Unreal Connectors

Unlock your creative potential with Unreal Engine

Learn how to leverage state-of-the-art real-time technology with Unreal Connectors, a series of new, field-tested, short-format courses offered exclusively through Unreal Authorized Training Partners.

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Overview

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Trust the experts

Want to learn from some of the best in the business? Unreal Connector courses are designed with the assistance of subject matter experts and industry professionals, and led by Unreal Authorized Instructors who undergo an intensive accreditation process.

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Soak it up

Stay engaged with a unique multi-touch learning strategy that immerses you in challenging and interesting workflows, and combines structured courses with instructor-led live labs, scrums, and weeklies.

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Expand your horizons

Designed for professionals who want to expand their career opportunities while upgrading their skills, Unreal Connector courses open new doors, connecting you with an invaluable network of established leaders in the industry.

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Put it to the test

As the capstone of all Connector courses, you'll be challenged to develop a short sequence to gain first-hand experience of the production pipeline and fine-tune the skills you've learned throughout the course.

Courses

Unreal Connectors courses

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Storytelling
The six-week Storytelling Connector course consists of 24 classes that touch the central tenants of linear animated storytelling and film production. This includes all primary disciplines of traditional animation—such as story, modeling, layout, lighting, and rendering—along with previsualization and visual effects production.

This course will appeal to traditional 3D/CG artists looking to re-skill themselves in real-time technology, as well as influencers such as directors, cinematographers, or VFX supervisors, and to game industry personnel with an interest in cinematics.
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In-Camera Visual Effects (ICVFX)
The three-week In-Camera Visual Effects (ICVFX) Connector course follows on from the Storytelling course, extending the course material to the stage. It focuses on workflows for LED volumes, including hardware and signal flow, nDisplay configuration, camera lens, node and wall calibration, optimization of content, tools and Blueprints, and most importantly, stage operations.
Worldbuilding
The three-week Worldbuilding Connector course examines the technical foundations of creating new environments and scene assemblies for animation and VFX productions. It focuses on production design, Unreal Engine modeling tools, advanced ingestion techniques with Datasmith, Quixel, landscape creation, lighting atmospherics, materials, composition tools and techniques, raytracing, Nanite, Lumen, foliage/grass, Niagara, and post-processing techniques.
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Animation
The three-week Animation Connector course examines the principles of animation and the technical foundations of animating in Unreal Engine. It focuses on Sequencer, keyframe animation and the principles of animation, Animation Blueprints, Control Rig construction, augmenting mocap with additive layering, Live Link, Take Recorder, retargeting, and Movie Render Queue.