Virtual Production at Humber College

A Collaboration in the Faculty of Media & Creative Arts between
Film & Multi-Platform Storytelling (FMST) + Game Programming (GAME)

"Humber's MADE IN-ENGINE project reveals how new storytelling technologies, explored and embraced in a spirit of co-creation, can expand the vocabulary and potential of filmmaking. It's great to see a cross-disciplinary approach connecting social issue content with great design, music and emotion."

Gerry Flahive

Former Senior Producer, National Film Board of Canada

Trailer

Films

In the fall semester of 2021, students in two programs collaborated and used Unreal Engine to make 14 films. The films focused on powerful stories/themes that are very timely and relevant to the world today.

Welcome Home
The Lives Left Behind
Burning
Kawapamitin
Blue Prison
Lost and Found
So Close Yet So Far
Isolation
Scars
Numinous Night
Year Of the Nurse
The Flag
Seeds of The Future
Shadows

"I learned about Unreal Engine and also that you don’t have to shoot a film physically as there are other ways to tell a story. I’m proud of what my team and I did, I’ve had this story in my heart for a while now & I’m really happy to have the opportunity and medium to tell it with the help of James Del Pilar & Nelli Kharshina. This project is so special to me because it’s my first project created with Unreal Engine. I hope to show this one minute short film to the world and help people that are grieving in any way."

Oreoluwa Ibitayo

Director of the film "The Lives Left Behind"
Film & Multi-Platform Storytelling Program 2021-2022

"I did not have prior film experience so this program helped me explore different areas like storyboard, shot list, breaking down the script which I wasn’t aware of. I was in India whereas my group members (Game students) were in Canada and Unreal Engine turned the impossible into possible by presenting us an opportunity to have this filmed virtually. I am very proud the way my project turned out, despite all the obstacles we faced during filming. Here I would like to give credit to my professor Eva who was always there as a constant support."

Nancy Dutta

International Student - worked from abroad on Project Director of the film "Scars"
Film & Multi-Platform Storytelling Program 2021-2022

"I took this idea from my son's experience, coming to Canada from a different country and culture and not understanding the language at school was frustrating. The first days for him were crying but little by little, he was adapting and understanding everything.He was happy because he feels helped by the support of the community, his classmates and everything around him. The film leaves the message, IN EVERY STEP YOU TAKE, WE WILL BE WITH YOU. I want to be able to release more episodes with similar stories."

Marco Panduro

Director of the film "Welcome Home"
Film & Multi-Platform Storytelling Program 2021-2022

Screening Opening

Assignment Introduction

Eva Ziemsen, in the form of her MetaHuman, explains the project vision and pipeline, as well as, the timely relevance of teaching Virtual Production online and remotely in the context of Online Education.

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