Director Bram Van Riet of Caviar, Los Angeles/Brussels/Amsterdam, choreographs an athletic dance in this :30 for Sporza, out of Duvall Guillaume, Brussels. In preparation for this summer’s Olympics in Beijing, the Belgian sports network is promoting itself as the place viewers should tune into for comprehensive coverage of the upcoming Games.
“Duel” opens on a close-up of a boxer’s face, ostensibly sizing up his opponent. Cut to a fencer, standing on a grounded mat and positioning his foil, preparing for a challenge. As the camera angle changes, the boxer is revealed, gloves up, at the ready. An usual match indeed–is it a new sport? What are the rules of the game? The bout begins, each athlete moving strategically and gracefully, true to his discipline, each watching for an opening to best his opponent. The dance continues without a sound, except for the jabs of the foil or glove as it swiftly moves through the air and makes contact. A super appears over the match, “68 disciplines in 17 days can cause confusion.” As the challenge continues to intrigue, the tag appears, “Sporza give you a clear overview,” with the Sporza and Olympics–Beijing 2008–logos closing the spot.
The Duvall Guillaume creative team consisted of creative directors Peter Ampe and Katrien Bottez, art director Frederic Lootens and copywriter Bart Van Peer.
Caviar exec producers were Bert Hamelicnk, Kato Maes, Tom Weissferdt and Michael Sagol. Mattias Schellens was the line producer. Stijn Vander Veken was the DP.
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.
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