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2 EDITOR’S LETTER One show, many formats By Randi Altman 2 POST SCRIPT Pitching and competition By Marc Loftus 4 GRAPHICS 16 BROADCAST DESIGN How networks and TV shows define themselves with graphics. By Marc Loftus AUDIO 22 SONIC IDs Making sure the sound of your brand is as memorable as its look. By Randi Altman TECHNOLOGY 28 MONITORS New solutions for accurate images. By Clint Milby STUDIOS 34 FACILITY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE Tools that help you manage your business while saving you money. By Christine Bunish 16 12 4 BITS & PIECES What’s new in post 12 DIRECTOR’S CHAIR Todd Phillips: The Hangover II By Iain Blair 14 COVER STORY Technicolor Creative Services Montreal creates a buzz for Off By Randi Altman 42 HIGHER LEARNING Tips for animating believable animals and creatures By James W. Brown 43 PRODUCTS The latest in hardware & software 44 PEOPLE Keeping tabs of the industry’s movers & shakers 46 WORKFLOW Laika’s massive data needs for the stop-motion, 3D ParaNorman 48 REVIEW Adobe Premiere Pro CS 5.5 By David Basulto DAILY NEWS UPDATES WEB EXCLUSIVES • The Creative-Cartel’s Jenny Fulle discusses Priest’s VFX 22 Technicolor Creative Services Montreal custom designed this month’s SC Johnson/Draft FCB Chicago spot, a new Off bug repellent. The TCS team designed three mosquitoes who terrorize a couple camping in the woods. Creative director André Ü Montambeault was on the Santiago, Chile set; Etienne Laroche was 3D lead compositor, using Autodesk Softimage, The Foundry’s Nuke and Adobe Photoshop. See page 14 for more. www.postmagazine.com cover based on the work they did for an , for • CG treasures: • ’ mermaids on the right track to becoming an animated classic • Computer graphics: poetry in motion TUTORIAL • Creating clean plates using Imagineer’s Mocha Pro This Month In June 2011 • Post 1 TROLLBACK/NICKELODEON TODD PHILLIPS/HANGOVER II EXPEDITION IMPOSSIBLE/FISH EGGS THE DAILY HABIT/FUEL TV ON OUR COVER SERVING THE INDUSTRY FOR 25 YEARS Cars 2 Pira tes Man Out Of P ost T ent