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

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Published in Feb 2024

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ISBN-13 9781801813808

Length 480 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Unreal

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Animation

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Hussin Khan

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Preface

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

2. Chapter 1: Getting Started with Unreal Engine FREE CHAPTER

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

Technical requirements

To complete this chapter, you will need the technical requirements detailed in Chapter 1 and the Unreal Project we have worked on over the past few chapters. The link to the files for this chapter can be found here: https://packt.link/gbz/9781801813808.

You’ll also need to download and install DaVinci Resolve 18, which you can access here: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve.

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