Picture: Airborn Studios
I love the Unreal Engine 5 presentation videos. I can’t get enough. To be clear, I don’t even care how playable any of them end up being, because this is an art feature, not a game review section, and therefore all that I don’t care is how beautiful they are, and tonight’s showcase is very pretty indeed.
Here is Airborn, a video made by Airborn Studios, an art studio in Berlin that we have featured many times before, especially for their amazing work on some of Overwatch’s skins:
After a hibernation phase of several years, we called to revisit the project that bears the name of our studio. I wonder what it would be like if we jumped back into this world with new ideas, a different approach, a mix of Airborn veterans and new team members, and the determination to use the latest technology to push the stylized game art and staying true to the essential pillars of work that was done long ago. And without further ado, we proudly present the result!
Showcase Airborn UE5
When they say “hibernation phase”, they are not kidding: Airborn as an idea it’s been moving for more than 15 yearswith this latest video just the most contemporary expression of the idea that gave the studio its name.
It is important to note here that this is not a playground in the sense that it is something that is actively trying to be done. Instead – they called it a “visual prototype” in this case – it’s a way for artists to be able to work on something that looks like a video game to showcase their skills, while creating something that belongs to them, not the intellectual property of an employer or client.
To give you an idea of how much work something like this goes into, here’s the full list of credits for the project:
Airborn Studios
Alexandre Delagrange – 3D Env/Prop Art
Alexandra Graap – 3D Character Art
Artur Rosario – Tech Art
Benjamin Sauder – Technical Director
Boris Patschull – Managing Director
Ching Rappsilber-Li – Executive Assistant
Erik Neubauer – 3D Character Art
Fatos Tahiraj – 3D Character Art
Gabriel Hanna – 3D Env/Prop Art
Ilka Hesche – Concept Art
Jan Wyss – 3D Env/Prop Art
João Sapiro Josue – 3D Env/Prop Art
Johannes Figlhuber – Art direction and concept art
Jonas Kunert – 3D Env/Prop Art & Concept Art
Julian Dasgupta – Project Management and Public Relations
Kevin Skok – 3D Env/Prop Art
Lennart Berger – 3D Character Art
Malwina Czech – 3D Env/Prop Art
Manuel Sitompul – 3D Character Art
Manuel Virks – 3D Level Manager
Niels Timmerman – 3D Character Art
Simon Kopp – Art direction and concept art
Steffen Unger – 3D Character Manager
Svenja Roesner – 3D Env/Prop Art
Tim Moreels – 3D Character Art
Verena Porcher – Website relaunch coordination
Victor Pancrazi – 3D Character Art
Music
Ian Dorsch
Funkeyz Animation Studio
Shuki Gamliel – Animation Supervisor
Sonia Wolfson – Animation
Arthur Kazin – Animation
Michael Fabris – Rigging
SkewSound
Dan Crislip – Audio Director
Christopher Wilson – Sound Design
Nicholas Kallman – Sound Design
Steve Pardo – Sound Design
Production babies
Joshua (Yoshi)
Special thanks
Adina Krause
Ezgi Bulut
Josh Dinah
Matthew Schneider
If you want to know a little more about Airborn and its creation, the team wrote a short blog about the processbut were also kind enough to share a ton of behind-the-scenes bits from the making of the video, ranging from character designs to airship renders:
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Article source https://kotaku.com/unreal-engine-5-showcase-video-airborn-studios-1849411183