One teacher’s love of real-time technology has become a fountain of inspiration for his high school students, who are now building games, exploring virtual production, and creating VR pinball machines in Unreal Engine.
With the pandemic ruling out attending events in person and next-generation vehicles to promote, BMW Group needed a new way to reach its audience. The solution lay in an immersive, multi-format digital event with Unreal Engine-powered virtual production at its heart.
From over 1,800 applicants to the Unreal Engine Short Film Challenge Australia, we narrowed it down to just 16 finalists, whose work shows a wonderful diversity and a wealth of talent in real-time filmmaking. Here, we chat with some of the entrants and reveal who walked away with the prize.
The second volume of this vital resource for filmmakers takes a deep dive into a variety of virtual production workflows—including remote collaboration, visualization, in-camera VFX, and animation—and shares insights from creators of completed virtual production projects. Download it for free today.
We tested an idea for a new virtual production course, threw in an ArtStation challenge, and were blown away by what these VFX pros were able to create in just five weeks.
LED screens and in-camera VFX are spreading beyond Hollywood and into the hands of smaller production companies. For agencies like Quite Brilliant creating short-form content, this cutting-edge filmmaking technology offers more creative options and improved cost efficiencies.
We talk to the creators of the stunning real-time short film that showcases Unreal Engine’s Hair Rendering and Simulation system, which is production-ready in 4.26. Plus, you can download the entire scene as a free sample project to use for learning, experimentation, or even to create the next episode in their adventures!
Virtual production continues to boom, with everyone from directors and cinematographers to VFX artists, set designers, and character animators discovering how real-time technology can help them be more creative than ever before, and in less time.
Virtual production continues to boom, with everyone from directors and cinematographers to VFX artists, set designers, and character animators discovering how real-time technology can help them be more creative than ever before, and in less time.
From animated cyberpunk adventures to VR learning environments—and even a mystery starring a raccoon detective—get a glimpse at some of the nearly 1,000 Epic MegaGrant recipients around the world who are making the amazing.
From animated cyberpunk adventures to VR learning environments—and even a mystery starring a raccoon detective—get a glimpse at some of the nearly 1,000 Epic MegaGrant recipients around the world who are making the amazing.
Unreal Online Learning was designed to help users get up to speed quickly with their projects. But how well is it working, really? Here, we interview three users who went from novice to expert using UOL as a primary resource.
Unreal Online Learning was designed to help users get up to speed quickly with their projects. But how well is it working, really? Here, we interview three users who went from novice to expert using UOL as a primary resource.
Filmmaker HaZ Dulull has no shortage of ideas. And now, using virtual production techniques in Unreal Engine, he can bring these concepts to the screen faster than ever. Watch the spotlight video to learn how HaZ condenses the production process while maximizing creativity.
Boost your virtual production pipelines with added controls, make Chaos your default physics system, and try out all of the new features coming to Unreal Engine 4.26.
Interested in taking advantage of the emerging field of in-camera VFX, but not sure how to get started? There’s now a new content example project and comprehensive step-by-step documentation to help you find your feet.
HBO’s hit sci-fi series Westworld explores the technological landscape of the near future. In season 3, the production also turned to futuristic techniques behind the camera, with help from Unreal Engine.
In the burgeoning new world of real-time filmmaking, production and post are merging at the start of the pipeline. On the second episode of The Pulse, host Mike Seymour invites industry experts to explore what this means for projects of any scale and budgets of any size.
In the burgeoning new world of real-time filmmaking, production and post are merging at the start of the pipeline. On the second episode of The Pulse, host Mike Seymour invites industry experts to explore what this means for projects of any scale and budgets of any size.
Last month, Unreal Fest Online 2020 offered a free one-day virtual event that brought together Unreal Fest and Unreal Academy to offer an exciting and informative program of sessions spanning architecture, automotive, games, film, TV & live events, and cross-industry. Now, the presentations are available online for all!
Last month, Unreal Fest Online 2020 offered a free one-day virtual event that brought together Unreal Fest and Unreal Academy to offer an exciting and informative program of sessions spanning architecture, automotive, games, film, TV & live events, and cross-industry. Now, the presentations are available online for all!
Take a look at a few of the 600+ MegaGrant recipients who are making amazing things, and learn how you can now apply for AMD Ryzen hardware as part of the program.
Take a look at a few of the 600+ MegaGrant recipients who are making amazing things, and learn how you can now apply for AMD Ryzen hardware as part of the program.
To prepare students for real-world jobs, The DAVE school operates like a real studio environment. Using Unreal Engine, students of both visual effects and game development follow industry-based pipelines for virtual production.
Epic Games is working with studio partners like Netflix to develop new collaborative filmmaking methods during this extended work-from-home period. The resulting process is a groundbreaking form of remote virtual production not previously possible with traditional digital creative tools.
The Unreal Fellowship is a 30-day blended learning experience for industry professionals in film, animation, and VFX. Get $10,000 financial assistance to learn Unreal Engine and virtual production workflows. Apply now—applications close on July 27!
Virtual production and livestream-ready real time facial animation has never been easier and more accessible thanks to our new iOS app - Live Link Face for Unreal Engine.
Award-winning digital design company Painting Practice used Unreal Engine to help directors and producers plan vast sets and key action sequences on hit TV series “His Dark Materials”—squeezing the maximum potential out of their budget.
Animation features The Life of Our Lord and Golden Panda leveraged an innovative pipeline using the real-time technology of Unreal Engine. Learn more about the production process and the value Unreal Engine brings.