A. So, I understand that the set comes with 3 different possible celebrities that can be forced. However, are there different versions of the envelope that might be included, since the one shown in the description does not include ANY of the 3 names to be forced. (In the demo video, Victor shows an envelope with Tom Cruze's name on it, but his name does not appear on the one pictured in the ad. Is this a typo/oversight/different version of envelope?) B. While the FF button to adult celebrity pic is self-explanatory & easy to see what's happening, I just want to confirm the force is actually accomplished by the envelope being GIMMICKED and not just a "multiple out" COUNTING METHOD? The description seems to confirm this, but advertisement wording is often deceptive/misleading/ambiguous, so I just want to confirm. ** This would have been answered if the video TRULY showed a "Full performance" as Joao states that it does, but actually DOES NOT. A full performance means start to finish or at least the inclusion of every sequence & ACTION moment for the SAME GROUP, not jumping from scene to scene or performance to performance to cherry pick the best moments of each. (IE, have someone choose a number, immediately show the envelope being turned around and the steps involved of showing how the chosen number is revealed on the envelope, and so on. Does not necessarily need to include every moment or all patter, but all ACTION moments.) I wish Vanishing would require sellers to truly show full performances as well as to be accurate in their descriptions and statements. Purchasing online is a huge disadvantage compared with purchasing at a convention or live store, where a TRUE "full performance" can be viewed so the buyer can better evaluate whether the routine can be realistically performed under the settings and conditions THEY have to perform under, rather than only watching cherry picked moments and ideal angle situations, etc. In a unique market like Magic, where much of the value of an effect is in the secret, buyers should have the opportunity to evaluate and better understand the real-world workability in their settings.

Thanks for your feedback. We have no control over the promotional content producers give us when we do not produce the item. With out own items, we always show a full, uncut performance. To answer your question, it is not a 'hot rod' style number force, it is a gimmick that involves no counting. Hope that helps.

So do I understand this correctly, if you buy this effect you are stuck with the three pre-chosen "celebs" at $69.95 and only Martha Steward would be able to create additional pictures. That's seems really short sighted. I understand the workings of the "fast forward" button and the envelope involved but I guess the "force" is the real kicker in this one. Are they planning to release a DIY version of this effect to adept to my audience and not the social media crowd???

There are no DIY plans in the works that we are aware of.

Is there a trick-related reason that none of the force names are shown on the printed envelope. I'm guessing yes, but initially, it seems odd to me. Also, what are the angles like? I'm often in a parlor situation where folks are pretty close to 180 degrees.

You can force the name with a different method if you do not prefer the envelope.

Can we customize the trick to use our own people or celebrities and photos?

If you're super crafty, you might be able to pull it off. But it definitely wouldn't be easy. So, while not impossible, the short answer would be "no".

Who is mr beast? so...what do we do for the obvious answers, like Swift?

The clever method allows for a free choice of number. So you choose which celebrity you want to force, and then can force that celebrity at any number they choose. As far as Mr. Beast is concerned, he's a world famous YouTube personality.

I don't understand, you say that we get three people, but there are ten possibilities. Is there a "security" so we only need these three or will we need to buy extra things?

This is a two-part gimmick. The baby gag fast forward gimmick and then the clever forcing gimmick. The clever forcing gimmick allows you to force a celebrity at any number they choose. So you pick whichever of the three celebrities you want to force and then put their baby gag photo in the envelope. Then, your audience, can choose any number between 1 and 10. It's a free choice. No matter what they say, you'll be able to force the celebrity you choose at that number.

Wonder why Mr. Beast was a selection? Most audiences don’t know who he is!!!

Many teen audiences know who he is. If you're performing at schools, almost all of the students would know who he is.

All 10 celebrities can be freely selected?

I think what they mean is any *number* can be selected.

Fast Forward

Name: Fast Forward
Brand: Joao Miranda
SKU: 28363
Price: 63.60 GBP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)

Trick by Joao Miranda and Victor Sanz

Fast Forward

Trick by Joao Miranda and Victor Sanz

£63.60inc VAT

4 reviews

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The classic baby gag kicker gets a super-charged modern upgrade with an eye-popping new visual element designed by Victor Sanz and João Miranda.

"Fast Forward" isn't just a new gimmick or simple trick. It's a full-blown, road-tested routine packed with comedy, audience engagement, and an impossible visual change that will leave them stunned. As magicians at Blackpool learned, "Fast Forward" is very fooling.

They pick a number between 1 and 10 and see what celebrity is associated with it. You then bring out your prediction. It's a photo of the celebrity...as a baby!

After the laughs (or groans) subside, the real fun begins. You flip the photo over and invite them to press the "fast forward" symbol on the back. The photo is then flipped back over to reveal the baby has instantly "grown up" into the celebrity they chose.

Very easy to do
Super fooling
No sleight of hand
Guaranteed crowd pleaser
Packs flat, plays huge
Works close up or on stage
Comes with multiple final reveals

"Fast Forward" is a ton of fun to perform, and never fails to get a big reaction. This routine isn't restricted to parlor and stage either, it was carefully designed to be portable and practical enough for close-up workers too.

Your magician friends are going to be fried too, because they genuinely can choose any number between 1 and 10. Yet you'll always be able to force whichever final reveal you want. This is not some weird counting procedure either. It's a super clever and practical gimmick that allows you to easily force the celebrity you need.

You'll receive three different final reveals (Tom Cruise, Margot Robbie, and Mr. Beast), as well as custom gimmicked envelopes that help make the magic happen. Each one was handcrafted by João Miranda Magic in Portgual to ensure they will last you countless uses.

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Customer reviews for Fast Forward

Larry

As an old fogey, I recognized every aspect of this trick, but was highly impressed that they'd been combined into a single trick.

The trick is clever and will fool people.

The only objection that I have is that the photo(s) are not perfectly clear and crisp, which is child's play in this day and age. I suspect much smaller photos were expanded via Photoshop/Gimp/whatever and this accounts for the clarity issue.

It's this clarity that prevented me from giving this trick an excellent rating.

And as a hint to magic manufacturers' please have someone above the age of 60 test out your products before you mass manufacture. The slickness of the photo backing makes the trick a little difficult for me to do, as I have incredibly dry skin.

Claudio

Very nice and easy trick to perform, it's direct and easy to follow, the reset takes 1 minute, the video instruction is very understandable with live performance, gets great reaction.
One negative, but is just for me, I'm going to replace the Mr Beast photo with somebody else.
About the price, maybe is expansive but the gimmicks are vey well made and work perfectly, so money well spent.
Maybe you can ear a little sound when you perform it but I can tell you, it's inaudible in real world enviroment.
Highly reccomanded if you want to perfom a fun little routine.

David

A really good routine. I’ve used it several times now in a parlour setting. Very fooling. Even close up in a practice performance there was no heat on the props. The props should last a long time with care. Recommended.

Raymond

Love it. I added rite into my show and it kills. This is definitely a worker.

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Marlin asks: A. So, I understand that the set comes with 3 different possible celebrities that can be forced. However, are there different versions of the envelope that might be included, since the one shown in the description does not include ANY of the 3 names to be forced. (In the demo video, Victor shows an envelope with Tom Cruze's name on it, but his name does not appear on the one pictured in the ad. Is this a typo/oversight/different version of envelope?) B. While the FF button to adult celebrity pic is self-explanatory & easy to see what's happening, I just want to confirm the force is actually accomplished by the envelope being GIMMICKED and not just a "multiple out" COUNTING METHOD? The description seems to confirm this, but advertisement wording is often deceptive/misleading/ambiguous, so I just want to confirm. ** This would have been answered if the video TRULY showed a "Full performance" as Joao states that it does, but actually DOES NOT. A full performance means start to finish or at least the inclusion of every sequence & ACTION moment for the SAME GROUP, not jumping from scene to scene or performance to performance to cherry pick the best moments of each. (IE, have someone choose a number, immediately show the envelope being turned around and the steps involved of showing how the chosen number is revealed on the envelope, and so on. Does not necessarily need to include every moment or all patter, but all ACTION moments.) I wish Vanishing would require sellers to truly show full performances as well as to be accurate in their descriptions and statements. Purchasing online is a huge disadvantage compared with purchasing at a convention or live store, where a TRUE "full performance" can be viewed so the buyer can better evaluate whether the routine can be realistically performed under the settings and conditions THEY have to perform under, rather than only watching cherry picked moments and ideal angle situations, etc. In a unique market like Magic, where much of the value of an effect is in the secret, buyers should have the opportunity to evaluate and better understand the real-world workability in their settings.
- 1. Vanishing Inc. Magic responds:Thanks for your feedback. We have no control over the promotional content producers give us when we do not produce the item. With out own items, we always show a full, uncut performance. To answer your question, it is not a 'hot rod' style number force, it is a gimmick that involves no counting. Hope that helps.
Meik asks: So do I understand this correctly, if you buy this effect you are stuck with the three pre-chosen "celebs" at $69.95 and only Martha Steward would be able to create additional pictures. That's seems really short sighted. I understand the workings of the "fast forward" button and the envelope involved but I guess the "force" is the real kicker in this one. Are they planning to release a DIY version of this effect to adept to my audience and not the social media crowd???
- 1. Vanishing Inc. Magic responds:There are no DIY plans in the works that we are aware of.
David asks: Is there a trick-related reason that none of the force names are shown on the printed envelope. I'm guessing yes, but initially, it seems odd to me. Also, what are the angles like? I'm often in a parlor situation where folks are pretty close to 180 degrees.
- 1. Vanishing Inc. Magic responds:You can force the name with a different method if you do not prefer the envelope.
Kvod asks: Can we customize the trick to use our own people or celebrities and photos?
- 1. Vanishing Inc. Magic responds:If you're super crafty, you might be able to pull it off. But it definitely wouldn't be easy. So, while not impossible, the short answer would be "no".
Terry asks: Who is mr beast? so...what do we do for the obvious answers, like Swift?
- 1. Vanishing Inc. Magic responds:The clever method allows for a free choice of number. So you choose which celebrity you want to force, and then can force that celebrity at any number they choose. As far as Mr. Beast is concerned, he's a world famous YouTube personality.
Cyril asks: I don't understand, you say that we get three people, but there are ten possibilities. Is there a "security" so we only need these three or will we need to buy extra things?
- 1. Vanishing Inc. Magic responds:This is a two-part gimmick. The baby gag fast forward gimmick and then the clever forcing gimmick. The clever forcing gimmick allows you to force a celebrity at any number they choose. So you pick whichever of the three celebrities you want to force and then put their baby gag photo in the envelope. Then, your audience, can choose any number between 1 and 10. It's a free choice. No matter what they say, you'll be able to force the celebrity you choose at that number.
Vince asks: Wonder why Mr. Beast was a selection? Most audiences don’t know who he is!!!
- 1. Vanishing Inc. Magic responds:Many teen audiences know who he is. If you're performing at schools, almost all of the students would know who he is.
Giuseppe asks: All 10 celebrities can be freely selected?
- 1. Ed responds:I think what they mean is any *number* can be selected.
- 2. Giuseppe responds:Okay now I understand, hopefully they will sell expansion packs with other celebrities on the list ib the future, very cool effect
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