3 Doors of Horrors: Fortune Mansion now on YouTube

[James_Lee_Films]

Here’s my first full-length 3D animation, 3 Doors of Horrors: Fortune Mansion, completed late last year.

It’s the result of about two years of learning animation with iClone 8 and Unreal Engine 5. I’ve always believed that the best way to learn is simply to make something, so I decided to take on a full project and figure things out along the way.

The process was definitely challenging as a non-animator, but it forced me to learn, experiment, and eventually develop a workflow that works for the kind of projects I want to create.

It’s far from perfect, but I’m happy that I managed to turn two years of learning into something watchable. So please enjoy the effort!

The link is below. Not sure why the video preview isn’t loading in the post, though.

3 Doors of Horrors: YouTube

[animagic]

It depends on the kind of link you use (yours seems to include a play list reference). This should work:

- YouTube

[Walvince]

Congratulations, I really enjoyed it!

Beautiful cinematography, the pacing is good, the sound design creates a great atmosphere, and I also really appreciated the attention to the lighting.

There’s just one thing I might have refined a little further: the characters’ idle poses. They feel a little too static. Often, a few very subtle breathing movements can help break up that slightly “robotic” feeling.

Great work overall! I was a little worried at first by the description mentioning “horror comedy,” since that’s not an easy balance to pull off, but I think you got the tone just right.