Formerly Of Straight Cut.
By MILLIE TAKAKI
Offline editor Tim Millard has come aboard Crazy Horse Editorial, Santa Monica. At press time, he was wrapping for his new roost a package of Zicam cold remedy spots, directed by Greg Whiteley of Populuxe Pictures, New York, via Los Angeles agency Kovel/ Fuller.
Millard formerly edited at Straight Cut, Santa Monica, where his credits included commercials for Canon, KFC, Halls lozenges and Weyerhauser. The Weyerhauser ad was directed by Irv Blitz of Los Angeles-based Morton Jankel Zander (MJZ) for Dailey & Associates, Los Angeles. Blitz and Millard have collaborated regularly on spots.
A U.K. native, Millard began his career in ’90 at The Tiny Epic Video Co., London, where he focused primarily on music videos. After three and a half years there, he turned freelance, cutting a documentary series, numerous music clips and corporate films. Then he relocated to Los Angeles in ’95, studying feature film editing at UCLA. Millard then began freelance editing in the Southern California market, establishing working relationships with directors including Blitz and Rocky Morton of MJZ. Millard ended his freelance tenure in April ’98 when he joined the aforementioned Straight Cut. Blitz and Morton later recommended Millard to Crazy Horse.
Millard joins a Crazy Horse roster that also consists of offline editors Steve Svendsen, Noel Oliver and Jeff Hinman, who teamed to launch the company in ’92; effects supervisor/online editor Josh Kirshenbaum; and graphics designer Chris Secrest. Cindy Carey continues as Crazy Horse’s executive producer.
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.
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