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www.postmagazine.com 1 POST JANUARY 2015 ON OUR COVER Psyop and Screen Novelties teamed up to create Honda's recent holiday campaign, which uses animation techniques to bring to life a number of classic toys, including Gumby, Pokey, Skeletor, GI Joe, Jem, Stretch Armstrong and the Little People. Turn to page 30 for the latest in "VFX for Commercials." 2 EDITOR'S LETTER Contenders & Trends By Marc Loftus 2 POST SCRIPT New York, New York By Linda Romanello 4 BITS & PIECES What's new in post production 12 PRIMETIME NBC's The Blacklist By Linda Romanello 14 DIRECTOR'S CHAIR Mike Leigh: Mr. Turner By Iain Blair 40 SOUNDTRACKS Connecting with viewers through music and audio By Eric Morse 41 CAREERS ASC's Bill Roe By Christine Bunish 42 POSTINGS A graphic glimpse of some recent work 44 PEOPLE Keeping tabs of the industry's movers & shakers 47 REVIEW HP's Z27x DreamColor monitor By Dariush Derakhshani 48 REVIEW MotionVFX MHUD for Final Cut Pro X By Erik Vlietinck SERVING THE INDUSTRY SINCE 1986 VOL 30 · NO. 1 THIS MONTH IN • A fi nal digital journey to Middle-Earth • Game engines prove their worth • The CG of Strange Magic DEPARTMENTS 16 26 34 12 Selma Unbroken The D Train FEATURES FILM & SOUND 16 OSCAR PICKS A look at 2014's top contenders By Iain Blair 26 EDITING UNBROKEN Picture and sound editorial for Angelina Jolie's latest feature By Linda Romanello 34 AUDIO FOR INDEPENDENT FILMS Making noise at Sundance By Jennifer Walden TELEVISION 30 VFX FOR COMMERCIALS Studios rely on the latest tools and talent to create outstanding visual eff ects for brand marketing By Christine Bunish TECHNOLOGY 38 BUYING GEAR The latest equipment sales and installations The Blacklist WWW.POSTMAGAZINE.COM DAILY NEWS UPDATES WEB EXCLUSIVES OUTLOOK 2015: Butcher, Video- Blocks & Nice Shoes SPOTS: Arsenal FX's Lexus work