Fiber Optics Extended

I have performed this for many years and it is a great way to step up the Professors Nightmare and show your audience something different. The additional moves are very good and I really like what is on the DVD. The routine is well taught. However, I do not recommend doing everything on this DVD in a routine and being a copycat. After learning a basic routine from this, edit and use the moves you like and put together your own routine, personality and patter. This is a tool. Use it wisely and you will have a great piece of entertainment for your audiences. I highly recommend this.
Yours truly, Magical Entertainer Vincent, Toronto, Canada.

I'm an absolute beginner with rope magic, and actually own several different pre-made rope tricks I've purchased elsewhere, including versions of the Professor's Nightmare. I should have saved my money and bought this DVD first. The first ten minutes alone are worth the price of the DVD, just explaining how to get the correct ratio of rope lengths, performing the false count and doing the end switch move. The demonstration of each individual technique is clear, thorough, and presented in a logical sequence.

I couldn't be happier with the quality of this DVD, and recommend it without reservation to any beginner who wants to 'learn the ropes' of this type of magic.

Matt Kelley

Can't explain how good this is. I have been some of these moves since the day I purchased the dvd.

It's well explained and visually well-produced material.

My only objection was that there was some repetition when he demo'd a move, but that comes with demos.

Part of my "A" material. Love it.

Even it is not a complete course on Rope Magic, I highly recommend this. I had no experience with RM but this dvd gives the student a well thought out compilation of rope moves in his hands. The best part for me is that you never need to cut any rope at all, all rope magic material depends on three pieces of rope which you can use over and over. This makes it really practical for me. For the serious student however, I recommend to dig deeper into rope material and to learn a few alternatives to do things. The challenge is to make your own routine and to find a presentation for it.

Great ideas with thorough explanations!

If you want to perform some eye catching WOW rope magic magic, Fiber Optics by Richard Sanders is definitely for you. I always had trouble with a professor's nightmare rope effect. Richard Sanders teaches the moves to get in and out of the best performance of this effect. And wait, there is much more. Richard shows you the best of some wonderful rope moves. There are many of them and you can use all or some to put together a rope routine that will give your audience some real entertainment.

Great teaching the routines and moves taught are a big goldmine for my show. I’ve never done rope magic in my life and this was a great intro into that part of magic. It’s good for close up, parlour and stage. It does take a good amount of practice to perform but it’s worth the effort. I’ve performed the moves for audiences of all ages and have gotten great responses and reactions. Richard has a great sense of humour and gives very detailed instructions for each move. He’s easy to follow and clear with each move. Worth every penny, one of the best investments I’ve made in my magic journey.

I never thought I would love rope magic. Honestly, I used to think it looked corny. Even Professor’s Nightmare seemed lame and outdated to me. But Fiber Optics completely changed my mind. It is some of the most visual, mind-bending magic I have ever performed. The rope seems to obey its own logic, and spectators are left with no idea how anything just happened. It is that strong.

Now, rope is one of my everyday carry items. Alongside playing cards, a finger ring, sponge balls, and Double Cross, I always have rope in my bag, in my car, and in my balloon gear. That is how much I depend on this material. Richard Sanders didn’t just create one routine—he gives you eight polished routines that you can mix, match, and structure however you want. Each one is professional quality, visual, and powerful. Whether you are on stage or doing walk-around, these routines work.

Sanders has taken the best sequences from years of rope magic—cut and restored, Professor’s Nightmare, and more—and refined them into modular, practical pieces. On top of that, he adds original touches that make everything feel modern and deceptive. The teaching is crystal clear, and within a couple of hours, you will already have one or two routines performance-ready.

You can present the rope as if it’s magic happening to you, or take full control and build a dramatic, escalating routine. It is incredibly versatile. One of the best parts is that the routines are easy to repeat. People will come back and ask to see it again, and with just a few changes in structure, it will feel fresh and impossible all over again.

Fiber Optics is not just another rope download. It is a full system for creating rope magic that actually matters. It is smart, visual, and it earns reactions. For thirty-nine ninety-five, this is hands down the best rope magic investment I have ever made—and honestly, the only one I need.