In this spec spot directed by Myles Price via SpotLab (formerly Group101Spots, a program for aspiring helmers), the “Grim Reaper” is both scary and pitiful–actually he’s so scary because he’s so pitiful. We open at a local market/liquor store where the Grim Reaper, decked out in his black regalia, is on the cell phone to his significant other, trying to decide what wine to buy.
We hear his end of the conversation.
“Is Cabernet with steak standard?…What do you mean it’s too good to drink? That doesn’t make any sense….If you wanted a Pinot, why didn’t you tell me in the first place.”
Two young guys witness this as the Grim Reaper continues, “I’ve got to pay for this. I’ll call you from the car. I love you too.”
The Grim Reaper then looks at the two gents and acknowledges them with, “What’s up, fellas?”
They look terrified at what is a prospect arguably worse than death–being henpecked and about all things, henpecked about wine.
A supered message appears across a dark background: “Your 30s are coming for you. Don’t let them take you quietly.”
Then an end tag appears with the Coors Light logo and slogan (“Cold. Down. Easy”).
This slyly comedic spot came from writer Mick Sutter at Arnold Worldwide, Washington, D.C. Price took it on as a spec piece to spur on his directorial career. The DP was Tarin Anderson. Producers were Luc OuYang and David Rogers. Production designers were Jade and Patricia Altman of depict, Los Angeles. Costume designer was Sharon Williams.
Editor was Jeremy Baumann at Red Car, New York. Post supervisor was Red Car’s Jennifer Hassenberg.
Colorist was Marcelo Aprile of Riot, Santa Monica.
Audio mixer was Carl Mandelbaum of audioEngine, New York.
Supreme Court Seems Likely To Uphold A Law That Could Force TikTok To Shut Down On Jan. 19
The Supreme Court on Friday seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless the popular social media program is sold by its China-based parent company.
Hearing arguments in a momentous clash of free speech and national security concerns, the justices seemed persuaded by arguments that the national security threat posed by the company's connections to China override concerns about restricting the speech either of TikTok or its 170 million users in the United States.
Early in arguments that lasted more than two and a half hours, Chief Justice John Roberts identified his main concern: TikTok's ownership by China-based ByteDance and the parent company's requirement to cooperate with the Chinese government's intelligence operations.
If left in place, the law passed by bipartisan majorities in Congress and signed by President Joe Biden in April will require TikTok to "go dark" on Jan. 19, lawyer Noel Francisco told the justices on behalf of TikTok.
At the very least, Francisco urged, the justices should enter a temporary pause that would allow TikTok to keep operating. "We might be in a different world again" after President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20. Trump, who has 14.7 million followers on TikTok, also has called for the deadline to be pushed back to give him time to negotiate a "political resolution." Francisco served as Trump's solicitor general in his first presidential term.
But it was not clear whether any justices would choose such a course. And only Justice Neil Gorsuch sounded like he would side with TikTok to find that the ban violates the Constitution.
Gorsuch labeled arguments advanced by the Biden administration' in defense of the law a... Read More