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The VFX magazine from journalist Ian Failes. In print, podcast and online. beforesandafters.com
Happy 30th anniversary to 'Independence Day'! In-depth interview with the VFX team and production designer, at
@beforesmag.bsky.social
:
beforesandafters.com/2026/07/03/a...
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Shooting scenes for āPrehistoric Planet: Ice Ageā --> An excerpt from the new issue #61 of
@beforesmag.bsky.social
, featuring the on-set shoot involving Practic Creations and
@framestore.bsky.social
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Shooting scenes for āPrehistoric Planet: Ice Ageā --> An excerpt from the new issue #61 of
@beforesmag.bsky.social
, featuring the on-set shoot involving Practic Creations and
@framestore.bsky.social
.
beforesandafters.com/2026/07/01/s...
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Issue #61 of
@beforesmag.bsky.social
is out on the VFX of 'Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age'! PRINT: USA:
amazon.com/dp/B0H6BXYF97
UK:
amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H6BXYF97
Canada:
amazon.ca/dp/B0H6BXYF97
DIGITAL:
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Watch WÄtÄ FX's VFX breakdown for āStranger Thingsā 5 --> Go behind the scenes, and find out where to get more info in befores & afters magazine.
beforesandafters.com/2026/06/27/w...
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NEW PODCAST IN THE
@ilmvfx.bsky.social
SERIES! Today we chat with Cary Phillips, who is Director, R&D Engineering Architect at ILM. Caricature, or Cari, as it was known, was famously used to help animate the face of Draco on 'Dragonheart'. Listen in here:
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NEW PODCAST IN THE
@ilmvfx.bsky.social
SERIES! Today we chat with Cary Phillips, who is Director, R&D Engineering Architect at ILM. Caricature, or Cari, as it was known, was famously used to help animate the face of Draco on 'Dragonheart'. Listen in here:
beforesandafters.com/2026/06/27/i...
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Watch WÄtÄ FX's VFX breakdown for āStranger Thingsā 5 --> Go behind the scenes, and find out where to get more info in befores & afters magazine.
beforesandafters.com/2026/06/27/w...
#vfx
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COVER REVEAL! Coming very soon as a new
@beforesmag.bsky.social
mag is this big issue on
@framestore.bsky.social
's work for 'Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age'. Lots of pages, lots of behind the scenes. >> SIGN UP TO THE DIGITAL EDITION <<
www.patreon.com/c/beforesand...
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How the dream sequence in 'Spider-Noir' was made >> Nic Cage dreams of spiders, & being miniaturized. An excerpt from #60 of
@beforesmag.bsky.social
magazine. Includes a fun look at how those miniaturization moments were re-imagined by Cinesite in post.
beforesandafters.com/2026/06/24/h...
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Issue #60 of
@beforesmag.bsky.social
magazine is now out! It covers the visual effects of
#SpiderNoir
. SUBSCRIBE:
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Always fun to see balls and charts, and greenscreen shooting, in a blooper reel. Watch in full:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUNV...
#theboys
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NEW ISSUE OF Befores & Afters magazine is out! We go deep into the VFX of Apple TVās
#pluribus
. SUBSCRIBE:
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From Aerospace to Spider-Man --> How an Engineering Degree Paved the Way for a Career in the Arts (and a Sci-Tech Award!) The latest 'From classroom to credits' Campus VFX story at
@beforesmag.bsky.social
, featuring Imageworks FX lead Edmond Boulet-Gilly.
beforesandafters.com/2026/06/19/f...
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šļø Crafting that killer oner for season 2 of āDaredevil: Born Againā --> Today on the
@beforesmag.bsky.social
podcast, weāre chatting about the VFX of s2 of 'Daredevil: Born Again'. Iām here with VFX supervisor Gong Myung Lee & VFX producer Fahed Alhabib.
beforesandafters.com/2026/06/17/c...
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Deathclaws: practical and CG artistry ā> a new magazine excerpt. The Deathclaws were realized via a combination of practical builds from Legacy Effects and CG creations by
@ilmvfx.bsky.social
. Read the detailed excerpt from
@beforesmag.bsky.social
mag:
beforesandafters.com/2026/06/15/d...
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New issue of the mag is out! Fallout, s2! SUBSCRIBE:
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www.amazon.de/dp/B0H4XWPLCK
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The incredible way Pickle Dad was brought to life in āIT: Welcome to Derryā --> Behind the creation of the stand-out manifestation of Pennywise. An excerpt from issue #57 of befores & afters magazine. Read the excerpt, & find out how to get the mag:
beforesandafters.com/2026/06/14/t...
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š New issue of
@beforesmag.bsky.social
magazine is out! A deep dive on the VFX of
#ITWelcomeToDerry
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Canada:
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š New issue of
@beforesmag.bsky.social
magazine is out! A deep dive on the VFX of
#ITWelcomeToDerry
SUBSCRIBE:
www.patreon.com/c/beforesand...
DIGITAL:
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PRINT: USA:
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UK:
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H4LRJR9Y
Canada:
www.amazon.ca/dp/B0H4LRJR9Y
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š NEW PODCAST! The visual effects of
#startrek
#starfleet
academy with VFX supervisor Jason Zimmerman. Listen in at the link below, where you can also watch an extensive collection of VFX breakdowns from the show.
beforesandafters.com/2026/06/10/t...
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How to get the most out of the VFX Society On-Set VFX Data Collection and Usage Guide --> A new podcast with Sheena Duggal and Jim Geduldick, who were part of the VES Technology Committee that created this guide.
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I miss our boy T. Ocellus š Highly recommend following
@beforesmag.bsky.social
if you love movies and effects. Ian has been doing great work for years. He also puts out digital & physical magazines with tons of details & interviews
add a skeleton here at some point
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Behind the craziest creature in āAlien: Earthā ā the Eye Midge. A new excerpt from issue #56 of befores & afters! Read the excerpt here:
beforesandafters.com/2026/06/07/b...
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Behind the visual effects of āTedā season 2, including the bear, and the deepfake Bill Clinton --> How the Seth MacFarlane show was made, in this new podcast featuring VFX supervisors Blair Clark and Hoyt Yeatman.
beforesandafters.com/2026/06/06/b...
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Issue #56 of
@beforesmag.bsky.social
is out, covering 'Alien: Earth'! SUBSCRIBE:
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Plus many other Amazon stores!
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Cover reveal! 'IT: Welcome to Derry'! Coming soon: issue #57 of
@beforesmag.bsky.social
, featuring Pickle Dad on the cover. Subscribe to the Digital Edition to get the mag as soon as it's released:
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š New podcast with
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on the 25th anniversary of āPearl Harborā! Ben Snow, who was a CG supe on the film, and Hayden Landis, then a sequence supervisor, join
@beforesmag.bsky.social
for a fun discussion on the big VFX innovations.
beforesandafters.com/2026/06/04/h...
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š New podcast with
@ilmvfx.bsky.social
on the 25th anniversary of āPearl Harborā! Ben Snow, who was a CG supe on the film, and Hayden Landis, then a sequence supervisor, join
@beforesmag.bsky.social
for a fun discussion on the big VFX innovations.
beforesandafters.com/2026/06/04/h...
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Cover reveal! 'IT: Welcome to Derry'! Coming soon: issue #57 of
@beforesmag.bsky.social
, featuring Pickle Dad on the cover. Subscribe to the Digital Edition to get the mag as soon as it's released:
www.patreon.com/c/beforesand...
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All the major VFX and animation innovations in āAvatar: Fire and Ashā --> Fire, water and creatures covered in the latest VFX Notes episode with
@beforesmag.bsky.social
and
@hugocguerra.bsky.social
. Watch the full episode here:
youtu.be/3M5USPkxyWU
@wetafxofficial.bsky.social
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š NEW PODCAST! Very excited to dive deep into the visual effects of 'The Boroughs' on
@netflix.com
with VFX supervisor Tara DeMarco.
beforesandafters.com/2026/06/01/a...
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So...I've been doing a lot of reading lately of past issues of
@beforesmag.bsky.social
magazine. 1. Get them in PRINT on Amazon. This is the US store link (but try your local):
www.amazon.com/dp/B09V8H4LV...
2. DIGITAL EDITIONS from the befores & afters Patreon:
www.patreon.com/c/beforesand...
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Today is the 30th anni of āDragonheartā! Truly a major breakthrough in digital visual effects and animation from
@ilmvfx.bsky.social
. Celebrate in this fun ā and often hilarious ā conversation with Scott Squires, Phil Tippett and Rob Coleman.
beforesandafters.com/2026/06/01/d...
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NEW PODCAST! A deep dive into the visual effects of āMurderbotā --> A new podcast with visual effects supervisor Sean Faden at
@beforesmag.bsky.social
.
beforesandafters.com/2026/05/29/a...
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Old-school forced perspective miniature effects in
#wonderman
--> New podcast with VFX supervisor John Haley at
@beforesmag.bsky.social
. We break down these old-school approaches, and also the invisible effects work in the series, orchestrated by Base FX.
beforesandafters.com/2026/05/25/t...
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The art of CG ping pong balls and crowds in āMarty Supremeā ā> A brand new befores & afters podcast, with visual effects supervisor Eran Dinur.
beforesandafters.com/2026/05/22/t...
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Holey moley - it's the 25th anniversary of
#shrek
this week. Hats off to the team at PDI who up'd the game in animation so quickly after 'Antz'. Here's a fun collection of some CG model/wireframe/simulation tests from the film.
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Get the latest issues of
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The latest āFrom classroom to creditsā at
@beforesmag.bsky.social
is now up! We hear from Campus VFX grad Vania Ruano, now a compositor at Imageworks with credits that include KPop Demon Hunters and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
beforesandafters.com/2026/05/16/f...
#vfxinsight
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Demerzelās fate ā> Bringing the robot character to life, and death, for season 3 of āFoundationā. Here we look at the work surrounding Demerzel led by Outpost VFX, both for her āhead removalā shots, and eventual demise.
beforesandafters.com/2026/05/15/d...
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What the world needs right now is this video of
@realhughjackma.bsky.social
interacting with sheep stuffies --> B-roll from āThe Sheep Detectivesā, showcasing stuffies & on-set stand-ins. Watch at the
@beforesmag.bsky.social
YouTube channel:
youtu.be/mK_6LIu9SGo
#vfx
#thesheepdetectives
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For those who love motion bases as much as me.
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The new
@beforesmag.bsky.social
issue is out! Covering the VFX of 'Foundation', s3. DIGITAL:
www.patreon.com/posts/issue-...
SUBSCRIBE:
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PRINT:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0H1CXJH3T
(that's USA but look to your own store for the issue)
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'Twister' turns 30 today!
@ilmvfx.bsky.social
took things light years ahead in terms of particle simulations, destruction and env work. This video features cast and crew discussing the infamous 'we got cows' shots.
beforesandafters.com/tag/twister/
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The visual effects in āThe Bride!ā that you may not have noticed --> Environment builds, plus how that falling down the stairs shot was achieved, and how the re-animation of the Bride was done. Go behind the scenes at
@beforesmag.bsky.social
with One of Us:
beforesandafters.com/2026/05/04/t...
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New LAIKA Studios featurette on āWildwoodā --> Go behind the scenes of the stop-motion animation. Watch in full at
@beforesmag.bsky.social
:
beforesandafters.com/2026/05/02/n...
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Tech news: Reallusion has launched Headshot 3 for Character Creator 5 --> Includes new features, including AI image-to-3D reconstruction, spline-based head shaping, and advanced texture generation. Find out more at befores & afters:
beforesandafters.com/2026/04/30/r...
#vfxinsight
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How those fiery scenes in āPeaky Blinders: The Immortal Manā were crafted --> Engaged to deliver war-related aerial scenes and bombings, and a number of other explosive moments, was One of Us. Find out more at
@beforesmag.bsky.social
:
beforesandafters.com/2026/04/29/h...
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š NEW PODCAST! š How the artistic innovations behind the āSpider-Verseā films led to a Scientific and Technical Award --> Diving deep into the tools Superdraw and Kismet, and on brushing and patching, as crafted by Imageworks.
beforesandafters.com/2026/04/28/h...
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