Now I have explored lighting, camera work and effects creation within Unreal Engine I can finally move onto actually creating the piece I storyboarded previously. The actual production piece is mostly just a vehicle for the effects to take the centre stage, so I will be using as many found assets and materials as I…
Now I have explored both lighting and camerawork within Unreal Engine I can move onto the final new aspect of this module. Creating the visual effects using Niagara in Unreal Engine. I require specific effects for my production piece but before I go about trying to create them I first need to explore the process…
Now I have explored lighting in unreal engine I need to come to grips with using the game engine as a film creating software. I have only ever considered unreal engine as a game engine software previously however with this production I am able to approach the engine as a film making tool instead. A…
A large part of crafting a visually pleasing scene comes with the lighting of the piece. My idea calls for an exterior night-time environment, for which I will need to be careful with what lighting I use. Before I can decide the lighting I intend to use for my piece though, I need to understand…
:: My idea :: Now that I had my idea somewhat solidified, I can begin pre-production for my piece, starting with the storyboards. A good thing about using Unreal Engine for the production is that I can experiment with different camera techniques in real time, so these storyboards are able to be altered somewhat in…
:: What Are Visual Effects? :: Before I can decide what production piece I want to create, I need to fully understand what VFX are and how they are used in video games. Where does lighting end and visual effects begin? Likewise, do user interfaces count as visual effects? ‘VFX or Visual Effects, is the…