基于虚幻引擎的三维动画创作方法研究——以短片《远途》为例

Research on 3D Animation Creation Method Based on Unreal Engine—Taking the Short Film “Long Journey” as an Example

摘要: 实时渲染引擎的发展，推动三维动画由离线制作逐步向交互化与高效率生产转变，让创作者能在实时环境中完成场景构建与视觉调试，进而有效提升作品的沉浸感与艺术表现。但如何在虚幻引擎框架下，兼顾动画的叙事表达与实时渲染的技术实现，仍有待进一步探讨。故本文以三维短片《远途》创作为例，结合传统文化语境，从技术方案和创作实践层面，探讨虚幻引擎融入创作流程的实施方法和应用效果。研究表明，基于虚幻引擎的创作模式不仅能够有效提升动画制作效率，也为传统文化题材的视觉表达拓展了实现路径。

Abstract: The development of real-time rendering engines has driven 3D animation to gradually shift from offline production to interactive and high-efficiency production, allowing creators to complete scene construction and visual debugging in a real-time environment, thereby effectively enhancing the immersion and artistic expression of the work. However, how to balance the narrative expression of animation and the technical implementation of real-time rendering within the Unreal Engine framework still needs further exploration. Therefore, this paper takes the creation of the 3D short film “Long Journey” as an example, combined with the traditional cultural context, from the technical solution and creative practice levels, explores the implementation methods and application effects of integrating Unreal Engine into the creative process. The research shows that the creation mode based on Unreal Engine not only can effectively improve the production efficiency of animation, but also expands the realization path for the visual expression of traditional culture themes.