IMPORTANT:  Everything you'll learn in this course can be applied to the new release of Unreal Engine 5.  The new features of UE5 such as LUMEN and NANITE are not covered in this course yet, however.  You can even switch the layout of UE5 back to classic UE4 if you'd like to make it easier to follow along.  (I prefer the slick new layout of UE5 myself)

Keep in mind that Unreal Engine 5 requires a powerful computer to run efficiently, so be sure that your computer is powerful enough to run the program.  Unreal Engine 4 runs much faster on less powerful computers, so many people are staying with this version until they can upgrade their machines.

Unreal Engine has become a leading resource in the creation of games, animations, television shows and illustrations!  In this course we will take the absolute beginner from knowing NOTHING about Unreal Engine 4 and 5  to a workable understanding of:

• Scene setup

• Importing assets & characters

• Lighting setup

• Basic material setup and application

• The Sequencer (Unreal Engine's animation & editing timeline)

• Setting up a simple animation

• Importing audio into the Sequencer

• Rendering your movie out to a movie file for further manipulation

STUNNING CINEMATICS!

You will learn how to create a stunning cinematic animation scene in Unreal Engine from beginning to end

FREE COPY OF UNREAL ENGINE!

You will learn how to get your own free copy of Unreal Engine!

REAL TIME RENDERING!

Learn the benefits of "real-time rendering & animation," a true game changer in the industry

EPIC MANNEQUIN CHARACTER

You will learn how to get the awesome Epic Mannequin character along with ready-made animations for your project!

SUPER REALISTIC PBR MATERIALS

You will learn how to use realistic PBR (Physically based materials) in your scene to give ultra realism

EDIT WITH HITFILM 3 EXPRESS

You will learn how to color grade your scene with HitFilm 3 Express (we'll show you where to get this free program) and upload your finished scene to YouTube