The Last Wish | Award-Winning Unreal Engine Cinematic Short Film

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We’re thrilled to share our first-ever attempt at creating a 15-minute cinematic feature using the power of Unreal Engine! :rocket: This project has been an incredible journey of blending cutting-edge tools and techniques to bring a story to life like never before.

:fire: Move AI for capturing lifelike motion.
:performing_arts: Metahuman Animator to craft hyper-realistic Facial Capture
:art: Stunning animations and environments sourced from the Unreal Marketplace to build immersive worlds.

:clapper::sparkles: A Heartfelt Thank You to Unreal Engine and Its Developers! :sparkles::clapper:

As we embark on our journey to create a 15-minute cinematic feature using Unreal Engine, we want to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude to the incredible team behind Unreal Engine and its ever-growing community of developers. :raised_hands:

Your cutting-edge tools like Move AI, Metahuman Animator, and the vast Unreal Marketplace have made it possible for creators like us to turn ambitious ideas into reality. The power of real-time rendering, the ease of use, and the endless possibilities you provide have transformed the way we tell stories.

Thank you for empowering filmmakers, animators, and game developers with the tools to dream big and achieve even bigger. Without your vision, innovation, and hard work, projects like ours would remain just a concept.

To every Unreal Engine developer, your dedication inspires us every day. This cinematic journey is as much a celebration of your work as it is of ours. :blue_heart:

Here’s to more stories, more creativity, and a brighter future with Unreal Engine! :rocket:

Stay tuned as we bring this cinematic vision to life! :movie_camera:
:point_right: Let us know your thoughts or suggestions in the comments , it will help me as an creator & Designer and will motivate to Produce more content

#UnrealEngine #MoveAI metahuman #CinematicFeature #RealTimeRendering Animation #GameDevelopment #ShortFilm #IndieFilmmaking

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Hi there @gaur184u,

Welcome to the Unreal Engine forums. So nice to see a new face around here :slight_smile:

First of all, congrats on releasing your first cinematic! Such a genuinely exciting time. Secondly, I really enjoyed the dialogue and story-telling. Especially the action sequences. Truly well done :smiley:

If you don’t mind me asking, how long were you working on this?

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Thanks for appreciation! This short film was a two-month journey, from concept to final cut. I initially created half of it using Unreal Engine 5.3, and when Unreal Engine 5.4 was released, I upgraded to take advantage of its enhanced animation features. The improved retargeting and other updates in UE 5.4 allowed me to refine and polish the scenes further, bringing the project to a whole new level.
It’s been an incredible experience

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Such a relatively short amount of time for such a high quality product :smiley: The things people can do with Unreal always just blows me away. Do you have any other projects on the horizon for us forum-dwellers to look forward too?

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After the incredible response to my short film, which proudly won multiple awards last year, I was deeply motivated to push my creative boundaries further. This led to the creation of a 2-hour feature film set in the same universe. I’m thrilled to share that this feature is almost complete and should be ready in the next 1-2 months.The feature film dives deeper into the story introduced in the short, with an expansive narrative and stunning cinematic visuals. The short was just a glimpse of the larger universe I’ve been building, and it’s been an exciting journey bringing it to life on a grander scale.I’m planning to release this feature on major OTT platforms, and I can’t wait for you all to experience this epic vision. Stay tuned for more updates!

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Oh that’s so exciting! Sending you all the good luck and Unreal skills needed for awesome movie making. I look forward to seeing it :smiley: Happy developing until then!