Overview of Cinemachine

Cinemachine Cameras

Cinemachine Dolly Cart and Track

The Cinemachine Brain

Introduction to Timeline - 2019.3

Creating Tracks and Sub-Tracks in Timeline

Challenge: Rocket Blast Off

Working with Activation Tracks - 2019.3

Challenge: Rocket Orbit

Controlling Animation and Components in Timeline

Starting Timeline Through a C# Script - 2019.3

Challenge: Rocket to Mars

Learn Live Submissions - Cutscenes & Trailers with Timeline & Cinemachine

Introduction to Timeline

Working with Activation Tracks

ULS_Cutscenes.zip

In this Learn Live, you will learn how to create a cinematic trailer for a space themed project. You will use Cinemachine and Timeline to control the trailer and learn how these tools allow for quick customization of assets. Learners will be able to choose from a variety of space assets to customize the trailer to their liking. 

Cutscenes and Trailers with Timeline and Cinemachine

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Animate the rocket out of orbit

Create the Timeline Signal so we swap Skyboxes

Set up the camera angles as the rocket moves through space

In this exercise, you will capture the second cutscene as the rocket leaves orbit and travels into space. You will use Timeline Signals to change the scene’s Skybox, Activation Tracks to add the Earth and deactivate the mountainous terrain, and you will use a Virtual Camera to “look at” the rocket as it passes you in space.  

Games

Film

Cinemachine

Create a new Timeline and call it "OrbitTimeline". Add it to the Master Timeline.

Activate the Earth GameObject, by adding OrbitGameObjects to an Activation Track.

Duplicate the Saturn V rocket, and rename it to "SaturnV_Orbit".

Add the SaturnV_Orbit GameObject to an Activation Track, so the second SaturnV activates during the second stage of the Timeline sequence. 

Add the OrbitObjects GameObject to an Activation Track, so the earth model activates during the Orbit sequence.

Add the OrbitParticles gameobject to an Activation Track, and deactivate the gameobject as the rocket passes the camera

Rocket flying through space

Add a Timeline Signal track to the OrbitTimeline.

Drag in the Environment Manager, and set the method value to EnvironmentManager.SwapSkyboxMilkyWay, so the skybox swaps to the MilkyWay at the beginning of the Timeline.

Add the FadeOutFadeIn Clip Track between both the OrbitTimeline and the RocketTakeOffTimeline timelines, so it masks the skybox swap.

Add another Virtual Camera, and set its Look At parameter to the rocket

Position the camera in front of the rocket, so the rocket appears to move towards and then past the Virtual Camera. 

Add a Cinemachine Track to the OrbitTimeline, and add the new Virtual Camera to the Track.

Add a second Virtual Camera angled so it looks at the right side of the ship.

Set its Follow parameter to the ship, so it moves with the rocket through space.

Add the FadeOutFadeIn between the two virtual cameras, after adding them both to the Cinemachine Track. Be sure to adjust their lengths to an appropriate size.

Challenge: Rocket Orbit

1. Animate the rocket out of orbit

2. Create the Timeline Signal so we swap Skyboxes

3. Set up the camera angles as the rocket moves through space

Complete this tutorial