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A U D I O 16 NEW MEDIA POST The evolution of interactive. By Randi Altman 22 POSTING REALITY TV Bringing order to programming that is known for its unpr edictability. By Marc Loftus 26 AUDIO FOR GAMES Today's game audio is way mor e sophisticated — and feels more "real." By Ken McGorry T R E N D S www.postmagazine.com March 2010 • Post 1 Sony Imageworks' Ken Ralston, VFX supervisor on Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland discusses the film's produc- tion process — about 85 percent of the shots were green- screen — and working with the prolific director. Some of the biggest effects challenges came from combining live action, partly- and fully-CG characters, greenscreen and all-CG environments. Another came from the short shoot schedule. This Disney film underwent a 3D conversion at Imageworks (www.imageworks.com), InThree and Sassoon Film Design. Turn to page 14 for the full story. O N O U R C O V E R • Techniques that made Alice's trip to Wonderland so thrilling. • Super Bowl's digitally enhanced ads • Gaming middleware finds its niche in emerging markets. • An online MMO avoids the sand traps of Internet gaming. DAILY NEWS UPDATES WEB EXCLUSIVE Smoke on Mac — a shared storage provider's perspective By Steve Modica NAB PREVIEWS REALITY POST: London's Evolutions 12 22 26 THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS ULTIMATE CAKE OFF GUITAR HERO This Month In V I D E O DEPARTMENTS 2 REMEMBERING MERLE MODEL By Randi Altman and Marc Loftus 4 NEWS What's new in post production 10 SPECIAL REPORT The 60th ACE Eddie Awards By Daniel Restuccio 12 DIRECTOR'S CHAIR Terry Gilliam: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus By Iain Blair 14 COVER STORY Ken Ralston discusses VFX and his collaboration with director Tim Burton on Alice in Wonderland. By Randi Altman 32 SOUND LIBRARY GALLERY News from the world of sound effects and music collections 36 EDUCATION The History of Games conference: videogames as an art form 38 PEOPLE Keeping tabs of the industry's movers & shakers 39 PRODUCTS The latest in hardware & software 42 REVIEW Cache-A Pro-Cache By Fred Ruckel 44 REVIEW Maya Entertainment Creation Suite 2010 By Oliver Zeller Supplement Post pros need storage. Here is how some users are making the most of their gear choices. 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