A short film I’ve worked on for quite a while has been finally released. This was actually created with Unreal Engine 4.27, before UE5 was even released. I was just not allowed to release it earlier. But better later than never! This was also my very first time using Unreal Engine back in 2022.
The whole film was assembled, renderred and animated in Unreal Engine and it was also my first time using Metahuman and animating a human character, which was an interesting challenge to tackle. I’ve also used Quixel Megascans to build some of scenes.
Hope You like it, would love to hear Your opinions and thoughts!
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I have to say, the lighting and dialogue throughout this film are just phenomenal. It’s thought-provoking and incredibly creative. It felt like I was watching the background lore to a game I really want to play
What inspired this project if you don’t mind me asking?
Thank You very much for the positive feedback! Really appreciate it!
Everything was assembled, lit, animated and rendered purely in Unreal Engine. Non Quixel Megascans Models were textured with Substance Painter. Some of the props and sets were modelled in Blender such as the Custom Metahuman Outfit, The Sanctuary building in the end, the floating islands to name a few.
Thank you so much for the kind words about this short film! It is greatly appreciated! You aren’t the first one to say that it felt like an intro to a game! To quote my friend “When is this game coming out?!”
In regards to what inspired this film, I shall quote my co-creator Bība - the writer and lead act who did the voice performance, she also produced the score of the film:
"Thanks for asking, it is actually inspired by a true story. Where I had some very clear lucid dreams and visions during meditation about using emerald energy and light to infuse the whole internet, all websites, all servers, the worlds computers, devices, cables etc and bring positive heart energy into the electro magnetic field.
Computers and electricity run on silicon crystals and metal, and impulses and energy are transmitted so this mission was to bring high vibes to that field. Reaching to all people that use these networks daily.
On the rise of the blockchain and AI it became even more apparent that this was a hugely important ritual of infusing healing, heart, nature light and energy into this field. Ensure as best we can as a collective through intention and visualisation that the highest good for all prevails. I take as a personal calling to hold this intention that, what I called in the film, the metaverse, does indeed become a source of progress, life upliftment and harmony to all beings. I see that every time this short film is watched that another infusion of light and love moves through our whole collective metaverse network. Where we are connected and can choose how we create our future.
I am definitelly going to produce more films and videos using Unreal Engine, from experimental videos, to short films, and hopefully a feature one day. The themes might be different, but a continuation of “Emerald Seed” might happen at some point in the future!
Where I had some very clear lucid dreams and visions during meditation about using emerald energy and light to infuse the whole internet, all websites, all servers, the worlds computers, devices, cables etc and bring positive heart energy into the electro magnetic field.
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