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Making a Top Gun and Star Wars-inspired fan film in Unreal Engine

CG Spectrum

During his studies at CG Spectrum, Anthony created the outstanding Top Gun and Star Wars -inspired fan film Rogue Squadron — find out his process and watch the short film below! Still from Anthony's short film, Rogue Squadron. So in April 2022, I quit my job to work on making animated short films full-time.

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What is Level of Detail (LOD) in 3D Modeling? | Techniques & software

CG Spectrum

3D modelers apply many processes to improve the look and usability of their assets when creating the characters, props, and sets that feature in your favorite video games and films. 3D models are an integral part of many films and games and have many different purposes. Consider a career as an archviz 3D artist !

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Transmedia Triumphs and Traps: Lessons from the Convergence of Gaming and Media

Deconstructor of Fun

Games have now surpassed film, music, and publishing combined in market size and it’s clear: interactive storytelling has become king. Levin is realistic about the process and adds that there will always be misses in the gaming-to-film pipeline. But even passion can’t save everything. What’s changed, though, is the dynamic.

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Creating fantastic stories and more: Peter Jackson

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Art by @nadi_bulochka The finale of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy was released 20 years ago, but it is still one of the most beloved films worldwide. Thanks to Peter Jackson's directorial style, we never tire of revisiting these films repeatedly. He shot with an amateur camera and expired film. Not at all. Well, let's compare.

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Exploring How Coding Concepts Can Be Applied to Real-Life Situations

Real Programming

Math concepts are baked into programming when kids start learning, though it definitely gets more advanced as they pass through the courses. The video game industry is now worth more than the film and music industry combined! Children in our online coding classes learn integers, vectors, and even trigonometry.

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The Complete Guide To Lighting In Unreal Engine

Awesome Tuts

Well, Unreal Engine has 2 different lighting methods: baked (static) lighting and dynamic lighting. But if a character passes in front of baked light it will not display his shadow at all. Static and Stationary Movable options are for baked lights, and Movable is for dynamic lights.

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NVIDIA RTX, Unreal Engine 5 Define Future of Game Development and Content Creation

Nvidia

Nanite enables film-quality source art consisting of millions or billions of polygons to be directly imported into Unreal Engine — all while maintaining a real-time frame rate and without sacrificing fidelity. This allows users to focus less on tedious tasks and more on creativity.