157 episodes

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

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    • TV & Film

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

    Going from VFX artist to short film director

    Going from VFX artist to short film director

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

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

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

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

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

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

    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. 

    • 34 min
    How the animatronic baby from 'The Matrix' was made

    How the animatronic baby from 'The Matrix' was made

    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.

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

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

    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.

    • 58 min
    Yeti creator Colin Doncaster on the challenges of VFX software development

    Yeti creator Colin Doncaster on the challenges of VFX software development

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

    • 1 hr 19 min

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