Hungry Man, Wooden Motivate adidas
CLIENT
adidas.
PRODUCTION CO.
Hungry Man, New York. Young Kim and Hank Perlman, co-directors; Dan Stoloff, DP; Steve Orent, executive producer; Laura Brown, producer. Shot on location in Santa Monica and Los Angeles.
AGENCY
WongDoody, Santa Monica. Tracy Wong, creative director; Brian O’Rourke, producer; Don McKinney and Tor Myhren, senior copywriters; Michael Ivan Boychuk, senior art director.
EDITORIAL
Bedlam, Santa Monica. William Bullen, editor.
POST
Colorado, Santa Monica. George Fitz, online editor. 525 Studios, Santa Monica. Paul Bronkar, colorist.
VISUAL EFFECTS
John Wooden figure created by DesignTown USA, Culver City, Calif.
AUDIO POST
AudioBanks, Santa Monica. Chris Winston, mixer, "Steeplechase" and "Pyramid." Crush Editorial, Hollywood. Greg Kuhn, mixer/engineer, "Women’s Water Polo."
SOUND DESIGN
AudioBanks. Chris Winston, sound designer.
THE SPOTS
Three :30s—"Steeplechase," "Pyramid" and "Women’s Water Polo"—star John Wooden (actually a small figurine of the famed UCLA basketball coach), who imparts pearls of wisdom to varsity sports men and women, who then give it their best shot despite such problems as ill-fitting track pants, hamstring pulls and an elbow to the kisser. The spots end with the tag, "adidas. The spirit of greatness. The spirit of UCLA."
Spots broke Sept. 11.
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