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Mold3D Studio to share Slay animated content sample project with Unreal Engine community

In a bid to inspire and educate artists, Mold3D Studio is sharing its decades of experience in the industry by creating a sample project for animated content. With a distinctive style that’s a hybrid of anime and realism, Slay is rendered entirely in Unreal Engine.

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Engine House tames animated short Wylder with real-time workflows

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Engine House tames animated short Wylder with real-time workflows

Creating an animated short film in less than three months with a very small team while working from home is no mean feat. But that’s exactly what one Cornish studio has achieved. Adapted from wordless children’s book Wylder, the film is rendered entirely as final pixels in Unreal Engine.

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From machinima mayhem to avant-garde animation, real-time rules at Rooster Teeth

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From machinima mayhem to avant-garde animation, real-time rules at Rooster Teeth

Can real-time tools level the playing field for DIY creators? For the folks at Rooster Teeth, they cockadoodle-doo. Find out how the fan-driven entertainment company uses Unreal Engine to deliver a whole range of animation styles from Red vs. Blue to new show Neon Konbini.

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Monster on the move: how ASC pushed UE5 Early Access animation tools to the limit

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Monster on the move: how ASC pushed UE5 Early Access animation tools to the limit

Before releasing Unreal Engine 5 Early Access to developers, we created a high-quality sample project, Valley of the Ancient, to test it out. To really push the limits, it included a 50-million-polygon character, courtesy of Aaron Sims Creative, which was animated entirely in engine.

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The Jim Henson Company’s Earth to Ned uses real-time digital puppetry for final-pixel TV

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The Jim Henson Company’s Earth to Ned uses real-time digital puppetry for final-pixel TV

The company that created Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal, and Sid the Science Kid has been delivering performance-driven family entertainment for over 60 years. When they brought Unreal Engine into the mix, they were able to take real-time digital puppetry to final output, live on set.

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Real-time rendered animation matches traditional methods for quality on PreCure

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Real-time rendered animation matches traditional methods for quality on PreCure

Toei Animation wanted to know if game engine technology could be used to create traditional-style animation for anime series Healin' Good PreCure, enlisting Guild Studio to help find out. The workflow they discovered is both fast and flexible—and matches traditional animation on quality.

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Behind the lens of the Short Film Challenge Australia

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Behind the lens of the Short Film Challenge Australia

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.

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Behind the scenes on Weta Digital’s real-time hair and fur short Meerkat

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Behind the scenes on Weta Digital’s real-time hair and fur short Meerkat

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!

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From idea to pitchvis in record time: filmmaking with Unreal Engine

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From idea to pitchvis in record time: filmmaking with Unreal Engine

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.

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Blue Zoo uses real-time technology to create distinctive animated short Ada

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Blue Zoo uses real-time technology to create distinctive animated short Ada

When Blue Zoo began experimenting with game engine technology to create real-time animation, it discovered a new way of working that fostered greater collaboration, opened new creative avenues, and made the artistic process more enjoyable.