CLIENT
Nike.
PRODUCTION CO.
Satellite, bicoastal/international. Spike Jonze, director; Lance Acord, DP; Matthew Pomerans, executive producer; Vincent Landay, producer; Christien Tuttle, production supervisor; Richard Heinrichs, production designer; Rick Barker, stunt coordinator; Marty Bresin, special effects supervisor. Shot on location in Los Angeles.
AGENCY
Wieden & Kennedy, Portland, Ore. Dan Wieden and Jim Riswold, executive creative directors; Chuck McBride, creative director/copywriter; Hal Curtis, creative director/art director; Robyn Boardman, agency producer.
EDITORIAL
Rock Paper Scissors, Los Angeles. Angus Wall, editor; Bipasha Shom, assistant editor; Linda Carlson, executive producer; Elizabeth Ryan,
producer.
POST
Company 3, Santa Monica, Calif. Stefan Sonnenfeld, colorist; Noel Castley-Wright, Infinity artist/online editor.
VISUAL EFFECTS
Gray Matter, Venice, Calif. Gray Marshall, visual effects supervisor/Flame artist; Kevin Souls, Flame artist; Tom Lynnes, 3-D artist; Margaux Mackay, executive producer/producer.
AUDIO POST
POP Sound, Santa Monica. Loren Silber, mixer.
MUSIC
Elias Associates, bicoastal. Larry Schwartz, composer; Ryan Rehm, assistant composer; Jonathan Elias, creative director; Dayna Bauer,
producer.
SOUND DESIGN
Mit Out Sound, Sausalito, Calif. Ren Klyce, sound designer.
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