The Fastest Way to Learn Lighting in UE5

My favorite exercise is a LIGHTING STUDY! Learn how Relighting the same Environment can improve your lighting in your Unreal Engine 5 Cinematics and Short Films.

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In this video you'll learn...
- A simple framework to match the lighting in any photograph
- Learn the basics of Directional Lights, Sky Lights, and Dynamic Lighting in UE5
- How to make your own Lighting Study
- Learn the difference between Sunny and Overcast Lighting in UE5
- Cinematic Lighting Techniques and More!
- Learn Virtual Production and Filmmaking techniques

This project uses Unreal Engine 5.2 and takes advantage of Lumen. Baked Lighting isn't used in this video.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:27 - Lighting Framework
2:18 - Exterior Lighting in UE5
5:58 - Light Direction
7:19 - Light Size
8:48 - Color and Intensity
9:38 - How to Light Night Time Exteriors
10:10 - Lighting Study - Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
14:25 - How to make Tracer Fire

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