The Mysterious Pearl
The Mysterious Pearl is a 3D theme park ride created for an ocean park in Shanghai, China. The ride combines an eight-minute stereoscopic animated film with a moving vehicle. The story follows a mermaid and a family of sea creatures on a quest to save the world. Each ride vehicle includes seven special effects, such as vertical drops and horizontal motions, repeated in time with the animation. Characters and animation were created in Maya, effects in Houdini, and compositing in After Effects and Flame.
The Mysterious Pearl 3D Theme Park Ride by Mark Boey has been recognized as an innovative example of communication design by the A' Design Awards. The Mysterious Pearl 3D Theme Park Ride won the Bronze A' Design Award in Movie, Video and Animation Design in 2020. The A' Movie, Video and Animation Design Award is a highly prestigious international design competition that rewards exceptional design of feature films, short films, documentaries, animations, music videos, experimental films, commercials, trailers and more.
