350,000 DOMINOES - DDT 2019 - Road To Fame: Emma's Story

Thinking outside the domino box is what it's all about here. This year, the Dutch Domino Team takes on the challenge of portraying a fictional story in dominoes. After a full year of preparations and two weeks of building over 350,000 dominoes with 13 dedicated builders, we proudly present this year's domino event: "Road To Fame: Emma's Story".
The story goes as follows (spoilers!):
Emma Smith is a 20-year-old Dutch girl who loves singing. After going viral from a marketplace performance, she joins a talent show, which she then proceeds to win. Emma gets the chance to move to America and sign with a major record label. She scores her first number one hit and her follower count skyrockets.
But then, on the day of her 21st birthday, Emma is driving home completely sober in her new car, when she nearly hits a woman with a baby stroller. Luckily nobody is hurt, but the news spreads like wildfire and rumors start taking over reality. People call her an alcoholic and a road killer because of these rumors.
Emma decides to take a break from it all and goes back to where it all began: the marketplace in the Netherlands. In her year-long sabbatical, she meets a guy, Niels, who is also a singer and guitar player. They grow closer and closer as the year passes by. Then, a documentary is made : “Emma’s story”, which finally tells everyone the truth about what happened at the night of the accident. The rumors are cleared up and people start liking and respecting Emma again.
Then finally, when she and Niels get to play on a huge festival a bit later on, Niels asks her to marry him.
And they lived happily ever after...
#Dominoes #DutchDominoTeam #H5DominoCommunity
Music Provided By:
BlueBird Records
Music Vine
This Year's Building Team:
Bart Vriens
Bas Veenhoven
Dennis van Huis
Jaap Verschuren
Lisa Nederveen
Luuk Boven
Niv Myrtenbaum
Pablo Velt
Pim Vriens
Ricardo Rinkel
Wasilja Peterse
William Ford
Wim van Otterdijk
Special Thanks To:
Sportservice Veenendaal
Our Crowdfunding Backers
Siglinde van Beek
Guido Hansen

[@rollercoaster3freak]

I still think that this event had the best story telling a domino setup ever had. It just works out so well!

[@jackofallspades98]

I've been noticing for a while that most domino events recently were just recycled themes from other events, and thinking of a totally new theme was harder than ever. But like you said in the description, you thought outside the box and didn't have a theme at all, instead you told a full story with a complete story arc. Very impressive! It will be cool to see if other domino events try a similar concept, or if you guys tell another story next year. As for the dominoes themselves, fantastic as always! My favorite projects were the birthday cake, the documentary clapboard, and the online trend graph. It's clear that whoever drew out the actual plans is a master of managing domino lines so that everything is spaced and timed properly (very European! ☺) I also noticed how lucky you got at 8:50! ;) DDT is an annual treat that I look forward to and you never disappoint. 350,000 is such a massive amount of dominoes; it's got to be the 2019 world record, yes? Certainly so far, but I don't know of anything planned that will have more than that. So glad I backed this event on Kickstarter, it's so cool and surreal seeing my name in the field at the end. And the H5 Domino Community sponsor field looked sweet as well, great job getting the rainbow to look good!

[@DutchDominoTeam]

Thanks so much for your loving words as always Lyle

[@playdomino]

The scale is huge, but I was surprised by the details. And most of all, I was impressed that I can deliver a message to society through dominoes. Thank you for the good video ~!

[@linahamza6742]

Very cool and satisfying to watch

[@H5dominocommunity]

Holy moly, where do I start?! This was INCREDIBLE, and one of the best domino events I've ever seen! I noted a few things so I'll list them out here: 2:25 I love the way this project was built with the emoticons spread out and connected with wavy clear lines. 3:04 having the green check and red X on the fallwall itself was a very cool way to reveal the results! 3:19 that's a long field starter! what a shame that it didn't trigger. 6:48 I've been noticing recently that builders have been using a different cube technique that only has one layer of parallel dominoes that all face the same way instead of two layers. I'm just curious if there's a reason for building it this way, or if it's just the way that you've learned? 8:35 Brilliant way to showcase each letter toppling ! 12:52 Neat way to topple something that is out of reach. It looks very elegant too, compared to something else like k'nex. I love all the props built for this too, like for the cake and the vegetable stands. It's evident that you all spent a lot of time planning every little detail, and it pays off! I also really enjoyed the storytelling element. It wasn't just a theme, it told a story in a beautiful way that enhanced everything about watching these dominoes fall. In my opinion, that alone makes this event really stand out. It's one thing to make a great domino project that depicts a theme, but to make people FEEL something from it is a completely different level. It almost felt like watching Disney/Pixar movie with the music and everything! Overall, AMAZING work to the team! The H5 Domino Community is a proud sponsor, and I'm really happy that the event all worked out!! Congratulations DDT team! P.S. as DDT grows, I wonder if at some point you'd be able to film with a camera crane? It would look so cool to get direct overhead shots of these big projects! I also almost looked up "Emma Smith" and saw that this was a fictional story and now I am even more impressed :D

[@Wdomino]

Thank you so much for the kind words! As for the tower construction, I think I know what you mean. Its difficult to explain in text here but you have like 4 layers repeating in a towerstructure. And the way I personally build it is crown-crown-tower-tower (may not be what is shown in Broadway as I did not build that project). And I think they way some others build it is crown-tower-crown-tower. I have to draw it to visualize but there is a difference in stability in those towers.

[@DutchDominoTeam]

Thanks so much! We really do put a lot of time into planning and structuring our events so hearing that coming from you means the world to us! It's so cool that you actually thought that Emma was real, that's exactly what we were aiming for! When we first started brainstorming ideas for this year during our event last year, we were thinking of maybe doing a theme like "Showbizz". Having some projects depicting "musical", some others depicting the fashion world, etc. Then it occurred to us, that we could actually try to tell a story within that theme, of someone trying to make it in the industry. It opened so many doors, but required a completely different way of thinking. What did this person want to become (actor, musical star, pop star)? What gender would they be? What would their hair color be? What are their character traits (Bitchy and self-confident or more shy and prone to hateful comments)? All these decisions would affect how we would be able to tell the story around this character. There were a lot of elements scrapped from the original story we came up with as well to make it easier to depict in dominoes. I could talk for hours about all the little things that went into the year of preparation for this event. I think I can speak for the entire team when I say that we're incredibly glad that it shows off! As for your cube question: as far as I'm aware, we all learned the cube structure the same way, which is two types of layers alternating in pairs of two. One pair of layers that is shaped like simple 1x1 towers, and one pair of layers that connects them all, which essentially leaves you with a pattern of 4 layers that can be repeated all the way up. We aren't aware of any other ways to build a simple structure like this hahaha. Again, thanks so much for your donation, we really could not have pulled this off without you. We're going to do a huge brainstorm session in two weeks for our event next year. We are looking at new ways to make our videos of better quality and a crane would definitely be a step in the right direction. We really need to consider though, if we will have enough space in the hall / funding to afford renting gear like that. It will definitely be a point of discussion during our brainstorm session! Hopefully next year will be as big as, if not bigger of a success than this year!

[@TheRealMcJoni]

Wow! What a great event. I think telling a story like that makes this event from a theme-standpoint one of my favorite Domino events ever. Also great field designs and projects in general. I really like the editing at the group chat! :D

[@DutchDominoTeam]

Thanks so much!!

[@HerrBePi]

Real Domino Day feeling. Thank you!

[@OfficialSillypooDominoes17]

Awesome job guys!! Such in-depth storytelling had not really been attempted before this, so I commend you guys for pulling off something pretty different from standard themed setups ;) The narrative before each part was good, made it easy to follow along - and some pretty interesting ideas in the domino section as well!

[@DutchDominoTeam]

Thanks so much! Yeah it was kind of a leap in the dark for us hahah. We're really happy with how it turned out, glad you liked it too!!

[@beebop9808]

Sweet!!

[@flippycat]

Great show! As someone else pointed out already the storytelling on screen before each part worked well.

[@DutchDominoTeam]

Thank you, Flippy! We first wanted a voice over for the story, but unfortunately due time restraints, this was not possible. But definitely something we will take with us for next year(s)!

[@flippycat]

@@DutchDominoTeam after a quick rewatch...I think I liked the cake probably best. I couldn't quite follow what went wrong with the buildings? Too bad about 3:19 was someone kicking themselves later for doing that?

[@OfficialSillypooDominoes17]

Oh I just realized the fieldstarter was placed backwards. Yeah I would not want to be that person haha

[@leonimarije]

Good job guys and girl. I am so proud of you! Good story, very creative. Well done all of you! See you next year

[@DutchDominoTeam]

See you next year Leoni, thanks again for backing our crowdfunding campaign! Hope you like your name in the field near the end :)

[@FullPowerDomino]

Yoo this is awesome! The storytelling theme worked out really well! I really enjoyed watching it!

[@woutdomino7957]

That was so cool wel done

[@CryztalGalaxy]

Very uplifting story! Most likely the best domino project I have ever seen (ngl I almost cried of joy at the end lol)

[@gertveenhoven7457]

Great project; nice movie. Congratulations DutchDominoTeam!

[@DutchDominoTeam]

Thanks Gert!

[@dominosforfun5840]

We should share this as much as possible and obviously appreciate the hard work they took to build such a huge project and elaborate us a story including all phases of a girl who was very successful

[@xerckd]

Prachtig gemaakt jongens en meisjes. Ik maar zoeken en zoeken naar de muziek van Emma Smit(h)... toch wel nieuwsgierig geworden namelijk. Totdat ik uiteindelijk in de beschrijving "fictional" lees :'D

[@DutchDominoTeam]

Hahaha, hier hoopten we al op :) Thanks voor het compliment!!

[@TheVineTricks1]

Awesome event! Telling a story with dominoes is something the domino event community hasn't seen before, very innovative of you. I wish you good luck and success for the future events!

[@domachino]

Flawless. I love this so much!!!!

[@manoukstokkink8972]

wass zoo moooiiii!!!! zoo trotsss tot volgendd jaarrr

[@DutchDominoTeam]

Tot volgend jaar Manouk! :)

[@NanoDomino1]

Fantastic event! Now, I finally get around to commenting. My favorite projects are the birthday section, especially the birthday cake (9:36), the depression section (12:32), the white social media ghetto wall (15:45) and the beautiful final field (17:04). I like that you told a cohesive, visually intersting story with dominoes. Almost feels like the later dominodays. Over the last few years it seems like you improved the techniques and tricks to have a more reliable falldown. Also, now that you filled the whole gym with 350,000 dominoes, will you switch to a tighter spacing between the dominoes like most German events? Again, very well made, I'm already curious for next year.

[@bpdolesdominoes4]

Love the theme of this year’s event! You guys pulled this off really well - amazing job!

[@DutchDominoTeam]

Thanks! It was quite difficult to come up with a new kind of event like this, but all we heard was so positive! :) We'll take it with us for next year(s)!

[@jimi5638]

Great job I love the history, the project and the fields and structure. Great job ,CONGRATULATIONS from spain

[@DutchDominoTeam]

Thanks!! :)

[@MeuleDomino]

Bizar gaaf! Ik voel mij bevoorrecht om deel uit te maken van jullie eindproject, en aanwezig te zijn geweest bij jullie show! Great love from Rotterdam ♥

[@DutchDominoTeam]

Dankjewel, wat leuk om te horen! Groetjes terug ;)

[@rolandvandenbogaard1142]

Great video 😊, I loved how you told a story through the use of all the different domino fields. Well done 👍

[@bedomino6216]

Ik was erbij en het was echt fantastisch! Zeker de rit van België naar daar waard! Proficiat aan alle bouwers voor deze prachtige domino en om weer het record te breken! Zoeken jullie trouwens al nieuwe bouwers want anders zou ik me wel graag aanmelden om naar de bouwersdagen te gaan.

[@DutchDominoTeam]

Wat leuk dat je helemaal vanuit België bent gekomen! Hartelijk bedankt voor je comment, we zullen binnenkort contact opnemen voor een eventuele volgende bouwersdag

[@DutchDominoTeam]

Hoi! Ik bedenk met zojuist dat je je het hele jaar voor een bouwersdag kunt aanmelden via onze website! Neem maar eens een kijkje onder het kopje 'Bouwersdagen', om te zien of je in aanmerking komt :)

[@bedomino6216]

DutchDominoTeam Bedankt voor de info!

[@KnocktheBlocks]

Great job! Loved watching this topple. Really amazing! ☺️ 👍 👏 👏 👏

[@DutchDominoTeam]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@klotzbobbel4523]

There are no words to describe this project. The idea to tell a Lifestory with dominos is so cool and very creative. Did you decide to do a big domino project and than you searched for a topic or did you see the Lifestory and decided to build it in dominoes?? Because if you were searching for a topic and found this one is would even more impress me. It's so hard to find a interesting topic but you did it! Well, let's go to the dominoes! In the first part I really love the rating from the jury. The question tags from the fall walls who turned into crosses and hooks are absolutely gorgeous! In the third part I love Emma's birthday the streamers. This is so cool! It looks amazing but the to get the idea is even more impressive for me. Also in the third part the messages were really cool. It was really useful that you wrote the massage not only in dominoes but also ifor the viewer into the video (I hope you understand what I mean;]) Overall a really good idea with amazing implementations!!

[@DutchDominoTeam]

Thank you so much for the kind words! We determined the theme (showbizz) last year during the last day of the event. Telling a story was quite a challenge, but we are very happy the way it turned out! Two of our teammembers are really into musicals, so they had a big share in writing and thinking of the story. We wrote it completely by ourself! The talentshow is one of our favorite projects as well! Do you recognize the question-mark-fallwalls from DDT 2017? ;-) Thanks again!

[@FabianLeenhouwers]

Amazing work here!

[@DutchDominoTeam]

Thanks for the compliment! :)

[@rollercoaster3freak]

It was absolutely great beeing there in person. you put on an awsome event guys! keep on going

[@PenBdomino]

Thanks man, it was awesome to have you! Do you join us next year? ;-)

[@rollercoaster3freak]

@@PenBdomino if I have time I'd love to yea!

[@tpdomino3524]

Yay! It’s uploaded I had a great time meeting you there😀

[@DutchDominoTeam]

Was really nice to speak with you! :)

[@rubewizard468]

the best domino live event ive ever seen in my life. u guys just literally told a story using 350,000 dominoes. btw the fall wall fail the towers fail and wall fail, was it intentional?

[@DutchDominoTeam]

Thanks so much! Sadly, these fails weren't intentional. Dominoes are very unpredictable and there are always some errors that occur in a set up. I don't know exactly what you mean by "fall wall fail", but the towers failed due to a few different unforeseen reasons, and the Broadway wall failed due to a stone from one of the towers being propelled into the line behind it, so that the dominoes couldn't reach the wall anymore.

[@rubewizard468]

@@DutchDominoTeam the fall wall which shows the singer with 3 ticks on the top

[@ToroAzulDDD]

@@rubewizard468 That was a painted picture. She won the talent show so didn't fall down.

[@rubewizard468]

@@ToroAzulDDD gr8

[@dominofreak]

Awesome 🥰

[@DutchDominoTeam]

Thanks man!

[@erikvriens1966]

Awesome video guys! A historical record. Fortunately it takes only 'a little' time to create, prepare and build the fields... ;-) What's the goal for next year?

[@DutchDominoTeam]

Thanks! The goal for next year is still undetermined, but we can ensure you it will be bigger, better, and more impressive than ever before!

[@tibomino9138]

OMG ! This is so crazy ! I love the story you told here, really nice fields, fucking good ideas ! COngratulations all !

[@DutchDominoTeam]

Thank you!

[@ndomino5311]

Geweldig!!! Sorry dat ik niet kon komen. Ik ging toen op vakantie 😢.

[@DutchDominoTeam]

Zeker jammer! Maar gelukkig hebben we de video nog :)

[@hendrikdependrik1891]

Ik ben benieuwd wat het antwoord van de Chinezen is hierop. Ik heb het idee dat zij het niet kunnen hebben dat we hier zo goed zijn met de dominosteentjes.

[@DutchDominoTeam]

De Chinezen mogen ons altijd komen helpen volgend jaar ;-) Wist je dat vroegahh, zeg 25 jaar terug, het echt een strijd was tussen China en Nederland? Moet je maar eens opzoeken op Wikipedia.

[@jeich397]

Jongens goed gedaan en nou op naar de 500.000? Of meer

[@DutchDominoTeam]

We gaan het zien! 500.000 zou wel echt super zijn natuurlijk!

[@dutchdomino3427]

Ik ben waarschijnlijk laat en ik weet niet of jullie uberhoud nog dingen doen maar waar doen jullie het? Ik ben op het moment 12 en zou graag met meerdere mensen mijn passie willen delen. Ik heb zelf circa 3000 dominoes van de merken: mr.domino en Maria lamping dominoes

[@DutchDominoTeam]

Hoi! Wat leuk dat je ook domino bouwt! Wij zijn nogsteeds super actief en zijn al begonnen met het plannen van ons evenement van volgend jaar. Helaas kun je je pas vanaf 13 jaar aanmelden voor onze bouwersdagen, maar blijf vooral oefenen en misschien kun je volgend jaar mee doen! Voor meer informatie kun je altijd kijken op onze website: dutchdominoteam.nl

[@ryansier]

Waar is dit opgenomen

[@ToroAzulDDD]

We waren dit jaar te gast bij Sportservice Veenendaal in hun sporthal De Vallei