We open on a woman sitting in bed. She lifts her shoulder in what initially appears to be a slow-motion stretch at the end of a long workday. We quickly see that this is not the case, as the woman is lifted from her bed by a violent, unseen force.
Cut to a grassy knoll, on which two young boys twist through the air as if struck by an invisible force. Next is a man on the street, then two students in a library, all tossed through the air with violent grace.
A voiceover intones, “There is no angle on the human body that was designed for a collision,” as an office full of business people soar backward, inches from the ground.
“All the more reason there are so many angles on the Acura MDX that are,” concludes the voiceover, and we cut to a family being encapsulated by an MDX surrounded by supers touting its five-star crash ratings. “Motion” closes on a black screen over which the Acura logo and tag “Advance” appear.
“Motion” was directed and shot by Lance Acord of bicoastal Park Pictures for agency RPA, Santa Monica.
The RPA team included creative director John Hage, senior art director Dan Buchmeier, executive producer Jack Epsteen and senior producer Carolyn Casey.
Jackie Kelman Bisbee executive produced for Park Pictures, with Dinah Rodriguez serving as head of production, Mary Ann Marino as supervising producer and Pat Frazier as producer.
Visual effects/post house was a52, Santa Monica, with Pat Murphy in the capacity of VFX supervisor/online artist, Pete King as VFX producer and Angus Wall as colorist.
Editor was Kirk Baxter of Rock Paper Scissors, Santa Monica.
Music was composed by Kenny Segal and arranged by Jonathan Elias of bicoastal Elias Arts. Audio post mixer was Bob Gremore of Juice, Santa Monica.
TikTok’s Fate Arrives At Supreme Court; Arguments Center On Free Speech and National Security
In one of the most important cases of the social media age, free speech and national security collide at the Supreme Court on Friday in arguments over the fate of TikTok, a wildly popular digital platform that roughly half the people in the United States use for entertainment and information.
TikTok says it plans to shut down the social media site in the U.S. by Jan. 19 unless the Supreme Court strikes down or otherwise delays the effective date of a law aimed at forcing TikTok's sale by its Chinese parent company.
Working on a tight deadline, the justices also have before them a plea from President-elect Donald Trump, who has dropped his earlier support for a ban, to give him and his new administration time to reach a "political resolution" and avoid deciding the case. It's unclear if the court will take the Republican president-elect's views — a highly unusual attempt to influence a case — into account.
TikTok and China-based ByteDance, as well as content creators and users, argue the law is a dramatic violation of the Constitution's free speech guarantee.
"Rarely if ever has the court confronted a free-speech case that matters to so many people," lawyers for the users and content creators wrote. Content creators are anxiously awaiting a decision that could upend their livelihoods and are eyeing other platforms.
The case represents another example of the court being asked to rule about a medium with which the justices have acknowledged they have little familiarity or expertise, though they often weigh in on meaty issues involving restrictions on speech.
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