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A U D I O 18 MONITORS Manufacturers have heard pros' concerns and are improving their LCDs. By Marc Loftus 22 3D MODELS These artists make the most of their tools. By Christine Bunish 26 BEHA VIOR MODIFICATION Being green should be second nature for productions and post. By Randi Altman 30 UNSUNG HEROES Innovation and risk are behind today's most useful tools. By Ron DiCesare H A R D W A R E www.postmagazine.com February 2010 • Post 1 Prague-based artist Michal Suchánek (www.michal- suchanek.cz) created Mountain Patrol — featuring Gumar and Gorek — as a way to "relax." The image was created on a custom-built Intel Core i7 950 PC with 6GB RAM. He used Autodesk 3DS Max 2009 and Pixologic ZBrush 3.1; rendering was via Mental Images Mental Ray. Suchánek called on Adobe Photoshop for textures and color. For more on 3D modeling, please turn to our feature on page 22. O N O U R C O V E R • Videogame: Alan Wake • CG & VFX: The Lightning Thief • Interactive: The Beatles • The evolution of high-performance computing DAILY NEWS UPDATES TUTORIALS • Pixologic's ZBrush 3.5R3 WEB EXCLUSIVES • VFX artist Rob Legato discusses Shutter Island • The CG Is Everywhere! By Lan Merrill 4 12 36 CINEARC/W HOTEL SHERLOCK HOLMES BELINDA FUNG/VAN ARTS This Month In A N I M A T I O N G R E E N DEPARTMENTS 2 EDITOR'S LETTER Getting green By Randi Altman 2 POST SCRIPT Consulting benefits By Marc Loftus 4 BITS & PIECES What's new in post 12 DIRECTOR'S CHAIR Guy Ritchie — Sherlock Holmes By Iain Blair 14 EDIT THIS! Sherlock Holmes' James Herbert By Randi Altman 17 POST POSITIONS FCoE: next-gen SAN technology By Steve Modica 36 HIGHER LEARNING 3D programs focus on getting students ready for the real world. 39 POSTINGS A graphic glimpse of some recent projects 40 PRODUCTS The latest in hardware & software 42 PEOPLE Keeping tabs of the industry's pros 43 REVIEW HP HP's LP3065 LCD monitor By Dariush Derakhshani 44 REVIEW CalDigit's HDOne external hard drive array By Tor Rolf Johansen S E R V I N G T H E I N D U S T R Y F O R 2 5 Y E A R S