This was my final project for my MA.
Although I didn't achieve my desired outcome due to time constraints I got somewhat close.
My idea was to give a nod back to where my journey started, with video games. Making a scene in UE4 that looked photo real of a warzone of sorts, that then pauses, revealing that it was all a video game.
My inspiration for the frozen bolts still moving came from Star Wars: Force Awakens.
Unfortunately there was a scene bug that caused that last bolt in the alley to be there, there wasn't actually a mesh, light or object there, it turned out to just be a bug with my UE4. I used niagra simulations within UE4 to create the atmospherics of the scene.