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Ian FailesExplicit
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Date created
2022/07/30
Latest episode
2026/09/14
Average duration
40 min.
Release period
7 days
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The befores & afters VFX podcast from journalist Ian Failes, covering the latest in visual effects, animation and virtual production.
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VFX supervisor Eran Dinur discusses the big AI and ML changes that have impacted visual effects
2026/09/14
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to visual effects supervisor Eran Dinur, who has been teaching courses on ComfyUI and GripTape, about the AI and ML landscape VFX artists are facing right now.
Pitch Black's Troy Tobin on where Rising Sun's REVIZE is now headed
2026/09/08
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Pitch Black's Troy Tobin, now Head of REVIZE (Research and Innovation), about the expansion of the machine learning technology which started at Rising Sun Pictures.
Nikola Todorovic on the latest developments in Autodesk's Flow Studio
2026/09/02
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Nikola Todorovic, who co-founded Wonder Dynamics (an Autodesk Company), about the new 3D Editor + Canvas in Flow Studio.
Behind the role of a VFX coordinator
2026/08/18
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to VFX coordinator Cameron Target, who most recently worked on 'Moana'.
'Stranger Things 5' visual effects supervisor Betsy Paterson on the show's landmark moments
2026/08/14
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to visual effects supervisor Betsy Paterson about the making of 'Stranger Things 5.'
All the surprising rock climbing and kayaking VFX challenges on 'Apex'
2026/08/04
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to 'Apex' visual effects supervisor Enrik Pavdeja.
How those adorable sheep in 'The Sheep Detectives' were made
2026/07/28
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats with two Framestore artisans on The Sheep Detectives: visual effects supervisor Graham Page and chief creative officer (and second unit supervisor for the film) Tim Webber.
The visual effects of Widow's Bay
2026/07/20
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to production visual effects supervisor Brian Drewes about the visual effects in 'Widow's Bay'.
The VFX artist who changed my life
2026/07/15
Ian Failes from befores and afters chats to ILM compositing supervisor Todd Vaziri, who via his VFXHQ.com website in the late 90s kickstarted Ian's career in VFX journalism.
This Wētā FX animation roundtable was a total hoot
2026/07/13
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to members of Wētā FX's animation team: Dan Barrett, senior animation supervisor, Stuart Adcock, head of facial motion, and Dave Clayton, animation supervisor. It's a hilarious discussion about previs, mocap and where you can even see these crew members as performers in films they've worked on.
ILM's John Knoll reveals one of the toughest VFX sequences he's ever worked on
2026/07/08
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to ILM Executive Creative Director John Knoll about the advent of digital VFX tech at ILM, and then goes in-depth on the maelstrom in the third Pirates of the Caribbean film.
ILM's David Vickery on combining practical and digital
2026/07/03
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to ILM creative director David Vickery about his experience combining practical and digital dinos on recent Jurassic World films.
ILM's Cary Phillips on the development of Cari for 'Dragonheart'
2026/06/26
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Cary Phillips, who is Director, R&D Engineering Architect at ILM, about the development of Cari for 'Dragonheart.'
Crafting that killer oner for season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again
2026/06/16
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to 'Daredevil: Born Again' visual effects supervisor Gong Myung Lee and visual effects producer Fahed "Freddy" Alhabib, to break down the oner, the ship VFX, and the other invisible effects this season.
Fire, explosions, water and deer: the visual effects of season 3 of 'The Night Agent'
2026/06/12
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to visual effects supervisor Chad Wanstreet about the visual effects of season 3 of 'The Night Agent'.
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In a Bubble World 2024/03/21
Exceptional
This has been one of the most informative podcasts I could find on filmmaking. I appreciate the deep dive into practical effects (miniatures, forced p...
lamamamamama 2024/03/12
Fantastic insights
Ian gives great insight to film and tv lovers in an approachable and conversational way. A great listen
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