"We're all stories, at the end. Just make it a good one, eh?” - The Doctor (Season 5, Episode 13).
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The wibbly wobbly timey wimey adventure
Concept Show Set Package
into the mountain
Queue Line & Ride Vehicle
Celestia: night sky theme park
Master Planning
Ghostly projection
Projection Mapping
Mario nighttime adventure
Nighttime Parade
Seasonal themed campaign
Retail Seasonal Theming
2017 disney imaginations competition
Semifinals Submission
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SCAD
MFA in Themed Entertainment Design
Thesis Project 2018
A concept Show Set package for a dark ride attraction based on Doctor Who.
HIGH CONCEPT
After the Doctor has sent out a distress signal, guests are recruited by River Song and the Unified Intelligence Task Force to travel throughout time and space to save him.
the project
For my MFA in Themed Entertainment Design Thesis project, I decided to put into action the elements of design I acquired throughout my Engineering and MFA degrees as well as on my Summer 2017 internship as a Show Set Designer at Universal Creative. The project was supposed to last what a regular quarter at SCAD does, ten weeks, but I decided to take it a little bit further, and so I started with the research and creating the story in collaboration with a show writer, Madison Alford, five weeks earlier, giving me 15 weeks in total to prepare this project.
SKETCHING | SOLIDWORKS | SKETCHUP | AUTOCAD | PHOTOSHOP | ILLUSTRATOR
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Model shots
SketchUp 3d model
Ride system
Modeled and rendered in Solidworks
The Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey Adventure will utilize two central ride systems: the REVOLUTION™ True-Trackless Ride system and the RoboCoaster carousel system. Each ride vehicle will be called "CombanionMobile"
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For the scenes where the "CompanionMobile” vehicles are imitating the Tardis Movements and working as a transition from full decorated sets to a different full decorated scene, the Trackless vehicle will lock into a platform in the KUKA arm. Once in the full-decorated sets, the CompanionMobile will be able to wander outside of a single line using the Trackless Ride technology like the REVOLUTION™ ride vehicle. The perfect example of this is in the scene “Valley of the Angels” where guests will be able to explore the area, hear how the vehicles communicate with each other, and interact and respond to what is around them and maybe even to run from what is chasing them. For this last part, the ride vehicle will use Vehicle Dynamics technology. Each vehicle will have "personality,” to give the guest a more real and immersive experience.
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As for the interactive component, every guest will have a "Sonic Blaster” shooter mounted on the ride vehicle. They will be able to stun Daleks, use it as a flashlight, and to keep a power generator on.
Ride Vehicle with shooters
Sonic Blaster
3D Glasses
Vehicle "train" colors representing its "personality"
show set package
Package assembled using Autocad and SheetSet Manager
graphics
Illustrator and Photoshop
Queue line and Ride Vehicle design
HIGH CONCEPT
Guests join a group of dwarves on their quest to the Lonely Mountain in search of reclaiming their homeland from a fearsome, gold-hoarding dragon.
the project
Join Thorin Oakenshield’s Company of dwarves into the Kingdom under the Mountain. Inside, walk through the halls where piles of gold and treasures await. Hallways will guide you to the center of the mountain. Remember, don’t awaken what’s hiding.
Along the way, you’ll encounter Thorin, Balin, and some of the other members of the company. You’ll face your biggest fears when you discover that the Kingdom under the Mountain is running under new management and Smaug has decided he wants it to stay that way.
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SCAD
MFA in Themed Entertainment Design
Winter Quarter 2017
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Master Planning
HIGH CONCEPT
Celestia is a natural theme park/dark sky park celebrating the beauty and the mysteries of the supernatural. This park is a destination for adventure and refreshments as guests explore the fairy forests, mermaid lagoons, and ancient ruins under the cover of the brightest night sky.
SCAD
MFA in Themed Entertainment Design
Winter Quarter 2018
the project
In a total of six weeks, a team of three students assigned by the professor designed a theme park:
“Celestia: the First Night Sky Theme Park”
Proposed to be located in Scotland. Each one of us came up with two (2) theme park lands within this theme park. I entirely designed “Red Cap Ruins” and “Cailleach Summit.” Each one of these lands holds its attractions, restaurants, merchandise locations, and resort areas. And each of those, include story treatment and full concept detail. Here is the part of the project I collaborated with.
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the team
Jesse Techentin
High concept and "Selkie Lagoon."
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Logo, Lanterns concept, "Cailleach Summit,"
and Red Cap Ruins."
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Morgan Devlin
Costumes, "Wispy Woods," and "Ghillie Du Village."
Projection Mapping
SCAD
MFA in Themed Entertainment Design
Fall Quarter 2017
The project
In a period of three weeks, a team of three students assigned by the professor designed a themed entertainment show based on an image and made a proof-of-concept presentation to the class.
Project requirements:
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A weekly charette with the entire class.
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A live "performance" or presentation of the proposed show (either in part or in whole).
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A fabricated model or another performance element (costume, scene, model, etc.).
The Team
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Maris Slavin: Creative Director, 3D modeler & white model builder
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Carlos Ginatta: Animation
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Elizabeth McClain: Show writer & Sound Mixer
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Music: "Spooky Scary Skeletons" by Andrew Gold.
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Parade
SCAD
MFA in Themed Entertainment Design
Spring Quarter 2017
the project
The assigned project for this class was to design a parade for a park, land, or event. I chose to create a Mario nighttime parade. It would have a Mario Kart themed parade pre-show while the guests wait for the parade followed by the banner signifying the start of the parade. I designed 3 floats with characters and other units as compliments to each float. Each float and unit will fully light up and utilize an internal projection system.
The floats themed after Luigi's Mansion and Mario 3D land are ready to light up the night.
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Campaign
SCAD
MFA in Themed Entertainment Design
Spring Quarter 2017
the project
Create and design a seasonal marketing campaign to promote sales for a Store in Downtown Savannah.
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The venue chosen for this project was Savannah Rae's Gourmet Popcorn Store for the Harry Potter Fall Campaign
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SCAD
MFA in Themed Entertainment Design
Fall Quarter 2016
Semifinals submission
The project
Imaginations is a design competition created and sponsored by Walt Disney Imagineering with the purpose of seeking out and nurturing the next generation of diverse Imagineers.
2017 Disney Imaginations Competition challenge was about applying some of Disney's design principles to create a new outdoor space within our college or university that addresses current students, faculty, and visitors' needs while providing a respite from the stresses of college life.
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MARKERS | COLOR PENCILS | PHOTOSHOP
The team
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Aubrey Lysandra Metcalfe
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