befores & afters

By Ian FailesTV & Film Technology

befores & afters episodes

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.
43 min
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
May 22 The art of CG ping pong balls and crowds in 'Marty Supreme'
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to 'Marty Supreme' visual effects supervisor Eran Dinur about crafting the ping pong match VFX in the film.
35 min
May 18 How to make a photoreal CG octopus: the VFX of 'Remarkably Bright Creatures'
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.
32 min
May 04 In-depth on the all the key explosive visual effects in Netflix's 'Man on Fire'
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.
46 min
April 27 How the artistic innovations behind the 'Spider-Verse' films led to a Scientific and Technical Award
Ian Failes from befores & afters talks to the Sony Pictures Imageworks recipients about their Scientific and Technical Award stemming from stylized and artistic innovations on the 'Spider-Verse' films.
23 min
April 11 ILM's Ben Morris reflects on 'The Last Jedi' and 'ABBA Voyage'
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Ben Morris, creative director at ILM London. Here we jump into two of the large projects he helped oversee at ILM, which were Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and ABBA Voyage. We go into the innovations required on those projects, and we explore ILM's move into things like immersive concert and other experiences.
24 min
March 31 ILM's Rachel Rose on the R&D side of visual effects
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Rachel Rose, Director of R&D at ILM, about the development of virtual production and real-time tools, like StageCraft, and her work on the tools Block Party for rigging and Fez for facial animation.
26 min
March 21 ILM's Jeff White breaks down that incredible oner from 'The Avengers'
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to visual effects supervisor Jeff White, now creative director at ILM Vancouver, on his roles on the Transformers films, the development of BlockParty, that New York oner in The Avengers and the creature work in Kong: Skull Island.
29 min
March 14 Rob Bredow shares 'Solo' stories, and how ILM inspired him before he was even at ILM
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Rob Bredow, Senior Vice President, Creative Innovation at Lucasfilm, about his time at ILM.
25 min