The Twilight Saga: Midnight Ride

Gavin directed this VR motorbike ride for Lionsgate Entertainment world in Zhuhai, China, working alongside Thinkwell Group. The ride is loosely based on the events of Twilight: Eclipse, which has the riders teaming up with Jacob Black, as they race through the forest with the black pack of werewolves drawing out the evil newborn vampire army.

Original concept art

The ride won a Thea award for outstanding achievement and was one of the first full scale high throughput VR attraction in the world which gives riders agency of thier actions. Riders have full control of thier bikes, being able to seek out different paths through the forest, discovering hidden jumps and tunnels, and choose how to avoid the attacking vampires.

Storyboard

Artists and developers across Framestore’s London, New York and Montreal studies were involved in this major project.

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