Authoring of procedural environments in "the Blacksmith" realtime short

Abstract

"The Blacksmith" is a realtime short film set in a compelling Nordic setting and telling a story of a cursed smith. The art direction of the short required development of a more detailed environment that is typical to most AAA games and aimed to capture filmic feel. We achieved this goal in a very cost-efficient manner suitable for a small-sized team (<10) by leveraging art-driven procedural asset creation for environments.