PROJECT EMBER | DESCENDING - Scifi Short film in Unreal Engine 5 @Unrealhan

Unreal Han Project Ember | Descending, story continues for my UE short film series. Check out the last 2 episodes here.
youtu.be/uNHlXvEai_w
youtu.be/P3LZjxJj6YA

Descending is the ACT 1 of a much bigger story, we will reveal the rest in the next coming months. A bit more behind the scene, animation was mostly done in maya + xsens. Facial all animated in Unreal (edit from iPhone capture).

Overall took about 7 weeks to finish. We are cooking something bigger scope, so stay tuned and feel free to reach out if you want to know more about our work, or need help with Unreal cinematic. (http://shapeshifterscreative.com)

Credit:
Han Yang: Director + Creator
David Jiang: Character lead
Mateus Kurzhals: Assets + Env lead
Eugene Flormata: UE Consultation
Chengshuo Hou: Sound Design + Mixer
Andrea Bellucci: Music Composing
Daniel Piero: Rigging
Junio Oliviera: Rigging

Find out more project detail on my Artstation + Twitter

Twitter: twitter.com/HanYang_VFX
Insta: instagram.com/hanyangcanada
Youtube: HanYang CG
Artstaion: artstation.com/hanyang

updated 2 years ago

PROJECT EMBER | DESCENDING - Scifi Short film in Unreal Engine 5

Unreal Han 2022-01-19 | Project Ember | Descending, story continues for my UE short film series. Check out the last 2 episodes here.
youtu.be/uNHlXvEai_w
youtu.be/P3LZjxJj6YA

Descending is the ACT 1 of a much bigger story, we will reveal the rest in the next coming months. A bit more behind the scene, animation was mostly done in maya + xsens. Facial all animated in Unreal (edit from iPhone capture).

Overall took about 7 weeks to finish. We are cooking something bigger scope, so stay tuned and feel free to reach out if you want to know more about our work, or need help with Unreal cinematic. (http://shapeshifterscreative.com)

Credit:
Han Yang: Director + Creator
David Jiang: Character lead
Mateus Kurzhals: Assets + Env lead
Eugene Flormata: UE Consultation
Chengshuo Hou: Sound Design + Mixer
Andrea Bellucci: Music Composing
Daniel Piero: Rigging
Junio Oliviera: Rigging

Find out more project detail on my Artstation + Twitter

Twitter: twitter.com/HanYang_VFX
Insta: instagram.com/hanyangcanada
Youtube: HanYang CG
Artstaion: artstation.com/hanyang

Unreal Han 2024-08-19 | Thank you for being part of my life.

A trip can change LIFE

Unreal Han 2024-04-24 | A life-changing trip, don't miss it.

twitter.com/VolumetricCams
twitter.com/davidjiang17

GOOD HUNTING | Unreal Engine Short Film - METAMORPH.art

Unreal Han 2023-08-01 | GOOD HUNTING is a new short film made with Unreal Engine. It is the first piece of Project Metamorph.art, which aims to provide UE-native AAA cinematic-quality characters for the community. The asset was built using the latest metahuman deep customization by David Jiang.

We hope that by providing easy and free access to high-quality characters in UE, we can help other creators to visualize their own unique ideas and stories, and expand them into more cinematic worlds.

Let's make some cool stuff together! Stay tuned for more information to come soon.

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Credit:
Han Yang: Director + Creator
David Jiang: Character TD
Artem Gansior: Character Asset
Chengshuo Hou: Sound Design + Mixer
Andrea Bellucci: Music Composing

Find out more project detail on my Artstation + Twitter

Twitter: twitter.com/HanYang_VFX
Youtube: Unreal Han
Artstaion: artstation.com/hanyang

Crashing cars for free! #unrealengine5 #matrix

Unreal Han 2023-04-09 | ...

Unleashing Destruction: How to Animate Epic Car Crash in Unreal Engine 5!

Unreal Han 2023-04-09 | Creating a car chase sequence has never been easier with the Matrix demo. In this video, I share my workflow for creating a dynamic car chase sequence with destruction in Unreal, step by step. The destruction system in the Matrix demo can also be triggered through a sequencer. I hope you find it helpful and can use it in your own workflow.

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Insta: instagram.com/unreal_hany
Artstaion: artstation.com/hanyang

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00:00 Intro
00:25 Overview
01:30 Car Setup
02:41 Important!!
03:14 Making a shot
04:10 Camera setup
04:53 Tech setup tricks
06:49 Caveats

Is iPhone Motion Capture Ready for Production? Move.AI or Xsens

Unreal Han 2023-03-15 | Download a 30-Day free trial of Polygonflow here: cutt.ly/p8L8WHV
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Finally decided to do a comprehensive in-depth review about Move.ai system directly compared against Xsens. I ran through some really challenging scenarios for both systems like rolling, fast motion, and subtle motion to see which one comes out on top. Hope to help you make a more informed choice picking the best one for you!

Download the fbx data here:
http://bit.ly/40av9Dd
(this is pre-retarget data, you will need to retarget yourself to the rig)

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Insta: instagram.com/unreal_hany
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00:00 Introduction
01:15 PolygonFlow
01:50 Benchmark
02:07 Price
03:42 Space+shooting
05:43 Data Comparison
07:38 Verdict

The Future of Facial Animation with AI | Unreal Engine Metahuman

Unreal Han 2023-02-28 | In this video, I share my experience with facial animation using different software and solutions, from ARkit to AI-powered solutions. I break down the process into steps to help you understand the components of facial animation capture. This will enable you to make an informed decision on which solution fits your production needs best.

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Resources in the video:
Weta's Avatar facial paper: fxguide.com/fxfeatured/exclusive-joe-letteri-discusses-weta-fxs-new-facial-pipeline-on-avatar-2
Matrix Demo breakdown (must watch): youtube.com/watch?v=h_dJtk3BCyg&t=1155s
Faceware portal: youtube.com/watch?v=zG3m0AY3f_4
Ziva face on Siggraph 2022: youtu.be/MAXJWEoKbxY?t=2830
D14D: di4d.com

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Insta: instagram.com/unreal_hany
Artstaion: artstation.com/hanyang
00:00 Introduction
01:15 ARkit Face in depth
03:42 Use ARkit in Maya with metahuman
04:43 AI-driven facial
07:01 AI result review
10:06 What's the future?

Can AI help us to animate faces??? #unrealengine5

Unreal Han 2023-02-28 | ...

Creating a photorealistic rain scene in Unreal Engine | lumen tutorial

Unreal Han 2023-02-08 | A full breakdown and tutorial about the workflow I used in my new Unreal work. Going behind the shots, talk about inspiration, techniques, and with bonus tool at the end.
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Cinematic Fog BP:
bit.ly/cinematicFog

If you have problems using it for versions under 5.1. Try packing those cVars into a blueprint.

r.VolumetricFog.TemporalReprojection 1
r.VolumetricFog.GridSizeZ 256
r.VolumetricFog.Jitter 1
r.VolumetricFog.GridPixelSize 4
r.VolumetricFog.HistoryWeight 0

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00:00 Intro + Inspiration
00:56 Location Scout
02:07 Car Animation
03:32 Lighting
07:40 Realistic Rain
09:44 Ambient/Atmosphere
10:14 Bonus Tip

Drive better in #unrealengine5 with PS5 controller. #playstation #gameplay

Unreal Han 2023-01-28 | ...

Cinematic Highlights Compilation 2022 | Han Yang

Unreal Han 2023-01-09 | Recap of my cinematic work for the last few years. Including my short films, and other productions I had significant contributions (supervising, directing, generalist etc).

Wrapping up 2022 and really looking forward to sharing with you guys what I have been working on in the next few months. THANK YOU for all the support over the years! Sit back, relax and enjoy the reel!

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Insta: instagram.com/unreal_hany
Artstaion: artstation.com/hanyang

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Did call of duty do this too? #shorts #mocap #motioncapture #animation #callofduty

Unreal Han 2022-12-14 | ...

Best motion capture for Unreal Engine Cinematics? | Quantum Metagloves with Xsens

Unreal Han 2022-12-14 | Comprehensive review and test of the Manus Quantum Metagloves with real-world user cases. Pair up with Xsens suit to challenge AAA quality first person animation. Is this THE glove that best for indie filmmakers?

My short films in the video:
The Pantheon: youtu.be/Uy-uMOcGlWw

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Twitter: twitter.com/HanYang_VFX
Insta: instagram.com/unreal_hany
Artstaion: artstation.com/hanyang

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00:00 Introduction
00:32 My mocap arsenal
02:05 Disclaimer
02:27 unboxing + 1st test
04:49 Gun animation
05:54 Magic spell animation
06:26 Shortcomings
07:20 Verdict

How to make Cinematic Animation? #shorts #camera #cinematic #filmmaking #lens

Unreal Han 2022-12-05 | ...

Why CG camera looks fake? How to fix it? | Unreal Engine Cinematic Tutorial

Unreal Han 2022-12-05 | Breakdown my thinking, creative process, and techniques in my shortfilms with Unreal Engine. In today's Behind the Shots, I talk through the cinematic camera tricks I use to make my Unreal render more like a film. Quick tips that you can use it too to improve the "Cinematic Vibe".

My short films in the video:
Embers Descending: youtu.be/F_N3mSCcyVs

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Twitter: twitter.com/HanYang_VFX
Insta: instagram.com/unreal_hany
Artstaion: artstation.com/hanyang

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00:00 Introduction
00:13 What's Behind the Shots?
00:31 Spaceship shots lens choice
01:20 Camera Movement Keys
01:38 Camera HAS Weight
02:09 Camera Shake
02:50 Bonus

Stop guessing your shots! Cinematic Recipe! #cinematic #lens #camera #filmmaking #shorts

Unreal Han 2022-11-21 | ...

Story told through the right lens? | Cinematic Recipe: Shot, Lens, Edit

Unreal Han 2022-11-21 | "Lens choice is the memory you would have, if you were there." by James Cameron in his master class, best articulates the "feeling" or "instinct" when I make my films. I hope to share this with you plus my thoughts on this topic, as this helps me to improve my craft significantly by understanding the drive behind creative decisions.

My short films in the video:
Hello world: youtu.be/P3LZjxJj6YA
Lip Sync: youtu.be/uNHlXvEai_w
Embers Descending: youtu.be/F_N3mSCcyVs

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Twitter: twitter.com/HanYang_VFX
Insta: instagram.com/unreal_hany
Artstaion: artstation.com/hanyang

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Turn on the 3D mode of your TV! #shorts #unrealengine #3d #virtualreality

Unreal Han 2022-11-15 | ...

Unreal Engine 5: Your Tvs Hidden 3d Mode | Virtual Production

Unreal Han 2022-11-15 | Unreal Engine virtual production toolset, nDisplay and Virtual Camera can turn your TV into a 3D screen. Try it out and send me some cool stuff you created!

Short film of the robot: youtu.be/P3LZjxJj6YA

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Insta: instagram.com/unreal_hany
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:16 Mission Possible
01:38 Break down the task
02:45 Room Scan
03:29 Mocap or Webcam
05:02 Solution 1
05:59 Solution 2
06:57 Final Result

Future of 3d scan? Tried it yet? #shorts #nerf #lumaAi #3dscanning #lidar

Unreal Han 2022-11-12 | ...

Are you doing this in Unreal? #shorts #unrealengine #animation

Unreal Han 2022-11-07 | ...

Don’t spend 15k on gloves…

Unreal Han 2022-11-03 | Pick the right mocap gloves, or just don't bother? Check out this quick test of Manus and Stretchsense gloves.

Breakdown | Project Ember Unreal Engine 5 short film

Unreal Han 2022-01-25 | Break down for my latest Unreal 5 short film: youtu.be/F_N3mSCcyVs

Descending is the ACT 1 of a much bigger story, we will reveal the rest in the next coming months. A bit more behind the scene, animation was mostly done in maya + xsens. Facial all animated in Unreal (edit from iPhone capture).

Overall took about 7 weeks to finish. We are cooking something bigger scope, so stay tuned and feel free to reach out if you want to know more about our work, or need help with Unreal cinematic. (http://shapeshifterscreative.com)

Credit:
Han Yang: Director + Creator
David Jiang: Character lead
Mateus Kurzhals: Assets + Env lead
Eugene Flormata: UE Consultation
Chengshuo Hou: Sound Design + Mixer
Andrea Bellucci: Music Composing
Daniel Piero: Rigging
Junio Oliviera: Rigging

Find out more project detail on my Artstation + Twitter

Twitter: twitter.com/HanYang_VFX
Insta: instagram.com/hanyangcanada
Youtube: HanYang CG
Artstaion: artstation.com/hanyang

PROJECT EMBERS | Descending Teaser - An Unreal Engine 5 Short Film (metahuman)

Unreal Han 2021-12-16 | What happened after LIFTOFF (youtu.be/8lKIAEjw5tY) ?

Take a quick look at the continuing story in the upcoming short film PROJECT EMBERS. Descending is ACT 1, coming Jan 2022.

PROJECT EMBERS will consist of 3 acts to shape up the full story. A lot more to come, stay tuned.

Find out more project detail on my Artstation + Twitter

Twitter: twitter.com/HanYang_VFX
Insta: instagram.com/hanyangcanada
Youtube: HanYang CG
Artstaion: artstation.com/hanyang

Breakdown | Lip Sync Metahuman Creator + UE5 film by Han Yang

Unreal Han 2021-08-13 | A quick breakdown + behind the scene of my latest short film Lip Sync
youtu.be/uNHlXvEai_w
artstation.com/artwork/B1rvwA

Made in UE 5 with Lumen for lighting, Metahuman Creator for characters. Xsens + Iphone AR kit for mocap and key frames on top.

Leave a comment what you wish to see in the next breakdown+tutorial. I'd love to share with you what i know about Unreal filmmaking.

Credit:
Han Yang: Director + Creator
David Jiang: Character lead
Eugene Flormata: UE Consultation
Chengshuo Hou: Sound Design + Mixer
Andrea Bellucci: Music Composing

Twitter: twitter.com/HanYang_VFX
Insta: instagram.com/hanyangcanada
Youtube: HanYang CG
Artstaion: artstation.com/hanyang

Lip Sync | Unreal Engine 5 short film (Cyberpunk theme) + Metahuman

Unreal Han 2021-08-11 | “Lip Sync” is a new episode from my Unreal Engine short film series made in Unreal Engine 5.

In this piece, I explored a slower paced story with more emotional delivery. MetaHuman creator was used for hero character, which allowed the detailed facial animation. UE5 lumen gave the scene much richer and realistic lighting, through realtime GI and emissive material. The art style was heavily inspired by the Cyberpunk genre as well as the music composing.

This is the first production for our Shape Shifters Creative team (http://shapeshifterscreative.com). Shapeshifters Creative is the team of artists behind all my other short films and we finally decided to take it to the next level and expand our production. @David Jiang (artstation.com/davidjiang) is our character lead did an awesome job integrating the metahuman into customized face mesh for the robot. We have much more content coming so stay tuned.

Credit:
Han Yang: Director + Creator
David Jiang: Character lead
Eugene Flormata: UE Consultation
Chengshuo Hou: Sound Design + Mixer
Andrea Bellucci: Music Composing

Twitter: twitter.com/HanYang_VFX
Insta: instagram.com/hanyangcanada
Youtube: HanYang CG
Artstaion: artstation.com/hanyang

Hello World | Metahuman SciFi Film in Unreal Engine

Unreal Han 2021-05-25 | "Hello World" | Metahuman SciFi Film in Unreal Engine

New addition "Hello World!" into my Unreal mini-series collection. Every piece is a building block for a bigger storyline I'm building up to. There are a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

On the production side, I tried to push Metahuman animation in Unreal this time. All facial animation was fully animated either iphone or Keyframe in Unreal, depending on the shots. One step closer to all in Unreal workflow. Character face was from Metahuman. My friend @David Jiang (artstation.com/davidjiang) very talented character TD helped me to set up the body + face integration.

Overall this piece took about less than 2 weeks to put together, from concept to finish. It's really impressive how Unreal allows us to work at such a fast speed, unlock the possibility to make the photorealistic films by a very small team. Can't wait to share more.

Credit:
Han Yang: Director + Creator
David Jiang: Character TD
Eugene Flormata: UE Consultation
Chengshuo Hou: Sound Design + Mixer
Andrea Bellucci: Music Composing

Twitter: twitter.com/HanYang_VFX
Insta: instagram.com/hanyangcanada
Youtube: HanYang CG
Artstaion: artstation.com/hanyang

Breakdown - The Pantheon (Unreal Engine shortfilm) by Han Yang

Unreal Han 2021-05-17 | Here's a full breakdown of my last short film "The Pantheon". The film was published in early 2020 and was in production for about 10 months. Looking back now, realized there are a lot of things I could have done better. I used hybrid Vray + Unreal render in Pantheon back in 2019. I'm pretty confident everything can be done in UE right now. Still very interesting to see the progress.

As always, xsens was used for motion capture, 80% shots were rendered in UE, couple close ups were taken offline. Let me know if you want to see more.

ArtStation: artstation.com/hanyang
Email: h.yangcanada@gmail.com
Personal website: www.han-yang.ca
Twitter: @HanYang_VFX twitter.com/HanYang_VFX

Credit:
Directed by Han Yang
Special Thanks: David Jiang, Mengyu Zhang
Music by Andrea Bellucci
Sound VFX: Francois Huber, Maria Camarena, Chengshuo Hou, Ziting Zhao

Music:
DOOMED - Hard Aggressive Sad Piano Dark Rap Beat Hip Hop Instrumental 2017
youtube.com/watch?v=jng2D7cFhgc
Produced by Shuka4Beats
youtube.com/channel/UC3JdhCbNf0WqTqW7XRor5qw

Lift Off (Breakdown) - Unreal Engine short film with Metahuman Creator

Unreal Han 2021-05-10 | A short breakdown video of my recent Unreal Engine short film LIFT OFF

youtube.com/watch?v=8lKIAEjw5tY
artstation.com/artwork/Qr00kl

Created through UE and MetaHuman Creator, stress testing a workflow I'm using Xsens, iPhone ARkit, metahuman, and Unreal.

If you guys liked the quick breakdown, I may do a more detailed quick tutorial for each step later. Comment below let me know!

Thanks again for all the support!

Artstation: artstation.com/hanyang
Twitter: twitter.com/HanYang_VFX
Instagram: instagram.com/hanyangcanada

Unreal Engine Short Film - The Pantheon by Han Yang

Unreal Han 2021-05-10 | Some of you may have seen this, I'm building up content for my channel.

Pantheon was a short film I made in 2019 using Unreal. You can find project detail here:
artstation.com/artwork/RYR5By

During the age of the Black Magic, stories were told that a space crystal is the key to unlock a portal between two worlds. Whoever acquires the key can unlock the portal at a lost temple called The Pantheon. The story begins with the battle between the Archer and the Orc.

This film has been in production for almost a year. After releasing the last short The Lander, feedback from the creative community was overwhelmingly positive. With the experience of producing The Lander, Pantheon is a new exploration in different genres and overall upgrade to the workflow and visual fidelity. Being able to utilize motion capture really brought the characters to life and allowed the design of complex action fighting sequences. Music and sound design also helped to immerse the audience into the film’s magic world.

ArtStation: artstation.com/hanyang
Email: h.yangcanada@gmail.com
Personal website: www.han-yang.ca
Twitter: @HanYang_VFX twitter.com/HanYang_VFX

Credit:
Directed by Han Yang
Special Thanks: David Jiang, Mengyu Zhang
Music by Andrea Bellucci
Sound VFX: Francois Huber, Maria Camarena, Chengshuo Hou, Ziting Zhao

MetaHuman Creator - Lift Off (Unreal RTX) - A quick short film in Unreal Engine - UE4

Unreal Han 2021-05-03 | SOUND ON! 10 Seconds to Launch! A quick short film rendered in Unreal Engine.

Created through UE and MetaHuman Creator, stress testing a workflow I'm using Xsens, iPhone ARkit, metahuman and Unreal. Allowing me to prototype ideas quickly with all elements in there.

Huge thanks to Epic + Unreal for releasing MetaHuman Creator, what a great tool for creativity!

Let me know if you want to see some breakdowns! Thanks for all the support, you guys keep me motivated and keep creating.

Artstation: artstation.com/hanyang
Twitter: hanyang_VFX
Instagram: hanyangcanada

MetaHuman Creator - UE4- DNA CONTRACT (Working Title) - Motion Test for upcoming VFX Short Film

Unreal Han 2021-05-03 | Frames + motion test from my new upcoming short film, all rendered in UE4. First spin on Metahuman Creator, what a great tool to unlock artist's creativity. The timing couldn't be better. Huge thanks to Epic + Unreal for allowing artist to create digi human this easy. A lot more to dig into, can't wait to share more.

Asset: metahuman creator + bigmediumsmall Apocolypse collection
bigmediumsmall.com

ArtStation: hanyang.artstation.com
Twitter: HanYang_VFX
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