The Mysterious Pearl 3D-Themenpark-Fahrgeschäft by Mark Boey

The Mysterious Pearl 3D-Themenpark-Fahrgeschäft by Mark Boey is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Bronze in Filmdesign Competition Category.

BronzeFilm· 2020

The Mysterious Pearl 3D-Themenpark-Fahrgeschäft

by Mark Boey

Client: Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park

A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Film Category

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The Design

About The Mysterious Pearl 3D-Themenpark-Fahrgeschäft

Die Mysterious Pearl ist ein 3D-Fahrgeschäft, das für einen Ozeanpark in Shanghai, China, entwickelt wurde. Das Fahrgeschäft verbindet einen achtminütigen stereoskopischen Animationsfilm mit einem beweglichen Fahrzeug. Die Geschichte begleitet eine Meerjungfrau und eine Familie von Meeresbewohnern auf ihrer Mission, die Welt zu retten. Jedes Fahrzeug verfügt über sieben Spezialeffekte, darunter senkrechte Abstürze und horizontale Bewegungen, die synchron zur Animation wiederholt werden. Charaktere und Animation entstanden in Maya, die Effekte in Houdini und das Compositing in After Effects und Flame.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Bronze

The Mysterious Pearl 3D-Themenpark-Fahrgeschäft ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze, einer hochprestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für herausragende Designs, die sich durch Kreativität, Einfallsreichtum und Scharfsinn auszeichnen. Bronze-Gewinner sind reichlich geschickte und auffallend kreative Artefakte, die die große Erfahrung, Fantasie und Findigkeit ihrer Designer belegen. Von The Mysterious Pearl 3D-Themenpark-Fahrgeschäft wird erwartet, dass es ein hochgeschätztes, bewundertes und geliebtes Objekt ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Bronze prämierte Design verkörpert bewährte Verfahren in Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie und ist hervorragend in seiner Liebe zum Detail. The Mysterious Pearl 3D-Themenpark-Fahrgeschäft befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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