Animation : Pitch Results Leads to Awesome Advice by John E. Bias

I just received my pitch results from my animated screenplay "Inferno: New Orleans," and it got good scores. All 4s with one 5. Even though it was still a pass, the exec praised my pitch and told me that I will find someone if I keep pitching. But the advice he gave is sticking with me. He recommended that I learn to use Unreal Engine for animating a trailer. He's about to do it himself. I assumed I needed to be an artist to use Unreal Engine, but after some research, I realized I just need a laptop and patience. Plus, the majority of the tutorials are free. Now I'm considering taking some time to learn the software and see what I can do. The thing is, I'll do the entire screenplay, not just a trailer. Has anyone on here used Unreal Engine, and how is it going so far?