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The Future of Filmmaking in Unreal 5 (Virtual Production)

Josh Toonen surveys the current state of virtual production inside Unreal Engine 5, showing example shots and explaining why the barrier to entry has dropped for solo filmmakers. He touches on Nanite, Lumen and camera tracking together.

Josh Toonen · 12 min · Intermediate · UNR · Unreal Engine · 2024

What you take away

Identify which Lumen and Nanite features actually matter for your own VP shots.

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