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Happy Thanksgiving from the entire team at CG Pro! We're so grateful for our community - you inspire us everyday. 🙏

CG Pro Podcast - ep80 - Ryan Reeb Ryan Reeb, is a visionary thought leader in VFX and animation, with expertise in Virtual Production, high-end VFX, live-action filmmaking, and emerging technologies like AI and Web3. Over his two-decade career, he has worked at top studios such as Digital Domain and Luma Pictures, contributing to major films like Black Panther (2018) and Thor: Ragnarok (2017). Ryan is known for pushing creative and technical boundaries, delivering innovative solutions across diverse projects while developing his own original works.

If you know the fundamentals of Blueprints, you can bend Unreal Engine to do your bidding. Ascend to a Level 20 pixel sorcerer with true Blueprints mastery! 🧙 In this 5-week Intermediate course you’ll learn how to generate user interfaces, procedures, cinematics, and database-driven design through labs and hands-on experience- all taught by 20+ year film and games veteran John Waynick. This reel is all student work made during previous CG Pro Blueprints classes. Class begins December 10. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gMr_ZkUT

🚨 LIVE tomorrow on Twitch! CG Pro’s Edd Dawson Taylor hosts guest speaker D. Ryan Reeb on our Podcast at 12 PM PT! "D. Ryan Reeb is an innovative leader at the intersection of technology and creativity in the VFX, animation, and creative industries. With expertise spanning virtual production, high-end visual effects, and live-action film, he has directed and produced diverse content, from luxury brand campaigns to groundbreaking Web3 and AI projects. Known for building strong teams and optimizing production pipelines, Ryan combines technical expertise with creative vision to deliver exceptional results, consistently pushing creative boundaries while ensuring excellence from concept to delivery." Tune in here or on Twitch to get your questions answered during the live Q&A! www.twitch.tv/becomecgpro

At CG Pro, we believe in our students finishing every course with a completed project. Whether that's an animated short, or a live game in Fortnite, you'll leave with something to add to your portfolio.

Edd gives us a quick tour of the new rigging features in Unreal 5.5. What new features are you stoked about so far? Anything you want us to break down for you guys? For more information on rigging and coding in #UE 5.5, watch Edd's discussion on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gtc8T_hm We also have a full training tutorial available for our Inner Circle Members. Learn more sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gJPgcYTq

Ready to go deeper into Unreal Engine? Take the next step in your Unreal journey to self-expression or career development with our Unreal Engine: Filmmaking course. We cover environment creation, story development, advanced animation, Virtual Production, rendering, optimization, chaos physics, Niagara, advanced Sequencer, and the right workflow to bring it all together. You'll leave this course with a piece of original work. This piece "Digital Soul" is what student Cristian G. Moras created, what will you create? Class starts December 8, learn more now: https://lnkd.in/gUY9Xs4z

CG Pro Instructor Daniel Langhjelm created this incredible MEGA tutorial (3 hours!!) on building environments in Unreal Engine using the KitBash3D  Secrets of the Luminara assets. Whether you are trying to win the challenge we're currently sponsoring with KitBash3D or just build any environment with third party assets- this tutorial will help you go from start to finish, so you can learn the whole process instead of struggling to stitch together different tutorials. Watch the full video:

Today in the Inner Circle! Join our masterclass with Elaina Scott on The Basics of Facial Animation in #UnrealEngine at 6:30 pm PT. Elaina has 25 years of experience in the film and game industries, and has worked on Spiderman, Star Wars, South Park, The Simpsons, and more. Get a deep dive on her speciality: Facial Animation. Join the Inner Circle to access our bi-weekly masterclasses:

🚨 #UnrealEngine 5.5 is out now! Our co-founder Edd Dawson-Taylor led a training on the new innovations in the latest software update. You can use your own recorded audio to animate the facial movement of Metahumans. How cool is that?! What's your favorite new feature?