Kings & Generals - Cyprus 1974
As part of my freelance work, I collaborated with the "Kings & Generals" YouTube Channel for the creation of a short documentary focusing on the Cyprus Crisis (1974). I was responsible for doing the landscape, cinematics, material blueprints (e.g. terrain, territorial zones of control) and implementing outsourced assets (e.g. particles, models, ocean etc). Compared to the Falklands War video, this one required a more detailed surrounding landscape, territorial boundaries and more land combat animations. I worked closely with the team's researchers to make the most accurate as possible depiction of the strategic positions of all troops + navies, as there was a lack of general information available to the public in regards to this conflict.
Operation Attila-1 Shot (Pre-Invasion)
The final video from the Kings & Generals YouTube channel.
On the 45th anniversary of the Cyprus Crisis, CNN Turk broadcasted the documentary nationally as part of their roundup news. Headline translates to "Cyprus Operation Becomes Documentary - Hundreds of thousands watch animated documentary"
To start everything off, I had to create a high-resolution heightmap for the 3D terrain landscape for Unreal Engine 4. To do this, I used a real-life heightmap of the Cyprus terrain and then ran it through World Creator 2 to give it some more detail.
In-engine shot (Pre-Invasion)
In-engine shot (Troodos Line)
In-engine shot (Invasion, UN Ceasefire)
Cyprus + Northern Cyprus (Ending)