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Micah and the Magic Basketball Shoes
30-Second 4K Book Launch Commercial
A cinematic launch spot that turns an illustrated children's book into a living adventure, then brings the story back to the physical book available on Amazon.
Custom key art created for the 4K launch commercial
Client
Amnesty Sports
Role
Creative direction, animation, editing, compositing, sound design
Year
2026
Tools
Deliverables
- • 30-second 4K commercial master
- • 1080x1920 vertical social cut
- • Custom launch key art
- • Voice, music, and sound-effects mix
- • YouTube and Amazon launch assets
The Challenge
Compress a complete invitation into 30 seconds: establish two bored children, introduce a magical book, bring Micah into their world, send everyone through the page, and still leave enough time for a clear product reveal. The characters, printed pages, book cover, and basketball action all had to remain recognizable while moving across a dozen fast shots.
The Solution
Built the commercial around a precise 23.2-second narrative cut followed by a 6.8-second product end card. Custom keyframes controlled character and environment continuity, real interior artwork was corner-pinned onto the book pages, and the final sequence combined Kling animation, a native 4K reading insert, 4K finishing, child and narrator voice performances, sound effects, music, and a web-normalized mix. A separate vertical composition rebuilt the end card for phone screens instead of letterboxing the widescreen master.
Impact
The finished campaign launched with a 3840x2160 master on YouTube and the Amazon product page, plus a dedicated 1080x1920 social cut. The commercial now gives the live Kindle, paperback, and hardcover editions one consistent visual story across product, video, and social channels.
Watch the Commercial
Two bored kids, one glowing book, and a leap into Micah's world. The full spot runs exactly 30 seconds and is delivered in 4K.
Built for Every Screen
The 4K widescreen master serves YouTube and Amazon. For Instagram and TikTok, the animation was recropped from the 4K source and the product end card was rebuilt specifically for 9:16, keeping the title and book readable without black bars.
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