Creating High-End Visuals with Real-Time Technology (Talk)
Creating captivating 3D visuals, particularly photorealistic CGI, demands a diverse range of tools, techniques, and expertise, from concept design to the creation of entire 3D worlds. Linear content generation represents the highest standard of visual quality and has long been a source of inspiration for game developers. In this talk, we will explore the advancements in techniques that have contributed to the rise of real-time technologies in movies and game cinematics. We will delve into projects created with Unreal Engine, such as The Matrix Awakens, Vaulted Halls Entombed (Netflix Series: Love, Death & Robots) and Rise of Hydra (Captain America and Black Panther), We will also look at examples from movies that were created using traditional workflows to compare and understand the differences.
Biography: Yafes Sahin is a Senior Technical Artist at Epic Games and is part of the Special Projects team which is responsible for executing high-impact projects that push the envelope to define the future of real-time graphics and gaming technology. Some of the Projects he recently contributed to was Rise of Hydra (Captain America / Black Panther), Matrix Awakens, The Airbender (Virtual Production) and the GDC Demo - Talisman. Before joining Epic, he worked on many award-winning blockbusters. He was previously taking a role as Realtime Technical Supervisor at Sony Imageworks, where he led the Realtime Pipeline department working on Spiderman, the Sea Beast, Mitchell vs. Machines. At Dneg, he worked as a VFX TD, creating fluid simulations and procedural content tools for movies like Dunkirk, Life, Wonder Woman, American Assassin, and Pacific Rim: Uprising. While at Walt Disney Animation Studios he worked as a Pipeline TD on the animation titles Zootopia and Moana. He was a speaker at Siggraph 2014 presenting novel film workflows in game engines. His multidisciplinary background in Effects/Pipeline Development and Virtual production puts him in a unique spot as a creative developer who combines Art with Technology.
