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www.postmagazine.com 1 POST APRIL 2018 SERVING THE INDUSTRY SINCE 1986 VOL 33 · NO. 4 WWW.POSTMAGAZINE.COM WEB EXCLUSIVES • CAREERS: Butter Music + Sound's Chip Herter (pictured) • BLACK PANTHER: Colorist Maxine Gervais discusses her work • NAB 2018: News from Las Vegas THIS MONTH IN • Groundbreaking effects in Black Panther • Game engines power up non-traditional projects • Cinematic VFX add excitement to commercial spots • Workstations: How users view them ON OUR COVER FREEFORM'S SIREN DEPARTMENTS 2 EDITOR'S NOTE NAB at a glance By Linda Romanello 2 THE ONLINE NAB plans By Marc Loftus 4 BITS & PIECES What's new in post production 14 PRIMETIME Freeform's Siren By Linda Romanello 16 PREVIS Disney's Ready Player One 18 DIRECTOR'S CHAIR John Curren — Chappaquiddick By Iain Blair 36 REVIEW Creation Effects' Flocks and Schools By Paul Schmutzler 38 NAB PREVIEW A sneak peek at some of the show's news 40 PEOPLE Keeping tabs of the industry's movers & shakers 20 VFX AND TELEVISION Studios are going big for the small screen By Christine Bunish 28 FORMAT FIGHT: SURROUND VS. STEREO Is the two-channel mix still number one for commercials? By Jennifer Walden FEATURES Black Lightning Anthem 72 20 28