Is Unreal Engine the Future of Filmmaking?

[@tbip2001]

The possibilities for low budget filmmakers are now pretty insane, and really only limited by how much time and effort you are willing to put into learning various software, and how much vision you have. Cameras are amazingly Good now for little money, editing software, vfx software, UE , deepfake. Its a amazing time.

[@raffirahmansyah]

Yep. You just need an expensive PC and monitor and it's a done deal.

[@vfilmation2355]

@@raffirahmansyah That's true have to purchase those level of expensive devices..

[@jorgeriveramx]

@@raffirahmansyah But even that is much cheaper than before. ;-)

[@raffirahmansyah]

@@jorgeriveramx Yep 100%

[@goliathonscave9834]

I expect people (writers) will hire UE artists to do create their vision.

[@ProductionCrate]

yeah UE is insane. It's been really fun to learn, can't wait until there is a lot more content from filmmakers showing their tricks with Unreal

[@LostUtopiaFilms]

Yo! Production Crate is the bomb!

[@DonovanPresents]

You can also import animations from Maya 3D into the program as well!

[@jobz9150]

What about 3D camera tracking?

[@ElfTaleFilms]

As fantasy film creator, this seems great. Considering weather is always a problem, but filming everything inside a studio can be a big deal for costume design. Plus "free" locations that cannot even be found IRL. Also toilet is closer in a studio and audio is potentially better

[@smarthalayla6397]

What are the minimum requirements needed for it to rum smooth?

[@-Burs]

That's what I've been saying for years. I'm into gaming for almost 40 years, and today more than ever you can clearly see how games are comming closer to triple-A blockbusters we only expect to come out of Hollywood. Just few years back you could see all that only in game cutscenes, but today everything runs in real-time (if you have powerful enough equipment). It's absolutely insane what you can do with today's computers and software if you have the talent and know-how. You could literally be a crew of just a few people making mindblowing scenes that one could think it's the result of few dozens creators and budget in millions of dollars. The future is very, very bright for this type of movie making industry. The classic movie making is long gone, and now even green screens will completely go away. I'm so excited all of this is finally becoming a reality, and looking forward to see all what talented creators have to show to the world!

[@tukugr]

You should make a showcase or tutorial video for virtual sets with vr tracking like mandalorian uses. But with green screen

[@Eggph]

You should check out the "I Will Make the BEST DnD Show on the Internet" video that Corridor crew did. (If you havent done that yet) You get some insights, it's really interesting.

[@shootermcgavin4999]

Damn, in college in 2009 I took 3-4 3d modeling/animation classes using 3DSMax and Maya and I had to I had to do everything manually. Modeling, Animation, Texturing, Lighting, etc and then used a render farm for hours to get a short clip. Now everyone has software like this and assets you can just drop in your scene. All of the CG people know how much time and effort it used to take to even create small assets or scenes. This is crazy.

[@DJBufotoxin]

I used to do this 20 years ago in some other engine when I was a kid - It's amazing to see how far game engines have come since then. I look forward to creating environments again!

[@FilmCrowStudios]

It’s insane that those opening shots were CG

[@KarenTookTheKids]

No, no no no i refuse to belive

[@KarenTookTheKids]

This is fucking CRAZY

[@corpsefoot758]

What’s kinda cool is that this was basically inevitable, but it’s still nice to see the tech actually reach this point within our own lifetimes What an artistic privilege :’)

[@YourMJK]

What's more impressive is that they were rendered in real-time!

[@malikkelly]

Not really you've been seeing that level and more in Hollywood. What's insane is it's real time in unreal engine

[@ChrisSchieritz]

When the software is so good that you can’t tell if Ryan is CG or not

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

Ryan has been fake for years. He's actually 78 years old. And a woman.

[@caroldixon7796]

Yes his cheeks are way too smooth. I think the major news media have been using these programs for years

[@chaosfire321]

I love what Unreal's letting indie film makers do. I've seen Star Wars fanfilms made in the engine that would've blow me away just a decade ago. Democratization of art and creative endeavors is really damn beautiful.

[@li0nhart4477]

I got into Unreal Engine at Unreal Engine 3 which was little more than a level editor for the Unreal game. It's amazing how far Epic has come with this software. It's really powerful and although it can be complicated at 1st, if you stick with it you'll soon pick it up and start your own projects.

[@Andrew_Price]

I've been wanting to get started for like a year now. Still feels overwhelming. But the results would be worth it.

[@filmriot]

It's definitely a little overwhelming at first, but once you get past the learning curve it really opens up.

[@nosignal5735]

I see that I'm not alone

[@Mr.ThomasAnderson]

Exactly! Film Riot is also such an invaluable tool. I got into Blender a little bit before Ryan but have been excited and yet afraid to dip my toes into UE 5. I needed this push and glad to see it’s so user friendly (and free). Seeing how we’re moving in this country we may need to stay in again and this will definitely come in handy. Thanx again Ry guy

[@maks_st]

I think the most impressive thing is that all of it is FREE for everyone to use! This is really cool.

[@starpilotalliance]

I mean yes but also means putting epic software on your computer. Vbox that.

[@SM-ye1wo]

@@starpilotalliance Why are you suggesting to run it in a Virtual Box..?

[@starpilotalliance]

@@SM-ye1wo I'm not one for conspiracy theories but I don't exactly like the idea of a program running 24-7 on my computer that's partially owned by a country know for monitoring their own people very closely.

[@Samuri5hit84]

​@@starpilotalliance The amount of free stuff Unreal gives away far outweighs whatever it is you're even talking about. I'm in school for game design, the schooling cost 50,000(a little less with scholarships, but that's the total). In the two years of being in school I will accumulate a good 7000 - 12,000$ of free stuff from Unreal. That's in both games and game assets. The value unreal gives to people like me is immeasurable. Not only do I support Epic Games, but I would give them full permission to do whatever on my PC knowing that a a company like that would only be interested in information if anything and my information is not private to corporations like that. I simple don't care if somebody from Facebook or wherever can see through my Camera, they don't give a fuck about me and neither do I care for them.

[@dna8269]

@@Samuri5hit84 That's just lazy, though. It does matter if people can access your camera/computer without you knowing, even if there isn't shit to be had on your end. Can't tolerate that because it's a slippery slope. They're doing great things, but hopefully they're just keeping it to that and nothing more.

[@daverizz]

This looks insanely good. And useful in so many different ways. Also, so very hilariously better than when I started learning 3D back on the DOS, and eventually Win 3.1 version of 3DS Max. I literally laughed out loud watching the sun light changing over the drag-n-drop rock formations.

[@arthurkukowski]

This was an awesome video. I think you’re definitely right in saying it’s the future of filmmaking, but further, it’s a new platform for individual creation. For example, there is books and ebooks that you can write and publish all yourself, then there is SoundCloud for music, and KZbin for videos, but imagine releasing full films or “tv series” on KZbin or another platform. I think it’s going to be epic and there will be some amazing things released from many folks out there.

[@jasondclark]

If VR hardware can get the resolution and cost point, imagine creating a movie that the viewer is part of, 4th wall will take on an all new meaning.

[@IndigoRootsBand]

What is your experience with complex keys or multiple keys? Can unreal engine handle this? Is it as versatle as Nuke or after effects? What if your model had frizzy hair or you had some bleen over on your model. Will it handle these scenarios like Nuke or After Effects?

[@crypt0sFX]

I have an Unreal/Blender/resolve pipeline and it is absolutely wonderful to make full cg scenes so fast and easy in UE5.

[@grumpyginger7475]

What a great idea. I’m in the beginning stage of writing a screenplay, and I’m absolutely gonna use this. Thank you!

[@disicaray5495]

Hi what happened to your film

[@pixelretroo]

I saw the title and thought "yes" immediately, then I saw your opening 5 sec of the video and nearly dirted myself. I'd call that an emphatic "YES". Thanks for the awesome content guys, great work as usual =)

[@highdharr]

"We will fix it in post"got a whole new meaning

[@Ben-rz9cf]

It becomes "we'll fix it in pre" which is a much better approach

[@ModernDayGeeks]

Unreal Engine's progress has been astounding. From being able to create the fantasy worlds we envision with our minds, to closely being able to recreate reality itself. Exhilarating stuff!

[@donovanwiebe2495]

It's insane what Corridor is doing with Unreal Engine. I couldn't care less about D&D but I can't wait to see Son of a Dungeon.

[@tennisphotography]

I downloaded Unreal Engine a few days ago, I do animations in Maya, I was looking for a easy software to make the background, Unreal Engine has opened up a new world just out of the blue, its a dream of a software... GREAT VIDEO!! we are all so excited :)

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

This is certainly worth exploring! THanks.

[@Juan_Teppa]

It would be amazing to see a primer on how you tackled that cinematic CG teaser! Update after 2 weeks into the engine: This video was definitely the push I needed to deeping my toes into Unreal. So far, has been extremely satisfying.

[@IgnaceAleya1]

Interesting way of using Unreal! Great video Ryan

[@jeyfomson6364]

Love your channel Ignace!!

[@henryqprodllc]

This is a great video showing the power of Unreal Engine. I just finished getting a good working handle on using iClone 7 and will be using Live Link to transfer the scene from iClone 7 to Unreal Engine. I really want to learn to take advantage of UE's power.

[@vledermaus]

Been using it for a while now (first project was actually a small game in 2017, where I learned Maya and UE4 from 0 experience) and even more since I finally got a new PC in February. It's such a fun tool for filmmakers and game developers alike.

[@hchattaway]

Epic just bought reality capture.. This is an awesome photogrammetry tool for making 3d models out of photos.. Either hand held or via a drone.. I use it with my drone to make building models etc... Awesome software!

[@marcelpatrickbr]

Awesome video! Can you share here some of the tutorials you mention in the video? Thanks

[@MattQuattro]

This is amazing! I’ve heard a lot about Unreal Engine over the years but to see how far it has come so quickly, is just so exciting for content creators. Thanks for putting this together!

[@IndigoRootsBand]

Hey Man this is great but there seems to be a big missing piece. Where the documentation for how to use it with filmmaking for those of us who only have access to greenscreens? Have you figured that out?

[@Forest9770]

This was really exciting. I have so many ideas right now and knowing that I have the potential to bring them to life in a cheap manner thrills me

[@doxpin7432]

The future of filmmaking is still good taste. Now more accessible than ever.

[@_dspp768]

I am learning and watching the video. Thank you very much. You've been through a lot this year. happy new year 2022 I hope that 2022 will be a year where your wishes come true.🌻

[@fayyazb]

First things first.. LOVED your concept promo! Can't believe you did that in an hour! Renders for something like that takes hours or day approx. Definitely looking at it for conceptualisation... for now! On hold due to limitations to MAC. Thanks for a detailed overview! True about the future of filmmaking, Pre-production like concepts etc. or post-production!

[@marcewing3514]

I just want to say that I love your new "format" of videos, with you teaching and imparting your knowledge... And though you always shared knowledge.. These are now very "Mature" and succinct in how they come across! I subscribed to you years ago, and hadn't seen your channel in a few years... So this is quite refreshing! And I'm back! Thank You! And Congrats!

[@BlaineWestropp1]

Love this! Would love to see more as you push down this path!

[@geekyblazed8624]

I'm studying 3D design and animation at the moment and can't wait to start doing Pitchviz!! UE5 is the future of getting big ideas put on the big screen.

[@neelgamers2675]

We are very Happy that you jumped into UE , Please make tutorials of UE in the aspect of film making. Bcz All the tutorials out there are meant for Game development. Thank you so much sir.

[@andyb9675]

Absolutely incredible. And totally game changing. The amount of incredible stories that can now be told, which don't have to go through the expensive and political minefield of hollywood moviemaking, as well as the practical issues of shooting on location, leaves me speechless with excitement. Would be worth any aspiring filmmaker to take the time NOW to learn all this, as it's clearly the future of the business..and such talents will be in HIGH demand this next decade 😍

[@SiHorrocks]

great video. I think the future is more likely to be a combination of software and reality - like iPhone's Cinematic Mode. At some point the processing power will be enough so we can film the real world and the software will transform it, enhance it

[@zeroryoko999]

Are you going to have more tutorials on this? How about a tutorial of something similar to the Mandelorian setup (Not exact, but close)?

[@samuelmoser]

Have fun with buying LED walls. These cost about a few hundred thousand bucks. lol. But you are not completely wrong. You could make it with an greenscreen instead of LED walls

[@filmriot]

We are definitely going to do more stuff. Check out the tutorials in the notes. They helped me a lot.

[@FlyingJackalope]

I have a connection for them locally if they’ll take me up on it to do just that.

[@zeroryoko999]

@@samuelmoser I wasn't thinking of LED walls to begin with because of the pricetag. I was thinking more of Green Screens, as you mentioned, or any other cheeper alternative.

[@brandonjacksoon]

Thanks, Film Riot! Awesome content! Epic Games pushing the industry to the next level! The are really good team of professionals with great future vision! Hope they will continue pushing the CG progress to the top!

[@digitalzenith6527]

As a 3d artist I can't wait to see what you will do with UE as my problem is that I can create pretty much anything but than have no idea what to do with my assets:) I need to learn to think like a director. Show us the way master!

[@AlbowaSinema]

Just finished my first 2 scenes. How you can light, texture, camera and camera movements etc. This is amazing.

[@AdrianParkinsonFilms]

I've got a motion capture suit coming soon. Unreal + mocap is so exciting for me because I've got so many story ideas that were previously impossible without a big budget.

[@victor_chibuko]

This is amazing. Just so you know... You inspire me man!!! No jokes. I used to think my imaginations were literally crazy until I saw ur videos. Then I realized, dey weren't even crazy enough 😂

[@victor_chibuko]

How can I get to talk to you...

[@ToxicGaming-mk4bi]

Why similar quality render takes hours in blender/lumion and is realtime in UE? I mean both are really heavy 3d assets so how UE is able to render in realtime? And of it does so, why people are still rendering videos in 3d and paying rendering farms?

[@HomemadeHorror]

Whoa. Need to check this out for our films. Thank you.

[@urbanstylecaptures8716]

Great review. I’m so glad you posted this!

[@ingagrimmett8259]

I literally just woke up from a nap, checked this messages, saw this particular link that my friend sent me and watched this. Am I still dreaming cause this is awesome!!

[@goliathonscave9834]

Amazing. I imagine in the very near future, all movie pitches will be full-length, Unreal Engine generated, movies. Writers will soon either learn or hire Unreal Engine experts to help them create these projects.

[@Ljm488]

And those movies will be trash. Good filmmakers are those who have keen interest in art and use technology when necessary, not for everything. This definitely shows when there is little attention to framing and poor understanding of light. And almost zero story. Like the camera, vfx is a tool in telling a story.

[@MsRoshniAli]

Wow! Thanks will check it out

[@dominiklehocky1486]

You said things I was thinking yesterday. This is great tool for my storyboards and to learn work with scenes/lightning/camera positioning. I am not into 3D animation, but this helps with directing and writting.

[@Oluutobi]

this is incredible wow feeling a little late to this but I see the vision now

[@garrhetsampson]

Please make this into a series!

[@davidthompson897]

I rarely comment, but... this is simply mind blowing. The possibilities are literally infinite. (provided you have the hardware!) ;)

[@MiDaY_i]

FR lmao...my laptop suffered seizures for hours whenever i closed it....I had to stop and wait till i get a GPU to complete my build...although it made me sad because i ought to have been pretty grounded lmao..but i started blender out of grief and i loved it

[@WangleLine]

Yeah!!!

[@MobileFilmmaking]

Runs great on the new M1 Macs

[@erikklein1434]

I've just been looking into Unreal Engine the last few days!

[@DGVFX]

Great content as always

[@VertexHero]

I don't want to be one of those guys, but... hear me out. I've been using Unreal for a little over 9 years (back in the UE3 days). I've had my experience with Unity, CryEngine, and a few others. Something about Unreal Engine kept me faithful to it, even when seeking out jobs. I knew there was something special about it. It makes me so joyful and proud of the Epic team for their diligence to build on something they knew was going to be huge. It's pretty wild seeing it grow to this magnitude. I hope that if you're pursuing a dream that you keep moving forward with it no matter what people say about you. Let this be an example of patience and persistence. Tim Sweeny and his team changed lives and many industries for the better. Keep striving to build. You may not know it yet, but you could be the next big positive shift the world needs. Even if it's not a game engine. Stay strong, and God Speed.

[@kryptkeeper2303]

can you guys do a tutorial on a VFX for getting sucked into a tv that doesnt suck. most of the tutorials im seeing the effect just doesnt look good and its an effect i need for a project

[@theaidanator]

well, this convinced me to download it and give it a go! thanks for the great overview Ryan!

[@lonewolf_studio]

Is this unreal engine 5?

[@theeternalnow6506]

This is truly insane. The more I see about this engine and the fact that it's free. It's mindblowing. The first real next gen feeling thing in decades it seems.

[@jpjapers]

Im a 3d artist and i cant see there being a future in offline renderers like vray in a few more versions of this tech. Once theres a way that i dont have to sit an unwrap all of my models for proper UVs and theres a standardised material definition and filetype like USD, itll really take off.

[@straighttrippingmusic]

Oh man.. Ive been seeing lots of good things about unreal engine.. but I still have to learn.. cinema 4d.. and blender.. or skip those and jump straight into the future? :)

[@hauntedwonderlandproductio1013]

I have been wanting to do this like this since last year (early 2020) there is only one thing to do. Make sure you do the commercial “license” you dont want to have them say they have rights to your art because you used there software.

[@abettencourtmusic]

I’m absolutely fascinated by the opening shots, which made me get UE4.27. I already have experience with 3DS Max, so doing that leap is a no-brainer to me. I have all the technical requirements, so I’m good there. But the sheer amount of time compiling all those shaders when starting a new project... It’s like watching grass grow! 😂 Will keep you guys updated. Thanks for the video and the tip!

[@telocity]

Need to make new episodes of "Lost in Space" (1960s) with this engine as the premise of that show would allow all manner of unique environments to be shown.

[@LuvinLife72395]

This is so beautifully accessible for the people willing to develop the skill, honestly the landscape of cinema seen through this forward looking lens is really inspiring. I dont know anything about virtual world building like in blender or cinema4d but this seems like a great deep dive in point!!!

[@TeeLow]

I want to learn but the task just seems so big I have no idea where to even begin

[@EngineerDJ_Julius]

Amazing video, 10/10 quality and editing

[@-saca-1297]

Yea but just one question, did the intro scenes use ray tracing?

[@topicruben]

Totally mind blowing 🤯 and you said, free? 😲 This definitely will open up another universe of ideas and resources. Great tool! Thanks, man. Awesome video as always!

[@sherzoderaliev]

WAW!!!! I've lost my words. It is mind-blowing.

[@sherpadete4644]

I literally downloaded UE last night for the first time... And this is the first video that showed up on my homepage this morning...

[@jasonmcdade8837]

Thanks for the encouragement and your professionalism.

[@Filmaker25]

You might have mentioned it but the 3d actors can you create dialoque for them that they actuall speak?

[@edwardwhite4790]

Thanks this seem like it might be a major game changer for my video production.

[@kentjensen4504]

Film Riot guy, I wish you the best with everything you do. You deserve success.

[@adinotrapani2677]

Can't wait for a tutorial or some video on how to create animated scenes in Unreal

[@BrandonHinojosa]

Sold me, excited to see what I can do over the next couple of months!

[@jdcochran1904]

UE IS insane! Thanks for another insightful episode, Ryan. All the best.

[@AmanBansil]

I wanted to pick an engine to learn - as a hobby...just playing around with cool 3D visuals. This video totally pushed me towards UE5. done and done

[@alexview7364]

Is there an option to integrate real shots with human and this 'unreal engine created world'?

[@ThatHomelessScrubbalo]

Duuuuude... im downloading it now! thank you! i never heard of this...

[@शिव_सागर]

Thank You ! 🙂🙏

[@JIMMY_NEMESIS]

yeap I tried all of that .....and fail to go beyond and continue learning but will dive back in later for sure, this engine is incredable

[@JiveDadson]

I remember in the late 80's when a computer image of a rotating wire-frame space shuttle was a big deal. Thirty-odd years later ... this.

[@Magictrickslol]

I'm about 6 or so months into blender but now idk if I should spend my time on unreal or not.

[@supergrammar]

Are you talking about UE 4 or 5? 5 isn't available for download yet

[@fckgoogle6186]

Mandslorian use unreal 5. It's available for business

[@przemyslawmejna6445]

We will get in a few years first 3d Animation Films realtime in VR. Could you imagine? You rent the movie like "Pets 3" and you can not only be in the movie but rotate or even change the camera! If they add in the sounds placement than we will get the Pixar animated movies in VR which you can watch a 10-20 or 50 times and they will look and even sounds completely different. Of course there will be a way to just leave the cameras position to initial or maybe set the camera to random if no VR headset - so then your movie on 2d screen will be different every time you watch! What do you think? My opinion is we will get something like that in 8-12 years.

[@The3DStig]

Been using UE4 and Houdini together in production for years now :) A few others are okay like CryEngine but UE4 continues to be a fairly happy place to develop! The fact I can natively load alembic caches into UE4 with UVs was a game changer for me. Now if they can just solve real time VDB...

[@vinsonwood7095]

Man i would LOVE a online course or something to learn UE5 and production steps to make a short film.

[@stevenpoe640]

Every other Unreal 5 demo I have seen where there was water, that water sucked. Mr. Hamilton made it work.

[@h.m.sanchez4934]

You did this video justice Unreal Engine is powerful tool and your explanation was very informative.

[@YusifJafarov]

2 -3 years ago I was thinking that UE is so powerful that it could be the next step in the film industry. Then Mandalorian was realized and I was shocked how they used this tool! UE one of the best tools for independent and big studio filmmakers! This is mf future!

[@dipakmali1740]

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[@jmacron4652]

Great Tutorial...How can you create an In-game movie camera that can be made available in inventory so the character can select it to use it to film within the game.

[@Uvoted4this]

When I started in the video editing business we literally wrapped the videotape around a spinning drum and mark the cutting spot with a chalk line. Then put the tape in a angled splice block and made the cut using a straight edge razor blade. Then taped the two pieces together. Watching this video makes me feel so old and tired. What a great future for the home producers.