befores & afters

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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 1u 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.
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  A deep dive into the visual effects of 'Murderbot' 29.05.2026 42min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to 'Murderbot' production visual effects supervisor Sean Faden.
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  The old-school show-within-a-show in 'Wonder Man' used some old-school effects techniques 25.05.2026 28min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to production visual effects supervisor John Haley about 'Wonder Man', including on the use of forced perspective miniatures.
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  The art of CG ping pong balls and crowds in 'Marty Supreme' 22.05.2026 34min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to 'Marty Supreme' visual effects supervisor Eran Dinur about crafting the ping pong match VFX in the film.
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  How to make a photoreal CG octopus: the VFX of 'Remarkably Bright Creatures' 18.05.2026 31min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to 'Remarkably Bright Creatures' visual effects supervisor Chris Ritvo about Untold Studios' delightful octopus in the film and how it was made.
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  In-depth on the all the key explosive visual effects in Netflix's 'Man on Fire' 04.05.2026 45min

  Ian Failes from befores & afters talks to 'Man on Fire' visual effects supervisor Kevin Lingenfelser about the residential tower destruction, the lear jet sequence and that signature 'man on fire' moment with the main character, John Creasy.