Ian Failes from befores & afters and Hugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk are joined by Craig Barron, creative director at Magnopus, and co-founder and VFX supervisor at Matte World Digital.

Ian Failes from befores & afters and Hugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk chat to Foundry Director of Product - New Technology Mathieu Mazerolle for a special exclusive interview about the new Unreal Reader for Nuke.

We celebrate the 10th episode of VFX Notes, and discuss the VFX of Venom 2, Halloween Kills, The French Dispatch, and the state of play of WFH in VFX.

Hugo Guerra and Ian Failes discuss the practical, miniature, matte painting and optical visual effects behind the 1984 film, Dune. 

This week Ian Failes and Hugo Guerra discuss David Fincher, focusing on the incredible invisible effects work achieved by his team, including from Digital Domain, on films such as Zodiac and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Hugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters dive deep into the art of films based on video games (and yes we talk about...Angry Birds 2). 

Hugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters discuss the miniatures, practical effects and digital effects of 2010: The Year We Make Contact, and also ask, 'Are miniatures dead?'

Hugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters chat about the VFX in The Suicide Squad, Jungle Cruise and Old, and discuss the huge prevalence of digital de-ageing.

Hugo Guerra from Hugo’s Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters do some deep discussion on the latest films and TV series, and talk about the latest in LED wall and real-time tech.

Hugo Guerra from Hugo’s Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters discuss Black Widow, preview SIGGRAPH 2021, talk about why VFX artists need to know LUTs, and enter the discourse on CG vs. practical filmmaking.