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www.postmagazine.com 2 POST DECEMBER 2018 ON OUR COVER SERVING THE INDUSTRY SINCE 1986 VOL 33 · NO. 12 WWW.POSTMAGAZINE.COM WEB EXCLUSIVES • OUTLOOK 2019 Visit us online for more contributions from: 1stAveMachine, Autodesk, ARwall, Aspera, AWS Elemental, AWS Thinkbox, Carousel, Conductor, Deluxe, Killer Tracks, Landr, mlogic, MPSE, Saroftsky, Sound Lounge, Tactic and more! THIS MONTH IN • Computer-generated magical beasts and more • Animating The Grinch • Building the magical kingdoms of The Nutcracker • Disney Animation goes all out for Ralph Breaks the Internet • Countdown to awards season DISNEY'S MARY POPPINS RETURNS DEPARTMENTS 4 EDITOR'S NOTE Changes ahead By Linda Romanello 4 THE ONLINE An increased presence By Marc Loftus 6 BITS & PIECES What's new in post production 12 DIRECTOR'S CHAIR Rob Marshall on Mary Poppins Returns By Iain Blair 38 WORKFLOW Streambox allows for success- ful file sharing at Instinctual 40 PEOPLE Keeping tabs of the industry's movers & shakers 14 IT'S A KIND OF MAGIC Creating VFX for Disney's Mary Poppins Returns By Linda Romanello 20 SPOILER ALERT! Illumination artists transform the story of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas into a full- length CG feature film By Karen Moltenbrey 2 0 1 9 26 DIRECTORS Four top directors weigh in on 2019 By Iain Blair 30 4K/HDR 4K/HDR editorial workflows, continued growth in e-sports IP and beyond By Bryce Button 31 COLOR AND FINISHING The rise of the hybrid color & finish workflow By Brian Higgins 32 RENDERING The golden age of rendering By Krzysztof Pianko 32 FOLEY New opportunities to create great Foley By Leslie Bloome 33 TECHNOLOGY Driving transformational shifts By Ramy Katrib 34 VISUAL EFFECTS The convergence of television & film in VFX By Ian Unterreiner 34 MUSIC & SOUND Art reflecting life By Ian Jeffreys 35 TECHNOLOGY How realtime tools are opening new doors in post By Marc Petit 36 TECHNOLOGY 2019: A year for AI, collaboration and parallel workflows By Tim Claman OUTLOOK FEATURES