Chelsea has signed director Bruce Hunt for U.S. representation in commercials and branded content. Known for his expertise in visual effects, meshing them with live action and deploying them to advance the larger story as well as character development, Hunt has directed spots over the years for such clients as Visa, Toyota, Lexus, Nintendo, Volkswagen, Panasonic, Hyundai and Tourism Australia. For the latter, Hunt helmed the centerpiece commercial in a campaign overseen by filmmaker Baz Luhrman and tied into his theatrical feature Australia. (Hunt was a 3rd unit director on Australia.)
Hunt is an international artisan, repped for commercials by Revolver in Australia and Asia, @radical.media in Germany, and Home.corp in the U.K. His stateside spot roost prior to Chelsea was Biscuit Filmworks.
He has also been active in features. In addition to his contributions to Australia, Hunt served as 2nd unit director on The Matrix and Dark City. Both films are known for advancing the craft of special effects, and Hunt was a key player in the progressive visuals that define those movies. He also served as 3rd unit director on The Matrix sequels.
Hunt made his theatrical feature directing debut with The Cave. He most recently worked on Guillermo del Toro’s Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.
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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