Automotive

A series of realtime automotive studies that developed from guided learning and reference-led experiments into an original cinematic reel.

Format: Realtime cinematic rendering
Process: Guided studies, self-directed recreations, original reel
Tools: Unreal Engine

Yellow sports car in a warm architectural environment

Original reel Watch the Automotive Reel

01 — 03

From learning to direction

The series began with the Double Jump Academy automotive course as a foundation for learning Unreal Engine’s workflow. Each study was then built and completed hands-on, including rendering, editing, music and sound effects. Reference-led recreations created more space for independent visual decisions before the experiments came together in the original Automotive Reel.

01Guided learningFollowing workflows
02Reference-led studiesMaking visual decisions
03Original reelBringing the language together

Learning through tutorials

The Double Jump Academy course provided a technical workflow for vehicle movement, camera tracking, cinematic lighting and environments. The complete studies were produced hands-on, then finished with original editing choices, music and sound effects.

Red sports car driving through a wooded landscape — Tutorial-led studyMotion and tracking

Dark sports cars in a dramatic concrete garage — Tutorial-led studyLow-key lighting

White sports car beside a rocky architectural landscape — Tutorial-led studyEnvironment and composition

Rebuilding from references

The next studies were created independently using automotive films and images as visual references. Instead of following a fixed workflow, each scene became an exercise in reconstructing atmosphere through original choices in lighting, composition, colour and camera placement.

White sports car against graphic blue and red lines — Self-directed reference studyGraphic composition

Silver sports car in a warmly lit night setting — Self-directed reference studyNight atmosphere

Creating the Automotive Reel

The final reel brought the earlier studies into one self-directed sequence. Lighting, atmosphere and camera movement shift between quiet reveal shots and faster driving scenes, while editing, music and sound effects shape its rhythm and sense of speed.

Process films

Double Jump Academy course studies

Tutorial-led study

Racing in the Tunnel

Tutorial-led study

In the Garage

Tutorial-led study

Reveal tutorial study

Self-directed reference study

Reveal study

Skills developed

Realtime lighting
Camera animation
Environment composition
Cinematic pacing
Editing, music & SFX