We open on a woman sitting in bed. She lifts her shoulder in what initially appears to be a slow-motion stretch at the end of a long workday. We quickly see that this is not the case, as the woman is lifted from her bed by a violent, unseen force.
Cut to a grassy knoll, on which two young boys twist through the air as if struck by an invisible force. Next is a man on the street, then two students in a library, all tossed through the air with violent grace.
A voiceover intones, “There is no angle on the human body that was designed for a collision,” as an office full of business people soar backward, inches from the ground.
“All the more reason there are so many angles on the Acura MDX that are,” concludes the voiceover, and we cut to a family being encapsulated by an MDX surrounded by supers touting its five-star crash ratings. “Motion” closes on a black screen over which the Acura logo and tag “Advance” appear.
“Motion” was directed and shot by Lance Acord of bicoastal Park Pictures for agency RPA, Santa Monica.
The RPA team included creative director John Hage, senior art director Dan Buchmeier, executive producer Jack Epsteen and senior producer Carolyn Casey.
Jackie Kelman Bisbee executive produced for Park Pictures, with Dinah Rodriguez serving as head of production, Mary Ann Marino as supervising producer and Pat Frazier as producer.
Visual effects/post house was a52, Santa Monica, with Pat Murphy in the capacity of VFX supervisor/online artist, Pete King as VFX producer and Angus Wall as colorist.
Editor was Kirk Baxter of Rock Paper Scissors, Santa Monica.
Music was composed by Kenny Segal and arranged by Jonathan Elias of bicoastal Elias Arts. Audio post mixer was Bob Gremore of Juice, Santa Monica.
Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance
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."
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