Blizzards: Overwach

I just watched this awesome cinematic for the upcoming game from Blizzard.  They should turn this into a movie....have a look.



And check out the gameplay trailer.



Blizzard's also released some character ability clips.

Tracer:



Reaper:


Widowmaker




Winston




Pharah


Reinhartd


Symmetra


Torbjorn


Bastion


Hanzo


Mercy


Zenyaita

Check out the very cool work of German artist Peter Boehme.

Digic Pictures 2014 show reel

It's no secret that Digic is at the top of my list when it comes to producing extremely high quality cinematics.  Have a look at their 2014 showreel......it's definitely a feast for the eyes.

Here's an infomercial for Quantom Corp's Stornext software that also gives a little insight into Digic's workflow.

Crayon Monsters

Concept artist Scott Kikuta created this ultra cool series of collectable trading cards....check it out.

Also, have a look at some of Scott's mech concepts...awesome!!

Unit Image

I remember seeing this Sequoia spot a few years ago, the realism blew me away.  Since then Unit Image (located in Paris) has been producing more high end commercials and killer game cinematics.  Most notably for Ubisoft's upcoming game The Crew.  Have a look at some of their work, and accompanying making of vids.



SEQUOIA - TESTIMONY OF A SNAIL from UNIT IMAGE on Vimeo.


SEQUOIA - TESTIMONY OF A SNAIL - MAKING OF from UNIT IMAGE on Vimeo.




THE CREW TRAILER from UNIT IMAGE on Vimeo.


THE CREW TRAILER MAKING OF from UNIT IMAGE on Vimeo.



CARTIER WINTERTALE from UNIT IMAGE on Vimeo.


CARTIER WINTERTALE MAKING OF from UNIT IMAGE on Vimeo.




ZOMBIU GAMESCOM TRAILER INTRO from UNIT IMAGE on Vimeo.


ZOMBIU MAKING OF from UNIT IMAGE on Vimeo.

Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls

Wow, this has to be the nicest looking Blizzard cinematic to date (they keep getting better and better!).

Pixar's Blue Unbrella

Director  Saschka Unseld's new short "The Blue Unbrella" come out this weekend in front of Monsters U.....and it looks great.

Here's a short clip.


The clip from The Blue Umbrella reminded me of this vintage 1946 Disney short "Johnny Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet"