Nero | Movement in service of light
Cinematic 3D motion design. Light crawlers, volumetric lighting, multi-layer compositing. An exercise in technical mastery.
Nero is a motion design project exploring the relationship between light, movement and architecture. A cinematic style exercise designed in-house to demonstrate the studio's capabilities in 3D animation and photorealistic rendering.
The goal: push the studio's technical boundaries on volumetric lighting and compositing, whilst producing a portfolio piece that speaks for itself.
The Nexia team led 3D production. The concept is built around light crawlers - modular structures whose movement generates light. Each element is modelled with millimetre precision to ensure physically accurate reflections and shadows.
The animation is conceived as a light choreography: each crawler movement creates a play of shadows and volumes that transforms the space. Volumetric lighting - visible rays cutting through haze - adds an atmospheric dimension to the render.
Multi-layer compositing gives total control in post-production: light intensity, depth of field, film grain. Our art director validates the direction at every stage to maintain the project's cinematic coherence.
A portfolio piece demonstrating the studio's technical mastery in 3D and cinematic motion design. The render achieves broadcast quality - physically realistic lighting, organic movement, immersive atmosphere.
Nero proves that motion design can reach an emotional register usually reserved for cinema. A demonstration of craft, not just a technical demo.
Art direction, production and finishing
Our current practice combines art direction, animation, 3D and AI according to each project. The tools used for a historical film depend on its production context.