# Spellar Performance - Unreal Challenge - DYLO's Submission **URL:** \ **Category:** Showcase\ **Tags:** SpellarPerformance, twinmotion\ **Created:** [March 2, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-unreal-challenge-dylos-submission/782034 "2023-03-02T12:15:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DYLO\_Gaming](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/dylo_gaming/32/641580_2.png) [@DYLO\_Gaming](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DYLO_Gaming)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-unreal-challenge-dylos-submission/782034/1 "2023-03-02T12:15:14Z")
🌟 Spellar Performance Spell 🌟 _ **Edits are updating my sources & adding thoughts at end** _ [![](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/e/6/3/e63449befa8a65e91493ddd22c6d9f5cb220779f.jpeg "Unreal Engine - Spellar Performance Challenge") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR9MK51Y8JY) Student Submission: Yes! Credits to sourced content: - Open book model from [Sketchfab](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/book-open-bcc69dacd1bc4eadaf4b9fc0d6e2430b) - [Medieval Dungeon](https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/a5b6a73fea5340bda9b8ac33d877c9e2?sessionInvalidated=true) from Unreal Marketplace - [Twinmotion Musical Pack 1](https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/twinmotion-musical-pack-1) from Unreal Marketplace - [Paragon Gideon](https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/paragon-gideon) from Unreal Marketplace - [Ultra Dynamic Sky](https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/ultra-dynamic-sky) from Unreal Marketplace - [Magic & Spell Sounds Pro](https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/item/91d9afb2dd4f45fca34cc235f122fcf1) from Unreal Marketplace - [Medieval Environment](https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/item/e992268f06c842a4af580769d1ea0b17) from Unreal Marketplace Screenshot of project in editor: ![Screenshot 2023-03-02 040950](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/c/8/6/c8656748b11d906ba07640694303055eb574b628.jpeg) **Optional** - Did you use Houdini? - No - Engine version - 5.0 💭 **Notes & Thoughts** 💭 Hi everyone! Thanks for taking the time to checkout my take on the challenge! Upon hearing the theme, my mind instantly jumped to the idea of a spell being cast upon instruments to put on a performance, accompanied by celestial-like VFX. I’ll share my thoughts on how I went about making the particles below! First, I know I wanted the touching point between the bow & instruments to have a strong glow, so I made the bright center portion with a vortex spinning around it to mimic rings around planets. I also wanted trails on the bows, so I added other particles in the shape of the bows. I also wanted aura’s under the instruments and Gideon to focus the viewer on them. I also added floating particles that appeared once the spell was cast, and a second set of white particles to mimic stars once the spell got intensified. To add to the emphasis, I added a ring around Gideon which consists of 2 elements. One particle taking on the shape of the ring around the chests from Epic’s “Content Examples” network replication level, and another that had a vortex & velocity added to it. That way I had a solid ring & particles. Sadly, I misread the deadline and thought submissions were able to be submitted until 3/7/2023, so I had to finish everything last night and didn’t get to add as many details & polish as I’d like. Touching more on that, in the beginning of the video, you can see that it’s daytime, and what I also added was that when the spell was cast, it turns dark to show the night sky. I wanted to incorporate planets & stars coming through the ceiling, kind of like how it happens in the Harry Potter movies, but I will have to do that next time. Overall, I’m still really happy with how it came out and that I participated in this. It allowed me to utilize all my skills that I’ve gained since I started working with Unreal. I made the soundtrack as well! It was going to have more elements but I didn’t have the time to go that in-depth. If I think of more things that came to mind when I made this, I’ll update this post! Thanks again for checking this out! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![for6won](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/for6won/32/626727_2.png) [@for6won](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/for6won)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-unreal-challenge-dylos-submission/782034/2 "2023-03-02T15:46:31Z")
I love this concept. Super fun. I really enjoyed the system with some trial that appeared to be controlling the bows. Nice work! ---
**Author:** ![DYLO\_Gaming](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/dylo_gaming/32/641580_2.png) [@DYLO\_Gaming](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DYLO_Gaming)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-unreal-challenge-dylos-submission/782034/3 "2023-03-02T16:33:43Z")
Thanks so much for the kind words! 🙂 When I read the theme, I had this idea pop into my head immediately. I’m just a little bummed that I misread the submission deadline! I thought it ended on March 7th, not the 2nd, so I was up till 4am last night adding all the final touches. Even then, I didn’t get to add much more details that I wanted to 😭 ---
**Author:** ![gg\_poog](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/gg_poog/32/712406_2.png) [@gg\_poog](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/gg_poog)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-unreal-challenge-dylos-submission/782034/4 "2023-03-02T16:59:24Z")
This is super dope! I love the concept ---
**Author:** ![DYLO\_Gaming](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/dylo_gaming/32/641580_2.png) [@DYLO\_Gaming](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DYLO_Gaming)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-unreal-challenge-dylos-submission/782034/5 "2023-03-02T17:21:51Z")
Thanks so much! I appreciate the kind words! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Nodes\_Of\_Nature](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/nodes_of_nature/32/602576_2.png) [@Nodes\_Of\_Nature](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Nodes_Of_Nature)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-unreal-challenge-dylos-submission/782034/6 "2023-03-03T00:11:59Z")
The audio/ music work well with the FX and Camera shots! ---
**Author:** ![DYLO\_Gaming](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/dylo_gaming/32/641580_2.png) [@DYLO\_Gaming](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DYLO_Gaming)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 12:52am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-unreal-challenge-dylos-submission/782034/7 "2023-03-03T00:52:05Z")
Thank you so much! 🙂 I know FX was the focal point of the challenge but I was so pumped to work on a full cinematic piece ---
**Author:** ![PresumptivePanda](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/presumptivepanda/32/1194593_2.png) [@PresumptivePanda](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/PresumptivePanda)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-unreal-challenge-dylos-submission/782034/8 "2023-03-03T01:29:40Z")
Hi there @DYLO_Gaming, Hope you’re well! What an amazing video! I guess this makes you a _real_ magical bard. The power ramping up as the music goes on is such a nice touch. Then the golden particle explosion makes for such a fantastical effect. Thanks for sharing and good luck in the challenge! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Pantsman](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/pantsman/32/642835_2.png) [@Pantsman](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Pantsman)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-unreal-challenge-dylos-submission/782034/9 "2023-03-03T06:14:45Z")
I watch your nice challenge, wow, I really like the concept of your work. The music and effects work in harmony and soothe my soul. The effects did a good job of expressing the abstract image of magical powers playing instruments. One vote 😆 ---
**Author:** ![pluSheila](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@pluSheila](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/pluSheila)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-unreal-challenge-dylos-submission/782034/10 "2023-03-03T14:56:58Z")
Really like your concept and execution! Well done, you got my vote 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DYLO\_Gaming](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/dylo_gaming/32/641580_2.png) [@DYLO\_Gaming](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DYLO_Gaming)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-unreal-challenge-dylos-submission/782034/11 "2023-03-03T16:40:38Z")
Thanks so much for the support! 🙂 I wish I had read the deadline more closely though, I would have incorporated more instruments 😄 ---
**Author:** ![DYLO\_Gaming](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/dylo_gaming/32/641580_2.png) [@DYLO\_Gaming](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DYLO_Gaming)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-unreal-challenge-dylos-submission/782034/12 "2023-03-03T16:42:02Z")
Thank you so much 🙂 That is exactly the vibe I was aiming for! It was my first attempt at making a full-fledged sequence and tried to incorporate as much detail as I could get by the time it was due 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DYLO\_Gaming](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/dylo_gaming/32/641580_2.png) [@DYLO\_Gaming](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DYLO_Gaming)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-unreal-challenge-dylos-submission/782034/13 "2023-03-03T16:43:05Z")
Thank you so much, I really appreciate the support! 🙂 It was my first serious attempt with the sequencer so I hope it is able to compete with other peoples’ videos! ---
**Author:** ![UnknownAndTheSea](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@UnknownAndTheSea](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/UnknownAndTheSea)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 2:47am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-unreal-challenge-dylos-submission/782034/14 "2023-03-05T02:47:11Z")
This is so sick, man! You did great, you should be proud of yourself! ---
**Author:** ![DYLO\_Gaming](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/dylo_gaming/32/641580_2.png) [@DYLO\_Gaming](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DYLO_Gaming)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-unreal-challenge-dylos-submission/782034/15 "2023-03-05T03:14:20Z")
I really appreciate the kind words, thank you!! 😁🙏🏻