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www.postmagazine.com 1 POST NOVEMBER 2014 ON OUR COVER The Book of Life represents Reel FX's second 3D stereo animated feature, following last fall's Free Birds. The fi lm was created at the company's Dallas studio and called on the talents of 350 artists, who created three main environments and more than 120 characters. Post's Marc Loftus caught up with VFX supervisor Augusto Schollaci as the fi lm was gearing up for release in late October. Turn to page 20 for complete details. 2 EDITOR'S LETTER Oscar Preview By Marc Loftus 2 POST SCRIPT Weird Science By Linda Romanello 4 BITS & PIECES What's new in post production 14 PRIMETIME Zoic create fairy-tale magic for Once Upon A Time By Linda Romanello 16 DIRECTOR'S CHAIR Bennett Miller: Foxcatcher By Iain Blair 18 VISUAL EFFECTS Interstellar By Linda Romanello 20 ANIMATION The Book of Life By Marc Loftus 40 POSTINGS A graphic glimpse of some recent work 41 PRODUCTS The latest in hardware & software 42 STOCK FOOTAGE A look at the latest in licensed imagery 45 PEOPLE Keeping tabs of the industry's movers & shakers 46 REVIEW Dell's M3800 Precision Workstation By Brady Betzel 48 REVIEW iZotope's RX 4 Advanced By Erik Vlietinck SERVING THE INDUSTRY SINCE 1986 VOL 29 · NO. 11 THIS MONTH IN • Red carpet ready: VFX & animated features • The science of Interstellar • Big Hero 6's new rendering tech • An animation Feast DEPARTMENTS 14 18 22 30 Once Upon A Time Interstellar How to Train Your Dragon 2 FEATURES FILM 22 OSCAR OUTLOOK With awards season nearing, it's not too early to look at some of the year's top features By Marc Loftus & Linda Romanello 26 RESTORATION How studios breathe new life into Hollwood's classic & iconic fi lms By Christine Bunish NEW MEDIA 30 ADVERTISING AND THE INTERNET Online campaigns continue to raise the bar and put pressure on traditional broadcast commercials By Christine Bunish AUDIO 36 ADR & FOLEY Advancements in technology give these traditional techniques a boost By Jennifer Walden Arrow Electronics FURY, INTERSTELLAR & MORE! Visit www.postmagazine.com for details on Find out more at www.aja.com/cion Production and Post Unified CION is the new 4K/UHD and 2K/HD production camera from AJA. Unite production and post by shooting directly to edit ready Apple ProRes 4444 at up to 4K 30fps, ProRes 422 at up to 4K 60fps, or output AJA Raw at up to 4K 120fps. 4K sensor with 12 stops of dynamic range Ergonomic and Lightweight, only 6.4 lbs Open Connectivity Network based control via LAN C O M I N G S U M M E R 2 0 1 4