Unity: Creating Cinematics

Name: Unity: Creating Cinematics
Author: Ken Geary

Add Post Process effects, create cuts scenes in Cinemachine

Preview the first lesson free — get full access to all 3 lessons.

Course: On-Demand

Hello, my name is Ken Geary, and in these lessons you will learn about cinematics and unity. Open to my level scene. In this scene, we have some lighting in our level, inside the hanger and inside each arch, as well as a distant light set to give a sunrise look. To install post processing, go to Window, then select the package manager. Make sure you're in the Unity Registry menu. Search for post. Select Post Processing, then click install. Close the package. Manager panel. Next, we need to add an empty game object into our level in order to add Post Processing effects. In the blank area to Hierarchy, right click and create an empty game object. Name it post. In the inspector, click Add component. Search for post and add a post processing volume. You can add Post Processing areas near level, but we will make this global so the effects will be the same for the whole level. Check is global. Next, we need to create a profile that will contain all of our custom settings. To write a profile, click New. You know you create a profile and store it in a new folder. In your Scenes folder in the Inspector, a new button appears to add effects. Make sure the Postgame object is selected and click Add Effect. Select Unity and the first effect we'll try out is Vignette. Each effect has settings that you can choose to enable and adjust for now, check on Intensity and move the slider all the way to one. Nothing seemed to change in our scene view. That is because we need to create a Post Processing layer and also assign the camera to that layer. Select the camera under layer. Click. Add layer. Find an empty slot. In this case, layer three is empty. We'll name this layer post process. Click the camera again. Then in the inspector, click Add component. Search post and we'll choose a post process layer under the post process layer menu. Change layer to post process. There's still no change in the scene view. We're almost done with the initial settings. Select a Post Game object in the hierarchy and in the Inspector. Change its layer to post process. Now we can see the Vignette effect. It's a bit too much, so we'll adjust it. Change the intensity to zero five. Check on smoothness. Adjust the slider that'll soften the effect. We'll try a value of 00:25. Vignette is a simulated camera effect used in cinema to draw attention to the center of an image. Create a feeling of warmth. Again, click Add effect. Select Unity. And this time choose Bloom. Click the triangle next to Bloom to open the settings. The Bloom effect is a bright halo of light that makes brightly lit objects appear to glow. Check on Intensity and we'll set the value to three. Now select the hovercraft and the hierarchy. Press F in the Scene view and orbit around inside the hangar until you are looking at the side of the hovercraft and you can see the outside edge of the hangar to your right. So I'm zooming and using my scroll wheel to track in. Next, select a directional light type in these values so the distant light appears low over the horizon and facing the camera set the lights rotation X to five and rotation y to -22 now click over y you'll see double arrows and click and drag till the sun is just halfway peeking around the edge of the hanger. Notice the glowing effect. If we go back to our post and we turn bloom off, you can see the difference. Let's try one more effect while we are in the hanger. In the real world, most rooms tend to be darker around corners and where walls or any edges meet. Peter graphics typically don't account for this. By default, we can simulate the effect by adding ambient Occlusion click add effect Unity and ambient Occlusion click on Mode. Leave the default, then click on Intensity. Adjust the slider to start seeing the effect inside the hanger. Notice how the edges and corners are getting darker? You don't want them too dark. So we'll back off a bit. We'll type in zero five as with any effect. Don't overdo it where it becomes obviously noticeable. Now our level has a nice cinematic look to it. Let's save the scene as my level save going to replace it in the next lesson, we're going to learn about Cinema Machine and unity. Thanks for watching.

Beginner Provider : Ken Geary 3 Lessons · 19m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese

Course Description

In these lessons, you will learn how to add a Post Process volume to create cinematic effects like vignette and bloom. We’ll explain how to install Cinemachine and create camera cutscenes. Unity provides a variety of features and tools for creating cinematics, including timeline editing, animation, post-processing effects, and virtual camera controls.

You will learn how to add a post-process volume as well as a post process layer to your camera to create lens effects such as vignette and bloom. You will install Cinemachine, which uses a Cinemachine Brain component you add to your camera to enable control of camera action such as tracking. You’ll also create virtual cameras in the Timeline to make camera cuts to track the action of your animation. With Unity’s cinematic tools, you’ll find you can create high-quality, dynamic cutscenes that are seamlessly integrated into the game.

What You'll Learn

Add a Post-process Volume and Post-process Layer to a camera to create lens effects such as vignette and bloom
Install Cinemachine and add a Cinemachine Brain component to a camera to enable control of camera action such as tracking
Create virtual cameras in the Timeline to make camera cuts that track the action of your animation
Create camera cutscenes across several virtual cameras
Produce high-quality, dynamic cutscenes that are seamlessly integrated into the game using Unity's cinematic tools

Key Takeaways

A Post-process Volume and Post-process Layer can be added to a camera to create cinematic lens effects like vignette and bloom.
Cinemachine uses a Cinemachine Brain component added to your camera to enable control of camera action such as tracking.
Virtual cameras created in the Timeline allow you to make camera cuts that track the action of your animation.
Unity provides a variety of features and tools for creating cinematics, including timeline editing, animation, post-processing effects, and virtual camera controls.

Frequently Asked Questions

What will I learn in this course?

You will learn how to add a Post-process Volume to create cinematic effects like vignette and bloom, how to install Cinemachine and create camera cutscenes, and how to create virtual cameras in the Timeline to make camera cuts that track your animation.

What topics do the lessons cover?

The lessons cover Adding Post-processing, Installing and Using Cinemachine, and Creating Cutscenes.

What is Cinemachine used for in this course?

Cinemachine uses a Cinemachine Brain component that you add to your camera to enable control of camera action such as tracking, and you use it to create camera cutscenes across several virtual cameras.

What skills are associated with this course?

The course is associated with skills including Adobe After Effects, Cinema Tools, UnityScript, Unity Engine, Video Editing, and Video Editing Software.