Unreal: Creating Visualization Cinematics

47mIntermediate2019-08-22

Authors

Joel Bradley

3D Artist, Trainer on 3ds Max and Maya

Course details

Cinematics allow artists to highlight key components of a design to tell the story of a home or building concept. As these sequences allow you to quickly show clients what you've been working on—or show off key areas of a project that might otherwise go unnoticed—cinematics are a critical component of any architectural presentation. Unreal has a powerful toolset for creating cinematics that can help artists take their architectural visualization projects to the next level. In this course, learn how to leverage this toolset to create, enhance, and render out cinematics in Unreal. Learn how to work with the Sequencer Editor, create sweeping camera moves, add fades and cuts, and more.

Learning objectives
What is the Sequencer?
Adding a cinematic camera to a level
Using a crane camera
Creating a level sequence
Adding a master sequence
Keyboard shortcuts for the Sequencer
Playing a sequence via Blueprints

Skills covered

Unreal EngineEpicAugmented RealityRenderingMotion Graphics and VFX3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and IllustrationDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Why cinematics are important
02 - Taking a look at the visualization space
03 - Skills needed to complete this course

1. Understanding the Sequencer and Cameras

04 - What is the Sequencer
05 - Deciding on a workflow
06 - Camera types in Unreal
07 - Adding a cinematic camera to a level
08 - Building a camera track
09 - Using a crane camera

2. Creating a Cinematic

10 - Creating a level sequence
11 - Spawned vs. possessable cameras
12 - Using the Sequencer UI
13 - Animating a cinematic move
14 - Adding a cut track to a sequence
15 - Adding a master sequence

3. Enhancing Your Edit

16 - Sequencer cheat sheet
17 - Affecting actors per camera shot
18 - Adding fades and cuts

4. Final Delivery

19 - Playing a sequence via Blueprints
20 - Rendering out your final cinematic

Conclusion

21 - Next steps