Chardshark
Chard, Daniel
RSVP - Russ Stevens
Decompression: The four aces compress into two deuces, then to a four before completely vanishing. Then we turn back time and go in reverse....This is killer!
Kickback Bonanza: Four queens trap a selection twice under impossible conditions, then a kickback finish that will leave their jaws on the floor. This is Dan's go to card routine
Fiddle with Biddle: The Biddle trick taken to the next level with some great touches which make this routine a real fooler!
A Night with Hofsinzer : The classic effect streamlined using a great move of Ed Marlos, direct and very strong
Sequential Sandwich: The jokers are used to find the Ace to four of a named suit one at a time, with an ending which has caught some top name magicians off guard
Four My Mates: A sandwich effect where the selection rises visually up through the pack and then finds his three mates on the journey, friends reunited would be proud!
Cloaked Inversion: An impossible 3 phase inversion routine which utilises 'the cloaked reversal', taught on disc for the first time and a complete deck reversal using only one hand!
World's Fastest Threesome: 3 selected cards are found in under three seconds, in 3 different locations!
Mouthy Transpo: A two phase transposition which is direct and hard hitting, with an ending which will catch you off guard
Taking the Plunge: the plunger principe used in conjunction with two special assistants which locate a selection and cause two cards to change places
Toolbox Section: featuring a more in-depth look at some of the sleights used
Running Time Approximately: 2hrs
Reviews
(Top ▲)
Don't You Remember (Thank you Adele) when people read books and learned from the masters like Marlo, et. al.? I almost forgot about those days until watching this DVD starring Daniel Chard. He's young, well read, a clever thinker, and an innovative technician. Lucky for him his magic is extremely visual . . . it makes up for his poor presentation skills. I've said this many times before, telling people what you are doing, what you're going to do and what you have done is NOT A PRESENTATION!
However, as ya'll know, I rarely dock points for poor presentation. I try to judge the material on its own merit. By that standard, this DVD is TOP QUALITY. The production value is excellent. It's easy to navigate. The effects are taught in depth and very clearly. There's an additional section that covers in depth many of the moves and sleights used on the DVD.
Chard is a very nice guy who has created some extremely visual, yet quite doable, card magic. Watch the DVD trailer . . . you'll see. There is no effect that stands out as being the best or the worst. In my opinion, every effect and method is at least 4 stars.
If you're looking to add some visual magic to your repertoire that doesn't require you to be a Buck Twin, you've found what you're looking for. And for $30 bucks, it's worth it.
Final Verdict:
4.5 Stars with a Stone Status of GEM.
(Top ▲)
These effects are cluttered, sloppy, and over handled. At several points during an Inversion routine, a card is ‘examined’ as misdirection to do the secret move. A move he does while LOOKING AT THE CAMERA.
At the end of one very confusing routine where even I wasn’t even able to follow the effect, he brushes off his spectators lack of reaction as ‘stunned silence’ right in front of them!
If you want simple, practical, magic performed by a gentleman with real charm, look at one of John Carey’s DVDs, and stay far away from this!