I thought the best way to learn Unreal Engine was to work through a single project and this is the end result. It took over a year of watching tutorials, getting through software updates and all the other hundreds of little things I had to learn and adapt to along the way. There were plenty of frustrating days. I gave up twice. The best advise I can give is do a storyboard and stick to it. It’s very easy to drift off in a new direction as some new plugin or whatever comes on the market.
This is my first short. I learned a huge amount about short film making and have figured out enough of @UnrealEngine to understand that even one person can create pretty much anything from the comfort of your own home, system and time allowing