I need some help/advice since I really don't know what to do. Last year I created an effect that I call the Pocket Séance.
Story is based on the Curse of the Crying Boy
The basic idea is:
In 1985 in the UK a tabloid called the Sun reported over 50,000 house fires in a span of a few months. The strange thing about these fires was that nobody could figure out how these fires started. Plus each of these houses had in their possession at the time a certain painting that within the rubble was the only item that remained untouched by the flames. The performer presents a packet of photos and an envelope that one may have in their household; however, one of these photos is the cursed painting. The performer guides a spectator in an out of body experience where they experience one of these house fires. During this experience the spectator walks down a hallway of paintings and at the end of the hallway they come across an empty painting frame with a number. The spectator remembers that number as the performer brings them out of the trance. Based on their number they end up with a single painting from the packet. The performer references the envelope that's been in view the whole time and shows a copy of the actual article the tabloid published on October 24th with a picture of a family standing in their burned down house holding the exact painting the spectator ended up with.
As I was about to finish the write up for the effect someone emailed me saying that someone published a similar effect as me on Penguin Magic. Someone beat me by a few years since there was a download with the exact handling of version one and had the same topic. The thing that separated mine from his was:
1) I had two extra handling I had developed(one being a multiple out version and a bonus effect)
3) The handling of the tabloid article is different
2) Worked more on the scripting focusing more on the spectator(he had more of a fast passed approach)
3) Had different approaches when it came to the reveal(utilizing Instagram and something else)
4) I was going to provide all the photos(both articles and paintings through a google drive link)
The main thing I need advice is what to do? I know if I were to put this out I am going to put his name in the credits. If I were to publish this should I just put the two extra variations or include all three variation?
Story is based on the Curse of the Crying Boy
The basic idea is:
In 1985 in the UK a tabloid called the Sun reported over 50,000 house fires in a span of a few months. The strange thing about these fires was that nobody could figure out how these fires started. Plus each of these houses had in their possession at the time a certain painting that within the rubble was the only item that remained untouched by the flames. The performer presents a packet of photos and an envelope that one may have in their household; however, one of these photos is the cursed painting. The performer guides a spectator in an out of body experience where they experience one of these house fires. During this experience the spectator walks down a hallway of paintings and at the end of the hallway they come across an empty painting frame with a number. The spectator remembers that number as the performer brings them out of the trance. Based on their number they end up with a single painting from the packet. The performer references the envelope that's been in view the whole time and shows a copy of the actual article the tabloid published on October 24th with a picture of a family standing in their burned down house holding the exact painting the spectator ended up with.
As I was about to finish the write up for the effect someone emailed me saying that someone published a similar effect as me on Penguin Magic. Someone beat me by a few years since there was a download with the exact handling of version one and had the same topic. The thing that separated mine from his was:
1) I had two extra handling I had developed(one being a multiple out version and a bonus effect)
3) The handling of the tabloid article is different
2) Worked more on the scripting focusing more on the spectator(he had more of a fast passed approach)
3) Had different approaches when it came to the reveal(utilizing Instagram and something else)
4) I was going to provide all the photos(both articles and paintings through a google drive link)
The main thing I need advice is what to do? I know if I were to put this out I am going to put his name in the credits. If I were to publish this should I just put the two extra variations or include all three variation?
