3D
Until we can make you something in 4D, three dimensions is going to be the best we can do. Which just happens to be at the core of our skills.
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March 7 2013
Made to Order
With all the ability of creating 3D objects, there has been a catch-up phase for creating physical copies of these pixel-born objects. That catch-up is happening now, and is happening quickly. One can now print in almost any material, ranging from metals and plastics, to porcelain, glass, and even food such as cheese or sugar. Notable milestones as of late are the Nike 3D printed shoe, the Vapor Laser Talon. The shoe was 3D printed to escape the constraints of conventional manufacturing. I would liken it to an organic object growing to…
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February 19 2013
We Have Something, Have We Not?
With the opening of the Pie Spot just a few weeks ago at the Ocean complex, I’ve completed principle photography on the documentary short I’ve been working on. Now I need to cut the thing together. Oy. I’m totally guessing, but I think we’re up there in the shooting ratio of 80:1. The idea for the short is to use it as a promotional piece to garner funding for a feature length cut, but we want to have enough in the can to make a fuller version should that rainbow…
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January 22 2013
Give the Bumble Props
As a VES (Visual Effects Society) member, I get to vote for the best film animation and VFX at the end of the year. There is always a mixture of VFX, ranging from the standard high-volume, and high-action CG-driven movies, to films with subtle, yet great VFX work. One type that shows up each year is stop-motion animation. I can’t help but think stop-mo films have a huge disadvantage in the voting compared to CG films with (typically) bigger budgets. As a big fan of Ray Harryhausen and…
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January 4 2013
What is Kate Ertmann Looking At?
ADi was very excited to learn that Portland Monthly Magazine wanted to interview Kate a while back. We think what we do is pretty cool, so we are always very interested and pleased when others share our enthusiasm for the work we do. Our work is not only fun and very creative, but we really do help our clients succeed, and that is always job one. The reporter came to our studio to talk with her and there was a photo shoot as well. The photo from the print edition of…
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November 27 2012
A little something we call Core Time
So I run a creative organization – I have for almost 13 years now – and when I started I thought I knew everything (running an organization is like running a crew on a film set — it’s just a really long production! Right? Umm, no.) — and now that I am over a decade into it and the business is a success, I realize how much I had to learn on the fly, and how much I had to listen to team input, and how much I had to…
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