The Pipeline Building Iron City UNREAL ENGINE 5
Practical tips and tutorials from pro artists to improve your CG skills
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IRON CITY
The two-minute pilot for Iron City teases an engaging sci-fi storyline on a mysterious world
The pilot episode of our new sci-fi series Iron City tells the story of one of the setting's heroes. A completely ordinary-at-first-glance character acts as a narrator. It is from him that we learn about the opposing factions, a vindictive security drone, and the specifics of his work as an engineer.
The series explicitly ridicules the established clichés and templates used in dystopian science fiction films. The only question remains: will the hero follow the beaten path, destroying the established order, or will another ending await?
Created in Unreal Engine 5 (UE5), we partly used Iron City as an exploration of Epic Games’ software. In this tutorial, we want to share our advice on a few tricks to become a better director in UE5, from developing an engaging plotline to making the most of ready-made assets in your own projects.
01 STORY IS THE KING
Many great projects have repeatedly proved the superiority of ideas over visual complexity. Now the technical skills and the availability of software push the concept ahead, making it the most complex and essential part of the production.
Ideally, a good plot should not depend on the setting. However, the visuals also play a huge role. Without them, we can't take the first step.
