FILMMAKER REACTS: REUNION | AN OVERWATCH ANIMATED SHORT + [BREAKDOWN]

[@JeyDB]

When Ashe elbows Bob and says "Bob! Do something!" That's actually what her ultimate ability is in the game. She summons him to the field and he attacks.

[@MyGoodFriendJon]

23:28 - Cassidy/McCree just said to Ashe, "You've never been one to shy away from a good tip," suggesting that he was the one that tipped off the Deadlock Gang (Ashe's group) to the potential heist. He likely tipped them off so he wouldn't have to do all of the work to acquire the crate or be the sole suspect (which would tie the action back to Overwatch instead of the Deadlock Gang).

[@mamboonthetube7652]

Yeah, I've always read the phone hanging off the hook at the very beginning of the cinematic as the evidence of him having called the Deadlock gang with said tip.

[@LordHaragnok]

Or it was an ennuendo LMAO

[@AdIgnem]

I never noticed the Queen of Blades tattoo on the guy looting the grenades from the crate. Oh, Blizzard.

[@Kalolui94]

What for real? lool yeah haha nice detail

[@christopherpayne6228]

Just noticed it for the first time in this video

[@sphinxwar8529]

As always. Very informative. You're actually one of the few reaction channels who picked up on Ash screaming that she'll have Bob rip his other arm. And also not many people picked up as much on the "ex relationship" feeling you described.

[@kaizammit]

It's very subtle in there and it was tastefully written. Thank you for watching and commenting, I really appreciate it.

[@sphinxwar8529]

​@@kaizammit No problem, I enjoy your work. This is literally film school in a nutshell, and for free. Yes, I pay with my tme, but is it really payment if I enjoy it? On friday I am recording a music video so I decided to refresh what I already know with your tips today with a cup of coffee (I know, you're British and I didn't choose tea, I am sorry, I failed you), and you always manage to remind me of something I had forgotten about. This time I am going to make my video very soft and "cloudy", with gold + yellow + navy blue, metallic helium balloons. I got so excited that I even bought the actor a golden shirt (obviously not real gold, haha) to fit the scenery, I purchased my first power generator (I hate bateries nowadays) and a smoke machine that will kick up golden confetti with said smoke. I got a few chemical glow sticks to throw into the smoke for some top-down shots as well. I know I know, I am rambling now haha. I just took this comment as an opportunity to share that image, since I don't really have anybody in my life who is a filmmaker, so I can't really geek out other than now, haha. Love your work, keepi it up!

[@Seyomint]

I’ve been sharing your Overwatch reactions with some of my pals because they’re more into Overwatch than I am. They do enjoy!

[@kaizammit]

That's jolly good to hear! Thank you so much. Got another one coming on Sunday... if I can get it done in time.

[@archonmage2486]

I'm here again with some Lore: Cole Cassidy (formerly Jesse McCree) used to be part of Ashe's gang known as the deadlock gang. They were big enough outlaws that, before it fell, Overwatch went on a sting operation, taking Cole captive. He was offered the opportunity to either join their black-ops team (Darkwatch) or rot in prison for the rest of his life. He joined and when Overwatch fell, he went back to being an outlaw. When Winston sent the recall, Cassidy began looking for Echo. He saw an opportunity when Ashe began working on stealing stuff from the train. Cue cinematic He then goes off to create a new Overwatch force of people who weren't in the original OW. Also: Nothing ever happened between Cole and Ashe, but the writers have said that given more time something more could have developed out of their friendship.

[@caiden7786]

Isn’t it Blackwatch?

[@KadzietWolf]

That is indeed Ashe's bike. There is a deleted after scene that Blizzard uploaded where he rides past Ashe and the others and Ashe screams "is that my bike?!?!"

[@williammcginnis7772]

I didn't even know that was deleted, though he just missed it

[@theprofessor3684]

As a film student, this sort of thing is VERY helpful in furthering my studies and understanding cinematography! Thank you for this amazing work and sharing your insight!

[@kaizammit]

Thank you for watching! I appreciate your time too.

[@reio4641]

I love the clock showing 12:00 with a morning/afternoon lighting angle

[@myrkrormr]

No one ever watches the little conematic after this one of ashe on the cart x.x

[@Sonofhroft]

so sad

[@Moh._cooll]

There is an extra Scene at the end I thought i would let you know

[@hugomendoza5665]

I love that Overwatch has an overall style [the pixar-esque feel] but then the cinematics themselves still specifically have styles slanted toward the characters and the story, reflected in the music, camera angles, and lighting. I never noticed that the usual 'soft lighting' changed to emphasize the 'high noon' lighting to reflect the Western vibe. But it's a great example of how the style of the cinematic itself reflects the characters and the story. One small detail I always liked was around 4:19 when the shot changes to Ashe if you look closely at her face you can see her cheeky game-face smile slowly turn into a serious scowl, indicating not just the shift in her mood, but a shift in the tone of the narrative--it was funny and clever banter, but now the violence is about to start. It's a great representation of the character's mood as well as the tone of the narrative.

[@Delebriel]

I always thoguht BAMF stands for Bad Ass Mothe... referencing Pulp Fiction. Also fun facts: - One of the bandits (that picks up the greandes) has a Sarah Kerrigan tattoo in his arm, referencing Starcraft. - High Noon is the name of the ultimate ability of the hero Mcree, even with the voice line "It's High Noon" - Ashe (the lady)'s ultimate ability is the Robot named Bob, calling him - like in this trailer - "Bob! Do something!" - "Say hi to the monkey for me" references Winston's cinematic, where Reaper called him Monkey, then Winston correcting him that he is a scientist. and could go on. Just some info from an old OW fan. :)

[@ThiaGamesBR]

The ultimate is called Dead Eye... High Noon is his ult line, like you said...

[@JM-nothing-more]

the oildrop gets me laughing every time

[@generalkenobi2088]

One of my favorite Overwatch cinematics! Great reaction

[@pwalmsley9]

Since you asked: McCree (Cassidy), Ashe and Echo are all playable heroes in the game. I believe this cinematic came before Echo was playable, so it acts as an introduction to her. I used to love playing as Ashe when she was introduced. 😅

[@luchts4547]

This was Ashe's introduction too and basically came out at the same time Ashe was released, and yeah just barely a tease of Echo who came out some time later.

[@karateka_95]

26:54 That accent change threw me off completely 🤣 🤣 Brilliant video as always, I love learning about all these cool techniques and your thought processes 😁

[@kaizammit]

Glad you enjoyed it both the video and my accent mimicking Glad to have you here too!

[@LionelBercovich]

Babe wake up, Kai Zammit has uploaded a new video 🤠

[@kaizammit]

I've got 4 planned for this week!! This is number 2. Another Overwatch video on Sunday I hope.

[@Tolp_Is_Gone]

Also, Matt Mercer right? Bro’s voice is perfect for this Cass

[@charliesj450]

Pls watch the Overwatch 2 ‘Zero Hour’ short next!! As a film student I’m loving this ❤️

[@esc.castelosca]

7:25 And that's my favorite character of the game, Echo...

[@mamboonthetube7652]

The motorcycle belonged to Ashe. The Cowboy stole it. There was a like 20-30 second stinger that released with this short back at Blizzcon years ago where he rides the bike past the cart carrying Ashe and her gang away and she yells at him for stealing it.

[@traumatized5470]

damn i think this is the best your recording place has looked in terms of color correction would love to hear how you achieve it in both physical lighting and editing

[@DemarcationMedia]

This short made McCree instantly one of my favorite characters. His design, the lighthearted cowboy who also seems to always have the situation under control, he's just COOL. And I refuse to call him his new name XD Reinhardt is my #1 favorite, but I bought a figure of McCree after seeing this short. (also there's no good Reinhardt figure)

[@kaizammit]

Of course you purchased a figure love it!

[@Elijah_Elias]

41:55 It’s implied but never confirmed. Only thing about them that is confirmed is that Cassidy/McCree was one of the founders of The Deadlock Gang along side Ashe and someone else. He left the gang after being arrested for illegal arms dealing and was given a choice between joining Blackwatch or going to jail. He chose Blackwatch over jail (obviously) but it became more than just avoiding the jail sentence. He believed the work they did was good and wanted to become a force for good. Until Overwatch was disbanded when Blackwatch was discovered. Blackwatch was a Black Ops division that was supposed to work in secret. Yes, at the end it was her bike he stole and she asks him about it in-game.

[@OneAndOnlyZekePolaris]

There is another video version that shows a secret ending of the first video. The bike is Ashe's

[@OneAndOnlyZekePolaris]

Actually I saw that video before this came out. Possible a reupload from the devs?

[@wilmerhjorth1271]

Love these

[@wolffang-vz2ty]

high noon doesn't necessarily mean the sun is truly directly over head, it just means its at its highest point in the sky. depending on the time of year and your longitude, the sun at high noon can be quite angled. I live in the US and even in the summer the sun never quite gets truly straight above, though I'm probably further north than where this takes place. even so the angle could still be due to time of year since this could be taking place at any point of the year Also that is Ashe's motorcycle, we see it sitting next to the cart that they were loading the crates onto before the fight. the tag is to tell us that its specifically Ashe's

[@UsherCoolOff]

Finally! Hell yeah partner! 🤠

[@rusozawr4969]

Keep them coming

[@kaizammit]

Come back Sunday

[@Madavar_OW]

For reference, high noon is a reference to Cassidy's ultimate

[@TheSuperWariotf]

Cool thing was when this was shown live the time was almost 12 o clock in real life just like on the clock

[@CopaCapa]

I recommend checking out the league of legends cinematic, Kin of the Stained Blade, its not a music video like the other league cinematics you've seen, however I think it is very good

[@HivisoftheScale]

aww I love this trailer! So western + Sci-fi and it features Jennifer Hale! What's not to like?

[@calebcundiff1057]

For shits and giggles, you should react to the meme version of the overwatch shorts. I think the genji and hanzo short is called “Dank Dragons.” They are very well edited. Think you might get a good laugh as well.

[@ShadowWolf0020]

You should do some reactions to Heroes of the Storm shorts at some point. It's a game that utilizes heroes and villains from Blizzard's games that you fight as, so you can have matchups like Raynor fighting Diablo or Hanzo fighting a drunken master panda named Chen

[@therandompineapple3805]

Ashe and Cassidy (formerly known as mcree)are playable characters bob is ashes ultimate ability

[@Kacer03]

Both if them actually have robotic arms and he steals her bike. There is "after credits" scene with her calling him out on it but they removed it form official cinematic.

[@magentascribe7586]

Ashe doesn't have any prosthetics. She's wearing a metal and leather brace along her dominant arm for protection and brace from recoil but it's still her real arm

[@JoshDun6]

You should also react to Overwatch mission cinematics

[@neuffexx]

Wonder if you've seen the OW2 announcment trailer by the name of "Zero Hour". Cause all of these so far were OW1 animations. Wonder how you think its changed between the 1st and 2nd.

[@rambunctiouspixel3125]

If you're looking for something fairly unique to breakdown, I highly recommend the Watch Dogs: Legion Tipping Point Cinematic! I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.

[@kuscheltear]

darn I want a piece of that applepie

[@jackhayes8601]

If you haven't seen it yet, i would recommend watching the Overwatch: Kiriko cinematic.

[@kaizammit]

I've just started the Overwatch 2 cinematics. Almost there now.

[@therealasian6999]

I can’t wait for the ow2 trailer zero hour reaction and breakdown!

[@kaizammit]

Come back Sunday ✌🏻

[@bastiangugu4083]

Until the shoutout it is very Sergio Leone style, I think. Even the music is more Morricone than classic western.

[@realtobyg]

PLEASE DO ZERO HOUR it's the cinematic that announces Overwatch 2 and the full reestablishment of Overwatch. Not on par with some of the short cinematics but is up there as one of the best ones. Not focusing too much on emotional connections but more connecting the group once more. Since you said you want to do all the OW2 shorts together, do this one first since it is technically on the OW1 storyline and not OW2's.

[@kaizammit]

Should be out this Sunday. ✌🏻🔥

[@aNugget100]

Missed the ending where he drives by ashe and Bob no? May be a later addition I'm not sure

[@Luna29191]

I just realised that cassidy has an overwatch 2 design, even though this video was made before overwatch 2. Cause Cassidy had no beard in overwatch 1.

[@negotiator6260]

This is overwatch 1 McCree just with a longer beard

[@joemay5]

Please watch the "Zero Hour" Overwatch 2 reveal cinematic

[@kaizammit]

Come back Sunday!

[@darron13]

My my look what time it is

[@lincelink]

2:03 Yep, Cole Cassidy actually

[@lordmortarius538]

The character was renamed from Jesse McCree to Cole Cassidy, as the developer he was named after initially was fired for some very inappropriate conduct. I believe it was something to do with the "Cosby Room" they would nickname their hotel rooms at cons and other gatherings and such, very disgusting. This map is located in Arizona (canon sources put the Deadlock Gang's hideout in AZ), likely somewhere around Flagstaff, which Route 66 runs through and the nearby buttes between there and Sedona. The long shadows indicate it's probably somewhere around winter as at "high noon" the sun would still be angled due to axial tilt. In the summer it'd be closer to what you're thinking of. I lived in Tucson for 20 years so I know a thing or two haha. Cassidy was an outlaw, co-founding the Deadlock Gang with Ashe, until he got caught by Overwatch and given a choice: join Blackwatch (their clandestine black-ops division) or go to jail for a very long time. He chose the former, but grew disillusioned over time with the good he was doing due to the negative influences of Gabriel Reyes (Reaper) and Moira O'Deorain and eventually resigned when the whole Blackwatch debacle where it was revealed to the world happened and Overwatch ended up getting shut down. Ashe grew up in a wealthy family in Texas, heiress to Arbalest Arms and a fortune, attending private academies and such, while left in the care of B.O.B. a lot due to her parents being away on business frequently. She hated school and would cause trouble a lot, leading a few times to being locked up in the local jail, but she always had her parents' money to bail her out. When the Omnic Crisis began she was 13 and got angry because she was left alone again and yelled at BOB to go away and leave her alone, and he did. She waited for him to come back, but he didn't for four years, as he was under the control of the AI Anubis when she told him to leave. He fought in the Omnic Wars, and then gained sentience with the Awakening along with all the rest, so he came back home, where Ashe accepted him and they became lifelong companions. "Beginning to end, BOB, it's you and me". She was disinherited after getting into fights at her graduation, and went on to begin her life as an outlaw. Both Ashe and Cassidy are playable characters, and both are hitscan damage characters, meaning their projectiles have no travel time, you don't have to lead your target, they hit where you're aiming instantly. Cassidy is your typical gunfighter, he can do a quick roll to get out of danger, can 'fan the hammer' on his pistol (holding the trigger down and quickly pulling back on the hammer to rapid fire), and has a flashbang grenade to disorient enemies for a short time. His ultimate is called Deadeye, announced by his voice line "It's High Noon..." and any enemy in his field of view is slowly aimed in on, after a few seconds of unbroken vision he can one-shot them. Ashe is more of a Henry N. Brown type with her Winchester lever-action rifle, which she can aim down the sights to get a medium range zoom (less than a true sniper like Widowmaker), but she can fire off several shots in a row as the Winchester is a semi-auto, and her reload allows the player to put one bullet in at a time and can stop at any time if a good shot comes up. She has a coach gun, which is a sawed-off shotgun used by stagecoach drivers back in the old west, although hers is used primarily to knock enemies back, with a small knockback to herself to widen distance. She can chuck a roll of dynamite which blows after a few seconds and sets enemies on fire, or she can shoot it in the air to detonate it early. Her ultimate is B.O.B. (Big Omnic Butler), where she summons the big guy by yelling "BOB! DO SOMETHIN'!" and he leaps into action, charging where Ashe is facing and then shooting at nearby enemies, prioritizing targets Ashe is shooting.

[@priapus1337]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWmvk4KbmLx6q8k - this is the gameplay video of the new character (Ashe) introduced in this cinematic. These are half gameplay, half cinematic. They might be fun to dissect as well. They are designed to get the crowd hyped when they see each ability and finally what her ultimate ability will be, little or no story.

[@sideshowman9686]

😆The belt buckle is an homage to Pulp Fiction, you know the scene. Samuel Jackson and the thief. Bad A** Mother F****r.

[@thefabyooo]

1:40 bottom walls look like teeth and gums :)

[@warhacker99]

Raynor and Kerrigen:)

[@teeman546]

i'd recommend doing the dark souls and elden ring intros

[@RawTimee]

Dude you would LOVE genshin impact trailers. Please watch some! I recommend hutaos, nahidas or the new character xilonen.

[@kroneexe]

McCree is pretty cool.

[@DemonCarmine]

Reaction professional at the end not during @KAI ZAMMIT

[@rivaj]

17:10 isnt that tattoo familiar to you Kai?

[@unikkoi]

Well, let's go for 45 minutes of great British accent

[@kaizammit]

Thank you so much!

[@CelineStilinski]

Always so interesting to have your point of view on the cinematics. Some people are mentioning in your comments being sad that the cowboy's name is no longer Jesse McCree and is now Cole Cassidy but for context, there's nothing to be sad about. Cassidy used to be named after a Blizzard employee that turned out to be a s*x abuser, abusing his collegues, so they decided, rightfully so, to change the character's name so that people wouldn't be reminded about that man when they heard the character's name. However some people don't seem to understand the concept of name change/dead names and stay biggoted into using the old name, especially concidering whose name it was...

[@diablotry5154]

That seems like an extremist pov to take. I just need to preface that I agree with the name change. There's three reasons. 1, McCree sounds cooler. 2. Nostalgia for people who played ow1. 3. People who don't know the context. Any of these three reasons are valid to varying extents and to call them all bigoted is stupid.

[@CelineStilinski]

​@@diablotry5154 Bigoted means being obstinately or unreasonably attached to something, that's why I choose that word. Because I humbly believe it's unreasonable be so attached to the old name. tldr : sorry for the paragraphS, can't shorten it I'm too much a talker XD For your first point, I wouldn't agree that "McCree" sounds cooler, honestly, I don't find anything cool in an abuser's name, in my own opinion. Also, I can't help to parallel it to people still calling trans people by their dead name. Would you do it? Many who use Cass' old name also do it purposefully, despite being reminded of the meaning behind it. In my own experience, those people tend to be men who stereotypically never had to grow up being scared of ever being s. abused and so don't understand the fear it can cause so they laugh it off. (I use stereotypically, because some have lived it but I think those person wouldn't use the name, personnally). I'm sorry, but as someone who lived with that fear and got harassed when I was younger, I get very vocal about it. Many often mention "it's just a name", to defend the use but isn't our name our whole identity? Don't we all get bothered when someone butcher our name or call us by the wrong one? Is a name, really just a name? However, there's nothing wrong with a slip of the tongue when you're in your screen, but many do it on purpose, that's where I have beef, I'll admit. 2nd point, Cassidy's name was changed during overwatch 1, three years ago. The real nostalgic of the old time, still played it then and they all seem accustomed to name change and accept it. Many who aren't started playing during OW2 or played like a week in OW1 are pretending they're long time player. For your 3rd point, people unawared of the context is something else, and when they're educated about it, usually they use the right name. And since they're not using the name purposefully, they don't fall in the category of bigoted I mentionned.

[@Madlad000]

I like all you people calling him Cassidy like it’s not confusing

[@captshavers]

Unfortunately his name is no longer Jesse McCree, as the person that the character was named after was caught doing something bad and Blizzard had to distance themselves from him, still love this trailer though and he's still Jesse in my head.

[@Lathspell_]

His name will always be McCree btw

[@captshavers]

​@@Lathspell_His name was changed to Cole Cassidy, but I vastly prefer Jesse McCree

[@Lathspell_]

@@captshavers Yeah they changed it but that doesn't mean he isn't McCree anymore. He was, is and will be McCree. It's just like with Twitter. Elon named it X but who cares lol. Everyone knows it's twitter

[@captshavers]

@@Lathspell_ fair enough, I agree that I'll always automatically refer to him as McCree, doesn't matter that they changed his name.

[@fugooglewolf6233]

Sadly noone mentions the intentional animation of McCrees unmoving left mouth corner, as he's used to place hic cigars there. Love that detail.

[@mikomido20]

Jesse Mccree!

[@Daviii.84]

Bro watch the halo infinite cutscenes 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@liraco_mx]

Like your breakdowns but NOT liking hearing blasphemy ("GD" 19 minutes in). Anyway, hope the next one's "clean", looking forward to the remaining OW shorts.

[@silentone5914]

BAMF=Bad Ass Mother F

[@Starkill3r306]

Jesse McCree 🔛🔝

[@Chmmr]

fun fact! ashe wasnt originally meant to be a playable character but she got such a strong reception after this short that they added her!

[@J0eNothin]

"fun fact". They revealed this short and the Ashe gameplay video on the same day in Blizzcon 2018. They were adding her regardless. Yeah they didn't plan to at first, but this short wasn't the reason they added her.

[@Chmmr]

@@J0eNothin oh dang, i guess i was misinformed? ive just been parroting what i heard 😅

[@RUH4N.mp4]

Has anyone ever told you that you look like simon pegg? ahahah

[@kevinbacon9475]

such a shame the cinematics and lore personnel at Blizzard were gutted and laid off. what could have been...

[@aXand_]

PLEASE REACT VALORANT ACT CINEMATICS

[@kaizammit]

I've got it on my list!

[@williammcginnis7772]

Bamf? you've never watched pulp fiction, or it just didn't stick with you

[@kaizammit]

Never watched pulp fiction!

[@adam-do9tt]

Mmmm Ashe… 🤩 🔥 🥵

[@LordSevarg]

The long shadows are because even though the sun is overhead, the light shining on him is coming sideways through the windows, hence the long shadows.

[@S1rSlippy]

tbh only clicked on the video to see if the tiny chance reunion ment they are chaning MeCree's name back. if they wanted to change the name make it the same amount of syllables and don't change it from a male name to an ambiguous name. also the vast majority of players don't care about who the character was inspired by so changing the name in the first place was dumb.

[@nathankerr4219]

A he doesn’t have an ambiguous name, the name Cassidy is his last name, he just goes by that name because it’s easy to say Cassidy or Cass in the middle of a team fight than it is to say Cole Cassidy which is the reason he went by the name McCree in the first place and B the reason the name was changed is because the employee that the character was named after had sexually assaulted at least one of blizzard’s female employees, so blizzard change the name out of respect for the victim/victims (can’t remember how many allegations were against him).

[@S1rSlippy]

@@nathankerr4219 ye i know this, im saying the vast majority of people don't care and the name change is dumb. people only know it happened because they changed the name. if they wouldn't of changed the name people wouldn't of known or cared.

[@nathankerr4219]

@@S1rSlippy you’re missing the point I’m trying to get across, they changed it out of respect for the victim/victims because they had been sexually assaulted. It’s kinda like putting flowers on someone’s grave or giving a minute of silence, you do it out of respect for the people who have died

[@S1rSlippy]

@@nathankerr4219 no you are comparing two completely different things. I understand the situation and I do not care. I understand this isn't "nice", but the world ain't nice and it doesn't care. Changing the name was a dumb decision.

[@nathankerr4219]

@@S1rSlippy well it’s not a dumb decision because the victim/victims would care