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BITS & PIECES CADENCE POST OPENS IN NEW ORLEANS MANDEVILLE, LA — Cadence Post (cadencepost.tv) is a recently-formed sub- sidiary of People Who Think (peoplewhothink.com), an advertising and media company based in Mandeville, LA. Led by head of post production Rick Nelson and People Who Think's managing partner Jay Connaughton, the boutique post house offers editorial, color grading and VFX services to productions working in the New Orleans area. The studio's creatives have worked on content for numerous well-known brands, including Coca-Cola, Mellow Mushroom, Welch's Snack Foods, Chevron, Outdoor Channel and Lifetime Television. "I think a game-changing component for New Orleans is having an experi- enced, local facility with the infrastructure to handle post production services at scale," explains Nelson. "We're a boutique house with the same capabilities as the big guys." Because of its south-central location, Cadence Post has positioned itself as an optimal location for those needing post production services who want to take advantage of lower rates than competing studios on both coasts. "New Orleans has a talented pool of creatives, but freelancers and even some established shops aren't going to have the enterprise SANs, high-speed fiber, cloud backups and latest tech that are expected in higher-end post facilities," Nelson explains. "We've built and are continuing to expand our physical infrastructure and workflows to meet the demands of the industry." With a mission to bring more economic development to Louisiana, Cadence Post, alongside its parent company, People Who Think, is working to encour- age companies to post local after wrapping up production in the region. "With Louisiana truly being the Hollywood of the south, our team has the experience to service commercial, branded entertainment, along with film and TV, right here, without seeing the work exported to companies across the country," explains Connaughton. "Launching Cadence Post as its own subsid- iary truly reflects the commitment, success and growth our video production unit has experienced over the last several years." Cadence Post has already curated workforce development in the region by hiring talent from across the country and relocating them to New Orleans. The studio will be seeking additional local applicants over the next 12 months. The facility is home to custom Puget Systems workstations featuring AMD Ryzen processors, 128GB of RAM and Nvidia 3070 or 3080 graphics cards. All workstations feature Blackmagic Design's 4K DeckLink cards for playback to reference monitors. Edit bays feature Eizo ColorEdge CS2740 reference monitors, and the color bay use the Flanders Scientific DM241 reference mon- itor, along with a Samsung QN55 HDR 4K TV for client review. Edit bays also feature dedicated 10GbE connections to an on-premise SAN. Creative tools include the Adobe Creative Suite, Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve Studio, Maxon Cinema 4D and Blender. The studio follows Trusted Partner Network (TPN) guidelines and is working towards a TPN assessment and certification in 2023. www.postmagazine.com 10 POST JULY/AUG 2022 N E X T I S S U E STORAGE SOLUTIONS Studios and manufacturers share insight on their latest workflow solutions FALL TV Emmys season is here, with lots of great shows to review STREAMING Viewership on the various outlets is growing. Post looks at some of the latest popular shows MARI KOHN 818.291.1153 | mkohn@postmagazine.com CO N TACT U S A B O U T P R I N T & O N L I N E A DV E RT I S I N G O P P O RT U N I T I ES : SPACE CLOSE: S E PT E M B E R 7 T H MATERIAL CLOSE: S E PT E M B E R 1 6 T H DELIVERY: O CTO B E R 1 0 T H NIGHTMARE ALLEY EDITING GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S 'BEST PICTURE' NOMINEE W H E R E T E C H N O L O G Y A N D TA L E N T M E E T S M www.postmagazine.com POST JAN/FEB 2022 PLUS: ANIMATION: ENCANTO MOONFALL DIRECTOR ROLAND EMMERICH VFX: DUNE VIRTUAL PRODUCTION THE BATMAN INSIDE WETA'S BLOCKBUSTER VFX W H E R E T E C H N O L O G Y A N D TA L E N T M E E T S M www.postmagazine.com POST MAR/APR 2022 PLUS: ANIMATION: NAMOO MAKING MUSIC VIDEOS REMOTE WORKFLOWS THE OUTFIT DIRECTOR GRAHAM MOORE WORKSTATIONS GHOSTS PRODUCING & POSTING THIS 'AMERICAN-IZED' HIT COMEDY W H E R E T E C H N O L O G Y A N D TA L E N T M E E T S M www.postmagazine.com POST MAY/JUNE 2022 PLUS: ANIMATION: PIXAR'S TURNING RED EDITING: MENUDO: FOREVER YOUNG REVIEW: WACOM ONE DISPLAY TABLET CAMERAS, LENSES, SOUND LIBRARIES & MORE! LOCKT EDITORIAL GROWS VFX BUSINESS LOS ANGELES — Lockt Editorial (www.lockte- ditorial.com) continues the growth of its VFX department with two new leadership hires, as well as new virtual production capabilities. Ryan Reeb joins the studio as head of VFX, while Cody Hernandez comes on board as VFX supervisor. Reeb (bottom photo) comes to Lockt from Encore VFX, owned by Deluxe, where he served as senior look development lead. Previous to Encore, Reeb exercised his talents at Bad Robot, Digital Domain and Luma Pictures. He has worked on feature films that include Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, as well as on a multitude of Super Bowl commercials and theme park rides. Hernandez (top photo) hails from Kailua, Oahu. Soon after retirement from the military, he polished his VFX skillset and now focuses on cinematography and animation. His work in VFX can be seen in Avengers: Endgame, The Matrix Resurrections, Aquaman and Alita: Battle Angel. In related news, Lockt is expanding its techni- cal capabilities and incorporating leading virtual production technology, such as Unreal Engine. Cadence's new space.