Blair Adams's Profile

I'm a multimedia designer specializing in 3D and motion graphics. I also write screenplays and work on independent films. You can see some of my work at www.digitaldestinies.com and www.blairanthony.com

I am interested in 3D,graphics,film,special effects,design,computers,music,live entertainment and travel. My favorite music are The Roots,Kanye West,Q-Tip,Norah Jones. Movies: Where to start? In no particular order... Hero,One Week,Lawrence of Arabia,Rocky,Memento,Hustle and Flow,Boyz n the Hood,Godfather,Kung Fu Hustle,Mission Impossible 3,the Bourne movies,the Matrix's,The Last Samurai,Good Will Hunting,Ray,Pulp Fiction,Braveheart,True Romance,Chicago,Grease,Goodfellas,The first 3 Star Wars,The Lord of the Ringses,The Die Hards,Oceans 11 and 12,The Naked Guns,Cool Hand Luke,Unforgiven,Shawshank,Gladiator,Ferris Bueller,Its a Wonderful Life,Annie Hall,Silence of the Lambs,Airplane,Big,The Breakfast Club,Dead Poets Society,Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,The Usual Suspects,Lion King,Rushmore,Full Metal Jacket,Shakespeare in Love,Blair Witch Project,Batman,Seven,8 Mile,V for Vendetta,Little Miss Sunshine,Stand By Me,Heat,Groundhog Day,12 Monkeys and Casino to name a few.. TV: Heroes,Sportscenter,24,Taxi,Twilight Zone,The Daily Show,David Letterman,Runs House,Law and Order,30 Rock,The Newhart Show,Reno 911,V,The Wire,The Directors,PBS and anything that is on when American Idol is showing. Books: 48 Laws Of Power,The Writer's Journey,Adventures in the Screen Trade,any Photoshop or 3D book.

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  • Designing and animating characters in Flash – Part 1: Drawing tools and symbols | Adobe Developer Connection on 2009-10-19
    • When you do, the object on the Stage is referred to as an instance.
    • Modify > Convert to Symbol or by pressing
      the F8 key
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  • Hands-on GL2 Report by Steven Trent Smith on 2009-09-23
    • its shutter now goes down to 1/8th. That gives you a neat, useable blur effect
    • (but bear in mind that if you shoot with lower than 1/60th speeds you must be fully, unequivocally committed to the look - there's no "fixing it in post"
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  • Shutter Speed, Izzy Video Episode 3 - Izzy Video on 2009-09-22
    • As a rule, in normal lighting conditions, try to shoot your video with a 1/60 shutter speed.
    • If you need to adjust your exposure, you can set the gain or the aperture accordingly.
  • Hands-on GL2 Report by Steven Trent Smith on 2009-09-22
    • ND filter, A/M focus, Digital Effects, white balance and exposure (dial).
    • Instead, there is a small switch that lets you go from "Easy Recording" mode to one of six positions: Auto, TV (shutter priority), Av (aperture priority), Manual, Sand & Snow (scenes with bright backgrounds) and Spotlight (scenes with spotlighted subjects, like a concert).
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  • GL2 / XM2 Frame mode - Page 2 - The Digital Video Information Network on 2009-09-22
    • Frame mode looses some image quality that might

      degrade your post work, however, it also removes interlacing

      problems.
    • In the meantime I'm trying

      to get the highest quality and working with what I like best,

      which is frame mode for me.
  • GL2 / XM2 Frame mode - The Digital Video Information Network on 2009-09-22
    • I tried turning down the sharpness on my gl2, and I'm pretty amazed at how much any hint of stuttering has gone away
  • Graphic Designer at Harvard Business Publishing in Greater Boston Area | LinkedIn on 2009-08-29
    • The in-house creative agency at Harvard Business Publishing is seeking an experienced Graphic Designer to design and produce print and web
    • The in-house creative agency at Harvard Business Publishing is seeking an experienced Graphic Designer to design and produce print and web
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  • zap's mental ray tips: September 2007 on 2009-08-29
    • If you want to render anything even remotely physically correct you should always use the photometric lights.
    • If you want to render anything even remotely physically correct you should always use the photometric lights.
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  • 29 Excellent Typography Tutorials for Designers on 2009-06-01
  • Renderosity Digital Art Community on 2009-06-01

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