You're reading from Virtual Filmmaking with Unreal Engine 5 A step-by-step guide to creating a complete animated short film

Product type Paperback

Published in Feb 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801813808

Length 480 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Unreal

Concepts

Animation

Author (1):

Hussin Khan

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1:Pre-Production: Project Development and Gathering Resources FREE CHAPTER

2. Chapter 1: Getting Started with Unreal Engine

3. Chapter 2: Understanding the Principles of Photography, Film Cameras, and Lenses

4. Chapter 3: Understanding the Art of Storytelling and Creating Your Storyboard

5. Part 2: Production: Creating the Environment

6. Chapter 4: Importing 3D Objects and Creating Levels

7. Chapter 5: Creating Environments with Quixel Megascans

8. Chapter 6: Creating and Applying Materials to 3D Meshes

9. Part 3: Production: Adding and Animating Characters

10. Chapter 7: Creating Actors with Unreal Engine MetaHumans

11. Chapter 8: Retargeting the MetaHumans for Unreal Engine 5

12. Chapter 9: Adding Animations and Facial Expressions to Your MetaHuman Characters

13. Part 4: Production: Shooting the Scene

14. Chapter 10: Adding and Animating Virtual Cameras Using the Level Sequencer

15. Chapter 11: Enhancing Set Dressing, Retiming Shots, and Adding Niagara Particles

16. Chapter 12: Setting the Mood with Lighting and Adding Post-Processing Effects

17. Part 5: Post-Production: Adding Post-Processing Effects and Music

18. Chapter 13: Exploring Color Management, Additional Camera Settings, and Rendering Your Shots

19. Chapter 14: Adding Sound and Finalizing Your Virtual Film

20. Index

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Appendix: Creating Material IDs Using Blender

Summary

Huge congratulations to you for reaching this point in your journey and finishing this book!

Armed with the skills acquired in this book, you’re now equipped to craft your own 3D content and animations, bringing to life your very own virtual film within Unreal Engine 5. Unleash your creativity without bounds, with time and effort being your only limitations.

I’m deeply grateful that you chose to embark on this journey alongside me. Whether this marks the beginning of your filmmaking venture or not, I extend my best wishes. May the insights shared in this book provide a sturdy foundation for you to expand upon.

For those already entrenched in filmmaking, I trust that I’ve offered valuable alternatives by introducing the Unreal Engine 5 pipeline, particularly in areas such as enhancing visual effect capabilities and revolutionizing the way you approach real-time rendering for unparalleled cinematic experiences.

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