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Product type Book

Published in Feb 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801813808

Pages 480 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Concepts

Animation

Author (1):

Hussin Khan

Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Preface

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

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

Collecting ideas and references for a short film

Now that you have an idea of what a story structure is, let us start collecting ideas and references for your short film. The duration of the short film can be anything from 1 to 20 minutes but for the purpose of this book I suggest you keep your story short, to between 1 and 2 minutes.

Collecting references and ideas is important in filmmaking because it helps filmmakers develop a clear vision for their project and provides them with inspiration and guidance. References and ideas can come from a variety of sources, such as other films, books, paintings, photographs, or personal experiences. By studying and gathering these references and ideas, you can develop a visual language, style, and tone for your project and communicate your vision effectively.

I came across an interesting website that will give you story prompts or story ideas you can use as inspiration for your virtual film: https://screencraft.org/blog/101-epic-sci-fi...