I like Unreal Engine 5 showcase movies. Can’t get sufficient of them. To be clear, I don’t even care how playable any of them ever find yourself being. This is an artwork characteristic, not a video games evaluate part, and so all I care about is how fairly they give the impression of being, and tonight’s showcase could be very fairly certainly.
That is Airborn, a video made by Airborn Studios, an artwork studio in Berlin we’ve featured a couple of instances beforehand, together with for its unbelievable work on a few of Overwatch’s skins:
After a hibernation section of a few years, we made the decision to revisit the venture that our studio is known as after. Questioning what it could be like if we dive again into that world with new concepts, a distinct method, a mixture of Airborn veterans and new group members, and the dedication to make use of the newest know-how to push stylized recreation artwork and keep true to the core pillars of the work that was carried out method again. And with out additional ado, we proudly current the end result!
After they say a “hibernation section”, they aren’t kidding: Airborn as an concept has been kicking round for over 15 years now, with this newest video simply probably the most modern expression of the concept that gave the studio its identify.
It’s vital to notice right here that this isn’t a recreation pitch within the sense that that is one thing that’s actively making an attempt to be made. They’ve known as it a “visible prototype” on this case, and as an alternative it’s a method for artists to have the ability to work on one thing that appears like a online game, as a way to showcase their expertise, all of the whereas creating one thing that’s theirs, not the IP of an employer or a shopper.
To present you an concept of how a lot work goes into one thing like, right here’s the total credit checklist for the venture:
Airborn Studios
Alexander Delagrange – 3D Env/Prop Artwork
Alexandra Graap – 3D Character Artwork
Artur Rosário – Tech Artwork
Benjamin Sauder – Technical Director
Boris Patschull – Managing Director
Ching Rappsilber-Li – Administration Assistant
Erik Neubauer – 3D Character Artwork
Fatos Tahiraj – 3D Character Artwork
Gabriel Hanna – 3D Env/Prop Artwork
Ilka Hesche – Idea artwork
Jan Wyss – 3D Env/Prop Artwork
João Sapiro Josue – 3D Env/Prop Artwork
Johannes Figlhuber – Artwork Course & Idea Artwork
Jonas Kunert – 3D Env/Prop Artwork & Idea Artwork
Julian Dasgupta – Venture Administration & PR
Kevin Skok – 3D Env/Prop Artwork
Lennart Berger – 3D Character Artwork
Malwina Czech – 3D Env/Prop Artwork
Manuel Sitompul – 3D Character Artwork
Manuel Virks – 3D Degree Lead
Niels Timmerman – 3D Character Artwork
Simon Kopp – Artwork Course & Idea Artwork
Steffen Unger – 3D Character Lead
Svenja Roesner – 3D Env/Prop Artwork
Tim Moreels – 3D Character Artwork
Verena Porcher – Web site Relaunch Coordination
Victor Pancrazi – 3D Character Artwork
Music
Ian Dorsch
Funkeyz Animation Studio
Shuki Gamliel – Animation Supervisor
Sonia Wolfson – Animation
Arthur Kazine – Animation
Michael Fabris – Rigging
SkewSound
Dan Crislip – Audio Director
Christopher Wilson – Sound Design
Nicholas Kallman – Sound Design
Steve Pardo – Sound Design
Manufacturing Infants
Joshua (Yoshi)
Particular Thanks
Adina Krause
Ezgi Bulut
Josh Dina
Matthieu Schneider
Should you’d prefer to be taught slightly extra about Airborn and its creation, the group have written a brief weblog in regards to the course of, however have been additionally type sufficient to share a ton of behind-the-scenes items from the video’s creation, starting from character designs to airship renders:
