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VOL 34 · NO. 6
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• OUTLOOK 2020
• AUDIO: Dave Lombardo
scores Los Ultimos Frikis
• CAREERS: Colorist Andy Elliott;
On-set VFX supervisor
Tehmina Beg
• GRADING: Company 3
colors Terminator & Zombieland
• REVIEW: DPA Mics; Glassbox
Technologies' DragonFly
THIS MONTH IN
• Deep dive into Frozen II's VFX
• De-aging Hollywood stars
• Animation highlights from Spies In Disguise
• Klaus's 2D animation techniques
• Why workstations have continued growth
• Virtual production: carrying on the tradition
Universal Pictures' 1917
DEPARTMENTS
2 EDITOR'S NOTE
Outlook, Oscars & the year ahead
By Linda Romanello
2 THE ONLINE
Trends & predictions for 2020
By Marc Loftus
6 BITS & PIECES
What's new in post production
48 PEOPLE
Keeping tabs of the industry's movers
& shakers
30 OSCAR BUZZ
A look at some of this year's biggest
films: Little Women (Iain Blair), A
Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
(Marc Loftus), Joker (Linda
Romanello), 1917 (Linda Romanello),
Terminator: Dark Fate (Marc Loftus)
and Ford V Ferrari (Linda Romanello).
44 DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY RESTORES
LOST WORKS AND CULT CLASSICS
Through the advanced technologies
of digital restoration tools, studios
are able to transform damaged,
aged and faded classic films for new
generations to discover.
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16 DIRECTORS SWOT
Four top directors weigh in on the year ahead
By Iain Blair
20 ANIMATION/VFX
In-camera VFX: shifting the production
paradigm with realtime tools
By David Morin, Epic Games
22 ANIMATION
The future of animation in realtime
By PJ Richardson, Laundry
24 VISUAL EFFECTS
Why open-source technology will be the catalyst
for the next generation of VFX innovation
By Simon Robinson, Foundry
25 BUSINESS
MTI looks at industry strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats (SWOT)
By Larry Chernoff, MTI Film
25 PRODUCTION MUSIC
The future of production music is in
melding technology and human connections
By Billy Stover, Firstcom Music
26 BUSINESS
Pace looks at industry strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats (SWOT)
By Heath Ryan, Pace Pictures
26 VISUAL EFFECTS
Cone of silence, unlimited storage and the
perfect chair
By Andy Brown, Jogger Studios
27 WORKFLOW
Digital content challenges for post production
By Luis Sierra, Chesapeake Systems
28 BRANDED CONTENT
When the story reveals itself: the power of
documentary branded content
By Stephen Jess, Cut+Run
Additional SWOT and Outlook articles from: AJA
Video Systems, Alibi Music Library, Autodesk,
Calabash Animation, Conductor, FrostFX,
Goldcrest Post, HOBO Audio, Ntropic, Prime Focus
Technologies, Shotgun, Sound Lounge, Spears &
Arrows, Stept Studios, Tactic and Wave Studios can
be found online at postmagazine.com.
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