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


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