Project Review: The Race to Atlantis PART XXII

Our comic relief is visiting us one final time.

As he leaves us he heads towards the huge city of Atlantis.

Once he reaches the castle a huge energy is emitted and it is revealed that our host...

Was King Poseidon himself all along!
The End

RACE TO ATLANTIS PART XII

Client: Rhythm and Hues.
Art Director: na.
Project Date Summer 1996.

In this final post of twelve on my work on the 3D ride-film storyboards for the Atlantis Ride Film at Rhythm and Hues, we finish the ride and are seated at the base of ATLANTIS. We have our final interaction with the comic relief who has been with us on this entire ride, and we get to see the revealing of King Poseidon!

You can view PART I here

You can view PART II here

You can view PART III here

You can view PART IV here

You can view PART V here

You can review PART VI here

You can view PART VII here

You can view PART VIII here.

You can view PART IX here.

You can view PART X here.

You can view PART XI here.

Cheers, THOM

Project Review: The Race to Atlantis PART XI

We see parts falling to form the hoop of the gate in front of us floating above the sand and we go through it while it is still falling.

A bunch of parts come from behind us swooshing by to form wings.

The wings form around the gate and begin to form and focus us on the city behind them.

As we slowly move into the first gate we are interrupted..
to be continued with final boards soon.

RACE TO ATLANTIS PART XI

Client: Rhythm and Hues.
Art Director: na.
Project Date Summer 1996.

In this eleventh post on my work on the 3D ride-film storyboards for the Atlantis Ride Film at Rhythm and Hues, we continue from the bottom of the sea as the gate is begining to form from many pieces that fall down to form a hoop that we must go through as our final gate. It also gets built from parts sweeping past our heads and flowing forward. The city behind it ATLANTIS is being revealed through the clear water in the ceter of the gate.

To be continued....


You can view PART I here

You can view PART II here

You can view PART III here

You can view PART IV here

You can view PART V here

You can review PART VI here

You can view PART VII here

You can view PART VIII here.

You can view PART IX here.

You can view PART X here.
Part XI Coming next!

Cheers, THOM

Project Review: The Race to Atlantis PART X

...As we continue the creature attempts one last time to stop us.

Out of frustration the creature shoot a fire-ball at the city destroying it!

Bits and pieces of statues and architecture begin falling and one big one hit us spinning us down...

As we float down we are at a loss of power and helplessly spin down...

We begin to level out and see a ring forming... To be cont'd.

RACE TO ATLANTIS PART X

Client: Rhythm and Hues.
Art Director: na.
Project Date Summer 1996.

In this tenth post on my work on the 3D ride-film storyboards for the Atlantis Ride Film at Rhythm and Hues, we continue to fight the large creature that is preventing us from getting to Atlantis.

The creature blocks us again, but we do get around it and dive down past the huge floating city to the floor of the ocean. While we descend down, we are passed by bits and pieces of huge statues.

To be continued....


You can view PART I here

You can view PART II here

You can view PART III here

You can view PART IV here

You can view PART V here

You can review PART VI here

You can view PART VII here

You can view PART VIII here.

You can view PART IX here.

Part XI Coming next!

Cheers, THOM

Project Review: The Race to Atlantis- PART IX

We continue and crest the top of a huge floating mushroom.

As we crest a Huge City in the distance is revealed as out goal.
[B-n-W sketch of city is from Stephan Martiniere's concept piece]

We are all of a sudden "HIT" with the group of creatures.

They are close , so close one take a quick look at you!

The creatures fall back, To be cont'd.

RACE TO ATLANTIS PART IX

Client: Rhythm and Hues.
Art Director: na.
Project Date Summer 1996.

In this ninth post on my work on the 3D ride-film storyboards for the Atlantis Ride Film at Rhythm and Hues, we are flying through these huge floating crystal mushrooms that appear to be cities.

The creatures in the race that we are trying to beat are now attacking us and come right up to camera to take a peek at you! There is a good portion of the ride where these interact with the guests on the ride.

To be continued....


You can view PART I here

You can view PART II here

You can view PART III here

You can view PART IV here

You can view PART V here

You can review PART VI here

You can view PART VII here

You can view PART VIII here.

Part X Coming next!

Cheers, THOM

Project Review: The Race to Atlantis PART VIII

The wall is translucent so we can see in this other world...

We slam into the Translucent wall and it cracks a bit.

We slide to the right and hit it again in another spot and we are IN!

We found the sweet spot and are in this new world with floating mushrooms.

We glide around these huge floating mushrooms, to be cont'd.....

RACE TO ATLANTIS PART VIII

Client: Rhythm and Hues.
Art Director: na.
Project Date Summer 1996.

In this eighth post on my work on the 3D ride-film storyboards for the Atlantis Ride Film at Rhythm and Hues, we are facing a translucent wall with a new world to explore with giant floating mushrooms inspired by all the Heavy Metal artwork from the 80's. We slam the wall a few times until we find a sweet spot to glide through the wall and into this new world. Look for PART IX next.


You can view PART I here

You can view PART II here

You can view PART III here

You can view PART IV here

You can view PART V here

You can review PART VI here

You can view PART VII here


Part IX Coming next!

Cheers, THOM

Project Review; The Race to Atlantis-PART VII

We see through the stained glass a figure descend towards us into the room.

This menacing figure continues to fill camera and come even closer to us...

This beast screams at us and proceeds to throw a fireball at us...

A few racers who stuck around try to pass, only to get nailed...

Our host suggests we turn and see the world through the wall...To Be Cont'd.

RACE TO ATLANTIS PART VII

Client: Rhythm and Hues.
Art Director: na.
Project Date Summer 1996.

In this seventh post on my work on the 3D ride-film storyboards for the Atlantis Ride Film at Rhythm and Hues, we are in the dead end room and something has appeared before us. This is a main story moment that we must pass to continue in the race. Most of the rest of the racers have left and it is just us and the comic relief there with us. Those who stayed are trying to pass the beast that has blocked the path in the race.

We end this sequence with an invitation to a city through a wall.



You can view PART I here

You can view PART II here

You can view PART III here

You can view PART IV here

You can view PART V here

You can review PART VI here


Part VII Coming next!

Cheers, THOM

Project Review: Race to Atlantis PART VI

We turn up to the sky and fly past the steps on a Pyramid.

We are inside the Pyramid in a great Corridor.

The other racers hit into the walls and parts start falling...

For some reason the other racers turn and leave us alone.

We head to a seemingly dead end at the end of this long journey...

RACE TO ATLANTIS PART VI

Client: Rhythm and Hues.
Art Director: na.
Project Date Summer 1996.

In this sixth post on my work on the 3D ride-film storyboards for the Atlantis Ride Film at Rhythm and Hues, we are now in heading into a Pyramid and a great glass hallway. We follow the rest of the the racers doen a glass ceilinged corrideor and then ethya ll turn around and head back at us hitting and shaking our POV. We continue to the dead end at the end of the corridor. I will post the next set of this story soon.



You can view PART I here

You can view PART II here

You can view PART III here

You can view PART IV here

You can view PART V here


Part VII Coming soon.

Cheers, THOM

Project Review: Race to Atlantis PART V

After diving into the city we are flying past these Huge Mushroom buildings.

We approach a gate of sorts made of stone.

We watch the other racers pass through it.

Then we ourselves[ The rider] pass through it too.

Sparks fly as a Flying Chariot hits the wall.

RACE TO ATLANTIS PART V

Client: Rhythm and Hues.
Art Director: na.
Project Date Summer 1996.

In this fifth post on my work on the 3D ride-film storyboards for the Atlantis Ride Film at Rhythm and Hues, we are now in the floating city we just dove into. The buildings are huge floating "Mushroom shaped buildings floating in the sky that we are racing around. We will fly through a gateway and head up to the Pyramid near the end of this portion. This is an ongoing series and will get the rest of the story shorty.

You can view PART I here

You can view PART II here

You can view PART III here

You can view PART IV here


Part VI Coming shorty.

Cheers, THOM

Project Review: Race To Atlantis PART IV

After getting hit it spins up to follow the racers.

We are now following along and IN the Race!

A Large Buttress hits us and bumps the riders.

We get hit again only HARDER!

We lunge over some Architecture and dive down.
[ To Be Continued...]

RACE TO ATLANTIS
PART IV

Client: Rhythm and Hues.
Art Director: na.
Project Date Summer 1996.

In this fourth post on my work on the 3D ride-film storyboards for the Atlantis Ride Film at Rhythm and Hues, we are now fully in the race receiving instructions from the ever present comic relief in the flying machine that keeps bumping us. We also are interacting with the scene getting bumped around too. Look for the next Storyboard post coming soon.

You can view PART I here

You can view PART II here

You can view PART III here


Part V Coming soon.

Cheers, THOM

Project Review: Race To Atlantis Part III

Clouds Part and we see the ground as we approach the Race to Atlantis

The riders POV is now set on the ground ready to go with the huge city in the distance.

The flying Chariots are headed right at us now.

As they all fly around us we end up with the Comic Relief.

He is going fast enough that he too hits us and shakes the POV.
[To Be Continued]

RACE TO ATLANTIS
PART III

Client: Rhythm and Hues.
Art Director: na.
Project Date Summer 1996.

In this third post on my work on the 3D ride-film storyboards for the Atlantis Ride Film at Rhythm and Hues, we are now seeing the clouds clear up so we begin to see the huge city of Atlantis that we will race through. The comic relief is back with the flying machine designed by Nick Pugh back in our face again as we are about to get swept into the race.

You can view PART I here

You can view PART II here


Part IV Coming soon.

Cheers, THOM

Project Review: Microscopic Ridefilm "The Flea".

The Exterior of the Steampunk Flea Design.

A Close Up of the Cabin Interior where the Driver works from.

A Typical shot of the Motherboards used to build these micro Cities.

The Flea

Client: Medical hardware Manufacturer.
Art Director: n/a.
Project Date: 1995.

Before I went to Disney Interactive I had a very fun freelance job for a ride film being made my a major US Circuit board Manufacturer. The film used the circuit boards as a miniature city where this giant "Flea" chases you around for the ride. The flea was to be what is now called "Steampunk", but back then it was to be a "Jules Verne look", with Victorian cast iron elements, and lots of metal and rivets.

What you see was recreated in 3D [ Light-wave] and animated to create the film. I designed the main Flea interior and exterior as well as the the way they things would animate. I also did a test section of the city showing the basic look that was duplicated to give the feel of flying through a huge city.

The flea itself, uses huge spring loaded rear feet that coil up and launch while destroying whatever it launched off of in the process. It was also steam powered with the big furnace and pipes coming out of the body. The close up shows the driver adjusting the "cheek" reflectors to aim the lightning at the ride guests. The city shows the small detailed windows inside the circuits.

Cheers, THOM