As someone who has been in the industry for some time... I would begin from absolutely amazing sound design and music. It does 50 perc. of the job. The graphics is great , or more than great. The movements of the character, the physics - mindblowing. Shading, lighting - 5 stars. The story, well... it actually does not exist :). But as an experiment, it is more than amazing. I cant wait for the moment that it would be possible to just throw all the vrays, arnolds in the bin, and finally start creating in real time.
@@craigsimmers Anything from getting started to how to setup your characters and animate them would be interesting to here and learn! Also how much time it takes to learn the process.
Would love to see how you make something like this dude, I’ve just started out with Unreal and since dipping my toes seeing stuff like this blows my mind that much more.
@@craigsimmers I'm a bit late to the party but here are some questions/topics: - How was the camera shake(s) done? It looks very organic. - What rendering settings are you using? - How was the dust/fog done? - Is there something special about the running animations? I noticed you use many subtle things to communicate emotion so I'm wondering whether there is something in them that I can feel but can't put finger on. Btw, this is the best UE cinematic I have seen so far. Can't wait for the sequel.
Omg !!! More than the technicality , The cinematic expression blew my mind !!! . How did u nail that Cloth simulation man ???!!!!!!!!!!!! Mind Blown !!
Master level on everything! This should have so many more views! Your motion capture was absolutely mind blowing! If it was key framed then you are a wizard!
@@jobegruen4273 ah yeah I can imagine, I guess you'd have to set out some dedicated time and capture all the moments you might need in one formal session?
@@craigsimmers absolutely. I had a dope sheet of all the moves I needed and recorded them in one go, then prayed they captured and cleaned up well. Neuron has some issues with not always properly grounding the feet, so you get some unnatural drift and sliding sometimes. Really amazing work. I can’t wait to see what you do next!
Absolutely brilliant!! well done man, very inspiring too!! Would love to see a walkthrough of it all, just the basics. that screen with the radiation monitor was very well done, would also like to see how you did that! Keep up the good work!!! :)
thank you! and I've been using Unreal on and off for about a year now. Still very basic knowledge of Unreal Engine but you can still achieve a lot with some basic setups
@@JJShalashaska haha I would watch all of William Fauchers Unreal Engine tutorials, he explains all of the essential stuff for making films inside of unreal and the tutorials are produced to an insanely high standard!
This is great! What tips would you give someone that wants to learn the craft of using Unreal to create shorts and full length movies? How long did it take to create this?
thanks! this short took around a week and a half to make I'd say? I had already modelled,textured & rigged the character for a concept piece I had done a couple of months ago so that saved a lot of time for sure! and I'm not too sure about tips, I would say just keep watching tutorials for unreal cinematics and try not to get caught up with the game engine side of unreal
about to start learning on how to do short films like these on Unreal Engine, while its downloading id thought i would watch some short films to give me something to aspire to, and man this is amazing so short, yet so beautiful, the music was also amazing and perfectly fits, i really hope i can create something this beautiful one day man! (Also any tips a newbie like me should know when getting into this?)
Beautiful showcase of UE capabilities! Brilliantly created! How were you able to pull the Cinema shots, specifically the camera shake... it feels so natural.
Stunning result my friend from every perspective. The sound design is so professional, actually almost equal to a big budget movie. 😎 May I ask what sound libraries did you use?
That last shot is beautiful! What did you use to get the weather effects (wind/lightning)? how long did this take to render and where is the music from?
thank you! and weather effects was all done in post with After Effects. Rendering wasn't long at all, each shot was around 20-30 seconds to render out and the music was licensed through Musicbed! the trackname is "Fool" by Ryan Taubert :)
thanks! and it was all done using the realtime engine in Unreal. I added brute force GI in some shots which created some noise so that might make it look like the full on path tracer!
thank you! the sky and sun look was achieved using the Unreal Engine Sky Atmosphere and then in compositing I added in my own skies/cloudscapes to compliment the colours!
@@thebrotherslynch4521 It was something I learnt while making it! I didn't realise Unreal could export transparent skies /backgrounds haha, incredibly powerful for doing any kind of matte paintings etc...
its just a media texture created from a PNG sequence. I then plugged in the image sequence media texture into diffuse and also the emission channel with a muliplier node set to 3x so it makes the emission brighter :)
@@iamsaood for sure! I would be interested to see what this project would have looked like using UE5, Lumen would have definitely been nice in some of the shots!
This is amazing!! 😁 As someone trying to get into Unreal Engine short filmmaking, could you tell me the PC specs that you had to make this and how long it took to render it? Thank you!
Wait so you've only been using Unreal Engine on/off for a year and made this? bravo my friend! Did you do this all yourself? and if so how long does something like this take to make?
Yeah I mainly use Cinema 4D for my work and occasionally use Unreal for some projects. Yeah it was all done by myself, the actual construction of the film was around 2 weeks roughly? I had already made the character which saved a lot of time. Quite hard to remember how much time went into it so I could be wrong but around the 2-3 week time frame :) thank you for the kind comment!
fair point, storytelling/creating an interesting story is definitely something that I struggle with. I tend to focus more on the visual aspects! something to work towards for the future :)
Thanks! and Blender is great! For the time being, having a separate 3D specific software to prepare assets for Unreal is really handy. Blender & Unreal Engine is an awesome combo, I use Blender a lot in my workflows :)
@@craigsimmers Hi Graig I really just want to create something simple but blender keeps crashing or freezes up when eever I make large scenes so all my inspiration just get lost after 3 hours or so I haven't really sat and tried unreal, is it going to be slower than blender
@@craigsimmers the animation and cloth physics spot on i was like is that a person in some shots or is that just polygons?> nice work ! way better than holywood garbage!!!!!!!! BURN HOLY WOOD TO THE GROUNDD!! ARRRHHHH!!!!
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As someone who has been in the industry for some time... I would begin from absolutely amazing sound design and music. It does 50 perc. of the job. The graphics is great , or more than great. The movements of the character, the physics - mindblowing. Shading, lighting - 5 stars. The story, well... it actually does not exist :). But as an experiment, it is more than amazing. I cant wait for the moment that it would be possible to just throw all the vrays, arnolds in the bin, and finally start creating in real time.
honestly has to be one of the best UE short films ive seen in a while, the lighting and realism that you were able to pull off is amazing, gj
damn just got this recommended on my home screen and was totally worth it
that's awesome, thanks a lot!
These realistic videos showing the grunge of real life are great
man Sound and visuals are amazing 🙌🏽
Damn, I'll love to see a full tutorial about the development on this one! Superb work!
thank you! I might make a tutorial in the future, If there's any specific questions you have then feel free to message me :)
@@craigsimmers Anything from getting started to how to setup your characters and animate them would be interesting to here and learn! Also how much time it takes to learn the process.
Would love to see how you make something like this dude, I’ve just started out with Unreal and since dipping my toes seeing stuff like this blows my mind that much more.
Yes please! Tutorial us!!! 🙏🏻
@@craigsimmers I'm a bit late to the party but here are some questions/topics:
- How was the camera shake(s) done? It looks very organic.
- What rendering settings are you using?
- How was the dust/fog done?
- Is there something special about the running animations? I noticed you use many subtle things to communicate emotion so I'm wondering whether there is something in them that I can feel but can't put finger on.
Btw, this is the best UE cinematic I have seen so far. Can't wait for the sequel.
Ngl, did not expect it to be this good when this showed up on my feed. I'm glad I clicked through anyway.
Bro this is very good! halfway trough the film was epic, nice suspense build up!
thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
Omg !!! More than the technicality , The cinematic expression blew my mind !!! . How did u nail that Cloth simulation man ???!!!!!!!!!!!! Mind Blown !!
I believe its mocap, but still so goooooood to nail this kind of realism just with mocap !!! Great work mann !!!!
Amazing work!
Any tutorial suggestions you could share to learn this, looks amazing, good job
just through all my renders out...back to the drawing board !!! Excellent job !!!!
thank you! and no don't throw them out hahah
This is one of the best shortfilms made in UE that I've seen
thank you!
Next level, well done. Story Mood Ambience Sound Music all over substance well done.
Amazing Craig! Simply amazing
One of the best unreal cinematica around. Crazy quality and amazing ost.
Master level on everything! This should have so many more views! Your motion capture was absolutely mind blowing! If it was key framed then you are a wizard!
thanks haha and it was keyframe animation for only a few simple moves, the rest was mocap data from Rokoko!
@@craigsimmers very nice! I have a Perception Neuron but barely use it because it takes an hour just to get everything set up and calibrated.
@@jobegruen4273 ah yeah I can imagine, I guess you'd have to set out some dedicated time and capture all the moments you might need in one formal session?
@@craigsimmers absolutely. I had a dope sheet of all the moves I needed and recorded them in one go, then prayed they captured and cleaned up well. Neuron has some issues with not always properly grounding the feet, so you get some unnatural drift and sliding sometimes. Really amazing work. I can’t wait to see what you do next!
such an amazing experience, thanks for creating it !
Finally something well directed and edited. Great great great job!! It definetely deserves more views...
Great job. I love it,
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW very inspiring !!! i love this continue your work man !
thanks! I will do! :)
this is freaking cool! just started learning unreal last week, this kind of render that always motivate me haha
thank you! that's great to hear, can't wait to see what you make with it! :)
This is actually amazing. Please, do a tutorials!
Wow that's beautiful
damn this is inspiring. Subbed. Hoping to see more
thank you!
absolutely amazing man!!!
Absolutely brilliant!! well done man, very inspiring too!! Would love to see a walkthrough of it all, just the basics. that screen with the radiation monitor was very well done, would also like to see how you did that! Keep up the good work!!! :)
what's the plot I'm a tiny bit confused and in love with the production
dude this is so good!
this is unreal! great setting and the mood is very good
Probably one of the top 5 best UE4/5 short films to date (in the sense of "most professional")
thank you!
This is special. Great job!
thanks for the comment! :)
wow! this was amazing!!
thank you!
Great work! Thanx for inspiration! Tuts will be great deal for young comunity of virtual filmmakers!)
Already told you in instagram, but this is amazing stuff!!!
Haha hello and thank you again! 🙌😃
Love it! Working to be at this level someday
oi oi that's good janai deska!
Beautiful work Craig!
Amazing 👏 🙀
This is dope!!!!!!!!
Incredible quality. 😊Keep an eye on covering object re-usages better though.
You are getting it right man, well done.
That is insane! Nice work!
thank you!
awesome !
well. That was incredible.
thank you! really appreciate it! :)
Waow, really good job
Bro, you inspired me to learn UE
nice man the sound design is sick
Good stuff!
lookn good!
Is blueprint needed for making short films like this in sequencer.
WOW! Love it!! Subbed
Wow 😮 Cool 😎👍👍👍
wow! beautiful... is the sky proceduraly rendered in realtime?
a lot of the clouds are in realtime yes! but then in compositing I added in some real world skies/cloudscapes to add to it!
this is amazing! Great work!
Gotta admit, this is a lot better than mine, i love it.
Man this is OUTSTANDING!
How long you've been using UE?
Hope to see some tutorial some day.
You're so talented! Subscribed!
thank you! and I've been using Unreal on and off for about a year now. Still very basic knowledge of Unreal Engine but you can still achieve a lot with some basic setups
@@craigsimmers still more impressive! I'd like to start learning a bit, do you have any advice for a noob xD?
@@JJShalashaska haha I would watch all of William Fauchers Unreal Engine tutorials, he explains all of the essential stuff for making films inside of unreal and the tutorials are produced to an insanely high standard!
This is great! What tips would you give someone that wants to learn the craft of using Unreal to create shorts and full length movies? How long did it take to create this?
thanks! this short took around a week and a half to make I'd say? I had already modelled,textured & rigged the character for a concept piece I had done a couple of months ago so that saved a lot of time for sure! and I'm not too sure about tips, I would say just keep watching tutorials for unreal cinematics and try not to get caught up with the game engine side of unreal
about to start learning on how to do short films like these on Unreal Engine, while its downloading id thought i would watch some short films to give me something to aspire to, and man this is amazing so short, yet so beautiful, the music was also amazing and perfectly fits, i really hope i can create something this beautiful one day man! (Also any tips a newbie like me should know when getting into this?)
Beautiful showcase of UE capabilities! Brilliantly created! How were you able to pull the Cinema shots, specifically the camera shake... it feels so natural.
Amazing !!!!!!!
thank you!
Great work. New sub. Any plans to upgrade to UE5. I’ve just started using it.
Amazing! What’s the song called??
thank you! and the the track is called "Fool" by Ryan Taubert :)
How many times did you take to make this masterpiece??
Around 2-3 weeks I believe! :)
@@craigsimmers 2~3 weeks means full day? I wonder around how many hours to make it😀
@@feratube ooh hard to say in hours haha! it was 2-3 weeks with most being done in the evenings after work and then spending 2 weekends on it!
Stunning result my friend from every perspective. The sound design is so professional, actually almost equal to a big budget movie. 😎 May I ask what sound libraries did you use?
That last shot is beautiful!
What did you use to get the weather effects (wind/lightning)? how long did this take to render and where is the music from?
thank you! and weather effects was all done in post with After Effects. Rendering wasn't long at all, each shot was around 20-30 seconds to render out and the music was licensed through Musicbed! the trackname is "Fool" by Ryan Taubert :)
Very nice man I see some path_tracing magic?
thanks! and it was all done using the realtime engine in Unreal. I added brute force GI in some shots which created some noise so that might make it look like the full on path tracer!
This looks amazing. i have a question, how did you do the cloth animation?
incredible work! really cool mood! would you mind sharing how you achieved the sky and the sun please? It looks incredible
thank you! the sky and sun look was achieved using the Unreal Engine Sky Atmosphere and then in compositing I added in my own skies/cloudscapes to compliment the colours!
@@craigsimmers so effective!
@@thebrotherslynch4521 It was something I learnt while making it! I didn't realise Unreal could export transparent skies /backgrounds haha, incredibly powerful for doing any kind of matte paintings etc...
oh man that sun
fuck, I want series from this mastrer work! good job!
Episode 2 is in the works…👀😄
Sick, did you also compose the music?
thanks! and no the music was by Ryan Taubert, the track is called "Fool" :)
@@craigsimmers Nice. If you ever need music for your projects. Let me know!
@@JesseSep. thank you! always on the look out for music so I appreciate that!
sunset is nice
Looks Awesome! Keep it up!
Thank you!
how you add the hologram in unreal engine?
its just a media texture created from a PNG sequence. I then plugged in the image sequence media texture into diffuse and also the emission channel with a muliplier node set to 3x so it makes the emission brighter :)
@@craigsimmers you have the tutorial?
Wow
The person shown, is he also animated or that bit is real?
It's all CG/Unreal engine :)
@@craigsimmers then it's amazing and now I believe that UE5 is the future of film making.
@@iamsaood for sure! I would be interested to see what this project would have looked like using UE5, Lumen would have definitely been nice in some of the shots!
How have you done this incredible Animations?
using Rokoko Motion capture data!
@@craigsimmers Did you buy the suit or rent it. What are the Rokoko suits like to use?
@@stevenbaker153 no suit, it was motion capture data from the motion library by Rokoko!
wonderful 👏
Thank you! Really appreciate it!
so cool
thank you!
This is amazing!! 😁 As someone trying to get into Unreal Engine short filmmaking, could you tell me the PC specs that you had to make this and how long it took to render it? Thank you!
keep it up
Music! ❤❤❤
Wait so you've only been using Unreal Engine on/off for a year and made this? bravo my friend! Did you do this all yourself? and if so how long does something like this take to make?
Yeah I mainly use Cinema 4D for my work and occasionally use Unreal for some projects. Yeah it was all done by myself, the actual construction of the film was around 2 weeks roughly? I had already made the character which saved a lot of time. Quite hard to remember how much time went into it so I could be wrong but around the 2-3 week time frame :) thank you for the kind comment!
Great stuff sir!
I don't get it
They would have made the same effort to create a better story, I think the argument goes nowhere, it is just a technical feat worthy of admiration.
fair point, storytelling/creating an interesting story is definitely something that I struggle with. I tend to focus more on the visual aspects! something to work towards for the future :)
what is the music?
the track is called "Fool" by Ryan Taubert
waiting for full movie
This is just the beginning...
the story is so sad when you realize it
man uses computer
man gets radiation
man dies
so deep man :(
Do we realize the quality you get in realtime these days?!
so this is why daft punk ended? :(
The importance of music.
I've subbed, please do a tutorial for newbies like me
Yip very good
Think I should dump blender and switch to unreal
Thanks! and Blender is great! For the time being, having a separate 3D specific software to prepare assets for Unreal is really handy. Blender & Unreal Engine is an awesome combo, I use Blender a lot in my workflows :)
@@craigsimmers Hi Graig
I really just want to create something simple but blender keeps crashing or freezes up when eever I make large scenes so all my inspiration just get lost after 3 hours or so
I haven't really sat and tried unreal, is it going to be slower than blender
was the character real or unreal ? LOL ???
haha Unreal! well created in Blender/Substance Painter/C4D and then exported to unreal with the animation and cloth :)
@@craigsimmers the animation and cloth physics spot on i was like is that a person in some shots or is that just polygons?> nice work ! way better than holywood garbage!!!!!!!! BURN HOLY WOOD TO THE GROUNDD!! ARRRHHHH!!!!
This was fantastic, I am interested in using unreal for animation. How long did this take to create? Not the idea, just the animation itself
tired from overproduction stuff with no context or story at all.
WTF
Is the cloth run time physics or alembic caches?
Alembic caches along with the character animation as well :)