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www.postmagazine.com 1 POST MAY/JUNE 2026 Margo's Got Money Troubles 30 SERVING THE INDUSTRY SINCE 1986 VOL. 41 · NO. 3 WWW.POSTMAGAZINE.COM WEB EXCLUSIVES • Cinematography: The Audacity's Richard Rutkowski • Director's Chair: Lifehack's Ronan Corrigan • Soundtrack: Wednesday's John Loranger • VFX: It: Welcome to Derry • SIGGRAPH 2026: News from the upcoming show • Emmy Contenders: Top animation & VFX • Digital Artistry: Motion graphics & 3D showcase • Industry Trends: Advanced workstations ON OUR COVER David Haerle's Tucumcari Tonite! Ponies 24 The 'Burbs 10 12 Remarkably Bright Creatures 2 EDITOR'S LETTER A.I: Real-world opportunities & threats By Marc Loftus 4 BITS & PIECES News from around the industry, including Atomos, Refuge & WeMakeColor 10 DIRECTOR'S CHAIR Remarkably Bright Creatures: Olivia Newman finds unexpected opportunities when creating the CG character for this Netflix feature By Iain Blair 12 THE 'BURBS Shooting and editing the new Peacock series inspired by a beloved '80s film By Marc Loftus 16 NAB SHOW 2026 Technology highlights from the annual Las Vegas convention By Marc Loftus 19 OPEN HOUSE Full English Post: This Brooklyn audio post studio is a no-compromise alternative to Manhattan 20 A.I. STORYTELLING Filmmaker Sabrina Doyle uses artificial intelligence to create an ambitions music video for singer/songwriter/guitarist David Haerle By Marc Loftus 24 CINEMATOGRAPHY Ponies: Creating the look of Peacock's Soviet-era series By Callan Green 25 EDITING How mobile-first viewing is reshaping editorial language By Connor J. Han 26 CAMERAS & LENSES The latest releases from Arri, Blackmagic Design, Canon, Red & Sony 28 MONITORS Professional reference solutions from Atomos, Boland, Flanders Scientific, LG Electronics & SmallHD 30 SOUNDTRACK Margo's Got Money Troubles: Ciara Elwis shares the thought process behind the music for this new Apple TV series 32 PRODUCTS New post tools from Cascadeur, Elevate.io, SGO, Sohonet & Wacom 34 WORKFLOW It's Florida, Man: Building the HBO series' cloud-based post pipeline By Benjamin South 35 PEOPLE New appointments and promotions at Bot VFX, Carbon, Deep Fusion, The Den, Flow Post Partners, Lost Planet, Panavision, Rodeo FX & more