Summary
In this chapter, you learned about the history of filmmaking, explored the three stages of the filmmaking process, got to know some types of camera lenses, and understood the importance of key camera properties, movements, and angles. You also successfully downloaded and opened a project and created your first camera in Unreal Engine.
All these are building blocks of creating your virtual film. We will dive into each topic a little deeper moving forward.
In the next chapter, we will be learning some universal patterns of stories and narratives used in today’s movies, and the three-act structure of storytelling. You will also create storyboards and understand why storyboards are important in filmmaking.
