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Cinematic Artist

Cinematic sequences have many uses when it comes to video games. They can be used to create scripted gameplay sequences, used as cutscenes in-game, used as promotional content for marketing, etc. Unreal Engine 3 provides tools, in the formof Matinee, Kismet, post process effects, etc., that make it possible to create extremely high-quality, professional, and stylized cinematic sequences using the same realtime rendering pipeline the game uses for standard gameplay. Knowing how to use these tools can make the job of the cinematic artist enjoyable and result in amazing cinematic experiences for the player or consumer.

Level Editing Topics

Matinee User Guide - User guide for the Matinee editor.
Matinee Track Reference - Complete reference for all tracks available in Matinee.
Matinee AnimControl Track - Usage details for the AnimControl track in Matinee.
Curve Editor User Guide - User guide for the curve editor in Unreal Engine 3.
Using InterpActors - How to create moving actors, or 'movers', using Kismet.
Kismet User Guide - User guide for the Kismet editor.
Kismet Reference - Complete reference of every Kismet action, condition, event, and variable.
Kismet Examples - Examples of useful techniques and sample sequences.
Crowd System - Overview of the crowd system in UE3.

Cinematics Topics

Creating Cinematics - Using Unreal Engine 3 to create in-game cinematics and cut scenes.
Capturing Cinematics And Gameplay - How to capture in-game cinematics and gameplay footage.
Movie Capture - Tool for capturing Matinee or in-game footage to AVI video or image sequences.
Fullscreen Movie System - Overview of the fullscreen movie playback system.

Animation Topics

Animation Overview - Overiew of the Unreal Engine animation system.
Animset Editor User Guide - Guide on how to use the AnimSet Editor.
AnimTree Editor User Guide - Guide on how to use the AnimTree Editor.
Animation Compression - How to create and use animation compression within your game.
Animation Compression Algorithms - Overview of animation compression algorithms in UE3.

Post Process Topics

Post Process Editor User Guide - Overview of the node-based Post Process Editor in UE3.
Post Process Effect Reference - Descriptions of every post process effect.
Bloom - Description of the bloom (glow) post process effect.
Color Grading - Tone mapping and color correction post process effect.
Motion Blur - Description of the motion blur system used in UE3.
Motion Blur SoftEdge - Explanation of using soft edges with motion blur.
Motion Blur Skinning - Explanation of motion blur with skeletal meshes.
Radial Blur - Description of the RadialBlurActor and its effect.