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UE5 project_On the Dragon’s Back

Pre-Production

Keywords

Style:Stylized Cinematic

A blend of medieval fantasy and realistic lighting, emphasizing emotional atmosphere and natural illumination.

Time:Late Afternoon

Region:Interior + landscape

tower room perched on a cliff, where the girl gazes out toward the vast open sky.

Weather:Soft Fog and Dust —— Good weather

Description:Camera slowly tracks in from behind the girl, revealing she before a big window.
The light pours in, illuminating floating dust and the soft movement of her dress.
Suddenly, a dragon’s shadow glides across the clouds — reflected faintly on the glass.
She lifts her head slightly, eyes shimmering with longing.


Reference/Mood board

2D Concept:Composition

Draft

Draft Version2

2D Concept:Storyboard

Character Design

Name: Aeralith

Race: High Elf

Meaning:

Aera -> air, sky

lith -> existence, form

Character Tone:

  • Reserved
  • Observant
  • Quietly Rebellious
  • Noble but Restless

Though calm and composed on the surface, Aeralith carries a quiet restlessness within.Her longing for the world beyond is not simple curiosity, but a subtle rebellion against a life already decided for her.As a child, she listened to stories told by her grandmother — tales of vast skies, distant lands, and dragons that once crossed the heavens freely.
Those stories became the first cracks in the walls that confined her world.

The dragon represents motion, freedom, and choice — everything her world denies.To Aeralith, it is not merely a creature of legend, but a promise of another way to exist.

Process

Whitebox / Layout

Interior Shot 01

Interior Shot 02

Composition Adjustment

Assets Replacement

Lighting Process

Character Modeling

Sculpted model from Metahuman basic model

Face process

Body Process

Texture Bake

Hair Production

using Xgen from Maya

Clothing Production / Fabric Simulation

Rigging——Pose

UE Composition

Rendering

Pre-Production

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