, and I gave each and every idea the justice on film which I believe they deserve in practice. In over an hour and a half of intricate explanations with minute detail; exposing and exploring the depths of the psychology, thought and and theory that goes into the discovery, creation and development of each technique, I have left no stone unturned.

Join me now at the card table for in in-depth look of my most beloved sleight-of-hand techniques…

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I am Daniel Madison…These are MOVES.

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"..BEST THING HE'S EVER SHOWN ME."


- Chris Ramsay

0:33 Drop Concept.


Most all of MOVES revolves around this concept, the concept that became an obsession that would inspired some of the best ideas in this project and by far my most proud discovery in sleight-of-hand techniques.


The Drop Concept allows you to Palm a card into Gamblers Cop without the taking hand ever having to make contact with the deck.

15:30 One Drop Cop


Utilizing the Drop Concept, this idea allows you to switch one card for another whilst apparently only ever holding one playing card.

19:29 Hidden Drop Switch.


This idea allows you to switch one card for another whilst apparently only ever holding two playing cards.

23:50 Drop Switch 1.


A deviously deceptive card switch which allows a single card to be switched for another in the openly fairest fashion.

26:26 Drop Change


A highly-visual color-change that happens in an instant, in an open palm.

28:52 Drop Switch 2


This switch offers an alternative handling for the Drop Switch 1, offering a new twist on the original concept.

32:10 Drop One V2.


This is a single card switch that allows you to be seen, only ever freely handling one playing card.

34:18 Drop One V1.


An alternative single card switch to Drop One V2 that allows you to secretly switch one playing card for another.

36:15 Invisible Palm.


With this idea, you are able to make a single card cleanly vanish from an exposed Classic Palm.

39:34 Double Drop Change.


Not unlike the Hidden Drop Switch, this idea allows you to switch one card for another whilst apparently only ever holding two playing cards. As the switch takes place, the second card secretly helps you hide your deception.

44:11 Slip Switch. 


This is a beautifully illogical idea that shouldn’t work, but does! This idea allows you to switch two surfaced playing cards without touching them.

""MOVES IS INCREDIBLE!"


- Peter Turner

48:11 Head Vanish. 


A method for causing a card to visually or secretly vanish from the top of the deck whilst the deck is held in only one hand.

48:11 Head Change.