'Confrontation' - a one shot cinematic

Title: Confrontation

Unreal Engine 5 | 'Confrontation' | Short cinematic - Raytracing & Lumen - YouTube

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Credits to sourced content:

  • Quixel Megascans
  • Elemental Demo
  • Elite Landscapes
  • Metahumans
  • Soul Cave

‘Confrontation’ is a deeply personal piece about facing inner struggles and trying to get some order into the chaos of my own mind. Working on that short cinematic was very meditating and relieving for me.

Light setup:

  • Lumen for Global Illumination as well as Raytraced Shadows / Reflections
  • Obviously, the big sphere is the key light (emissive material)
  • Three big, soft, and colored ceiling lights as fill lights to better match the ground to my background (fill light)
  • Motivated spotlight to give the little rocks at the beginning of the scene some sharp edges (rim light)
  • Engine version 5.0.1
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You created your theme, scene and lighting superbly. I love everything about this.
Great work and strength to you achieving peace in your mind.