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befores & afters

befores & afters

Hosted by Ian Failes

Episodes

267

Latest episode

Aug 2026

Language

EN-AU

About the show

The befores & afters VFX podcast from journalist Ian Failes, covering the latest in visual effects, animation and virtual production.

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September 14, 202656 min

VFX supervisor Eran Dinur discusses the big AI and ML changes that have impacted visual effects

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.

September 8, 202630 min

Pitch Black's Troy Tobin on where Rising Sun's REVIZE is now headed

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.

September 2, 202631 min

Nikola Todorovic on the latest developments in Autodesk's Flow Studio

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.

August 18, 202635 min

Behind the role of a VFX coordinator

Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to VFX coordinator Cameron Target, who most recently worked on 'Moana'.

August 14, 202638 min

'Stranger Things 5' visual effects supervisor Betsy Paterson on the show's landmark moments

Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to visual effects supervisor Betsy Paterson about the making of 'Stranger Things 5.'

August 4, 202631 min

All the surprising rock climbing and kayaking VFX challenges on 'Apex'

Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to 'Apex' visual effects supervisor Enrik Pavdeja.

July 28, 202659 min

How those adorable sheep in 'The Sheep Detectives' were made

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.

July 20, 202625 min

The visual effects of Widow's Bay

Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to production visual effects supervisor Brian Drewes about the visual effects in 'Widow's Bay'.

July 15, 20261 hr 31 min

The VFX artist who changed my life

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.

July 13, 202648 min

This Wētā FX animation roundtable was a total hoot

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.

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