Unreal Engine 5 For Beginners – Learn The Basics Of Virtual Production by Jordy Vandeput

This course is a straight-up, no-nonsense intro to Unreal Engine 5 for absolute beginners. You’ll skip the fluff and go straight to building a realistic landscape, designing an interior set, and then diving into the basics of virtual production—live camera tracking, chroma keying, and DMX lighting control. It’s a practical, project-based ride that gets you from zero to a finished cinematic sequence you can actually export and share.

🎯 What you’ll learn

• Navigate the Unreal Engine 5 user interface with confidence
• Build and texture realistic landscapes using the built-in tools
• Design and light an interior scene from scratch
• Create and animate virtual cameras for cinematic shots
• Set up live camera tracking using your phone
• Use chroma keying (both offline and live) inside UE5
• Control DMX lighting for virtual production
• Render a final movie sequence

✅ Requirements

• Skills: No prior Unreal Engine experience needed. Basic computer literacy is enough.
• Tools: A 3-button mouse is highly recommended for navigation.
• Hardware: A PC or Mac that meets the minimum system requirements for Unreal Engine 5 (dedicated GPU, 16GB+ RAM recommended).

📝 Description

This isn’t a, feature-by-feature walkthrough. Jordy teaches by doing. You’ll start by getting comfortable with the UE5 interface, then immediately jump into shaping a landscape, painting foliage, and dialing in the atmosphere. The course then shifts gears into interior design, where you’ll learn to light a room and place assets to create a specific mood.

The real standout is the virtual production section. You’ll learn how to set up a virtual camera, track its movement with your phone, and even use chroma keying to composite live footage into your scene. The DMX lighting control lesson is a nice bonus for anyone looking to integrate real-world lighting rigs. By the end, you’ll have a solid grasp of the entire pipeline—from a blank map to a rendered movie.

🧑‍🎓 Who this course is for

• Complete beginners who have never opened Unreal Engine 5 before
• Filmmakers and video editors curious about virtual production workflows
• 3D artists looking to transition into real-time environment design
• Hobbyists who want to create cinematic renders for fun

🧑‍🏫 About the Author

Jordy Vandeput is a filmmaker and the founder of Cinecom, one of the largest YouTube channels dedicated to filmmaking and video editing, with over 2.5 million subscribers. After graduating from film school in 2012, he started teaching online, focusing on practical, hands-on classes that cut through the noise. His teaching style is energetic and direct, built on years of real-world production experience.

🏁 Final Result

• A fully realized landscape or interior scene with custom lighting and mood
• An animated camera sequence rendered out as a movie file
• A practical understanding of how to set up a basic virtual production stage in UE5