1. Atlantis the lost kingdom
John Rufino Aguilar Nik Ottinger Benjamin Roy-Iwanycki

2. Myth
The first references of Atlantis were in Plato’s works: Critias and Timaeus in 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. Poseidon fell in love with Cleito, a native Atlantean.
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 Atlantean soldiers 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.
Massive earthquakes struck Atlantis.

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

9. Atlantis before it was washed away by Zeus
General Map
Atlantis before it was washed away by Zeus
Concentric circles: 3 of water, 2 of land
Central island was the section dedicated to the Poseidon
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. Believability & presentation
Why 3D?
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
Natural Catastrophe
City
Earthquake
Rain
Flood
Island
City
Temples & Landmarks

16. Show how Atlantis looks like Explain how Atlantis sunk Tell the story
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