@beforesmag.bsky.social has released Issue No. 41 which offers readers an in-depth look at the artistry and innovation behind #Superman (2025). Read the full article at: supermansupersite.com/New_Befores_... 💙❤️💛

CG Krypto VFX facts from James Gunn's #Superman! Find out more about Framestore's Krypto work in @beforesmag.bsky.social magazine, issue #41. www.patreon.com/c/beforesand...

The #Superman issue of @beforesmag.bsky.social is here! With VFX supe Stef Ceretti and vendors ILM, Framestore & Weta FX! In-depth + amazing behind the scenes VFX pics. PRINT: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZSL6VR7 (US Amazon, try your local too) DIGITAL: www.patreon.com/posts/issue-...

‘Wicked: For Good’: the VFX team preview the upcoming film --> Hear from ILM's Pablo Helman and Framestore's Dale Newton, who also reflect on being part of the #Wicked universe. beforesandafters.com/2025/11/06/w...

Discussing a new era in visual effects with Phantom Media Group --> Today on the @beforesmag.bsky.social podcast, a special sponsored podcast episode featuring the leadership of PMG, which now includes Tippett Studio, Milk VFX, Lola Post, Phantom FX & Spectre. beforesandafters.com/2025/11/05/d...

Whoa! We just launched a new season of #vfxnotes! It's on the RISE OF AI ROBOTS. Some very fun films will be discussed, starting with... Steven Spielberg’s 'A.I. Artificial Intelligence'!!! beforesandafters.com/2025/11/04/a...

From the special issue of Befores & Afters magazine on MPC's work for 'Mufasa' --> Virtual filmmaking: New approaches to virtual cinematography, the use of Unreal Engine, and understanding the film language of the filmmakers. An excerpt from issue #40. beforesandafters.com/2025/11/01/v...

Why two dams were built for that explosive scene in Wes Anderson's ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ --> Behind the scenes with miniature unit supervisor Simon Weisse who I got to chat to at View Conference. beforesandafters.com/2025/10/30/w...

Why two dams were built for that explosive scene in Wes Anderson's ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ --> Behind the scenes with miniature unit supervisor Simon Weisse who I got to chat to at View Conference. beforesandafters.com/2025/10/30/w...

Doug Chiang reflects on the day he first used Photoshop --> How the famed designer jumped onto the tool during the shift into digital at ILM. A brand new interview at @beforesmag.bsky.social, from when I got to sit down with Doug. beforesandafters.com/2025/10/28/d...

My friend Dean has collected all the print issues of Befores & Afters! beforesandafters.com/magazine

Doug Chiang reflects on the day he first used Photoshop --> How the famed designer jumped onto the tool during the shift into digital at ILM. A brand new interview at @beforesmag.bsky.social, from when I got to sit down with Doug. beforesandafters.com/2025/10/28/d...

Get 10% off 'Introduction to ComfyUI for VFX', with Doug Hogan --> This course from ActionVFX is for compositors, technical artists, and VFX pros who want to understand how AI can support their work without replacing the fundamentals. bit.ly/4qhRFbf #vfxinsight

Get an early look at stop-motion photography on LAIKA Studios’ ‘Wildwood’ --> Includes bluescreen motion control stop-motion behind the scenes from the upcoming film. Watch at befores & afters: beforesandafters.com/2025/10/27/g...

The VFX behind ‘Alice in Borderland’ season 3 --> This 8-minute behind the scenes reel showcases how the dramatic scenes were made. Watch the full reel at @beforesmag.bsky.social: beforesandafters.com/2025/10/26/t...

The VFX behind ‘Alice in Borderland’ season 3 --> This 8-minute behind the scenes reel showcases how the dramatic scenes were made. Watch the full reel at @beforesmag.bsky.social: beforesandafters.com/2025/10/26/t...

Introduction to ComfyUI For VFX By Doug Hogan --> Get 10% off now with a special code for befores & afters readers, on this course from ActionVFX Academy. Find out more: beforesandafters.com/2025/10/24/i... #vfxinsight

Issue #40 of @beforesmag.bsky.social covers ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ --> The issue is intended to celebrate the work of thousands of MPC artists who contributed to the film. DIGITAL: www.patreon.com/posts/issue-... PRINT: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXBDNM1C

The art and tech behind the body morphing in ‘Together’ --> New on the @beforesmag.bsky.social podcast, we’re chatting to Framestore visual effects supervisor Josh Simmonds about the Michael Shanks film featuring Allison Brie and Dave Franco. beforesandafters.com/2025/10/23/t...

How the directors of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ implemented something they called ‘sneaky deep’ --> Here's how they combined silly and ‘stupid’ scenes with meaningful moments in the blockbuster Sony Animation/Netflix film. Read at @beforesmag.bsky.social: beforesandafters.com/2025/10/20/h...

Fun update to post on @beforesmag.bsky.social with VFX breakdowns from on ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ --> Framestore has released its VFX b'down for the film, which includes space shots, Silver Surfer, Sue giving birth scene & The Thing. beforesandafters.com/2025/09/26/h...

I hadn't read this James Cameron interview yet: variety.com/2025/film/ne... There's quite A LOT in here about his interaction with VFX artists. It's really interesting. Feels like it could be a bigger conversation.

Free 14 day trial! DeemosTech has unveiled Rodin Gen-2, its most advanced 3D generative AI model to date. Visit hyper3d now to register for your free 14-day Creator Plan --> Use the code bnaRodinGen2 during sign-up for instant access. hyper3d.ai?utm_source=b... #vfxinsight

Why this VFX breakdown video from @tvaziri.com is SOOOO good --> You rarely get this kind of analysis about VFX shots. beforesandafters.com/2025/10/08/w...

A foam head performance --> Behind the on-set puppetry in ‘How to Train Your Dragon’. Read the excerpt from issue #39 of @beforesmag.bsky.social. beforesandafters.com/2025/10/07/a...

A brand new podcast from befores & afters is out with Wētā FX CTO Kimball Thurston. We discuss a range of topics, including rendering, de-noising, data flows and…yes…AI. Listen in here: beforesandafters.com/2025/10/06/w...

How to get the latest magazine! www.patreon.com/c/beforesand...

Currently in London! Always use the opportunity to pick up an issue of ImagineFX edited by my buddy Rob Redman!

Tech news at @beforesmag.bsky.social! Deemos Launches Rodin Gen-2, A Groundbreaking Generative AI for Intuitive 3D Creation --> Click to find out how to register for complimentary 14-day Creator Plan: beforesandafters.com/2025/10/02/d... #3DModeling #AI #3D #GenerativeAI #Rodin #vfxinsight

Here’s the many different ways M3GAN was made in ‘M3GAN 2.0’, both practically and digitally --> Animatronic, performer in open & closed mask, posable doll, CG, face replacements and more! Find out more at @beforesmag.bsky.social : beforesandafters.com/2025/10/02/h... #m3gan2

Here’s the many different ways M3GAN was made in ‘M3GAN 2.0’, both practically and digitally --> Animatronic, performer in open & closed mask, posable doll, CG, face replacements and more! Find out more at @beforesmag.bsky.social : beforesandafters.com/2025/10/02/h... #m3gan2

Please enjoy the latest Befores & Afters podcast, where I talked with Ian Failes about what The Roddenberry Archive is doing to preserve the history of Star Trek and Gene Roddenberry's legacy in television and films. @beforesmag.bsky.social beforesandafters.com/2025/09/29/h...

Am curious about this one --> is the camera array set-up something that was shooting footage, or more like volumetric, or ... all of the above? deadline.com/2025/09/tere...

How The Roddenberry Archive is preserving ‘Star Trek’ history --> A new befores & afters podcast with Mark Spatny from OTOY! Lots of fun details here the various photoreal re-creations that are now inside the archive, and how they are made. beforesandafters.com/2025/09/29/h...

Am curious about this one --> is the camera array set-up something that was shooting footage, or more like volumetric, or ... all of the above? deadline.com/2025/09/tere...

How to get the new @beforesmag.bsky.social on #howtotrainyourdragon right now —> SUBSCRIBE to the digital edition! www.patreon.com/c/beforesand...

Here’s a bunch of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ VFX breakdowns --> We will keep adding more here as they are published. Right now, check out VFX breakdowns from Digital Domain and RISE Excerpt here, full breakdowns at befores & afters: beforesandafters.com/2025/09/26/h...

OUT NOW! --> Issue #39 of @beforesmag.bsky.social magazine goes in-depth on the visual effects by Framestore in Dean DeBlois' live-action #HowToTrainYourDragon. DIGITAL: www.patreon.com/posts/issue-... PRINT: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FS28HXZP

OUT NOW! --> Issue #39 of @beforesmag.bsky.social magazine goes in-depth on the visual effects by Framestore in Dean DeBlois' live-action #HowToTrainYourDragon. DIGITAL: www.patreon.com/posts/issue-... PRINT: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FS28HXZP

There's 2 really great talks from the recent Blender conference that I would suggest VFXers check out... 1/4

There's 2 really great talks from the recent Blender conference that I would suggest VFXers check out... 1/4

Watch Union’s visual effects breakdown for ’28 Years Later’ --> Excerpt below, but watch the full video at @beforesmag.bsky.social: beforesandafters.com/2025/09/24/w...

I mean, look at this image, just look at it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pa1...

Behind the scenes of the ‘Borderlands 4’ Quit Earth live-action trailer (with stop-motion!) --> Here’s some fun stop-motion behind the scenes from Tippett Studio, watch in full at befores & afters: beforesandafters.com/2025/09/18/b...

In issue #38 of befores & afters magazine, #thunderbolts VFX supervisor Jake Morrison breaks down a fun moment involving Bucky’s motorcycle chase, with visual effects crafted by RSP. 1/6

NEW PODCAST at @beforesmag.bsky.social! VFX supervisor Paul Franklin reflects on 'Interstellar' -- he shares some anecdotes from the making of that film that I had never heard previously. (Plus a big announcement on what he is working on right now...) beforesandafters.com/2025/09/16/p...

How those Florence Pugh parkour scenes were made in ‘Thunderbolts*’ --> An excerpt from issue #38 of @beforesmag.bsky.social magazine featuring Framestore's VFX work. beforesandafters.com/2025/09/15/h...

Latest issue of @beforesmag.bsky.social is now OUT! It's on the VFX of #Thunderbolts, featuring VFX supe Jake Morrison, and supes from ILM, Digital Domain and Framestore PRINT: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQPKB3J5 (US store, try your local, too) DIGITAL: www.patreon.com/posts/issue-...

Get a special @beforesmag.bsky.social discount to VIEW Conference! Use the code BEFORESANDAFTERS_VIEW2025 and get 20% off tickets. www.viewconference.it/pages/regist... VIEW is on 12-17 Oct. 2025 in Torino, Italy #viewconference2025

Announcement for my 10th anniversary live stream tomorrow, Friday the 12th of Sep: 'FIRESIDE CHATS' with these lovely folks: @beforesmag.bsky.social, Paul Franklin, Ricardo Ferreira, Stephane Ceretti, Jen Goldfinch, Juan Brockhaus, Kirti Somerville. From 21:30 BST: youtube.com/live/HYnYLXH...