Lighting a NIGHT-TIME exterior in Unreal

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Learn how to light night-time exterior environments. No RTX needed!
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Lighting night time scenes is tricky, but fortunately, with the help of decades of cinematography tricks to work with, we can break down how movies are lit, and apply those tricks to our own 3D environments. The fundamentals are the same, so it doesn't really matter which renderer you're using. I want to clarify that there are HUNDREDS of ways to light things, and this is only one way to do that. Feel free to share your own approach in the comments!
You'll soon realize that moonlight is a fickle beast, but it can be tamed, and faking it, tricking the audience into believing something through good lighting is key.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:01 - Important Film Breakdowns
04:33 - Skillshare
05:35 - Getting Started
06:27 - Sky Creation
08:18 - Moonlight
10:07 - Volumetric Fog
17:03 - Skylight
18:27 - Practical Lights
19:44 - Fill Lights & Rim Lights
24:02 - Lighting Channels
27:19 - Recap & Breakdown
28:37 - Additional Tips
29:04 - Outro & Thanks
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@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

Of course, UE5 Preview was released THE DAY I upload this video, which addresses some of my concerns I had about using UE5 at the time of recording this tutorial. Please disregard what I said about UE5 and foliage *sigh*.

@Suthriel 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, was curious, about when you will discover UE5s release ^.^ Preview also have this interesting looking feature of Local Exposure in the Post Process Volume, that seems to help for cases, where you have really bright and really dark places in the same frame (like outside looking into a darker room or cave).

@Kjasi 2 жыл бұрын

Would love to see a part 2of this video, using the new UE5 preview.

@karolinasereikaite8233 2 жыл бұрын

Is this preview like a new version of UE5? I saw the article in the EG launcher but nothing to download : )) I am so lost in this UE universe, used to Houdini's version installs and content.

@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

@@karolinasereikaite8233 You need to go to the epic launcher, go to library, click the + to add a new version, then choose which version you want to install. The reason its so convoluted is that it’s just a preview build, not an official final build

@karolinasereikaite8233 2 жыл бұрын

@@WilliamFaucher thank you, oh silly me! yes, downloading :) is it safe to move my project from early access2 to preview1? or just copy it somehow m? Thanks!

@pwnisher 2 жыл бұрын

Goodness. This was masterfully art directed William! Thank you so much for these tutorials!

@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Clint! ❤️

@boyeffendy9662 Жыл бұрын

You both are inspiration for many, cheers!

@jamesfield8023 2 жыл бұрын

Pure gold. Keep applying the “cinematographer play book” to Unreal Engine.

@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Will do :)

@CinematicCaptures 2 жыл бұрын

Even when I feel like I already have a fairly decent understanding of what's going to be covered in the vid, I still end up learning so much. I'll definitely be sharing this video around with people when they ask about lighting, there's some fantastic stuff in here!

@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I appreciate it! :)

@ECAKJ 2 жыл бұрын

Was just thinking about you this morning! I learned how to get battlefront models and I can not figure out how to get materials to look good. Do you have any tutorials or plan on making any? I wanna make stuff like your starwars videos

@urmcchromez9426 2 жыл бұрын

@@ECAKJ join the Star Wars battlefront modding discord, someone there will let you know. That’s how I learned

@ECAKJ 2 жыл бұрын

@@urmcchromez9426 thanks! I’ll see if I can find ir

@urmcchromez9426 2 жыл бұрын

@@ECAKJ no problem, I wouldn’t even ask CC ^ he never ever responds to any comment I’ve left for him tbh. Best of luck !

@Omnicrola 2 жыл бұрын

Not only are you one of the few people making content at the intersection of film and UE, you do an amazing job of it. Lighting is one of the things I’ve been working hardest on (both real time and cinematic renders) and all your tutorials have been invaluable. Thank you so much for what you do, I’m excited to see what amazing things you can do in UE5, cheers!

@pointlessimon 2 жыл бұрын

Man, thanks a lot for making tutorials. I've studied in a film school but they've taught me less about the lighting than you did in this tutorial. Your renders are so cinematic, I'm trying my best to achieve results similar to yours! Can't wait for your color grading video

@NyloElLobo Жыл бұрын

I don't often enjoy tutorials. I do enjoy these! You're an excellent teacher!

@AdrianM.T. 2 жыл бұрын

Getting a new PC early April, I can't wait to apply what I've learned with your content to VFX work. Thanks William, you're a legend.

@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

Oh congrats on the new PC! Go make some dope art!

@AdrianM.T. 2 жыл бұрын

@@WilliamFaucher Thanks man, I will.

@karstenmalmquist5185 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, William! I noticed that you used the details panel to move a few objects in the scene - in case you didn't know, you can also move objects without clicking the transform gizmo by clicking and dragging in the viewport: Ctrl + LMB (X-axis), Ctrl + RMB (Y-axis), Ctrl + LMB + RMB (Z-axis). This also works for rotating and scaling. It takes some time to get used to, but I've found it to be super useful when moving objects while looking through a locked camera. I never click the gizmo anymore :D

@ThomvanVliet 2 жыл бұрын

Holy shit thank you for this

@Kriscoart 2 жыл бұрын

This was such a good video! Lots of great tricks I didn’t know about

@sotomonte_ 2 жыл бұрын

Woah! I always expect tons and tons of value from each of your videos, but you always somehow deliver even more than expected!! seriously people, this is some premium knolledge ✨✨✨

@k_darius Жыл бұрын

William your tutorials are lit :D but jokes aside amazing job man! I watch and rewatch everything you upload! Real gold information and professional presentation. Love it!

@conbuch9758 2 жыл бұрын

Love it! Thanks again William. Would love to see real-time fire lighting on assets and characters from a cinematic perspective in the future, just as an idea !

@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion!

@ukaszkondek807 Жыл бұрын

I love the extra info you happen to give us during those tutorials. it's interesting to know that light bounced by moon is actually warm. Anyway great tutorial, as always!

@MingHsiung 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to share your techniques and experiences with us. You've high quality vids are great!

@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@mattjohnson437 2 жыл бұрын

i learn SO much every time you drop a video... thanks times a million

@VRDivision 2 жыл бұрын

I learned so much from this video, thanks a lot for your efforts and for the shot out

@peterallely5417 2 жыл бұрын

William is the true bro also, what a guy.

@robertomejias5479 Жыл бұрын

I cannot stress enough how important it is to have some understanding of the basic principles to get good results. This is a fantastic video. Thank you so much!

@3dchick 2 жыл бұрын

OMG, This was amazing. You made my day when you said "no RTX required," because I had to send my RTX rig for repair, and I'm using my spare, with only a 1070. I can't wait to try this tonight! *Thank you* for another awesome tutorial, and looking forward to the DR one!

@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers! Happy it helped!

@jamesgoodman2931 2 жыл бұрын

Felt like a long wait! Looking forward to this one ☝️

@fhajji 2 жыл бұрын

This is an invaluable tutorial in cinematographic night time lighting! Thank you so much for it.

@pixydis 2 жыл бұрын

This is really cool! Thanks for sharing! Lighting seems like a simple thing, but so very hard to get right.

@zachchio413 2 жыл бұрын

The only channel I don't fast forward or skip. Thank you!

@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

You're the best

@mikelittlenz Жыл бұрын

This was great William. Thank you!

@Dulge 2 жыл бұрын

you never disappoint when it comes to UE tutorials and good information about the topics

@JacobPernell Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! Been getting back into Unreal lately and your channel is a treasure trove of knowledge

@narutosaske6535 7 ай бұрын

I really like your tutorials, many thanks William

@escultormariopitanguy Жыл бұрын

Had a gret result here. Love you, man! All the best!

@reversebutcher 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much William! Your tutorials are the best - this was so helpful!

@antoninocuti4977 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Will! The video is great! This is just about everything I need to finish my project! I'll show you what I'm up to next tuesday😁

@archdesign8594 Жыл бұрын

Very useful and very professional. I didn't find such this tutorial anywhere but here about lighting at the night in UE.

@michajabonski8365 Жыл бұрын

I am switching from Blender to U5 and I already know that I will learn a lot from you, concretely explained everything. Thank you! :D

@kwongster 2 жыл бұрын

love the details! amazing due diligence to have all that context ^____^

@raghvendrapratapsingh690 2 жыл бұрын

This Video is a goddamn MASTERCLASS in cinematography. This is like top tier film school stuff which William is providing for free. Thank You so much, Mr. Faucher. We really appreciate it.

@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

You’re way too kind! Thank you!

@skinny_lamprey2859 Жыл бұрын

I loved working through this thank you!

@Austin1990 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. I i love that CGI is good enough that the massive volume of experience in real world lighting applies to even real-time now.

@juanoncho Жыл бұрын

This was awesome. Best information about night Lighting.

@papajahad3967 6 ай бұрын

everytime i watched ur tutorial, my respect grow stronger towards you :) thanks for making so many educating videos

@Jeffgrigsby1 2 жыл бұрын

Great Stuff, I love your Tutorials!

@yurushiatorie Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ....... I'm overwhelmed by the VALUE!

@voltsm_ Жыл бұрын

Insane that I just learned this for free. Thank you for this tutorial! This will make my scenes much better.

@hisroyalillness 2 жыл бұрын

Great presentation of Design basics and beautiful lighting - inside a clunky UE environment ;) Thx William!

@egorvorobev0326 2 ай бұрын

William, thank you so much for this video! Amazing

@NPCLiam 2 жыл бұрын

AMAZING tutorial. The exponential height fog and rect lights do wonders!

@britogarcia5507 2 жыл бұрын

GREAT video @William, this a great content with a profund explanation tanks ;)

@igorarny8818 2 жыл бұрын

Always cool tutorials!!! Thanks 👍

@YO_ITS_DRAGON Жыл бұрын

Wonderful tutorial! Thank you!

@jquintero462 11 ай бұрын

AMAZING AMAZING TUTORIAL! KEEP IT UP PLEASE! Thank you!

@dakshpandya6559 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so so soooo much William!!! This is so helpful

@danelokikischdesign 2 жыл бұрын

omg! this is what I needed! Thank you so much :D

@tonyc4777 2 жыл бұрын

This channel is fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing this knowledge :)

@jimix30 2 жыл бұрын

Big Thank you! for this comprehensive tutorial about cinematic lighting. Especially on behalf of all of us that still can't seem to get our hands on a RTX card :)

@OriginalnaPL 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great video dude. Just found your channel, you're amazing.

@simonflash_music 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the work you put into these videos for us. I couldn't imagine using UE without the help of your content :)

@purplecoat3335 2 жыл бұрын

thanks! this is superr helpful. now im waiting for the colorgrading tutorial 💖

@TheXANT0 Жыл бұрын

This video is more than helpful! Thank you so much!!

@halfMTstudios 2 жыл бұрын

always very helpful and insightful. thanks William

@bermoodsky2707 2 жыл бұрын

You never cease to amaze, thank you very much)

@pinkpocketTV 2 жыл бұрын

Another amazing video! Keep up the good work!

@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@arcsinjesse 2 жыл бұрын

these tutorials are so incredibly helpful, I feel like when I make scenes in unreal I just can't quite get the lighting as good as I want, but all these vids are helping immensely, thanks!

@jamesgoodman2931 10 ай бұрын

This is fantastic, only just recently looked at it but has given me some really useful techniques for a production job. You seem to have an uncanny knack of knowing what the people need! 😁

@PERGGP 2 жыл бұрын

Soo many important topics! Great work!

@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dario!

@dongraparesh 2 жыл бұрын

its realy helpful thanks willam

@oak9072 2 ай бұрын

Right when I was struggling with lighting a night time exterior I remembered this video. Thanks for putting your masterful work out there.

@granvalenti2207 2 жыл бұрын

Really well done, this tutorial is very useful.

@oxygencube 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome tips here! Thank you!

@arnoldsoko Жыл бұрын

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 This type of teaching makes learning fun.

@ijerofei 2 жыл бұрын

William, top content comes from you, keep up the good work!

@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

You're too kind! Thanks!

@pawekikta3909 2 жыл бұрын

William, your videos make me very happy. Thank you

@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@xXbananaXxist 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I needed thank you 🙏🏻

@ruka1973 Жыл бұрын

Great video as always

@sodrek2616 2 жыл бұрын

Love the Content! Thanks for sharing this William Faucher

@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

Pleasure is mine!

@deckard8897 Жыл бұрын

You are a true master. May the force be with you.

@doomgb4994 Жыл бұрын

Honestly, this channel has helped me even more than some paid tutorials have. Thank you for sharing!

@user-sy5ld6zp7z 9 ай бұрын

Really useful! Thank you!

@bigbandsforwin 2 жыл бұрын

Dude you answered like alot of my question which i havent find found anywhere!! And answered them on fyi sentences! Keep up the epic work!!!

@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

Hey there! Happy to help!

@Animanicks 2 жыл бұрын

Man! Thanks for the video! Super helpful!

@3darchstuffs 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Information Involved in the video.

@AlejandroGuerrero 9 ай бұрын

Wow man THANK YOU. Pure gold knowledge.

@StephenMurdochStunts Жыл бұрын

I very rarely comment, but wanted to say thank you for all your tutorials and help. They have all really helped guide me in the right direction.

@lilsquirt9889 2 жыл бұрын

You're pure gold my man!

@Mythologix Жыл бұрын

I am kicking myself so hard right now because I watch a lot of your content and somehow I managed to miss this video. Needless to say this month I did a blockmesh assignment for school, where I ended up doing a night scene and completely winged it, but I am so glad I found this video you always have such wonderful and informative content.

@sparkle_spark Жыл бұрын

The hack with a “window” is so simple and so good in a result! Thank you for sharing all those cool things❤

@aliasghar-or4iw Жыл бұрын

very nice tutorial, you teach very nicely.

@AJShiningThreads 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Great! This took me back to my film school days!

@Displant 2 жыл бұрын

amazing tutorials always William

@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@olgapoli3040 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for the tutorial, that really helps!

@MuhammadArshad-vp6hq 2 жыл бұрын

Was waiting for your awesome tutorial, it's really help me to improve my knowledge, Thank you

@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hope it helps!

@irecordwithaphone1856 2 жыл бұрын

Really loved the film breakdown part of this vid!

@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@technobridge7136 2 жыл бұрын

great as always thank you.

@bonoloseeco1345 2 жыл бұрын

Best channel for UE....THANK YOU!!

@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@fluffy_potato6070 Жыл бұрын

Amazing! Thank you for this. I'm about 95% done with my shot, and this will help me finish it 💪 I very much appreciate you 😊

@neo-giu 2 жыл бұрын

I've wanted this for so long 😭 You're a godsend, William Always the best stuff

@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

You're too kind! thank you!

@paulfranklin7161 Жыл бұрын

great tutorial - thank you!

@ErethilClaw 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, i'm photographer and begining with video and here there is a lot of good stuff aplicable.

@urmcchromez9426 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir! You’re such a legend!

@quartzHUN 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tutorial. I really appreciate it.

@bio4331 2 жыл бұрын

Every time I see this, I cant breath. Give me a lot of ideas of what come next. Spectacular scene!!

@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers! Thanks for watching!

@5haad0w 2 жыл бұрын

That light channel part, made my life more easy, thank you master ficher

@WilliamFaucher 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@7_of_1 2 жыл бұрын

Hey William, this is why I watch your stuff. You just read my mind and do a video on what I need lol. Interesting on the first 5.0 UE release today, i'm sure you will be already using it by now. I've not really used it and kept to 4.27 for Cinematic stuff but seems they have made some progress on this now. Downloading it now. Thanks.