Recreate the LEGO MOVIE Style in Unreal Engine 5

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We made this LEGO music video for LEGO® Horizon Adventures™ - made entirely in Unreal Engine 5! but the Lighting was done by recreating filmmaking techniques you'd normally use on-set So in this video, I'll share 8 techniques to improve your lighting whether you're a 3D artist or live action filmmaker to create cinematic lighting every time! If you've ever wondered how animations like this are brought to life, you'll finally have a roadmap to create stylized lighting + animation yourself :D Quick Links: BLACK FRIDAY SALE - 50% off all courses Make Your Own Films in Unreal 5 👉 http://www.unrealforvfx.com/fundamentals?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social_media&utm_campaign=ue101&utm_term=video_20251125_lghlgt Unreal to Nuke Masterclass - http://www.unrealforvfx.com/nuke?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social_media&utm_campaign=uenuke&utm_term=video_20251125_lghlgt FREE Unreal 5 Crash Course - http://www.unrealforvfx.com/crashcourse?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social_media&utm_campaign=crashcourse&utm_term=video_20251125_lghlgt http://www.joshuatoonen.com http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7930214/ http://www.instagram.com/@joshtoonen http://www.tiktok.com/@JoshToonen http://www.twitter.com/@ToonenJosh https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuatoonen/ Rokoko - Save 5% off your order with coupon code UnrealVFX at checkout https://store.rokoko.com/pages/full-performance-motion-capture-bundle Thanks to the LEGO Group, Guerilla, PXO, mxmtoon, and Sony for allowing me to share this look behind the scenes This was such a fun collaboration and only made possible with the incredible animation team at PXO bringing their A-game to every shot! Check it out and let me know what you think! Credits to this AMAZING Team + Artists at Pixomondo Innovation Lab Song - post-post apocalyptic dance party by mxmtoon Director + VFX Supervisor: Josh Toonen Chief Innovation Officer: Mahmoud Rahnama Producer: Linda Vo Production Manager: Duygu Cuhadaroglu Art Director: Simone Rizzo Creative Technology Generalist: Nicole Herr, Joseph Bonilla, Nav Singh ‪@creaturestation‬ Unreal Generalist: Salva Gómez, Moufid Dechicha, Vladimir Ilic On Location Crew (Los Angeles) Global Producer (Moon7): Jacob Crawford Executive Producer: Kris Roller Producer: Emileigh Barrett Live-Action Director: ‪@MitchellMullins‬ Director Of Photography: Ben Meserve 2nd AC/DIT: Raquel Wajner Gaffer: Zied Jendoubi Grip: Samuel Mendoza Sound Mixer: Anthony Wong Prop Stylist: Daniella Soltero Prop Stylist Assistant: Michael Shafer HMUA: Emily Dimant Production Assistant: Anton Sereda Location Owner: Meredith Marshall Guerrilla Studio Narrative Director: Ben McCaw Lead Producer Franchise Development: Tim Symons Sony Sr. Director, Business Development: Laurie Kassebaum and thanks to the Guerrilla team behind LEGO Horizon Adventures for your support and collaboration :D Chapters 0:00 - Make Your Own LEGO MOVIE 0:48 - How to Light Characters 3:04 - #1 Lesson I learned from Across the Spider-verse 4:52 - Lighting the Machines (Thunderjaw's Cave) 5:25 - Bow + Arrow Sequence Lighting 6:11 - The Biggest Struggle Lighting Characters 8:09 - Animating Your Lights 9:45 - Live-Action LEGO Lighting 10:22 - Environment Lighting (at night) 12:25 - What makes lighting "cinematic"?