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Richard Turner Presents

Fans, Flourishes and False Shuffles: Performing with Finesse

Richard Turner’s DVD on 40 fancy flourishes and false shuffles is a first class production with:

Lots of clips from shows ... like where he does his two deck triumph, where red and blue cards are shuffled into each other, ending with a one-handed shuffle in each hand — then everything is restored with each deck in a different numerical order.

Stories… like when Albert Goshman threw his coins at Richard after he couldn't do Richard’s two direction coin roll.

Magic training exercises to help both hands work independently of each other.

As technicians, card men and magicians are excellent at entertaining peers, but they lack the finesse it takes to make a living in the layman’s world. Simple additions to the most technical applications can change the viewing audience’s response, hence moving routines from a raw technical effect to a visual masterpiece.

To Richard “Marlo” Turner:
Technicians as a rule are not usually good actors or entertainers, Richard Turner is all three.”
Ed Marlo, 1978



Richard Turner has been making his living as a performer for 33 years, performing more than 70,000 shows for lay audiences. In this 105 minute DVD, Richard reveals some of the fans, flourishes, and false shuffles that he has employed to bring “visual punch” to his remarkable routines. The visual artistry taught by Richard ranges from simple to advance. Each manipulation is shown in real time, then in slow motion, and then followed by a step by step explanation.

Sixteen Flourishes are taught — many of them original to Richard — such as the Asa Spades Fan, the Cross Faro Fan, and the One-Hand Shuffle. You’ll also learn many ways to use flourishes to control cards, such as with Turner’s Assembly Line Shuffle, One-Handed Triple Cut with Back flip, and Longitudinal One-Handed Shuffle Strip-Out.

For the coin magicians, Richard has included a segment outlining 12 ways to juggle coins, including the eight-coin roll and two coins going opposite directions on the same hand. In the Retro Magic segment, you'll learn Richard’s One-Handed Triumph, a baffling four card Do-as-I-do puzzle, and his Matrix Routine that ends with a five pound gold piece! All this and old footage from past performances make this DVD a must for any collector of magic.


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I say: This dvd is brilliant. Within a week id ordered the rest of his dvds. (there are 5 in the set). As well as the poster you also get a set of his Gambling cards, but i havent got them yet.

The skill level here is varied. It took me a week to master the one handed cut with a back flip and im a AH. I havent mastered the one handed shuffle yet, but im nearly there, so its not expert-only. Id say levels 3-4. There arnt many false shuffles taught, but there are a few 'retro' magic routines, including a coin matrix with a kicker ending, which im going to film soon for the file sharing section.

Each move is demonstarted first at full sped, then twice at half speed, then finally explained in detail. It means a few seconds of repeats which some people might regard as 'padding' on a dvd, but id rather not have to try and rewind or skip back when trying to follow along with the moves.

The production quality is very good, with good lighting and clear sound. The exceptions are some of the clips from years past, which do look a little 'fuzzy' compared to the new material.

The moves are well taught and detailed with good close-up shots. I like the teaching style and found him incredibly inspiring. The stories are humourous, intelligent and warming ' .Il have to think twice before i use the old 'my hands are too small....' phrase from now on

Rating from me :9/10 (I wish theyd remastered some of the old footage for dvd, not left it murkey and fuzzy)

On second thoughts- No dont buy it, its rubbish!!!!! I want to be the only person doing these routines