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SERVING THE INDUSTRY FOR 25 YEARS 2 EDITOR’S LETTER Who do you like for Oscar gold? By Randi Altman 2 POST SCRIPT SeamBi creates new ad opportunities By Marc Loftus 4 BITS & PIECES What’s new in post 4 OSCARS 22 OSCAR PICKS Our best bets for the 83rd Academy Awards. By Iain Blair 20 CINEMA WORKFLOW Pipeline & Tools: Part I VFX 28 VFX FOR SPOTS Film-like visual effects for the small-screen. By Randi Altman TRENDS 32 AGENCIES & POST HOUSES How this relationship is evolving. By Christine Bunish AUDIO 38 AUDIO FOR INDIE FILMS Small budgets don’t keep these pros from delivering big-sounding features. By Marc Loftus DAILY NEWS UPDATES WEB EXCLUSIVE • Comen VFX’s work on The Fighter • Why new labs are being built all over the world By Jonathan Banks 43 Michael Tronick and his team, led by Dylan Quirt and Aaron Brock, provided the edit for Michel Gondry’s The Green Hornet. Starring funnyman Seth Rogen, Tronick cut for laughs using Avid Media Composer Nitris DX, working in DNXHD 36 for the best blend of high-quality video and manageable file sizes. The film underwent a 2D-to-3D conversion for stereo presentation. For more on the editing process of The Green Hornet, turn to page 18. VIDEO Marcelo Gandola from Co3 & Method discusses the new NYC facility This Month In 28 22 42 EDUCATION A working animator improves his skill-set — online By Barbara Robertson 43 POSTINGS A graphic glimpse of some recent projects 44 PRODUCTS The latest in hardware & software 46 PEOPLE Keeping tabs of industry talent 47 REVIEW FrameForge Previz Studio 3 By Igor Ridanovic 48 REVIEW Autodesk Smoke 2011 for Mac OS X By Barry Goch By Ed Heede 12 EDIT THIS Joe Walker edits Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald’s A Day in the Life By Ken McGorry 14 DIRECTOR’S CHAIR Mike Leigh — Another Year By Iain Blair 18 COVER STORY Michael Tronick cuts The Green Hornet By Randi Altman • Tron:Legacy puts state-of-the-art visual effects back on the Grid. • The digital magic in the latest Harry Pottermovie. • Special Section: Education for artists of all levels. • Narnia: A sea change in terms of digital technology. www.postmagazine.com January 2011 • Post 1 DEAD SPACE 2: JASON GRAVES TANGLED HALO REACH/METHOD YOGI BEAR/ENTITY FX ON OUR COVER