InsideOut Visuals
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- 2008
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About InsideOut Visuals
InsideOut Visuals was a boutique biomedical visualization, medical illustration and 3D animation studio based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Founded around 2008, it combined scientific communication with cinematic imagery for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and broadcast clients. Its work translated anatomical structures, cellular processes and technical mechanisms into visual material for professional, educational and public audiences.
The studio developed mechanism-of-action animations explaining drug activity, cancer pathways and physiological processes. Its biomedical work included cellular and molecular simulations, anatomical modeling, surgical instrument visualization and medical device prototypes. Print and digital illustrations complemented its animated output, allowing scientific subjects to be presented across publications, exhibits and screen-based media.
Scientific and technical production
Its production services covered scientific research and consultation, narrative development, storyboarding, 3D modeling, lighting, rendering and compositing. Live-action integration, motion graphics, color correction and audio mastering extended that work into finished video productions. The studio also supplied visual assets and animation for interactive exhibits, mobile applications and other digital interfaces.
The range of subjects extended from microscopic biological activity to engineered systems. Projects addressed blood vessel interiors, white blood cell behavior, kidney filtration, tissue changes and heart valve deployment. Alongside healthcare assignments, the studio produced technical cutaways and satellite propulsion visualizations for Los Alamos National Laboratory, applying its explanatory approach to aerospace and advanced research.
Its portfolio also included television science programming and medical entertainment, with work involving Discovery Channel productions. During its more active years, InsideOut Visuals presented its biomedical imagery through the Medical Illustration Sourcebook and associated industry publications, connecting its commercial animation practice with the medical illustration community.
The business remained commercially active through the late 2010s, with client animation activity reported into approximately 2018–2021. Operations subsequently scaled down, and its website became non-operational around 2022. The available research identifies the studio as inactive rather than documenting a precise formal closure date.
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Historical leadership
- Ezra J. Kortz co-founded the studio and served as chief executive officer and creative director.
- C. Andres H. Arango was co-owner and animation director.
- Dr. Lily P. Love, MD, an otolaryngologist and facial plastic surgeon, served as medical advisor and chief financial officer. These are historical studio roles, not assertions of continuing appointments.
Production tools and operating model
The studio operated an in-house rendering farm and used a software pipeline centered on 3ds Max, V-Ray, ZBrush, Adobe After Effects and Eyeon Fusion. Its core principals worked with freelance animators, modelers, compositors and scientific consultants. The report describes cloud-based collaboration with domestic and international clients.
Later professional activity
Following the studio's decline in activity, Kortz moved into residential real estate brokerage with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. As of the supplied research, Love continued medical practice at the Santa Fe Skin Institute and CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center.
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Where InsideOut Visuals is based
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Santa Fe office
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