19_D04_H03_02 Camera Shakes in Unreal Engine5.6

Session 19 Summary: Camera Shake with Blueprints in Unreal Engine 5.6

🧰 Project Setup

• Downloaded camera settings add files for camerashakes.zip from Patreon.
• Extracted and placed files in:
• Maps/Main → module_7.umap
• Sequences/Main → module_7.asset
• Sequences → camera_rig_shots folder
• Opened camera_settings project in Unreal Engine 5.6 and loaded camera_rig_shots_root.

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🎬 Creating the Handheld Camera Shots

• Shot 5 (0050_01) was edited using two cameras:
• cu_tray (focused on male character)
• cu_zeva (focused on female character)
• Animated both cameras using manual transform keyframes from:
• 0–5s → camera panning movement on cu_tray
• 5–10s → close-in shot on cu_zeva

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🎥 Focus Target Setup

• Used Focus Tracker Actors:
• focus_tray moved to correct bone (tray_bone_1)
• Enabled continuous focus during camera animation

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🎞️ Creating and Applying Camera Shake

Available Camera shakes

1.       Composite Camera Shake Pattern

2.       Perlin Noise Camera Shake Pattern

3.       Sequence Camera Shake Pattern

4.       Wave Oscillator Camera Shake Pattern

• Created new Blueprint Class from CameraShakeBase:
• Named my_own_camera_shake
• Used Perlin Noise Shake Pattern
• Set duration = -1 for infinite shake
• Applied to cu_tray camera via the + Camera Shake track

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🌊 Adding Alternate Shake Types

• Duplicated my_own_camera_shake → my_own_camera_shake_2
• Changed to Wave Oscillator Shake Pattern
• Applied to cu_zeva camera with same infinite duration

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🔁 Using Predefined Shake Blueprints

• Used 5 pre-existing shakes:
• Handheld_Subtle
• Handheld_Mid
• Others recompiled and saved
• Replaced custom shakes with:
• Handheld_Subtle on cu_tray
• Handheld_Mid on cu_zeva
• Added Crane_Shake to Shot 0040_01 for crane movement realism

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📌 Key Learnings

• Camera Shake is added via Blueprint Classes.
• Blueprint exposes runtime properties like motion, focus, animations, etc.
• Shakes can simulate real-world handheld imperfections or camera rig wobble.

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📝 What’s Next

• Next session will cover Color Grading and LUTs (Look-Up Tables) in Unreal Engine 5.6.