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Virtual Filmmaking with Unreal Engine 5

You're reading from  Virtual Filmmaking with Unreal Engine 5

Product type Book
Published in Feb 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801813808
Pages 480 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Concepts
Author (1):
Hussin Khan Hussin Khan
Profile icon 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 21. Other Books You May Enjoy Appendix: Creating Material IDs Using Blender

Creating the landscape environment

Earlier in this chapter, you understood the crucial role that composition plays in the art of storytelling. To craft a compelling narrative through visual media, a variety of composition techniques can be employed. As we continue to develop our film, we will be implementing these techniques to achieve a polished and professional look.

To take our production to the next Level, we are fortunate to have access to a vast array of high-quality assets. Thanks to Quixel Bridge, these assets can be easily integrated into our project without us needing to sacrifice visual fidelity. This allows us to create a production-quality film with ease, ensuring that our audience is fully immersed in the world that we have created.

Before we start building the planet environment, let’s have a glance at the shot list. There are a total of four shots in the third sequence:

  • Shot_06: The space shuttle traverses the surface of the planet and flies through...
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