The Cullfather

Review by Gareth Witty

Effect:

A brand new DVD from the creators of "The Trickery" & "2wo Faced", "The Cullfather" teaches you this amazing technique that'll transform your card magic. And when we say teach, we mean TEACH. 13 in-depth lessons. Beginner to Expert. An hour’s worth of tutorials that will show you every facet of this incredible move (Taught by acclaimed UK magician Iain Moran whose preference is for the Hofzinser Spread Cull – Marlo Prayer Cull).

And you can use CULLING to switch cards… force cards… control cards… set-up tricks… as an out… and HUNDREDS of other applications!

In fact, if you can CULL you can dispense with HUNDREDS of moves!!

Just for starters, ALL of this lot:

Vernon Strip-Out Addition, Braue Addition, Double Undercut, Classic Pass, Turnover Pass Riffle Pass, Cutting, Classic Force, Riffle Force, Cross Cut Force, Slip Force, Dribble Force Secret Subtraction, Dribble Pass, Balducci Force, Double Turnover, Top Change, Bluff Pass, Multiple Shift, Side Steal, Spread Pass, Cover Pass...

TRAINING1) Cull one Card.2) Mistakes.3) Culling to Specific Locations.4) Culling from Awkward Positions.5) Culling Multiple Cards.6) Mistakes - Part 2.7) Controlling via Culling.8) Forcing via Culling.9) Setting Up via Culling.10) Culling 2 Cards Next to Each Other.11) Switching via Culling.12) Culling as an Out.13) Culling Face Down Cards.

EFFECTS1. Aces on High2. Dream Card3. Funny Business4. Quantum Sandwich5. Ace Orgy6. Concrete Sandwich

The Review

1. Cull one Card. - This is the root of the effect and is taught very well2. Mistakes. - how to avoid them well worth watching3. Culling to Specific Locations. - super useful move!4. Culling from Awkward Positions. - This really helps5. Culling Multiple Cards. - Now we are cooking with gas!6. Mistakes - Part 2. - Very important! That's why they talk about this again!7. Controlling via Culling. - Has more uses then Batman's utility belt!8. Forcing via Culling. - Now this freaks out Owen! And me as well!9. Setting Up via Culling. - Some great info here!10. Culling 2 Cards Next to Each Other. - Now this is good!11. Switching via Culling. - Wow! Very useful and some great point raised12. Culling as an Out. - Now you can save the effect in some instances13. Culling Face Down Cards. - This is well worth leaning!

Each use of the Cull is explained in great detail, The lessons start with the basic move and build up to the harder and more powerful stuff on the DVD. Everything is taught well and Iain really shows the power of this underused move.

The use of the multi view is great and really helps with learning the move. Iain points out everything and of course Owen asks the questions and gives some great ideas.

With the forcing cull this really hits poor Owen! His language is very colourful but it is bleeped out. To me this really shows some of the clever stuff that can be done.

By the time you follow the lessons and learn this useful move, the next bit is even better!

EFFECTS

1. Aces on High – A super quick, in the hands 4 Ace effect2. Dream Card – Signed card to Pocket with kicker ending3. Funny Business – A version of the Business card finds their selection4. Quantum Sandwich – A nice version of the Sandwich Effect5. Ace Orgy – A “I dream of Aces” but even more impossible looking6. Concrete Sandwich – Now this is worth the price of the DVD! Looks great, gets the

spectator involved and they “do” everything!

All the effects are pure workers, super easy once you master the culling from the lessons and one that I REALLY want to do!

Great teaching by Iain yet again and well worth the time and effort to learn. I think these will find many new homes in your routines!

Overview

Now in general the complete DVD is brilliant! The lessons and the effects are well taught and everything is explained in detail. Now multi view idea is great as this helps with seeing the finger positions. I would like to have seen the angle to have been user selected, but we might see this soon in future realises. The one bad thing I could find was having that painting in background with the lights on! It distracted me quite a few times and also showed the split in the screen from the multi

angle display! So guys, just use a plain background.

So my marks for this

10/10

Just go and buy it! This is destined to be the “Bible” on Culling. I highly recommend this to ALL card workers in the wacky world of magic.

Gareth Witty © 2007