CLIENT
Nationwide Insurance.
PRODUCTION CO.
Bednarz Film, Dallas. Jeff Bednarz, director; Marco Mazzei, DP; Lisa Kleypas, executive producer; Gene Walker Black, producer. Shot on location in Los Angeles; Paramount Pictures, Hollywood; and Universal Studios, Universal City, Calif.
AGENCY
Temerlin McClain, Dallas. Artie Megibben, creative director; Jim Weber, associate creative director/copywriter; Virgil Adams, art director; Jeremy Besser, producer.
EDITORIAL
charlieuniformtango, Dallas. Jack Waldrip, editor.
POST
525 Studios, Santa Monica. Jais Lamaire, colorist.
VISUAL EFFECTS
Radium, San Francisco. Simon Mowbray, creative director; Alaina Goetz and Davi Stein, Inferno/Flame artists; Dana Townsend, executive producer.
AUDIO POST
Margarita Mix de Santa Mónica. Jimmy Hite, engineer/mixer.
MUSIC
Elias Associates, bicoastal. Chip Jenkins, composer/arranger, "Brand," "Brand Pool Out" and "Veterinarian"; Christopher Kemp, composer/arranger, "Diving Daughter/4-Tier" and "Lakefront Retirement"; Jimmy Haun, composer/arranger, "Triplets/ Life Insurance Agent"; Jonathan Elias, creative director.
THE SPOTS
A :60 and five :30s consist of vignettes in which a person surveys a scene by forming a frame with his or her fingers. As they do so, the scene inside the frame changes shape to show their goals coming to fruition. The campaign includes "Brand," "Brand Pool Out," "Diving Daughter/4-Tier," "Veterinarian," "Triplets/Life Insurance Agent" and "Lakefront Retirement."
Spots broke in September.
Microsoft Report Says Efforts By Russia, Iran and China To Sway U.S. Voters May Escalate
Foreign adversaries have shown continued determination to influence the U.S. election –- and there are signs their activity will intensify as Election Day nears, Microsoft said in a report Wednesday.
Russian operatives are doubling down on fake videos to smear Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign, while Chinese-linked social media campaigns are maligning down-ballot Republicans who are critical of China, the company's threat intelligence arm said Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Iranian actors who allegedly sent emails aimed at intimidating U.S. voters in 2020 have been surveying election-related websites and major media outlets, raising concerns they could be preparing for another scheme this year, the tech giant said.
The report serves as a warning – building on others from U.S. intelligence officials – that as the nation enters this critical final stretch and begins counting ballots, the worst influence efforts may be yet to come. U.S. officials say they remain confident that election infrastructure is secure enough to withstand any attacks from American adversaries. Still, in a tight election, foreign efforts to influence voters are raising concern.
Microsoft noted that some of the disinformation campaigns it tracks received little authentic engagement from U.S. audiences, but others have been amplified by unwitting Americans, exposing thousands to foreign propaganda in the final weeks of voting.
Russia, China and Iran have all rejected claims that they are seeking to meddle with the U.S. election.
"The presidential elections are the United States' domestic affairs. China has no intention and will not interfere in the US election," the Chinese Embassy said in a statement.
"Having already unequivocally and... Read More