LA directing duo Nick and Lexie Trivundza test the real-time production waters with their first Unreal Engine film called BackSpace, the first chapter of a sci-fi adventure about the hunt for black holes.

Nick and Lexie Trivundza: “This entire project was made in Unreal Engine but we spent weeks hiking and climbing and photographing rocks and real locations. We took a trip out to the Grand Canyon that helped inform the digital world we were creating.

“Coming up with the look of BackSpace was a tremendous amount of fun. As we explored the style, we started off in Cinema 4D, Photoshop, and After Effects. When we were ready to head into production (virtually) we jumped into Unreal Engine 5. We’d never used Unreal Engine before and it blew us away.

“One of the things we love is art-of books. Seeing the formation of an idea whether it’s for Blade Runner, Dune, or Rogue One, it’s so exciting to see the evolution of a concept and pieces that may have been lost along the way. Sometimes it’s these little pieces that didn’t end up in the film that leave you as a filmmaker wanting to further explore that spark.”
 

 
Production: Adventure Company
Director/writer: Nick + Lexie
Producer: Nick Trivundza, Lexie Trivundza

Music: Paul Cassidy, Graham Plowman