Unreal Engine Artist
The Last Dungeon
Animation Ingestion
The Last Dungeon is an ambitious student project that uses Unreal Engine to create a cinematic short film. More than 90 students from SCAD Animation Studio put their hands on this film and brought it to life.
Animation ingestion for the Last Dungeon was a tedious prosses that required a month of the work of a small team. I started by figuring out the main issues that can occur when importing the animation clips. Then I set up a google file to keep track of the updated shots and progress. And finally, I trained two animators on how to use the UE and the quick ways to fix shots.
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Take a look at the walk-through video explaining the work I've done:
Unreal Engine Short Cinematic Film
10 Week Challenge
Unreal Engine is an amazing tool that allowed me to create a short film and experience the pipeline from beginning to end in such a short period. A general understanding of UE and particularly the use of sequencer for animation and filmmaking was incredibly relevant to my future projects.
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When starting out with no experience in using UE I relied on several DCC apps to achieve the best result and get used to the software faster. Using Vicon Live, Vicon Post, and Autodesk Maya I recorded and applied the Motion Capture to my character. I used control rig Manny as a placeholder before I learned and created a custom MetaHuman. I used retargeting tools to apply my animation clips to the new character.
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Quixel assets were used to create the environments and set the mood. Camera work was one of the main aspects of the film that I enjoyed the most.