Seeking a video editor and animator to create an ultra-realistic, 30-second 3D video that will be used to promote a new app. The video will begin with a shot from orbit of a dynamic globe of the Earth with animated flame icons in various colors in major cities around the world. The camera will then pan and zoom around the world to a picturesque European city (Florence, Prague, etc.), fly through a realistically rendered 3D cityscape, and finally slow as it approaches the doors of a majestic cathedral, which are opened by two angels. A bright, heavenly "cloud of glory" wafts out of the doors, and the camera zooms fully through them, transitioning to a provided church service clip, which plays until the end.

We plan to eventually build out this functionality using Cesium and Unreal Engine for an interactive experience on our website and app, so ideally the promotional video would be created using those tools. This is not strictly necessary, however, if you can create a video of similar quality using other tools.

This video simulation will be used to promote the site to potential investors, so it needs to be simple, engaging, clear, and high quality. 

Key Tasks

• Create a cinematic 3D globe animation that pans, zooms, and rotates from "in orbit" view, through a realistic 3D cityscape, and up to the doors of a church/cathedral. 
• Overlay animated flames in various colors, which rotate with the globe.
• Produce a high-quality animation of angels opening the church doors (more specifics will be provided).
• Seamlessly fly the camera through the church doors and through the glory cloud into a provided church service video, ensuring a smooth entrance transition as the camera enters the doors. 
• Deliver a final 4K, 60fps video, with approximately 20 seconds of animation before the transition to the provided church service scene.

Deliverables

• 4K, 60fps final rendered video 
• Project files

Requirements

• Experience in 3D animation & video editing, with a strong portfolio of similar work.
• Ability to follow provided editing workflow & instructions, including potentially unconventional requests, while also offering expert opinions & suggestions to improve the workflow & end result.
• Willingness to source & use premade assets from libraries/marketplaces to accelerate workflow. This is an internal promotional video, so not everything needs to be made from scratch. Speed is as important as quality.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with Cesium
• Ability to use the latest Unreal Engine 5.4 tools to maximize graphical fidelity
• Experience creating ultra-realistic character models
• Willingness to tweak and fine-tune until we get the shot we're looking for

Application Requirements

• Price - suggested range is $800 - $1500 (negotiable)
• Estimated time to completion once started
• Summary of relevant experience
• Portfolio link, highlighting any planet, 3D cityscape, or detailed character models you've created.
• Do you have experience creating videos with Cesium & Unreal Engine? Please provide examples, if so.
• Anything else you want us to know