How I Made a Godzilla Cinematic in Unreal Engine 5

Josh Toonen • June 27, 2024
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From VFX Artist to Director. I'm taking what I learned on Hollywood movies (Star Wars IX, Deadpool, Across the Spiderverse) to make films of my own in Unreal Engine! Join me as I breakdown the whole process. Hit subscribe to watch the journey! Instagram: @joshtoonen FYI I'm looking for a Video + Shorts Editor who is experienced in After Effects. Email or DM me.

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Join the Godzilla Masterclass for free! 🦖 http://www.unrealforvfx.com/godzilla?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social_media&utm_campaign=godzilla&utm_term=video_20240627_gzbts Go behind the scenes of our Godzilla cinematic made entirely in Unreal 5. Learn how to create Hollywood-level VFX at home using Unreal Engine 5! In this video, I show you step-by-step how I recreated an epic Godzilla battle sequence using the same tools available to you. I'll share some insider tricks from my experience working on blockbusters like Star Wars IX and Godzilla vs Kong, now applied to Unreal Engine 5. Subscribe to the channel - many more Godzilla videos on their way ;D Props to the small but mighty team who helped bring this to life! The whole short was animated and rendered directly out of Unreal and composited with Nuke. Credits - Animation: Jon Abanheim - Watch his channel! @watchmeanimateYT Control Rig: Sanal Deep https://in.linkedin.com/in/sanal-deep-singh-sandhu-765711152 Sound Design: David Carmichael https://www.youtube.com/c/FablesD20 @FablesD20 Thank ya'll so much for making this happen :D ASSET PACKS (support other creators :D) Tokyo Pack: https://jamajurabaev.gumroad.com/l/us... Stock Footage: https://www.actionvfx.com/?ref=zte2mdh Explosions + Sparks: http://compositingacademy.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps7LQcKNPWc QUICK LINKS Join our 21 Day Unreal Bootcamp - http://www.unrealforvfx.com/fundamentals?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social_media&utm_campaign=ue101&utm_term=video_20240627_gzbts Godzilla Masterclass - http://www.unrealforvfx.com/godzilla?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social_media&utm_campaign=godzilla&utm_term=video_20240627_gzbts FREE Unreal 5 Crash Course - http://www.unrealforvfx.com/crashcourse?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social_media&utm_campaign=crashcourse&utm_term=video_20240627_gzbts Unreal to Nuke Masterclass - http://www.unrealforvfx.com/nuke?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social_media&utm_campaign=uenuke&utm_term=video_20240627_gzbts http://www.joshuatoonen.com http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7930214/ http://www.instagram.com/@joshtoonen http://www.tiktok.com/@JoshToonen http://www.twitter.com/@ToonenJosh Rokoko - Save 10% off your order with coupon code "UnrealVFX" at checkout https://store.rokoko.com/pages/full-performance-motion-capture-bundle Chapters 0:00 - Is this even humanly possible? 1:14 - Getting Godzilla into Unreal 5 2:07 - How to Think Like a Filmmaker in Unreal 2:50 - Beginner's Method to Animating Crowds 4:06 - Day to Night Environments Lighting 5:04 - Environment and World Building Shortcuts 6:32 - Use this VFX Technique from Godzilla vs Kong 8:02 - The Secret to Photoreal Rain in Unreal 8:53 - Level-Up Your Renders with NukeX 10:22 - Watch the Full Cinematic 11:18 - Join the Godzilla Masterclass (link in bio) #godzilla #unrealengine #unrealengine5

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