Marco

Environment and cinematics design, Italy

"I didn't have any previous experience before the tutorial series, never even opened an editor in my entire life.

Today, when I open UE5 I feel like at home. The challenges are still there, but I'm able to navigate through them with confidence. The coolest thing I learned is how to work with animations, cameras and sequencer, which is my superpower now. Finding this tutorial wasn't just about learning UE5, it was like finding my passion, and this has completely shifted my career aspirations."

César

Game Director based in Paris

"I had no technical background in 3D or game engines and had never worked on Unreal projects before.

Starting by recreating the Star Wars project step by step helped me understand the whole process of creating a short film in Unreal. It gave me enough confidence to start my own project. I felt very confident in every step of the creation process, knowing I had already gone through it once. I really enjoyed spending time trying to recreate a cinematic look through anamorphic lenses and lighting. I also learned a lot in terms of problem-solving techniques that I now use all the time in my day-to-day work!"

Justin Weg

Senior Character Animator, New York

"I am a professional feature film Senior Character Animator for over the past 17 years. Currently working at Framestore and I’ve worked at studios such as Blue Sky, Illumination, Dreamworks, and ILM.

Before the Unreal Engine for Beginners course at Bad Decision Studios, I was pretty intimidated by everything. There is SO much information out there for free on YouTube and a lot of paid courses- all that cover so much. What I loved about Bad Decisions Studio’s course is how relatable and fun their demeanor and personalities were, which truly made for a fun learning experience. These softwares can get pretty technical, but the energy they bring into the course is really contagious! They distill everything down to it’s simplest form.

While I still have lots to learn, I feel confident enough to approach my own cinematic shots in Unreal Engine with the knowledge and tools that I learned from the course. I’m sure I will have to refer back to some lessons for some things, but that is part of the process. You can’t learn this stuff overnight, but I am amazed how far I came in just 3 days (although I definitely could have done it in one day too, haha!)

The coolest thing I learned was the Sequencer. As an animator, I’m excited to bring characters to life through this tool and in a real time environment! I was also super impressed by the real-time lighting and reflections that they demonstrated through the course. I am extremely excited to see what opportunities this can open up for me in my career as I know that a lot of studios are diving more into Unreal Engine to replace or supplement their pipelines.

Thanks again to the brothers at Bad Decisions Studio for making this a great decision for me to learn this powerful piece of software. Can’t wait to see what is next!"