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.'
Episodes
265
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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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.
July 8, 202626 min
ILM's John Knoll reveals one of the toughest VFX sequences he's ever worked on
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.
July 3, 202624 min
ILM's David Vickery on combining practical and digital
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.
June 26, 202633 min
ILM's Cary Phillips on the development of Cari for 'Dragonheart'
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.'
June 16, 202625 min
Crafting that killer oner for season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again
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.
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