Are you using Maya? If you want something similar to the UE4 vanilla rig you can just use it. Get your hands on the script that comes with UE4 and rig that character. Mixamo has a bunch of free characters. They have the HumanIK naming convention so you can rig it Maya/Motionbuilder very quickly. Another plus is that you…
Telltale Games (company behind The Walking Dead games, Wolf Among Us etc.) has a "cinematic test" package for people applying as a cinematic artist. It comes with audio, a script and instructions for people to make their test animation. It talks a bit about pacing and camera work, it's nice to read: If the link goes down,…