Dean Yurke - Unreal Engine and VFX Filmmaking

30 years in Hollywood VFX | Credits include Star Wars / Avatar / MCU / Harry Potter | Unreal Authorized Instructor | MegaGrant | VES | FREE YouTube Tutorials

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Best Bokeh EVER for Lumen in UE 5.8!

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Unreal Finally Fixed Ugly Bokeh for Rendering ❤️🎥🕹️

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Next Video out tomorrow!

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Excerpt 5 from Surviving the VFX war in 2026. Part of a Virtual Production and VFX guest lecture for NCSU full 1 hour video up on my YouTube channel (link in bio) #unrealengine #virtualproduction

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Excerpt 3 from Surviving the VFX war in 2026. Part of a Virtual Production and VFX guest lecture for NCSU full 1 hour video up on my YouTube channel (link in bio) #unrealengine #virtualproduction

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Excerpt 2 from Surviving the VFX war in 2026. Part of a Virtual Production and VFX guest lecture for NCSU full 1 hour video up on my YouTube channel (link in bio) #unrealengine #virtualproduction

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Excerpt 1 from Surviving the VFX war in 2026. Part of a Virtual Production and VFX guest lecture for NCSU full 1 hour video up on my YouTube channel (link in bio) #unrealengine #virtualproduction

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News from the VFX trenches. How to survive the VFX war in 2026. I gave a guest lecture for the students of NCSU's MADtech virtual production lab, where I answered their questions about the industry and my background working in VFX. Search Dean Yurke on YouTube for full Q&A

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If you're looking to master 3D Compositing for Virtual Production in Unreal Engine with Composure, veteran VFX artist @DeanYurke has the green screen and CG character integration insights you need🎥

Retain plate shadows, embed video in Fog and VDBs, hold out your plate with the environment—all in real-time and in context. Check out the multi-episode series exploring low cost virtual production using the new camera mapping workflow in Composure here: https://t.co/OnanEacFAe

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Connect with me here on X, as I want to meet more UE creators. Thanks! This vid comes out tomorrow on YouTube, sneak peek!

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Video goes live at 6:30 am PST April 2 on my channel - search for Dean Yurke on YouTube

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@hellorokoko sent me a suit and said, "we think you'll like this."
Were they right?
(spoiler alert, does a robot rust in the woods!)

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NOoooo, not math!!! Ewww!
Master Unreal Engine texture transforms without losing your mind! I always struggle with manipulating Texture Coordinates so I made this tutorial to remember. Now it’s fun and easy* for all! (*easy = slightly less mind boggling and infuriating.)

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Learn my TOP 5 methods for creating CINEMATIC FOG in Unreal Engine! Trick an audience into thinking you have a budget by obscuring the lack of detail with ray-traced volumetrics. FREE tutorial available at 6:30am on YouTube #UnrealEngine5 #cgi #vfx

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@SirNullptr William as in Faucher ya. Will star following all my faves and make myself useful to the community. Thanks Ira!

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Awesome surprise this morning, I got upgraded to Gold UAI for 2026! Thank you to everyone for your support on the channel and here on X too! And thank you for all of the comments, questions and tips! ❤️🏆

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@SirNullptr That’s awesome advise! Are there groups on x? Like with facebook or Reddit?