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POST JULY 2015
ON OUR COVER
2 EDITOR'S LETTER
The Small Post House
By Marc Loftus
2 POST SCRIPT
Working Remotely
By Linda Romanello
4 BITS & PIECES
What's new in post production
14 PRIMETIME
Starz's Outlander
By Linda Romanello
16 STEREO 3D
Marvel's Ant-Man
By Linda Romanello
18 DIRECTOR'S CHAIR
Chris McQuarrie — Mission: Impossible —
Rogue Nation
By Iain Blair
38 POSTINGS
A graphic glimpse of some recent work
40 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
IMF — A framework for the future
By Daniel Germain
42 SOUNDTRACKS
FirstCom's FCAnimated library takes on super
heroes, sci-fi & more
44 SPOTLIGHT: STOCK FOOTAGE
The latest in licensed imagery
46 REVIEW
Maxon Cinema 4D Studio R16
By Trevor M. Carlee
48 PEOPLE
Keeping tabs of the industry's movers
& shakers
SERVING THE INDUSTRY SINCE 1986
VOL 30 · NO. 7
THIS MONTH IN
• Jurassic World: CG with a bite
• Overcoming the Uncanny Valley
• Epic shows off realtime tech
• Amazing summer VFX
• Education and Recruitment Supplement
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Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation
Wet Hot American Summer
FEATURES
20 POSTING WITHOUT BOUNDARIES
Remote workflows enable easy
collaboration worldwide
By Christine Bunish
24 MOVIE MAGIC
The VFX secrets behind some of
summer's biggest winners
By Marc Loftus, Linda Romanello
and Barbara Robertson
32 SERIOUS SOUND FOR
WEB COMEDIES
Delivering pristine audio for big
summer jokes is no laughing matter
By Jennifer Walden
36 BIG THINGS, SMALL PACKAGES
Boutique studios reveal their keys
to success
Jurassic World
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