befores & afters

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The befores & afters VFX podcast from journalist Ian Failes, covering the latest in visual effects, animation and virtual production.

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Visual effects problem solving: the dinosaurs of '65'

May 20 2024 23 mins  
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Framestore visual effects supervisor Josh Simmonds about the Adam Driver film, '65'. We get into the ‘role’ of VFX in helping to craft a story.

Chris Nichols on Chaos' new adventure in virtual production

May 10 2024 39 mins  
Ian Failes chats to Chris Nichols, director of special projects at the Chaos Innovation Lab, about Chaos’ Project Arena. This is an upcoming toolset that lets artists move V-Ray assets and animations to LED walls.

Going from VFX artist to short film director

May 05 2024 40 mins  
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to director and VFX artist Adrian Bobb about making his short film 'The Fore-Men'.

Making slimer, a sewer dragon and those Mini-Pufts for 'Frozen Empire'

Apr 28 2024 31 mins  
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Imageworks visual effects supervisor Jason Greenblum about 'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire'.

Tim Landry reflects on his time at Dream Quest and at Disney Imagineering

Apr 21 2024 34 mins  
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to visual effects supervisor and Disney Imagineer Tim Landry, looking back at this experience at Dream Quest Images, including on 'The Crow', and later at Walt Disney Imagineering.

How the animatronic baby from 'The Matrix' was made

Apr 14 2024 43 mins  
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Paul Katte from Make-up Effects Group about 'The Matrix' and his team's practical effects for the pod baby, the bug effects for Keanu's torso and an arm break effect.

'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' VFX supervisor Alessandro Ongaro

Apr 12 2024 58 mins  
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Alessandro Ongaro, the visual effects supervisor 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire', about prep'ing the huge film, the extensive previs, traveling to multiple locations for shoots and reference, and how specific scenes were crafted.

Yeti creator Colin Doncaster on the challenges of VFX software development

Apr 07 2024 79 mins  
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Yeti creator Colin Doncaster about his career in VFX and software development via his company Peregrine Labs.

What you didn't know about how that helicopter rescue in 'The Matrix' was filmed

Mar 31 2024 42 mins  
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Bruce Hunt, second unit director on 'The Matrix' about the helicopter rescue and crash, involving real stunt photography over Sydney, and the miniature greenscreen chopper explosion shoot as well.

Preview the big sessions of FMX 2024 with Mario Müller

Mar 27 2024 25 mins  
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to FMX project manager Mario Müller about this year's VFX and animation event happening in Stuttgart in April.