Motion Design with Unreal Engine 5

According to motion designer Giorgio Macellari, Unreal Engine 5 is so much more than a video game engine, it's a powerful program for creating virtual worlds that gives the designer unmatched artistic control. In short, it's the perfect all-in-one tool for 3D animation projects and bringing your ideas to life. Giorgio has worked with major Italian TV networks like MTV and All Music, and directed Dreadful Bond, a video game and short film created in collaboration with Dario Argento.

In this course, Giorgio teaches you how to use Unreal Engine 5 and its new, innovative features for modeling and illumination, and guides you through every step of designing an animation project from scratch. Learn how to put your ideas into motion and create a colorful, animated video.

Before you dive into the world of 3D animation, get to know your teacher, Giorgio Macellari. Discover how he became a motion designer and creative director and hear about the experiences and influences that have shaped his career and continue to inspire him today.

Begin with an overview of the final project, install Unreal Engine 5 on your computer, and explore the interface.

Learn how to work with the program's main features before seeing the latest additions, like the new modeling mode and the new illumination system called Lumen.

Once you've got the basics, it's time to plan out your project. Put together a mood board to gather ideas and create a storyboard to give your project direction.

Next, Giorgio teaches you how to model different objects, arrange them in your scene, and add the perfect lighting.

He also shows you how to animate your objects and manage multiple cameras. Finish up the course with the post-production phase. Make some final adjustments to your project and render it into a fun and colorful animated bumper.

Create a bumper, an animation about 12 seconds long, to use as the intro to a video for a hypothetical client.

Anyone who wants to broaden their skills and knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 for motion design projects.

Although your teacher explains the latest features, you need a working knowledge of Unreal Engine to take this course. All you need in the way of materials is a computer and Unreal Engine 5, which you can download for free.