snezhananyc 3 tools for CINEMATIC shots 🎥👇
A cinematic shot is a directed shot. It’s decided before you render anything: lens, light, motion, composition, mood. The render is the last 10% of the work.
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3 tools I use before I touch the software:
☑️Shotdeck. The largest searchable library of frames from movies. Filter by lens, light, color.
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☑️Eyecandy. A free library of cinematic techniques with video examples.
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☑️Frame Set. A curated frame library for commercials and music videos.
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snezhananyc Silent scream of a 3D artist working in Unreal Engine 👾🫶 Hugs to all you strong and beautiful people!
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#UnrealEngine #gamedev #gamedevelopment

snezhananyc I used to quote everything by the hour👇
because it felt like the honest way to do it, and it took me a while to notice that was also the thing keeping my rates flat. Billing by time basically tells a client that my hours are the product, except they aren’t, the real product is all the experience I’ve built up and everything I know, going into whatever I’m developing for them.
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snezhananyc She’s been with me for fourteen years 👉
A cyborg muse stuck between the real and the digital world. She first appeared when I was a fashion designer. She followed me into teaching. She’s still here now, a few years into running a CG studio and directing cinematics in Unreal Engine. Same muse and obsession with transformation, with the strange tenderness between humans and the technology we’re merging with.
I used to think I needed several lifetimes to create CGI films. So I postponed it for years. I told myself it wasn’t the right time.
If you have an image you can’t stop returning to, a character, a world, a mood, a feeling you’ve been trying to make real since you were younger, that’s not a phase, that’s the thing.
I’m finally going to start sharing how it actually gets made. The studio, the cinematics, the digital fashion, the 3D characters, the art direction behind all of it, the fashion-and-film lineage I came through. The whole industry is arguing about AI right now, about how things get made. The real question was always what, and why.
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Follow @snezhananyc for art direction, digital fashion, and cyberpunk cinematics from inside a working CG studio.

snezhananyc Cyber-orchid fever dream, when #electronicore meets #cyberpunk 💜💜💜 #aivideo #trendingaudio #datamosh

snezhananyc We brought PAC-MAN’s history to life. From arcade screens to Unreal Engine 🕹📽
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For this cinematic, we were invited by the super talented director Miles Cable @milescable to celebrate the anniversary of the gaming’s most iconic title.
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We developed the characters from scratch, including sculpting, custom texturing, Metahuman and Unreal Engine work, and creating custom digital clothing. Every movement was captured in-house with a professional actor wearing our Xsens suit @movellaent. Special thanks to @sense4motionen
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AVA Studio @_archy_zi_ handled character animation, keyframe hands animation, jewelry simulation, and mocap clean-up — making sure every shot felt alive and authentic.
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It was a whirlwind of tight deadlines, prop–hand animation challenges, and deep research into PAC-MAN player styles across the decades… but seeing the final piece made it all worth it.
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Director @milescable
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3D Studio @_bodegavirtual
Executive Producer @timbaldini
Producer @seattleproducer
Lead Editor @milescable
Unreal Artist Lead @milescable
Houdini Artist @shanemsilver
UE Generalist @shanemsilver
Unreal Artist @lunchbqx
Unreal Lighting Artist @thevirtualcinematographer
Character Animation @arthurzimin
Character Design @snezhananyc
Compositor Lead @peter__timberlake
Compositor @mauropinedo
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Prod Co: @leftproductions
Co-Founder / EP @borislab
EP @____atum
Prod Coordinator @pierpiccoli
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Post-Production: Right Post
Head of Post @pierrelgff
Title & VFX Support @wearefxstudio
Post-Producer @alexandr.dys
Art-Director @oko.arts
CG Artist @papeson
Compositing Artist @karyna_kuzmytska
Motion Designer @vladdraculo
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Color
Color Grader @matt_osborne_color
Color Producer Shannen Troupe
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Audio
Sound Design and Mixer @ericcrepeau.wav
Sound & Mix Producer @nicoleeejohal
Sound Design & Mix @lockt.post
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#unreal #ue5 #pacman #pacman45 #unrealengine5 #cinematic #cgi #bandai

snezhananyc Our recent work with the fantastic crew at @fuze.studios and @astonmartinf1
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We had so much fun designing and creating the secret underground facility where the new AMR25 F1 car was put through extreme challenges, taking the environments, platforms, and test equipment to the next level.
My studio, in partnership with AVA Studio, handled detailed 3D environment creation, Unreal Engine optimization, and a dynamic environment transformation sequence in Houdini.
Special thanks to the film director @alclark for inspiring and trusting us with creative experimentation❤️🏎
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Production by @fuze.studios
Director Alistair Clark - @alclark
Animation @alclark & @postprocessed
Environment and Houdini Artists: @snezhananyc & AVA
CAD and 3D Car artist: @the_kyza
Grade: @jondobbo @washldn
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#unrealengine #automotive #formula1 #astonmartin #astonmartinf1 #CGI #3D #environment #houdini

snezhananyc When you discover motion capture👾

Mocap captures intricate human movements, revolutionizing animation processes. This type of animation allows you to achieve complex and realistic character animations. You can use mocap in your cinematics, game dev and digital fashion projects.

I'd be happy to create custom animation for you🤺.

snezhananyc «Shinkō no hiyaku» is my entry for the Xsens short film contest. A fun take on cyberpunk!

@MovellaEnt #XsensContest

Made with Unreal Engine 5, iClone 8, Blender, Marvelous Designer, DaVinci Resolve

Huge thanks to the voice actors who brought my characters to life:
Mysterious man - Sora (Japan),
Protagonist-chan - Mec (Turkey)

#unrealengine5 #animation #anime #xsens #3d #3danimation #shortfilm #japanese #mocap

snezhananyc Crafting Characters in CGI👾💻

Immersed in the art of character creation, my team and I span various realms. Now I tell about the project types:

🔹Game Development: Here, we design optimized low poly characters that come to life in real-time on your screens. The main character should be the most elaborate, but also requires optimization. The secondary character can be simplified.

🔹Entertainment and Media: Characters for film and cinematics, we craft pre-animated, high poly marvels. These characters prioritize crisp detail and lifelike realism. For projects like this, we often use Metahuman.

🔹Visual Representation: Fast-growing category. From high poly social media influencers that rival real-life personas to Vtube avatars designed for interactive streaming

#CGI #render #compositing #ue5 #3d #3dcharacter #3dartist #digitalart #3dcharacterdesign #howiseedatworld #vfxartist

snezhananyc Crafting Characters in CGI 👾💻

Immersed in the art of character creation, my team and I span various realms. Now I tell about the project types:

Game Development: Here, we design optimized low poly characters that come to life in real-time on your screens. The main character should be the most elaborate, but also requires optimization. The secondary character can be simplified.

Entertainment and Media: Characters for film and cinematics, we craft pre-animated, high poly marvels. These characters prioritize crisp detail and lifelike realism. For projects like this, we often use Metahuman.

Visual Representation: Fast-growing category. From high poly social media influencers that rival real-life personas to Vtube avatars designed for interactive streaming

#CGI #GameDev #Cinematics #digitalinfluencer #vtuber #CharacterDesign #3d #3dartist #3dcharacter #3dmotiongraphics #3dcharacterdesign