Make Short Films in Unreal Engine 5 with Metahumans

Name: Make Short Films in Unreal Engine 5 with Metahumans
Rating: 4.2 (73 reviews)

Learn the Basics of Using Metahumans in UE5 by Making a Hyper realistic Short Film

Created byNafay Sheikh

Last updated 2/2024

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What you'll learn

Learn how to use Metahuman Creator to design Realistic characters
Learn how to use Metahuman Animator to create body and facial animations
Learn the basics of Cinematic Camera Animations in Unreal Engine 5
Learn how to Build Outdoor Environments with Realistic Lighting in Unreal Engine 5

Course content

2 sections • 13 lectures • 3h 16m total length

Introduction1:14
Create short films in Unreal Engine 5 with metahumans by blocking outdoor environments with Megascans, importing and animating metahumans, and using Mixamo and Metahuman Animator for facial animation on iPhone.

Setting up the Project4:06
Create a new unreal engine 5 project, enable ray tracing, choose third-person, set maximum quality, add a basic landscape, and save your short film project.
Creating and Adding the Metahuman16:55
Create and customize a metahuman in Unreal Engine 5 using Metahuman Creator, adjusting proportions, skin, eyes, hair, clothing, and import the metahuman while managing lods.
Animating the Metahuman22:50
Learn to animate a metahuman in Unreal Engine 4/5 using Mixamo animations, retarget them with the Mixamo converter, import into a level sequence, and apply to metahuman skeleton.
Building the Environment37:21
Construct a natural environment using Megascans assets and Nanite within Unreal Engine 5, blocking out caves with rocks, cliffs, and grass, while optimizing lighting, shadows, and post-process for Metahumans.
Adding Foliage5:17
Add foliage to your Unreal Engine 5 short film by importing Megascans foliage and grass, painting with a brush, and balancing density and LOD settings for a cohesive scene.
Building out the Animations52:05
in unreal engine 5 with metahumans, this lecture guides building animations with sequencer, lighting tweaks, and camera moves for grounded, realistic character performances.
Adding Camera Shake7:13
Learn to add realistic camera shake in Unreal Engine 5 using Perlin noise, apply it in sequencer, and fine-tune location, rotation, and duration for cinematic realism.
Creating Facial Animations15:47
Learn to capture facial animations with an iPhone using Live Link Face, calibrate and record dialogue takes, then create a Metahuman identity in Unreal Engine and export a final animation.
Adding Facial Animation and Making Tweaks10:36
In this Unreal Engine 5 walkthrough, the instructor adds facial animation to metahumans, tunes camera cuts, and uses animation blueprints to fix head glitches, while covering rendering workflows and crashes.
Adding the Second Facial Animation6:45
Color Grading in Premiere Pro12:42
Import image sequences in Premiere Pro, set 24 fps, and apply Lumetri Color with an adjustment layer to tweak contrast, shadows, vibrance, noise, and crop for black bars.
How to make your own Metahuman3:38
Create and customize a metahuman identity using the metahuman creator, adjusting skin tone, hair, and clothing. Export to Blender or Unreal Engine via Quixel Bridge for use in your film.

Requirements

Some experience with Unreal Engine 5 is highly recommended

Description

Discover the exciting world of filmmaking in Unreal Engine 5 with my brand new beginner-friendly course on creating short films using Unreal Engine 5 and Metahumans. Whether you're a new filmmaker or someone who has experience, this course will walk you through the process of bringing your stories to life in a stunning virtual environment.

In this course, you'll learn step-by-step how to use Unreal Engine 5, a powerful and free-to-use software, to build your own cinematic worlds. We'll start by exploring the basics, like how to navigate the software and use its tools to create a whole natural environment set for your film. Then, we'll introduce you to Metahumans, a groundbreaking tool that lets you design realistic digital actors with ease. You'll learn how to customize characters' appearances, movements, and expressions, giving them a lifelike quality that enhances your storytelling. (We will use Metahuman Creator to create the characters and Metahuman Animator to animate the facial expressions).

We will also talk about how to plan your camera movements and make your film look as cinematic as possible.

By the end of this course, you'll have the skills and confidence to create your own short films using Unreal Engine 5 and Metahumans. Whether you want to share your stories with the world or simply explore the possibilities of digital filmmaking, this course will empower you to bring your creative vision to life like never before.

Who this course is for:

Beginner Unreal Engine 5 users who want to learn how to make Short films!

Make Short Films in Unreal Engine 5 with Metahumans

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 1min

Making the Short Film12 lectures • 3hr 15min

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