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Atlantis the lost kingdom

Atlantis the lost kingdom. John Rufino Aguilar Nik Ottinger Benjamin Roy- Iwanycki. Myth. The first references of Atlantis were in Plato’s works: Critias and Timaeus in 360 BC.

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Atlantis the lost kingdom

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  1. Atlantisthe lost kingdom John Rufino AguilarNikOttingerBenjamin Roy-Iwanycki

  2. Myth • The first references of Atlantis were in Plato’s works: Critias and Timaeusin 360 BC. • In his work Critias, the origins of Atlantis are discussed with Socrates. The story ends with the demise of the Atlanteans by the hands of Zeus. Some of the dialogues have however been lost. • Timaeus, his other work, is a continuation of Critias’ story about Atlantis, in which was mentioned the state of Atlantis and it’s foreign relations.

  3. When the gods created the world, each one was giving a part of Earth. • Poseidon, the god of the sea chose Atlantis. Poseidon fell in love with Cleito, a native Atlantean. He created a dwelling on a hill in the center of the Island and altered its geographic layout.

  4. Poseidon’s Sons 10 sons: 5 pairs of twins Atlas was the first born and later became the main ruler of Atlantis The other children were each assigned a part of Atlantis to be in charge of

  5. Atlantean Empire • Outside the Pillars of Hercules, war took place. After conquering all the other lands within Europe and Libya, it became a battle between the Atlantean and the Athenian empires. Though the Athens soldiers were greatly outnumbered, they were more organized and were able to overthrow Atlantis. • This could also be a good opportunity to explore the way that the Atlanteansoldiers might have looked.

  6. Atlantis’ Fate Seeing the increasing avarice of the people of Atlantis and their desire for more power, Zeus decided to punish them.

  7. In one night… Massive earthquakes struck Atlantis. The whole sky turned the color of dry blood, and a mass of black clouds swept across it.

  8. Sea water rose and giant waves crashed upon the island. The great Atlanteankingdom sank to the depths of the ocean, never to be seen again.

  9. General Map Concentric circles: 3 of water, 2 of land Central island was the section dedicated to the Poseidon Atlantis before it was washed away by Zeus Farms, forests and mountains surround the Atlantis’ rings Bridges that connect each ring A canal that flows from the ocean to the center island to facilitate transportation

  10. Detailed view of atlantis

  11. Temple of Poseidon

  12. Bridges & Channels

  13. Canal

  14. Documentary details

  15. Natural Catastrophe • City • Earthquake • Rain • Flood • Island • City • Temples & Landmarks • Recreating natural disasters is hard to do in any other mediums other than CGI. • Reconstructing an ancient civilization needs extreme planning and 3D models help a lot • Believability & presentation • Why 3D?

  16. Goal of the documentary • Show how Atlantis looks like • Explain how Atlantis sunk • Tell the story • Why should this idea be realized? • Go with the flow • Discovery channel special • Recent discoveries will spark new interest

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