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FROM HEAVEN TO HELL www.postmagazine.com 25 POST FEBRUARY 2016 offices in Sherman Oaks. Two seasons are posted simultaneously; transcribers and AEs do extensive prep, then editors and producers continually refine the cut and craft emotion-filled storylines. Ninety-six Avid Media Composers are connected to Avid ISIS 5000 shared storage for the offline. "We do one to four outputs for notes per night for the differ- ent shows," says Austin. Producers and network executives review cuts on DVDs or via MediaSilo secure video sharing. Hell's Kitchen is also onlined in Sherman Oaks. Four Avid Symphony sys- tems have their own Avid ISIS 5000; col- or correction is also done on Symphony. "We like to stay on the same platform for the greatest efficiency," Austin explains. "An assistant editor handles the upres and prep before the colorist gets the show; the conform editor outputs to HDSR at the end of the day, and we de- liver 720p HDSR to the network." Wild Woods Sound performs the 5.1 mix; the audio post house has been with the series since its inception. "Audio post is huge: We have 72 tracks of audio to deal with — every contestant is iso'd and we have iso when we go out on location, so we need the expertise of an audio house. We can't handle that in-house," Austin says. Music also plays "a huge part" in every episode, he notes. Composer David Vanacore supplies :15 to :60 music cues, as well as custom tracks as needed. Editors typically don't use placeholder music when they cut; Vanacore's cues and "an enormous sound effects library" are at their disposal. The animated main title sequence, created by Gunslinger, changes every season. Gunslinger also crafts numerous bumpers for the show. Looking ahead, Austin has some tweaks in mind for posting future seasons. "When we went to HD we had problems with proxy video: 720p is a little bit of a wonky format," he says. "I'd offline in SD and use a deck farm — eight or 10 decks to digitize in realtime. Then we'd upres back to HD in the online. I think that's a better solution." LONG ISLAND MEDIUM The TLC series, Long Island Medium, not only follows Theresa Caputo as she meets clients and does readings, it also documents her sometimes zany sub- urban life in Hicksville, NY (a suburb on Long Island), with her husband and two children. The second part of Season 6 is airing now, and Season 7 is in production. "The show has evolved as Theresa's life has evolved," explains Dominick Pupa, vice president of current series at Magilla Entertainment in New York City and ex- ecutive producer of Long Island Medium. "Theresa is doing more readings out of TLC's Long Island Medium occupies at least five editing suites at Magilla Entertainment in NYC.