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www.postmagazine.com 1 POST DECEMBER 2016 ON OUR COVER SERVING THE INDUSTRY SINCE 1986 VOL 31 · NO. 12 WWW.POSTMAGAZINE.COM WEB EXCLUSIVES • SAUSAGE PARTY: Director Conrad Vernon • BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK: Editor Tim Squyres • ARRIVAL (PICTURED): Editor Joe Walker • REVIEW: Pro Sound Effects' Hybrid Library 2017 THIS MONTH IN • Animation and VFX artists navigate Polynesia • The magic behind creating Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them • A look at possible VFX & Animation awards contenders • A former student's 'impossible' journey • What's new in workstations Passengers from Sony Pictures DEPARTMENTS 2 EDITOR'S LETTER Looking ahead By Linda Romanello 2 THE ONLINE What will 2017 bring? By Marc Loftus 4 BITS & PIECES What's new in post production 8 DIRECTOR'S CHAIR Warren Beatty — Rules Don't Apply By Iain Blair 36 PREVIS Fantastic visuals The Third Floor 40 PEOPLE Keeping tabs of the industry's movers & shakers FEATURES 22 PASSENGERS DP Rodrigo Prieto sheds light on the new space adventure; editor Maryann Brandon is still reaching for the stars By Linda Romanello 26 MAGICAL BY DESIGN Visual effects artists become an integral part of preproduction and production on Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them By Barbara Robertson 30 ISLANDS IN THE SUN Bringing the myths and colors of the South Pacific to life for Moana By Drew Turney 2 0 1 7 12 DIRECTORS OUTLOOK Four top directors weigh in on 2017 By Iain Blair 16 EDITING Adapting to shifts by strengthening from within By Juliet Batter 16 DESIGN Staying on top of trends paves the way to career success By Paul Babb 17 VIRTUAL REALITY Transitioning from feature film to VR/AR production By Alex Nice 18 NEW MEDIA VR's success will come from storytelling By Adam Cohen 18 SOUND Audio for VR & increasing deliverables By Rand Gladden 19 VISUAL EFFECTS To get better creative, minimize the corrective By Glenn Melenhorst 19 ACQUISITION HD and 4K will continue to coexist in 2017 By Craig Yanagi 20 WORKFLOWS Collaboration is key By Dan May OUTLOOK