befores & afters

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  VFX supervisor Eran Dinur discusses the big AI and ML changes that have impacted visual effects 14.09.2026 56min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to visual effects supervisor Eran Dinur, who has been teaching courses on ComfyUI and GripTape, about the AI and ML landscape VFX artists are facing right now.
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  Pitch Black's Troy Tobin on where Rising Sun's REVIZE is now headed 08.09.2026 30min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Pitch Black's Troy Tobin, now Head of REVIZE (Research and Innovation), about the expansion of the machine learning technology which started at Rising Sun Pictures.
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  Nikola Todorovic on the latest developments in Autodesk's Flow Studio 02.09.2026 31min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Nikola Todorovic, who co-founded Wonder Dynamics (an Autodesk Company), about the new 3D Editor + Canvas in Flow Studio.
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  Behind the role of a VFX coordinator 18.08.2026 35min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to VFX coordinator Cameron Target, who most recently worked on 'Moana'.
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  'Stranger Things 5' visual effects supervisor Betsy Paterson on the show's landmark moments 14.08.2026 38min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to visual effects supervisor Betsy Paterson about the making of 'Stranger Things 5.'
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  All the surprising rock climbing and kayaking VFX challenges on 'Apex' 04.08.2026 31min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to 'Apex' visual effects supervisor Enrik Pavdeja.
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  How those adorable sheep in 'The Sheep Detectives' were made 28.07.2026 59min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters chats with two Framestore artisans on The Sheep Detectives: visual effects supervisor Graham Page and chief creative officer (and second unit supervisor for the film) Tim Webber.
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  The visual effects of Widow's Bay 20.07.2026 25min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to production visual effects supervisor Brian Drewes about the visual effects in 'Widow's Bay'.
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  The VFX artist who changed my life 15.07.2026 1t 31min

  Ian Failes from befores and afters chats to ILM compositing supervisor Todd Vaziri, who via his VFXHQ.com website in the late 90s kickstarted Ian's career in VFX journalism.
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  This Wētā FX animation roundtable was a total hoot 13.07.2026 48min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to members of Wētā FX's animation team: Dan Barrett, senior animation supervisor, Stuart Adcock, head of facial motion, and Dave Clayton, animation supervisor. It's a hilarious discussion about previs, mocap and where you can even see these crew members as performers in films they've worked on.
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  ILM's John Knoll reveals one of the toughest VFX sequences he's ever worked on 08.07.2026 26min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to ILM Executive Creative Director John Knoll about the advent of digital VFX tech at ILM, and then goes in-depth on the maelstrom in the third Pirates of the Caribbean film.
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  ILM's David Vickery on combining practical and digital 03.07.2026 24min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to ILM creative director David Vickery about his experience combining practical and digital dinos on recent Jurassic World films.
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  ILM's Cary Phillips on the development of Cari for 'Dragonheart' 26.06.2026 33min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Cary Phillips, who is Director, R&D Engineering Architect at ILM, about the development of Cari for 'Dragonheart.'
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  Crafting that killer oner for season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again 16.06.2026 25min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to 'Daredevil: Born Again' visual effects supervisor Gong Myung Lee and visual effects producer Fahed "Freddy" Alhabib, to break down the oner, the ship VFX, and the other invisible effects this season.
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  Fire, explosions, water and deer: the visual effects of season 3 of 'The Night Agent' 12.06.2026 34min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to visual effects supervisor Chad Wanstreet about the visual effects of season 3 of 'The Night Agent'.
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  The visual effects of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 10.06.2026 23min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' visual effects supervisor Jason Zimmerman about virtual production, digital characters, space scenes and motion graphics.
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  How to get the most out of the VES On-Set VFX Data Collection and Usage Guide 08.06.2026 41min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to visual effects supervisor Sheena Duggal, and VFX supervisor and virtual production supervisor Jim Geduldick, about the newly released VES On-Set VFX Data Collection and Usage Guide.
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  Behind the visual effects of 'Ted' season 2, including the bear, and the deepfake Bill Clinton 05.06.2026 25min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to 'Ted' s2 visual effects supervisors Hoyt Yeatman and Blair Clark about the creation of the main character, and the deepfake work that went into the appearance of Bill Clinton.
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  How ILM invented ambient occlusion for 'Pearl Harbor' 03.06.2026 38min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to ILM's Ben Snow and Hayden Landis on the 25th anniversary of 'Pearl Harbor', looking back at key ILM innovations, including ambient occlusion, from the film.
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  A mysterious creature in a mysterious retirement community: the VFX of 'The Boroughs' 01.06.2026 27min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to visual effects supervisor Tara DeMarco about 'The Boroughs', and the creature, environment, TV distortion effects and other VFX in the Netflix show.