befores & afters

Ian Failes

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

  1. 4d ago

    Fire, explosions, water and deer: the visual effects of season 3 of 'The Night Agent'

    Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to visual effects supervisor Chad Wanstreet about the visual effects of season 3 of 'The Night Agent'.

    34 min

  2. 6d ago

    The visual effects of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

    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.

    23 min

  3. Jun 8

    How to get the most out of the VES On-Set VFX Data Collection and Usage Guide

    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.

    42 min

  4. Jun 5

    Behind the visual effects of 'Ted' season 2, including the bear, and the deepfake Bill Clinton

    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.

    25 min

  5. Jun 3

    How ILM invented ambient occlusion for 'Pearl Harbor'

    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.

    38 min

  6. Jun 1

    A mysterious creature in a mysterious retirement community: the VFX of 'The Boroughs'

    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.

    27 min

  7. May 29

    A deep dive into the visual effects of 'Murderbot'

    Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to 'Murderbot' production visual effects supervisor Sean Faden.

    42 min

  8. May 25

    The old-school show-within-a-show in 'Wonder Man' used some old-school effects techniques

    Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to production visual effects supervisor John Haley about 'Wonder Man', including on the use of forced perspective miniatures.

    29 min
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About

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

Information

  • Creator
    Ian Failes
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    256
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025
  • Show Website
    befores & afters

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