June 1, 2011

  • 13-Jun-2011
    June 1, 2011
    In this issue: Hangover 2 director Todd Phillips, Broadcast Design, Sonic IDs, Pro Monitors, Facility Management Software and a Review of Adobe Premiere Pro CS 5.5. 

Departments

  • Cover Story: Building a better bug for Off
    Cover Story: Building a better bug for Off

    MONTREAL — For SC Johnson’s newest Off product, Technicolor Creative Services Montreal was tasked with creating not one, but three distinct mosquitoes who prey on a couple camping in the woods. The ag ...

    June 13, 2011

  • Director's Chair: Todd Phillips - 'The Hangover II'
    Director's Chair: Todd Phillips - 'The Hangover II'

    HOLLYWOOD — Forget the old saw about comedy not getting any respect — Todd Phillips single-handedly demolished that perception with his blockbuster The Hangover, which grossed a staggering $468 millio ...

    June 13, 2011

  • One show, many formats
    One show, many formats

    CBS’s NCIS: Los Angeles, which just completed its second season, has an ambitious way of capturing the show — they use a multitude of digital cameras, including the Arri Alexa, the Canon 5D and 7D, th ...

    June 13, 2011

  • Pitching, and competition
    Pitching, and competition

    This month, Post had a chance to speak with a number of studios that are helping networks and television shows establish unique identities through visuals. Broadcast design is an art, as many will att ...

    June 13, 2011

  • Review: Adobe Premiere Pro CS 5.5
    Review: Adobe Premiere Pro CS 5.5

    When Premiere Pro CS 5.0 came out I really didn’t think nonlinear editing tools could get any better. The new Mercury engine in Premiere Pro was amazing. The ability to edit multiple formats in the sa ...

    June 13, 2011

Features

  • Broadcast Design
    Broadcast Design

    Those first few seconds of a television show can say a lot. They build excitement, introduce concepts, recap storylines and most importantly, establish an identity. The same goes for networks, which t ...

    June 13, 2011

  • Studio Management Software
    Studio Management Software

    The downturn in the economy has meant boom times for developers of facility management software designed to help companies of all sizes operate more efficiently.

    June 28, 2011

Web Exclusives

  • Recording 'Mr. Popper's' penguins
    Recording 'Mr. Popper's' penguins

    HOLLYWOOD — Some might say that sound designer Mark Mangini’s job is for the birds. At Soundelux, Mangini led the sound team for Mr. Popper’s Penguins, the new live action comedy film from 20th Centur ...

    June 17, 2011

  • Selling your business? 10 things to consider
    Selling your business? 10 things to consider

    LOS ANGELES — Are you the owner of a small or medium-size business in the creative of media industry who dreams of “getting out” and retiring, writing a memoir, or simply getting away from it all? Thi ...

    June 20, 2011

  • Sound Design: 'Green Lantern'
    Sound Design: 'Green Lantern'

    HOLLYWOOD — Warner Bros. Pictures’ summer action adventure Green Lantern brings the popular comic book hero to the big screen for the first time. Directed by Martin Campbell and starring Ryan Reynolds ...

    June 24, 2011