VFX Artist and Filmmaker Josh Toon and Senior CG Animator Jonathan Abenhaim have collaborated on a Godzilla short film made with Unreal Engine 5 and revealed how the movie magic happens in a YouTube masterclass for beginner filmmakers.

Senior CG Animator Jonathan Abenhaim, the author of #watchmeanimate YouTube channel, has joined VFX Artist and Filmmaker Josh Toonen in a one-week challenge to create a short film with Unreal Engine 5 featuring a Godzilla animation made with Unreal Engine's Control Rig.

In the accompanying YouTube livestream, Josh Toonen explained the whole filmmaking workflow starting from the idea to the final cinematic. It's a great start for beginner filmmakers since it's not a step-by-step tutorial, but rather a discussion on some filmmaking basics and approaches.

Josh Toonen has also shared some techniques he learned from animation giants like Pixar, revealed the shortcuts he picked up from Godzilla vs. Kong on building cinematic environments faster and easier, and explained how to upgrade your renders to Hollywood-level VFX.

If you want to try making your own Godzilla short firm, grab this free Godzilla Minus One 3D model to recreate breathtaking kaiju fights in the city:

And if you want to learn more about filmmaking with Unreal Engine 5, check out the breakdown of the New Moon cinematic shared by its creator Sam Goldwater:

You might also find interesting the production process behind this fan-made short film Superman Awakens explained by Antonis and Stavros Fylladitis:

See more of Josh Toon's tutorials here and check out Jonathan Abenhaim's animation work on his channel as well. Don't forget to join our 80 Level Talent platform and our Telegram channel, follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn, where we share breakdowns, the latest news, awesome artworks, and more.