Honors Program
Honors in Technology, Honors in Business
Date of Award
12-2023
Thesis Professor(s)
Todd Emma
Thesis Professor Department
Digital Media
Thesis Reader(s)
James Livingston
Abstract
This project demonstrates opening cinematic design from conceptualization to final composition. Using Unreal Engine 5, I created an opening cutscene using Unreal’s sequencer editor to film and edit my shots. This document presents the steps I took to create my sequence from the writing process to the final layout. Starting as a written story, I worked my way to the final project by creating a mock scene and storyboarding. After this, I built my scene using assets from the Unreal marketplace and lit my scene with HDRI and dynamic lighting. I encountered many new programs such as Cascade and Mixamo to create and edit particle effects for my scene and animations for my protagonist character. I created unique sound effects for the level, recorded my shots with movement and color correction, and edited the final composition.
Publisher
East Tennessee State University
Document Type
Honors Thesis - Open Access
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Stewart, Jacob Q., "Navigating Through Narratives: The Development of Opening Cinematics" (2023). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 819. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/819
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.