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    “Science Lineup”

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    By Robert Goldrich

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    This promo for PBS’ lineup of science programs is an adventure featuring original character design and animation directed by Pascal Campion of Bent Image Lab, Portland, Ore.  Our protagonist is a heroic PBS viewer who’s taken through a visual cornucopia of gizmos, gadgets, space probes and satellites, “going where no one has ever gone,” winding up hanging onto a Nova logo.  (Nova being a longstanding sciences show on PBS).

    But his journey has just begun, as he careens through unraveling DNA, swims with the sharks and digs up ancient artifacts, at which point we arrive at the TV series Nature.

    Next up, we’re at the top of the volcano, diving to the bottom of the sea–a prelude to the appearance of the title Scientific American Frontiers.

    Now with a jetpack on his back, our hero character continues zooming about as a voiceover relates, “We like science as much as you do. Our labs are cooking up the best science on TV.  The logo for Nova Science Now then comes on screen.

    An end tag contains the PBS logo. The voiceover advises, “We know what it’s like to be smart. Just don’t let it go to your head.”

    Bent Image Lab produced the job for the PBS marketing group. The PBS marketing team consisted of creative director John Ruppenthal, writer Eric Yeater, art director Derrick Chamlee and producer Kevin Lahr.

    Ray Di Carlo executive produced for Bent, with Anthony Greene serving as producer. Project coordinator was Jenny Grayson. Animation artists were Campion, Chad Essley, Eric Kilkenny and Rob Shaw.

    Steve Miller of Bent was offline/online editor. After Effects/composite artists were Bent’s Steve Balzer and Orland Nutt. Technical coordinator was John Wiegand.

        Sound designer/audio mixer was Eric Stolberg of Digital One, Portland.

    Category:The Best Work You May Never See



    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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