befores & afters

This week on the befores & afters podcast, Ian Failes chats to Milk VFX about the film, Me Time, and specifically the mountain lion sequence in that film in which Kevin Hart's character happens to run into a mountain lion and its cub in the desert.

This week on the befores & afters podcast, Ian Failes chats to MPC visual effects supervisor Ben Jones about the VP to VFX workflow on Robert Zemeckis' 'Pinocchio', especially in relation to Geppetto's workshop, where Pinocchio first comes to life.

Ian Failes from befores & afters talks to Electric Theatre Collective's Greg McKneally about the Pharrell Williams, 21 Savage and Tyler, the Creator music video for the song 'Cash In Cash Out', and its CG zoetrope.

Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to  Wētā FX crew members on the VFX for the third act battle in Thor: Love and Thunder. You'll hear from Wētā FX CG supervisor Jo Davison and compositing supervisor Tim Walker.

Ian Failes chats to DNEG Animation about their approach to the 'pushed' and stylized look in Scott 'Kid Cudi' Mescudi's 'Entergalactic'. On the podcast are visual effects supervisor Archie Donato, animation director Kapil Sharma and digital producer Chrissy Metge. 

Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Ron Bedard from Industrial Pixel about the 3D scanning company's beginnings, including early boat scanning work. 

Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Rose Duignan and Hal Hickel, who both appeared in the 'Light & Magic' documentary, about the early days of ILM, the practical-to-digital transition, and the latest innovations at the studio.

Scott Mann from Flawless discusses the use of the AI tool TrueSync to redub some scenes in his film, 'Fall', where a few F-bombs needed to be changed for the film's classification.

Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to FuseFX visual effects supervisor Tommy Tran about season 3 of 'The Orville', including on new ships, creature designs, and the de-ageing work on Dolly Parton. 

RSP visual effects supervisor Dan Bethell talks to Ian Failes from befores & afters about his studio's work on Thor: Love and Thunder, including the opening scenes, baby Thor, and the final shot.

Ian Failes from befores & afters talks to Carlo Van de Roer and Stuart Rutherford from Satellite Lab about their in-camera lighting and imaging technology used on the two most recent Thor films. 

'Resident Evil' VFX supervisor Kevin Lingenfelser breaks down all the major creatures in the Netflix series in this chat with Ian Failes from befores & afters.

We talk to Pixar's Dylan Sisson about 'Teapot Meets Potzilla', a homage to Marv Newland's 'Bambi Meets Godzilla' made with RenderMan's Stylized Looks.

Ian Failes from befores & afters talks to Framestore's Stuart Penn and Chris Hurtt about Khonshu (the bird skull god) and Taweret (the hippo god) in 'Moon Knight'. 

This week on VFX Futures, Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Pixar effects supervisor Bill Watral about 'Lightyear'. We cover everything from light speed, to ship exhausts to the huge amount of sparks required on the film (yes, there's A LOT of sparks. A LOT.).

Ian Failes from befores & afters asks Perception's Doug Appleton and Seiji Anderson about their main on end titles crafted for 'Moon Knight.'

NVIZ Head of Visualisation, Janek Lender, discusses 'Morbius'. We talk about a couple of the central sequences, including on subway station.

Ian Failes from befores & afters is joined by Fredrik Limsater, CEO and founder of ftrack, to discuss some of the big changes that have occurred at ftrack lately, including the acquisition by Backlight.

Ian Failes from befores & afters talks to Hugh Behroozy and Mohsen Mousavi, former VFX artists from Scanline, who are now working in the gaming space at Blinkmoon. 

'Anaconda' VFX supervisor John Nelson joins Ian Failes from befores & afters for a look back at 25 years since the unique film that saw animatronics and CGI combine.

Concept designer Ben Mauro joins Ian Failes from befores & afters for a discussion about Mauro's HUXLEY universe. We talk graphic novels, film projects and NTFs. 

In this sponsored episode, Cinesite Head of Assets and Visual Development Madeleine Scott-Spencer discusses the changing nature of the art department at a VFX studio, including the move to virtual production.

How Luma Pictures helped craft the VFX of the opening sequences of 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'. Join Ian Failes from befores & afters and Luma Pictures VFX supervisor Brendan Seals as they discuss bluescreen wire stunts, hair keying and city building.

Ian Failes from befores & afters talks to Tommy Pallotta, Head of Animation and Producer on Richard Linklater's 'Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood', about the evolution of the rotoscoped animation techniques on this and a number of previous projects.

'The Adam Project' VFX supervisor Alessandro Ongaro joins Ian Failes from befores & afters to discuss the film, including the spaceship effects, wormholes, time soldiers and the de-ageing work.