Elusive - Part 1 - Unreal Engine Shortfilm

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A Solo Personal work Created in real-time using Unreal Engine 5 with NVIDIA RTX4090, animated with iClone 8 & Character Creator 4, assets and textures made with Autodesk Maya & Substance Painter. Color adjustments, improvements and assembly done in Nuke & DaVinci Resolve. The goal was to merge the entire environment with the character and effects in One rendering pass, easily adjustable in real-time.

This short film is an impassioned homage to the iconic Ghost in the Shell Movie and Anime. Within its narrative, a mechanical marvel possessing the extraordinary power of instantaneous teleportation embarks on a quest to uncover the elusive truth she desperately craves. Part 2 soon to come … ( Follow: [https://www.instagram.com/jeffreymdg/] for future updates )

Music by: Jakub Pietras ( IG: [https://www.instagram.com/jakobpietras/]

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Hope you like it!

DISCLAIMER: This is a personal, non-commercial endeavor. The products featured in billboards and holograms are a tribute and a source of inspiration, portraying their real-life counterparts. No intention to infringe upon copyright is implied.

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What an intense and mysterious start to “Elusive”! I knew I didn’t imagine elements of Ghost in the Shell in your work, and I was happy to see it confirmed after reading the description of your post further. :grin:

I’m so intrigued to see how the rest of Elusive plays out; it’s already off to an incredible start! :star_struck:

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Thank you @Zezkaii glad you liked it! Part 2 is now in the works , excited for it to complete.

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Hi there @JeffMD,

Hope you’re well and having a wonderful week so far!

This is an absolutely awesome trailer. The lighting and and assets used feel incredibly high quality and rather beautiful. Cyberpunk is one of those art styles that immediately catch the eye. :slight_smile: Brilliant work!

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The pleasure is all mine! Are there any sneak peeks we can see of Part 2? :eyes:

If not, no worries. We’re patient! :laughing:

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That’s Fire :fire: :fire:

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@Zezkaii it’s on the works now, really pushing hard to release it in a month or 2. Excited for it!

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@PresumptivePanda - thank you so much for your kind words , it was really fun to work on and I pushed as much what I can do as a a solo artist working on it!

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Take all the time you need; I know it’ll be worth the wait! Also, thanks for the update. :sunglasses: :+1:

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Thank you! I’ll use this thread to post the wip for the part 2 and share as I go.

Wip 01 of the Part 2. blocking in the beat 2 location.

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Wip 02 a more blocking of the scene , real-time walkthrough and scouting ( for the part 2 )

check the part one on the first post in the thread

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Very nice; the blocking looks excellent! I wonder what’s going on in this location. I sense hand-to-hand combat is front and center in this scene. :eyes:

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@Zezkaii thank you, you guessed it right! will be posting in a bit the updated interior

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Jeffery, I am now a fan of your work.
This looks incredible. I love all the details–everything looks excellent. :+1:

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@InfiniteSkyGames thank you so much! Please Follow the thread for more updates

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Update of the Interior ( deleted previous post for better video Link )

Elusive Part 2 . Test animations next .

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Wip 04

Test animation and stunt choreography

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Amazing work! The scene looks like it’s coming along flawlessly! The kick from that test animation and stunt choreography was so smooth; I held my chest when I first saw it. :face_with_spiral_eyes: :+1: