Nautilus

Overview

The famous submarine known by the world - and at one time every kid wanted to prove their worth in - have dreamed of - it is rich in textures, mechanics and purpose
There are many versions of the Nautilus drawn up for more than a century - Some great ideas out there should all be looked at before committing to a design
Disney's Nautilus, designed by Harper Goff is still one of the best with its use of crocodile eyes at the top and croc rough skin (beautiful use of rivets) and shark top fin and tail. And the eyes...

Nautilus - Placement in the Navigation Scheme

The famous submarine is found in the deep of the Lagoon. The rest of the fleet is is available for piloting.

Broad Theme

Nemo’s domain - the Nautilus - Nemo even had a black flag with a big gold "N" on it - he ruled over his personally designed machine - made specifically to sink the ships of the worlds oppressors - the Nautilus can be used as a psychological template of Nemo or the program of this design document - it has riches yet living quarters are monk like - it has scientific instruments yet celebrates art and music - the hulk is beautifully designed yet for one purpose, to spear war and slavery ships - leaves the society of "Man" - yet celebrates it through the Nautilus' floating museum of art and text
also the Nautilus and the shipwreck on the other side near Genesis beach are both manifestations of Nemo and as the products of his past
The Nautilus is also a very modern symbol in some ways but an ancient one - the foretelling of nuclear energy "the power of the sun" as in the famous movie - once the mind grasps something it pursues it and makes it real - so even within the Nemo's Mind - the concept of Nuclear energy should only be seen as a symbol of humanistic pursuit that can conflict with nature - like all the things we do - the power of the sun question is symbolic of the eternal questions of our interaction with the forces of nature and our true exploitive nature as apex predators -
Classic Theme - so much power combined with the Nautilus' purpose both make the black beast of the deep a foreboding symbol - sea monsters were still a possibility in the human mind of Jules Verne's time - and if nothing else he could create one - in the same shape and purpose
Nemo's Mind pushes this line exploring the "power of the sun" because it surfaces in 2 other places - the poison lake and the dream sphere - the outcome of both, balance the other - a theme of good versus bad use of technologies explored in the book and today

Nautilus Details

"..and in that respect moderns are not more advanced than the ancients. It required many ages to find out the mechanical power of steam. Who knows if, in another hundred years, we may not see a second Nautilus?" Nemo

Access Nautilus by swimming up into its pressure pool
see the green underwater glow of sub upon the bottom of the lagoon's deepest
dolphins - trained by Nemo? Old scar-faced one protecting the sub - is a barrier to gaining sub? - must make dolphin believe you are allowed?
The Nautilus resides in an artificial pit dug into the deep end of the lagoon and the excess coral "dirt" is piled around the pit making it impossible for the explorer to get over unless falling from above by way of the gas vent
Escape from this area by finding a path that winds out of the pit to give great views of the Nautilus from one side
first indicator is seeing light glow from deeper below - make it so there is a hand rail effect so participant can't jump directly down to the source - making it so they have to find way downward to deepest part of lagoon
Nautilus - imagine the lighting possibilities and the fish attracted to the lights - putting the sub exterior only is a tease for the user to see the imaginative possibilities - the desire to go inside - save the mystery that Nemo is all about
just as the participant gets close enough to start seeing details (can see lights further out) the Toccata music from the movie cuts inby pipe organ of course
graveyard - mixed carved coral stone religious icons - another statue of same woman as above - now unchained and smiling over the graves - juxtaposed against the harshness/isolation of the Nautilus mission
lotsa fog and close distance clipping in deep end to allow high poly Nautilus
have bubbles coming out of Nautilus
Because the nautilus creature has closed chambers lends reasoning to have sealable chambers in the sub, since it was named after it – so classic sub compartmented chambers/doors
use shaders to make it appear there is substance up the diver entrance and in the parlor windows
humming engine noises
put reflected water animated texture on structures near water across from a light source and use lighting on the polys so it only shows low on a structure - great for lower opening of Nautilus showing on sand below it and for any body of water
put scratches and discoloration on the front 1/3 of the Nautilus
the style of the sub inside and out is of pompous blazonry and bold renaissance – heavy and square and formal
make whole area glow from sub lights or in arcs that cover cemetery etc. – turn statue so only half is well lit – users light shows the colors such as the purple coral of the grave stones and statue pedestal
make the propeller a multiple chain for great water channeling of h2o column which could be used for excavation - to clear the debris of time from Atlantis ruins – perhaps the route of the sub and the area around it is scrubbed clean as a clue
put scratches and discoloration on the front 1/3 of the Nautilus as in its use as a weapon of destruction
purple coral grave stones and use purple coral as base for statues in the lagoon
Style the wrought iron supports under the Nautilus with art such as mermaids with horned narwhals – perhaps as supports visible from underneath sub entrance for divers and visible within windows of the sub in parlor
The Nautilus should be treated like a large ship as far as the grandeur of its internal architecture - unlike a real submarine, the fantastical Nautilus can have 2 story rooms with winding seaweed styled staircases and jellyfish inspired chandeliers
use the photos and paintings in the sub (according to the book) as a surreal pull into the picture as 3D art so you can walk around in it - paintings would be transformed into 3D statues colored and textured in the style of the painting - with cool background sound effects floating within the painting or photo - the photos would be black and white and would be statues in gray scale - we need good scans of the very first days of photo
Mysterious Island novel (sequel to 20K) details some of the paintings as those from European masters - details in some versions of the translation from French - could even give some of them the texture of the real paintings brush strokes in thick oil - or split up an image so it only appears from certain angles
Nemo: In the Nautilus Study: (full of Nautilus design schematics and maps of trade routes and charts of wrecks for plundering) "In myself I find the insidious nature of my enemy, I find myself subjecting all to my private designs"
a grandfather clock - only electrical with the classic chimes - to sit next to the chess board in the lobby/museum of the nautilus to enjoy the huge windows
find pre-century/1867 books - 12,000 or 20,000 books according to different translations - solicit on the web - with stories or events detailed - use as basis for some of the surreal events staged elsewhere on the island
surreal events for the nautilus to see out its windows at specific depths versus specific places

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