Magic Tricks

The short review :
It has been three years since I have started a career as a magician. This effect has gone with me in the past two years and man, It is THE effect I perform the most. I do it close up, stand up, for kids, teens, adults, elderly people and even mirrors! (We do need to practice after all... And I just love watching some of the slick moves myself to see what my audience sees!) I highly recommend this DVD if you care to spend the energy (many hours of practice and hundreds of hours of performance) to master this great effect which goes beyond the professor's nightmare. I have seen Tabary, David Stone's work, they are both great and I do include several of their thinkings in my work. But this is THE dvd that gave me all the tools I needed to really go out there and do it.

More comments :

I do it for kids : with nice bits of business added in of course!

I do it for teens : and they love it, real eye candy and magic.

I do it for adults : they gasp, are amazed, surprised, shocked!

With all that there is on this DVD, you have enough effects to JAZZ with the ropes. The variety of the routines you can perform with the ropes can vary in time-span, just as the ropes do! That's the magic of this DVD project : it explains in great detail, with humor and kindheartedness. Three great traits of this great performer, teacher and thinker of magic : Richard Sanders.

Must I specify that this goes way beyond the professor's nightmare? You will learn and be able to perform (with some effort involved in some types of effects which do require quite a lot of practice... such as the visual travelling ends).

Choose your rope wisely, choose the appearance of your ends : clean cut? taped? tied up? tucked-in?...
Tucked in ends tend to make people suspicious and some people think there are magnets in the ends... (of course, make the ropes examined in that case, but choose your moment for that or that will break your rhythm)

There is little reason why you would not want the EXTENDED compared to the original. If you do already own the original, there are several interesting moves that add-on to the original theory. I personally always add the bit of the ends being put back on the rope by putting them in the mouth in shows for children, makes em laugh and that just suits my style.

THANK YOU RICHARD SANDERS : You have put much care into this project, as you always have in all of your releases.