Our main sections:

• Taking off: The lights turn on and then a strobe of colors go through to signify the rocket taking off.
• Stars Streaking: There will be a transition where the stars will start to glimmer and then the sun will appear.
• Sun: The solar flare will start with the center of the bridge

Timeline:

• Taking Off
  1. Start off with no lights
  2. Streak of red, blue, and black will appear to represent the rocket ship
  3. You can see the background changing from blue (Earth) to black when it has reached outer space
• Each of the planets
• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter
• Saturn

• Uranus
• Neptune
• Pluto
• Climax
  • Starting from when Pluto is shown as a single light in the distance
  • It slowly grows bigger and moves toward the center
  • Eventually it explodes in a big flash of white and then rainbow
  • Fade to Black

Questions:

• Given the linear fashion in which the lights are assembled, how should we mimic the rounded shape of the planets? Or do we leave it abstract?

Our idea is to create a show that evokes the feeling of flying through space on a rocket ship. We wish to make the viewer feel as if they are exploring the corners of the universe. The goal is to create a planetarium-esque story, moving the show between planets, black holes and other astronomical scenes. With the limited resolution, we will be unable to fully render planets or other objects in detail. However, we plan to use colour selection, movement and maybe a soundtrack to create a similar emotional response. 

1. Taking off from earth (seeing the colors of all the planets as you pass them, asteroid belt, stars type of stuff).
2. Something more dramatic like watching a star explode or planets crash into each other and then watching the universe heal from the event.
3. Bring the night sky down to Pittsburgh by animating the constellations and showing the interactions that they have with one another.
4. Look into the night sounds that you hear in Pittsburgh to animate and represent in fun and engaging ways.