Springhill X Amazon Prime - J.R. Smith: Redefined
MY ROLE - Design
J.R. Smith: Redefined tells the next-chapter story of J.R. Smith, who won titles with LeBron James on the Cleveland Cavaliers and the LA Lakers. After being drafted straight out of high school at age 19, a 35-year-old Smith found himself without an NBA team to call home and in search of redefining his life and career. The series picks up with Smith as he sets a new intention for himself: getting a college education and pursuing a new athletic passion as a member of the Men’s Golf Team at North Carolina A&T, the nation’s largest Historically Black University.
Mike Healey at //kneeon drafted me for additional help to an all-star design team with designers Podenco, and Troy Browne to create a collage style to help us tell stories where no archival footage was available.
The series was picked up by Amazon Prime aired April 2023.
CREDITS:
Directed by: Philip Knowlton
Executive Producers: LeBron James and Maverick Carter
Co-Executive Producers: Amy Glickman Brown, Philip Knowlton, Erikka Yancey
Animation Direction: //kneeon
Design: Podenco, Troy Browne, Elena Chudoba
Animation: Pavelas Laptevas, //kneeon
Producer: Mike Healey
Animation Producer: //kneeon
Series Post-Producer: Jason Brey