Free Unreal Engine VFX Masterclass — Live-Action to Final Composite

Free · Unreal Engine VFX

Learn VFX inUnreal Engine

A free masterclass on using Unreal as a high-end VFX tool — track live-action footage, build and light your scene, composite in-engine, and finish pro-grade shots faster than you thought possible.

Camera Tracking · In-Engine Compositing · Render Passes · Pro Finishing

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★★★★★ TRUSTED BY 18,000+ STUDENTS TAUGHT BY A WORKING FILMMAKER LIVE-ACTION → FINAL COMPOSITE WATCH ON-DEMAND, AT YOUR PACE

What You'll Learn

The Full VFX Workflow,
End to End

The complete process for taking a real shot from live-action footage to a finished, composited frame — using Unreal Engine as a VFX workhorse the whole way through.

01 / Module

Footage & Plate Prep

Set up and prepare your live-action footage for a clean, reliable VFX pipeline — the groundwork that makes everything downstream stick.

02 / Module

Camera Tracking in Unreal

Solve the camera and lock your CG to real footage directly inside Unreal with Genesis — no round-trip through external tracking software.

03 / Module

Scene Building & Lighting

Build and light a believable CG scene that matches your plate, using Unreal's real-time, physically based lighting.

04 / Module

In-Engine Compositing

The core of the class: composite your shot inside Unreal and see exactly why UE is such a powerful, fast VFX tool.

05 / Module

Rendering & Passes

Render clean, flexible passes out of Unreal so you keep full control if you choose to composite outside the engine.

06 / Optional

External Compositing

Optional, not required: take your Unreal renders into a dedicated compositor like DaVinci Resolve Fusion for maximum control over the final shot — though you can get a great result without ever leaving the engine.

Who It's For

Built for Anyone Putting
CG Into Real Footage

VFX Artists

Add Unreal to your toolkit and cut hours off your compositing and finishing pipeline.

Filmmakers

Create high-end visual effects for your films without a studio budget or a render farm.

Unreal Users

Already know Unreal for games or scenes? Turn those same skills into finished VFX shots.

Indie Creators

Punch far above your weight with a workflow built on free, accessible tools.

Your Instructor

Hi, I'm Sam —
a Working Filmmaker.

I'm a filmmaker and Unreal Engine instructor, and I've taught over 18,000 students how to create high-end visual effects without a studio budget. Everything in this masterclass is taught plainly, step by step, with nothing held back.

This is the actual workflow I use for getting professional VFX out of Unreal Engine.

Sam — filmmaker and Unreal Engine VFX instructor

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Common Questions

Yes — completely free, no credit card. Once you sign up, we'll email you a link to set up your account and access the full masterclass in our course platform.

Right after you opt in, you'll receive an email from us to set up your account. From there you can watch the entire course on-demand, at your own pace, on any device.

No. The masterclass teaches the complete Unreal VFX workflow. Genesis is the tool used for the camera-tracking step, and you'll see exactly how it fits — but the in-engine VFX and compositing techniques stand on their own.

All you really need is Unreal Engine. The course also covers compositing in a third-party program like DaVinci Resolve, but that step is completely optional — you can get a great-looking result entirely inside Unreal.

It's built to be followed even if you're newer to VFX, while still being valuable if you're experienced and want to add Unreal to your pipeline. The focus is on learning the theory behind VFX & compositing, then applying that theory in a clear, repeatable workflow.

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