Motion Design with Unreal Engine 5
Lighting Basics
A course by Giorgio Macellari , Motion Designer and Creative Director
About the video: Lighting Basics
Overview
“Now I'm going to show you how lights work in Unreal and the different types of light we can use. In the additional resources you will find the scene of this lesson as well to practice.”
In this video lesson Giorgio Macellari addresses the topic: Lighting Basics, which is part of the Domestika online course: Motion Design with Unreal Engine 5. Explore the potential of Unreal Engine 5 and learn how to use the software for logo animation.
Partial transcription of the video
“Lighting basics In this lesson, we will look at what types of light makes Unreal available to us, analyzing them in detail. It is indeed important to know the types of light available to better illuminate the scene. Let's begin. The types of light available can be found in the Place Actor tab, under Lights. Or Create, Lights. Let's go see the first type of light, Directional Lights. Directional light is very simple, an infinite light like the sun. It affects the whole scene and its position in the world does not change the illumination. Let's look at it better. Trying to move it, we won't h...”
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Course summary for: Motion Design with Unreal Engine 5
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Category
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Areas
3D, 3D Animation, 3D Design, Animation, Motion Graphics

Giorgio Macellari
A course by Giorgio Macellari
Giorgio Macellari is a motion designer and art director specialized in animation, a skill he taught himself through years of practice. As a life-long enthusiast of animation, video games, and storytelling, Giorgio is always learning, experimenting, and trying new things.
Throughout his career, he 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. He currently manages teams working on projects for TV, film, and video games.
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