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

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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

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

In this part, you will embark on a journey into the world of creative storytelling and cinematic virtual film production. In Chapter 1, you’ll delve into the fundamentals of Unreal Engine 5, laying the groundwork for your creative endeavors. We then move on to Chapter 2, where the principles of photography, film cameras, and lenses are demystified, providing a solid foundation for visual storytelling. Finally, in Chapter 3, you’ll explore the art of storytelling and learn how to bring your ideas to life through the creation of a compelling storyboard.

This part includes the following chapters:

Chapter 1, Getting Started with Unreal Engine
Chapter 2, Understanding the Principles of Photography, Film Cameras, and Lenses
Chapter 3, Understanding the Art of Storytelling and Creating Your Storyboard

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

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

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