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42 VIDEO SYMPHONY www.postmagazine.com December 2009 • Post 1 This month, director Peter Jackson talks to Post about making Paramount's The Lovely Bones, a film adaptation of the best-selling book by Alice Sebold. The feature tells the story of murdered girl and her family's struggle to find her killer. Visual effects for the film include the surre- al purgatory Susie finds herself in after the murder. Post production took place in New Zealand at Park Road in Wellington, with nearby Weta Digital handing as many as 500 VFX shots. For more on Jackson's filmmaking process, turn to page 20. O N O U R C O V E R • CGW in 3D: New process makes the entire issue pop! • Avatar takes computer graphics to a new dimension • Industry experts weigh in on Oscar buzz • Creating realistic CG wolves for New Moon DAILY NEWS UPDATES WEB EXCLUSIVE Editor Jabez Olssen details The Lovely Bones WEB EXCLUSIVE Q&A: The editors of 2012 By Marc Loftus BUSINESS SWOT By Marc Loftus 4 14 34 2012 J.J. ABRAMS/STAR TREK AUDIO ALTIMETER This Month In DEPARTMENTS 2 EDITOR'S LETTER Industry outlook for 2010 By Randi Altman 2 POST SCRIPT Business SWOT preview By Marc Loftus 4 BITS & PIECES What's new in post 10 DIRECTOR'S CHAIR Peter Jackson — The Lovely Bones By Iain Blair 48 REVIEW Avid Media Composer 4 By Jonathan Moser S E R V I N G T H E I N D U S T R Y F O R 2 4 Y E A R S A look at the industry's STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES & THREATS… Along with an OUTLOOK for 2010 14 DIRECTORS SWOT By Iain Blair 18 SHOOTING DIGITAL SWOT By Randi Altman 24 DI SWOT By By Christine Bunish 30 NEW MEDIA SWOT By Randi Altman 34 AUDIO SWOT By Ron DiCesare 38 3D STEREO SWOT By Marc Loftus 42 TRAINING SWOT By Ken McGorry

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