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3-D Photography
3-D movies are all the rage again and people are rushing to get their movies out on the big screen. Of course we’re talking about the 3-D where you put on glasses and the movie has realistic, or sometimes fantastic, depth to them. (There is another type of 3-D movie where the imagery is computer generated using 3-D modeling techniques, but that is another discussion. The recent Toy Story is an example that uses both 3-D types.)
That Pavilion at Olbrich Gardens in Madison using "cross-eyed" 3-D viewing technique (click to enlarge.) To view in 3-D, simply sit in front of the photo and cross your eyes. A combined 3-D image should form in the middle. (It takes a little practice and some people have a hard time making it work.) The web link has anaglyphic photos - red-blue glasses needed. www.GunterAgency.com/3d
I’ve actually been playing around with 3-D imagery since I was a kid. (more…)
Pinheads
Lastest television commercial that we created for the Ad Diner. That’s me saying, “hey, don’t make him mad” (the one being referred to as a “pinhead.”) www.AdDiner.com
Hardrock Gunter Interview
A number of years ago I found some recordings of Hardrock Gunter. With an interesting name, I did a little research which eventually led me to find Hardrock living in New Mexico. To make a long story short, we’ve become good friends and in October of 2008, we took a vacation to New Mexico. During our visit, we interviewed Hardrock.
Hardrock is one of the first rock and rollers out there.
“When you say…”
George Tenne, a good friend and former co-worker, always has an interesting story to tell. George has been in the advertising business for a long time and shares a story here about his work with Budweiser. George is a recruiter and runs a virtual agency.
I originally saw this article from George in Pam Witzig‘s newsletter, first in a series of articles on a series of “Mad Men” that she is running, articles featuring real life stories from advertising men back when there were only three TV networks to advertise on. (George recruits for Pam’s employment agency.)
August Busch III had just told the agency that we needed to come up with the next major Budweiser ad campaign. The agency was hopping and we even cut back on our three Budweiser lunches. When you worked on Bud you didn’t have martini lunches. Some of the creatives even came in before 10AM. The word was out, if we didn’t nail it then it would be up for review. And when Mr. Busch said “jump!” …well, you know the saying.
4-sided snowflakes?
We really despise four-sided snowflakes. It shows a lack of…well a lack of a lot of things. Come on, a kindergartner can make a six-sided snowflake if you show them how. And that’s what we’ve done. We’ve made a little video for YouTube to show the simple process of cutting out a six-sided snowflake.
(No, not everything on this blog is about business and marketing.)
Elves Who Hold Their Knees
In the Ghosts of Christmas Past Department, this is a promotion the agency did years ago. It was a novelty back then, at the time not everyone had the capabilities to make their own CDs. Times change, don’t they? (Continue reading to hear the recordings.)
UFOs in Wisconsin
We’re located on a bluff in the Wisconsin countryside, about halfway between the towns of Belleville and New Glarus, a couple miles south of Belleville, off of Highway 69.
About 25 years ago, there was a UFO sighting that received national press. It was the start of several sightings, and now the town of Belleville commemorates it with their UFO Day celebration.
Where was this sighting? The police officers that reported the UFO claimed it was on a bluff in the country, about halfway between the towns of Belleville and New Glarus, a couple miles south of Belleville, off of Highway 69…
Here’s a video where we interviewed author Noah Voss, who fills us in on the details.
Holiday Gift Idea
For many, shopping for the holidays can be very stressful. Not only getting out and fighting the crowds, but just finding that appropriate gift for the person that seems to already have everything.
Here’s a fresh idea that you may want to consider…
Create your own photo book! With digital photography, it is easy to create your own hardbound or softbound book. If you’re on an Apple computer, go to apple.com and look up iPhoto books. Other sites that offer book printing for PCs and Macs include picaboo.com, shutterfly.com, and hp.com. Hardbound books start at around $30.
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