NBA
“Heroes Wanted”
Project Details
Client
NBA
Agency
Translation
Director
About This Project
NL partnered with the incredible team at Translation to turn the best moments of the NBA Playoffs and Finals into an epic comic book story. Depicting each NBA superstar as a superhero with their own, unique powers, NL built a massive toolkit involving over 17 unique player portraits and 12 animated highlight moments.
Production Company
Nathan Love
Executive Producer
Jon O’Hara
Producer
Rob Franklin
Executive Creative Director
Joe Burrascano
Director
Ellen Su
Art Director
Tim Probert
Portrait Illustration
Conrad Javier
Illustration
Rodrigo Lorenzo, Mario García del Arco, Mohammed Agbadi, Phillip Johnson
Illustration Cleanup
Elizabeth Ku-Herrero, Beth Short, Tom Shek
AE Animation Lead
Sam Feske
2D Animation
Peter Ahern
Editor
John Marinis
Color House
Color Collective
Producer
Claudia Guevara
Colorist
Alex Bickel
stills
player portraits
portrait process
player highlights
highlight process
let’s make magic together!
