The Breath of Athletes Drives an Intense Nike Tale
Spot Builds Tension With Unique Soundtrack
Editor's Pick
A new Nike ad from Wieden & Kennedy creates drama out of a simple concept: air. The ad's soundtrack focuses strictly on athletes' breath leaving their bodies as they prepare for their big moment or while they're in the midst of competition.
In quick-cut scenes, with each gasp and sigh and gulp from pros including track and field athlete Deajah Stevens, surfer John John Florence, Paralympian Sarah Reinertsen and NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo, tension builds. The story then reaches its intense climax during a wrestling competition, when the soundtrack cuts out and you realize the athlete may not be breathing at all.
Produced out of Anonymous Content, the spot promotes Nike's latest Air technology, Air VaporMax.
Credits
- Date
- Feb 12, 2018
- Brand :
- Nike
- Client :
- Nike
- Creative Director :
- Alberto Ponte
- Creative Director :
- Ryan ORourke
- Creative Director :
- Chris Groom
- Creative Director :
- Antony Goldstein
- Creative :
- Tim Arts
- Creative :
- Stefan van den Boogaard
- Head of Production :
- Matt Hunnicutt
- Senior Producer :
- Erin Goodsell
- Senior Producer :
- Jake Grand
- Producer :
- Mauricio Granado
- Associate Producer :
- Emily Knight
- Business Affairs Director :
- Amber Lavender
- Business Affairs Manager :
- Rylee Millerd
- W+K Studio :
- Chris Streger
- Creative Manager :
- Shannon Hutchinson
- Account Manager :
- Chris Willingham
- Account Team :
- Vanessa Miller
- Account Team :
- Anna Boteva
- Account Team :
- Simone Jackson
- Media/Comms Team :
- Danny Sheniak
- Media/Comms Team :
- Reme DeBisschop
- Media/Comms Team :
- Emily Dalton
- Media/Comms Team :
- Stephanie Campbell
- Media/Comms Team :
- Graham Wallace
- Strategy :
- Andy Lindblade
- Strategy :
- Henry Lambert
- Traffic Team :
- Tim Bell
- Traffic Team :
- Maggie Harasyn
- Production Company :
- Anonymous Content
- Editorial Company :
- Joint Editorial
- Editor :
- Peter Wiedensmith
- Assistant Editor :
- Kristy Faris
- Post Executive Producer :
- Leslie Carthy
- Producer :
- Chris Girard
- Visual Effects Company :
- The Mill
- Creative Director :
- Phil Crowe
- 2D Lead Artist :
- Chris Knight
- 2D Lead Artist :
- Nick Taylor
- 3D Lead Artist :
- Michael Comly
- 3D Lead Artist :
- Dan Warom
- Post Executive Producer :
- Anastasia Von Rahl
- Visual Effects Producer :
- Andrew Gilson
- Shoot Supervisor :
- Chris Knight
- Shoot Supervisor :
- Robert Sethi
- Color :
- Company 3
- Colorist :
- Tom Poole
- Producer :
- Alexandra Lubrano
- Mix Company :
- Joint Editorial
- Mixer :
- Noah Woodburn
- Audio Assistant :
- Natalie Huizenga
- Music Company :
- Walker
- Composer :
- Jóhann Jóhannsson
- Executive Producer :
- Sara Matarazzo
- Motion Graphics Company :
- W + K
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