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How all those sparks in Pixar's 'Lightyear' were created

2022/06/24

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.).

The main on end titles for 'Moon Knight'

2022/06/13

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

NVIZ on the previs of 'Morbius'

2022/05/24

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

ftrack's Fredrik Limsater on the state of play of production tracking

2022/05/18

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.

Moving from VFX to games: meet Blinkmoon

2022/04/27

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.

The practical and digital effects of 1997's 'Anaconda'

2022/04/18

'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 on building his HUXLEY universe

2022/04/13

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.

The VFX art department: a chat with Cinesite's Madeleine Scott-Spencer

2022/04/11

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.

Zendaya and Tom Holland's wire work, digi-doubles, and the art of comp'ing hair

2022/04/06

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.

The evolution of Richard Linklater's rotoscoped animation films

2022/03/31

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.

De-ageing, destruction and other digital effects in ‘The Adam Project’

2022/03/27

'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.

The virtual production behind the pirate ship scenes in 'Our Flag Means Death'

2022/03/22

Sam Nicholson from Stargate Studios explains the ocean plate camera array and LED wall shoot for the Taika Waititi show.