Unreal Engine 5 for Beginners: Virtual Production Basics
4h 59mBeginner2025-01-14
Authors
Skillshare
Course details
Get started with Unreal Engine 5 in this hands-on and exciting course for beginners designed by Skillshare. Learn about the user interface, how to build realistic landscapes and interior scenes, as well as the fundamentals of virtual production such as live camera tracking, chroma keying, and DMX. Find out how to animate virtual cameras or record a live tracking using your phone to create stunning cinematic sequences that are easy to export and share online. By the end of this course, you’ll also be prepared to create your own scene and set your preferred mood using lights.
Skills covered
Unreal EngineEpicAugmented RealityVideo ProductionRenderingVideoMotion Graphics and VFX3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and IllustrationOne-Off
Concepts
Introduction
- Get ready to make a scene
The Unreal Engine User Interface
- Touring the unreal engine interface
Working in Unreal Engine
- Working with materials and lights
- Creating an atmosphere
- Create a landscape
- Creating plants and flowers
- Importing 3D models
- Creating realistic environments
- Post processing - Creating unique looks
Creating Indoor Scenes
- Creating a virtual studio
- Design an interior
- Touring a finished interior
Creating People
- Create a metahuman
- Face motion capture
Controlling Lighting
- Creating and modifying interior lighting
- Making lighting more realistic
Moving the Camera
- The virtual camera
- Camera animations
- Camera tracking
Keying
- Offline chroma key
- Live chroma key
Beyond the Basics
- Using DMX to control lighting and more
- Virtual production example
- Rendering a movie
Conclusion
- Next steps