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    “Little Stalkers—CDs”

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    By Millie Takaki

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    Beware of things that go bump in the night. Indeed, this spot has us bumping all over the place as it opens on what appears to be the POV of a would-be robber approaching a house. A potted plant gets knocked over as the camera moves in on the backdoor of the residence. The door opens and the intruder enters the home. We find ourselves in the kitchen, where the clumsy burglar knocks over a container of spices.

    Meanwhile, an unsuspecting man slumbers deeply in the bedroom. The bedroom door opens and the camera moves in on him. Sensing that something is amiss, he awakens.

    The man opens his eyes to find the interloper standing on his chest—the break-in artist is a lawn gnome.

    Needless to say, the unexpected sight throws the man off guard. The gnome also has company—dozens of other gnomes who stand around the bed. The main gnome, still planted on the man’s chest, suddenly speaks: "Free CD."

    The spot cuts to a graphic promoting a CD sale at Wherehouse Music retail stores. A voiceover touts the sale—"Buy 3, get the 4th free"—and then we’re returned to the bedroom where the man is attempting to take the gnome off his chest. The gnome says, "Uh-uh," and the man pulls his hand away.

    A second spot, "Little Stalkers—DVDs," similarly depicts gnomes terrorizing a woman who’s alone in her home. The two commercials were directed by Enno Jacobsen of Right Brain Films, Beverly Hills, Calif., for agency Colby & Partners, Santa Monica. The agency creative ensemble consisted of creative director Rick Colby, art director Brad Gantt, copywriter Jason Sperling, executive producer Mike Davison and producer Yuko Ogata.

    The Right Brain support team included executive producer Stuart Wilson and producer Laurie Cooper. The spot was shot on location in Toluca Lake, Calif., by DP Ramsey Nickell.

    Rick Lobo of Revue, Santa Monica, edited the two-spot package, backed by assistant editor Olu Aiyegbusi and executive producer Tatiana Derovanessian. Revue’s Josh Kirschenbaum served as compositor/online editor. Colorist was Paul Bronkar of

    Company 3, Santa Monica. Audio mixer was Peter Rincon of Santa Monica-based POP Sound.

    Sound designer was Revue’s Lobo. Aaron Peterson and Neil Berkley of Flux Capacity, Los Angeles, were music composer and executive producer, respectively.

    Chadwick Palmtier was this spot’s principal actor. The SAG/AFTRA Commercials Contract Standing Committee has granted a waiver to allow commercials to be available for viewing on SHOOTonline.com. The spots cannot be copied, downloaded or emailed.

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    Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance

    Saturday, November 23, 2024

    Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.

    The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.

    "This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."

    The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."

    And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.

    Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.

    Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.

    Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."

    It's the latest move by regulators on both sides of the Atlantic to crack down on the... Read More

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