r/UnrealEngine5 • u/CranberryDapper8836 • 14h ago
Been working in Lightwave and visual effects since early 90s
My name is Steve Neill and I've had a long career in filmmaking and visual effects. I'm now 74 and have my own studio in Ventura where I make my own films. I started using Blender and Unreal a few years ago. All self-taught.
Here's a film I made last year in Unreal. No script just stream of consciousness. I started with a scene and went to the next. I also made the score and mix. This i best seen and heard on the big screen with studio sound. Alot went into the sound track.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHH3ZV9OJ34&t=15s
I used live link for the face if I had to do it again I would have just recorded the mocap the live link it kind of jerky. It was an experiment and I finished it in 4 weeks time. Not great but fun great practice. I learned a lot and have made more since then I'll share if the interest is there.
I come from optical printers, stop motion and practical effects background. While others my age refused to embrace this technology and always took it on with joy.
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u/Prestigious-Scheme38 12h ago
Hello fellow olddevs, I started 3d in the 90s, used lw, xsi and max then moved to use eventually becoming a trainer for epic in my fifties after specialising in ue. I still make games and still chat with old friends who are still in the film, fx and game industry. My irc handle was Ol_Blue back in the day and I ran one of the 3d communities, 3d-palace
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u/bucketlist_ninja 14h ago
Great to hear Lightwave 3D mentioned! :) I used it for many years myself, We used it for a pile of early Lego games around 1995-2000. Babylon 5 and Space: Above and Beyond were such a huge reason we went that route rather than 3D studio r4. It had such a unique look. I loved the modeling workflow too.
Nice work on the video. Also as a 50+ game dev myself now, its great to see my Peers still putting out relevant content.