IBM at US Open
Close the Gap
Get closer than courtside with IBM.
Balancing graphic simplicity and bold illustration; cel animation and precise motion design, Nexus Studios captured the unpredictable energy of tennis. Across a hero film and full stadium takeover, shifting perspectives and dynamic transitions bring the viewer into the middle of the match.
The craft was built to scale. Assets were developed across formats, from 16:9 online to the central jumbotron, wide backscreens and narrow fascias of Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong stadiums. Each screen has its own role, with everything coming together to become a single composition.







Making of


Client
IBM
Production Company
Nexus Studios
Director
Nexus Design Studio
NEXUS STUDIOS
Production Company
Nexus Studios
Director
Nexus Design Studio / Erwin van den IJssel
Executive Producer
Kathy Tishler
Senior Producer
Lizzie Small
Joanna Marciszewska
Production Manager
Tyler Antin
Creative Director
Tiberiu Sirbu
Art Director
Mel Climent
Studio CG Lead
Fabien Glasse
2D Motion Designer
Federica D’Urzo
2D Motion Designer
Mathias Nielsen
Cell Animator
Hannah Lau Walker
Illustrator
Joe Dennis
PR & Marketing
Nancy Edmondson, Bruce Bigg, Esme Harvey-Otway
SOUND
Music composition and sound design
Rabble Studios
Bertus Pelser
Randall Willekes Macdonald