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The VFX magazine from journalist Ian Failes. In print, podcast and online. beforesandafters.com
All the ‘Witcher’ season 4 VFX breakdowns in one place --> Featuring work by Cinesite, Eyeline, Vine FX, Milk Visual Effects, One of Us and Platige Image. Find them at
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Watch ILM's VFX breakdown for ‘Stranger Things’ 5 --> Includes the oner involving the Demogorgon attack. Watch in full at
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Current obsession: this how to animate water video from LAIKA --> It’s part of their Craft in Motion series, and includes both practical and digital water. Watch in full at
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Watch El Ranchito’s VFX breakdown for ‘Marty Supreme’ --> Ping pong, crowds and more. Watch in full at befores & afters:
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Here’s Hybride VFX’s VFX breakdown for season 2 of ‘Andor’. Including significant environment work on Ghorman. Watch in full at
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How Spencer Tom went from Campus VFX grad in the Effects Technical Director Program to working at Industrial Light & Magic with credits on Predator: Badlands, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Silo and Invasion.
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NEW VIDEO! ‘Project Hail Mary’ creature effects creative supervisor Neal Scanlan on the magic of Rocky --> Neal goes behind the scenes on the puppets & animatronics, with some very fun b-roll also featuring puppeteer & performer James Ortiz.
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Watch El Ranchito’s VFX breakdown for ‘Marty Supreme’ --> Ping pong, crowds and more. Watch in full at befores & afters:
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Here’s Hybride VFX’s VFX breakdown for season 2 of ‘Andor’. Including significant environment work on Ghorman. Watch in full at
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How Spencer Tom went from Campus VFX grad in the Effects Technical Director Program to working at Industrial Light & Magic with credits on Predator: Badlands, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Silo and Invasion.
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A great video from
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with Project Hail Mary creature effects creative supervisor Neal Scanlan (!!!) explaining the magic of Rocky.
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Neal Scanlan on how the Rocky puppet was built and puppeteered
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NEW VIDEO! ‘Project Hail Mary’ creature effects creative supervisor Neal Scanlan on the magic of Rocky --> Neal goes behind the scenes on the puppets & animatronics, with some very fun b-roll also featuring puppeteer & performer James Ortiz.
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Olivier Gondry on the making of Kylie Minogue’s ‘Come Into My World’ --> We revisit this making of article in light of the new fun Margot Robbie CHANEL ad directed by Michel Gondry.
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How that enormous goldfish was made in ‘One Piece’ --> Behind the visual effects for the creature was EYELINE. Here,
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speaks to EYELINE visual effects supervisor Derek Spears and EYELINE CG supervisor Tosh Elliott.
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Olivier Gondry on the making of Kylie Minogue’s ‘Come Into My World’ --> We revisit this making of article in light of the new fun Margot Robbie CHANEL ad directed by Michel Gondry.
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Here's a quick look at the most recent
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OMG OMG. An official still from 'The Mandalorian and Grogu'. Cannot wait.
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Powering a VFX Oscar winner -> Weta FX crafted 3,132 VFX shots in 'Fire and Ash'. Supporting that rendering workload were AMD EPYC processors & the Lenovo ThinkStation P8, powered by AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO. More at
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Powering a VFX Oscar winner -> Weta FX crafted 3,132 VFX shots in 'Fire and Ash'. Supporting that rendering workload were AMD EPYC processors & the Lenovo ThinkStation P8, powered by AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO. More at
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Always fun to see invisible effects in the ‘Knives Out’ films --> This VFX breakdown is from EYELINE. Watch in full at
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NEW PODCAST!
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's Jeff White breaks down that incredible oner from ‘The Avengers’, plus a look at transformations on 'Transformers', his role in developing the tool BlockParty, creature work in 'Kong: Skull Island', and environs of 'Aquaman'.
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NEW PODCAST!
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's Jeff White breaks down that incredible oner from ‘The Avengers’, plus a look at transformations on 'Transformers', his role in developing the tool BlockParty, creature work in 'Kong: Skull Island', and environs of 'Aquaman'.
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I love ILP's VFX reel for 'Predator: Badlands'. Great way to see the work done for Dek's face and head, the leg removal for Elle Fanning's character, the Spray Snakes (spitters) and environment work. Love seeing a bit of roto in a breakdown, too!
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I love ILP's VFX reel for 'Predator: Badlands'. Great way to see the work done for Dek's face and head, the leg removal for Elle Fanning's character, the Spray Snakes (spitters) and environment work. Love seeing a bit of roto in a breakdown, too!
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Why are VFX artists so **mean** to the Golden Gate Bridge? In this new excerpt from issue #1 of
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magazine (now in landscape!), we look at the bridge we love to destroy.
#XMenTheLastStand
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Why are VFX artists so **mean** to the Golden Gate Bridge? In this new excerpt from issue #1 of
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magazine (now in landscape!), we look at the bridge we love to destroy.
#XMenTheLastStand
#TheCore
#PacificRim
#Godzilla
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From the latest
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, Rob Bredow discusses how shots in the Millennium Falcon on 'Solo' were achieved with a rear projection screen. Full podcast:
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Watch this official VFX breakdown for ‘The Dinosaurs’. It comes from production company Silverback Films, which worked with
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Stuffy stories, including the ventilation hose from 'The Abyss' --> I recently re-published #1 of
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mag in landscape. In this excerpt, we look at some super fun stuffy stories featuring a variety of stand-ins, puppets & classic stuffies.
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Stuffy stories, including the ventilation hose from 'The Abyss' --> I recently re-published #1 of
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mag in landscape. In this excerpt, we look at some super fun stuffy stories featuring a variety of stand-ins, puppets & classic stuffies.
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Watch this official VFX breakdown for ‘The Dinosaurs’. It comes from production company Silverback Films, which worked with
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on the Amblin / Netflix series. Watch in full at
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From the latest
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, Rob Bredow discusses how shots in the Millennium Falcon on 'Solo' were achieved with a rear projection screen. Full podcast:
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NEW PODCAST! Rob Bredow shares ‘Solo’ stories, and how ILM inspired him before he was even at ILM --> The latest in from our special ILM series of podcasts as part of the release of my book, Industrial Light & Magic: 50 Years of Innovation.
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SURPRISE! Issue #1 of
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SURPRISE! Issue #1 of
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has been republished in wide format! It covers stuffies, digital capes, roto, destruction of the Golden Gate, and Jar Jar Binks. PRINT:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GS9P9W2N
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A new deep dive into Wētā FX’s visual effects for ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Today on
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podcast, I sit down with Wētā FX to discuss 'A Minecraft Movie'. I chat to visual effects supervisor Sheldon Stopsack and animation supervisor Kevin Estey.
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A new deep dive into Wētā FX’s visual effects for ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Today on
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podcast, I sit down with Wētā FX to discuss 'A Minecraft Movie'. I chat to visual effects supervisor Sheldon Stopsack and animation supervisor Kevin Estey.
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Our 2026 VFX Oscars nominees season is here! Hugo and
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get into the driver’s seat on Joseph Kosinski’s F1 The Movie and marvel at the flawless invisible VFX work led by
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- Enjoy on YouTube (also as audio on YouTube Music)
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F1 The Movie: almost impossible to tell what’s real and what’s CGI | VFX Oscars | VFX Notes Podcast
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NEW PODCAST IS OUT! ILM's Janet Lewin reflects on more than three decades with the studio —> Here’s a quick excerpt with Janet mentioning her time on ‘Hulk’.
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NEW PODCAST IS OUT! ILM's Janet Lewin reflects on more than three decades with the studio —> Here’s a quick excerpt with Janet mentioning her time on ‘Hulk’.
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30% FLASH SALE ON MAG MEMBERSHIPS! --> Head to the link below, and use the code FLASH30 to get either 30% off the first month of a monthly membership, or 30% off the entire first year of an annual membership.
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30% FLASH SALE ON MAG MEMBERSHIPS! --> Head to the link below, and use the code FLASH30 to get either 30% off the first month of a monthly membership, or 30% off the entire first year of an annual membership.
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EXCLUSIVE: Imageworks breakdown videos from ‘In Your Dreams’ —> Check them out at
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. And, don’t miss this amazing film, streaming on Netflix.
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This video is just a glimpse at the full vids.
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Shout out to the VFX artists who worked on this commercial for the MacBook Neo!
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Hello, MacBook Neo
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NEWS! Roland Emmerich is coming to FMX! He’ll be joining me on stage to share untold stories from the making of 'Independence Day' (which turns 30 this year!), and to discuss its key place in visual effects history.
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Completely scandalous that 'Hoppers' is not getting released until 26 March in Australia. Scandalous!
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NEW PODCAST ALERT! 🚨 Edward Douglas, production visual effects supervisor, and Jenn Taylor, Image Engine visual effects supervisor, discuss the film 'Keeper' and its creatures.
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At the VFX Oscar Bake-Off this year, there was an audible 'OMG' gasp from the pro audience at two points in the 'Jurassic World Rebirth' presentation from VFX supervisor David Vickery. They are in this new reel from ILM:
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