New Cinematic Art Of Overwatch book coming soon

October 16, 2020 update

Overwatch : Cinematic Art is now available for pre-order on Amazon and is scheduled for release on December 8, 2020.

After The Cinematic Art of World of Warcraft & StarCraft, it's the turn of Overwatch to have its own collection of illustrations, concept art, ideas and other thoughts used during the process of creating the cinematics.

The Cinematic Art of Overwatch is now available for pre-order on Amazon for $45.00, and is scheduled for release on Tuesday, October 20, 2020.

The 244-page collection, edited by Jake Gerli (The Art of Diablo) and with contributions from Matt Burns (The Art of World of Warcraft), will look back at the genesis of one of the most iconic FPS cinematics of the past decade.

Crafting these animated shorts required the Blizzard cinematics team to explore new ways of animated filmmaking with a bold new art style, more frequent releases, and intimate collaboration with the game team. The Cinematic Art of Overwatch chronicles this journey, featuring never-before-seen art and anecdotes that illustrate how Overwatch's richly imagined characters and world were brought to life through cinematic storytelling.

Jake Gerli on The Cinematic Art of Overwatch (Source)

From the first trailer in November 2014 to the most recent trailer for the announcement of Overwatch 2: Zero Hour, Overwatch's cinematics have captivated the hearts of millions of gamers around the world, introducing a world of science fiction with stunning graphics and stories.

A total of 13 movies and 12 "origins" videos have been released between 2014 and 2020.

Overwatch Cinematics

• Overwatch trailer (November 7, 2014)
• "We are Overwatch" (February 19, 2016)
• "Recall" (March 23, 2016)
• "Alive" (April 5, 2016)
• "Dragons" (May 16, 2016)
• "Hero" ( May 22, 2016)
• "The Last Bastion" (August 18, 2016)
• "Infiltration" (November 4, 2016)
• "Rise and Shine" (August 23, 2017)
• "Honor and Glory" (November 3, 2017)
• "Shooting Star" (August 22, 2018)
• "Reunion" (November 2, 2018)
• "Zero Hour" (November 1, 2019)

Origin Stories Videos

• Soldier: 76 (July 7, 2015)
• Ana (July 12, 2016)
• Sombra (November 4, 2016)
• Orisa (March 2, 2017)
• Tracer ( April 11, 2017)
• Doomfist (July 6, 2017)
• Moira (November 3, 2017)
• Brigitte (February 28, 2018)
• Wrecking Ball (June 28, 2018)
• Ashe ( November 2, 2018)
• Baptiste (Fabruary 25, 2019)

Other videos

• "A Moment in Crime Special Report: "The Junkers""
• "Junkertown: The Plan"
• "Trace & Bake"

The book will offer a detailed behind-the-scenes analysis of the creation of all these animations, technical limitations, difficulties, framing choices and lots of other juicy information.

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