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SERVING THE INDUSTRY FOR 25 YEARS departments 2 EDITOR’S LETTER A green perspective By Randi Altman 2 POST SCRIPT Commercial workflows By Marc Loftus STEREO 3D 14 GRAPHICS FOR STEREO 3D The design rules have changed. By Christine Bunish TRENDS 20 COMMERCIAL WORKFLOWS Today’s digital cameras require pros to know a variety of formats — and the tools that facilitate the process. By Marc Loftus 26 EMBRACING GREEN Companies and individuals are making a difference in the industry. By Randi Altman AUDIO 30 AUDIO INNOVATIONS These companies prove that you don’t have to be large to have a big impact. By Ron DiCesare DAILY NEWS UPDATES NAB PREVIEWS WEB EXCLUSIVE 42 NBC Universal’s “Green is Universal” initiative is helping to pave the way for how big studios are tackling green initia- tives. In addition to its 17 required “green goals,” many of NBC Uni’s shows have gone above and beyond what is required of them. This includes USA Network’s Psych, which in addition to no plastic water bottles in the office or on set, composts all food waste offsite and uses only low-VOC paints — leftover paint is either re-used as primer or donated. To read more about how some in the industry are being environmentally conscious, turn to page 26. www.postmagazine.com Film editor Michael Kahn discusses his work with Steven Spielberg By Trevor Hogg This Month In 20 14 10 4 BITS & PIECES What’s new in post 10 DIRECTOR’S CHAIR Alejandro González Iñárritu — Biutiful By Iain Blair 12 SPECIAL REPORT A rundown of this year’s SciTech Awards By Daniel Restuccio 40 RECRUITMENT Double Negative offers tips on how to get noticed by VFX houses By Hannah Acock 42 POSTINGS A graphic glimpse of some recent projects 44 PRODUCTS The latest in hardware & software 46 PEOPLE Keeping tabs of the industry’s movers & shakers 47 REVIEW Imagineer’s Mocha Pro By Steven M. Blasini 48 REVIEW G-Tech’s G-Drive Slim drive By Brady Betzel • Lionhead game developers make tough decisions for Fable III. • Creating visual effects magic at the box office. • EA animators take on the sport of mixed martial arts. • Educating the industry in a new era of learning. February 2011 • Post 1 BIUTIFUL PANASONIC/SKY CREATIVE BUSCH GARDENS RUSHES/BEDLAM PROMO ON OUR COVER