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The Mysterious Pearl 3D Theme Park Ride by Mark Boey

The Mysterious Pearl 3D Theme Park Ride by Mark Boey is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award nga Bronse in Disenyo sa Pelikula, Bidyo ug Animasyon Competition Category.


BronsePelikula· 2020

The Mysterious Pearl 3D Theme Park Ride

by Mark Boey

Client: Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park

A' Design Award nga Bronse Winner in Pelikula Category

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The Design

About The Mysterious Pearl 3D Theme Park Ride

Ang Mysterious Pearl usa ka 3D theme park ride nga gimugna para sa usa ka ocean park sa Shanghai, China. Ang ride nagkombinar sa walo ka minuto nga stereoscopic animated film uban ang usa ka nagalihok nga sakyanan. Ang istorya nagsunod sa usa ka mermaid ug usa ka pamilya sa mga binuhat sa dagat sa ilang misyon nga luwason ang kalibutan. Ang matag sakyanan sa ride adunay pito ka espesyal nga epekto, sama sa vertical drops ug horizontal motions, nga gibalikbalik uyon sa oras sa animation. Ang mga karakter ug animation gihimo gamit ang Maya, ang mga epekto gamit ang Houdini, ug ang compositing gamit ang After Effects ug Flame.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award nga Bronse

The Mysterious Pearl 3D Theme Park Ride usa ka mananaog sa A' Design Award nga Bronse, usa ka labihan ka prestihiyoso nga pag-ila nga gihatag sa talagsaon nga mga disenyo nga gipaila sa pagkamamugnaon, kaabtik, ug kamatngon. Ang mga mananaog sa Bronse mga hanas kaayo ug makapahibulong nga mamugnaon nga mga artipakto nga nagpamatuod sa dakong kasinatian, imahinasyon, ug kaabtik sa ilang mga tigdesinyo. Gilauman nga ang The Mysterious Pearl 3D Theme Park Ride mahimong gipabilhan, gihangaan, ug gihigugma nga butang nga talagsaon ang pagkapropesyonal ug bag-o. Kini nga disenyo nga nakadaog og A' Design Award nga Bronse naglakip sa labing maayong mga praktis sa arte, siyensya, disenyo, ug teknolohiya ug maayo kaayo tungod sa pagtagad niini sa mga detalye. The Mysterious Pearl 3D Theme Park Ride nagtagbaw sa mga panginahanglan sa matahom nga paagi, nag-igo sa mga tinguha, nagbihag sa mga pagbati, ug nagdani sa pagkamausisaon.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Mermaid is a 3D immersive experience located at Haichang Ocean Park theme park in Shanghai, China. Untitled Studios was approached by Haichang to design and create a fully immersive 3D experience based on the story of a mermaid and her quest to save the world.
During the creative process, we refined the characters of Mermaid and the ride's sea creature family, as well as creating the environmental background of the 8-minute animated universe.
Guests are transported into a state of the art 4D film that, along with surprising sensory elements, propels them into the ultimate 'Mermaid ride' experience.
The experience becomes even more immersive with the creation of a uniquely designed ride, each equipped with seven different special effects that repeat numerous times in tandem with the 3D animation, including vertical drops and horizontal motions!
Dimensions & Packaging
Stereoscopic 3d, 48fps, 12 scenes dimensions HD to 8k resolution. Digital Dolby.
Tags
theme park, dark ride, animation, immersive, 4d ride
Production Technology
All character design and animation are created in Maya, and all effects are created using Houdini.
Compositing are created in After effects and Flame.
Design Challenge
The biggest challenge about this job is scale and timeframe.
The entire animation had to be created within six months of production.
Not only that, everything had to be done in stereoscope 3d at 48 per frame with a resolution at 8k. Managing data is one of the biggest issue we never even thought of. What we learned from it. Always optimise working files, very bytes counts in the end.
Research
There’s only a handful of theme park in the world. The biggest and the best is Disney. Competing with such a big brand is challenging. Our method is start from the basic, storytelling and character design. We knew getting this 2 formula right is important. Technology is the second part that we need to overcome. Finding the right company as partners is just as important. We believe in collaboration.
Inspiration
The inspiration comes from watching Pixar and Disney. When I was young I was fascinated with storytelling and animation. I love 3d character that can take you on a journey and explore the magical world. Mixing with roller coaster and storyline would give you the audience a whole new immersive experience.
Project Duration
Jan 2019 - Present in Shanghai China
Operation Flow
Theme park ride experience. Taking moving image to the 4th dimension.
Team Members
Executive Creative Director: Mark Boey
Executive Producer: Soddy Yu
Head of 3D: Wang Tong
Animation Studios: Untitled Studios, Akromat VFX
Music and Sound: Groove Q

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