Get started with the Cinematic Studio Template

Discover Sequences through the sample

Create a new Sequence Asset

Bring the Sequence Asset to life

Manage Sequence Asset Variants

Export your final cut

In this short introductory learning experience, you’ll explore the Cinematic Studio Sample and use some of Unity’s key cinematic features to:

Get familiar with a cinematic built on Sequences

Create and adjust your own content within the sample

Export a video and other data from the sample

Cinematic Content Creation with Sequences

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Overview

Create a Sequence Asset Variant

Add variations to the Sequence Asset Variant

Swap Variants and choose the best one

Next steps

In this tutorial, you’ll create a Sequence Asset Variant from your previous Sequence Asset and use it in the movie as an alternative to the original Sequence Asset.

Now that your Sequence Asset is animated in the movie, you might want to test variations in its animation without destructing your movie structure and content.

In this tutorial, you’ll create a Sequence Asset Variant from your previous Sequence Asset, and see how to swap between the two of them in the context of the movie to help you choose which one best fits your needs.

First, let’s start by creating a Sequence Asset Variant:

2.  In the Sequence Assembly window, in the Character section, at the right of Sneaky Chicken, click on the action menu and select Create new Variant.

3.  In Variant, select Sneaky Chicken Variant instead of Original.

Image of the Sequence Assembly window corresponding to Sequence “S01”, with “Create new variant” highlighted in the “Sneaky Chicken” Variant action menu.

Image of the Sequence Assembly window corresponding to Sequence “S01”, with “Sneaky Chicken Variant” highlighted in the Variant selection list.

Now that you have a Variant of your original Sequence Asset, you can safely edit its animation to add some variations:

2.  In the Timeline window, in the Sneaky Chicken track, double click on the Sneaky Chicken Variant Timeline clip.

3.  In the Animation track header, double-click my_chicken (Animator) in the target field to select the targeted Prefab in the Hierarchy.

4.  In the Animation track header, click the record button.


5.  Add two keyframes to change the vertical (Y) rotation of the chicken through time, for example:

To set each keyframe, place the Timeline playhead on the specified frame, and in the Inspector, edit the Y Position to the corresponding specified value.

6.  Click the record button again to stop the recording, and scrub the Timeline playhead to preview the animation result.

7.  Don’t forget to save your Prefab! In the Hierarchy, select the Sneaky Chicken Variant Prefab, and in the Inspector, select Overrides and click on Apply All.

Image of the Timeline window corresponding to Sequence “S01”, with the Character track group expanded and the “Sneaky Chicken Variant” clip highlighted in the “Sneaky Chicken” track.

Image of the Timeline window corresponding to the “Sneaky Chicken Variant” Sequence Asset, with the mouse cursor on the record button in the Animation track.

Image of the Timeline window corresponding to the “Sneaky Chicken Variant” Sequence Asset, with the Animation track in recording mode and four keyframes already set up.

Image of the Inspector window corresponding to “my_chicken”, with the Y Rotation value highlighted.

You can now swap your Variants and play your cinematic to choose what produces the best results:

2.  In the Timeline window, move the playhead so that you can see the chicken through the camera in the Game view.


3.  In the Sequence Assembly window, in the Character section, under Sneaky Chicken, as Variant, alternatively swap Original and Sneaky Chicken Variant and notice the immediate result in the Game view.

4.  Play the cinematic to see the result you get with each variant, and finally select the one that best fits your needs.

Now you’ve created your cinematic animation on top of the sample movie, the next step is exporting it to share with others.

Manage Sequence Asset Variants

1. Overview

2. Create a Sequence Asset Variant

3. Add variations to the Sequence Asset Variant

4. Swap Variants and choose the best one

5. Next steps

Complete this tutorial