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befores & afters

befores & afters

Hosted by Ian Failes

Episodes

256

Latest episode

Jun 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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60 recent
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.

June 12, 202634 min

Fire, explosions, water and deer: the visual effects of season 3 of 'The Night Agent'

Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to visual effects supervisor Chad Wanstreet about the visual effects of season 3 of 'The Night Agent'.

June 10, 202623 min

The visual effects of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' visual effects supervisor Jason Zimmerman about virtual production, digital characters, space scenes and motion graphics.

June 8, 202641 min

How to get the most out of the VES On-Set VFX Data Collection and Usage Guide

Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to visual effects supervisor Sheena Duggal, and VFX supervisor and virtual production supervisor Jim Geduldick, about the newly released VES On-Set VFX Data Collection and Usage Guide.

June 5, 202625 min

Behind the visual effects of 'Ted' season 2, including the bear, and the deepfake Bill Clinton

Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to 'Ted' s2 visual effects supervisors Hoyt Yeatman and Blair Clark about the creation of the main character, and the deepfake work that went into the appearance of Bill Clinton.

June 3, 202638 min

How ILM invented ambient occlusion for 'Pearl Harbor'

Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to ILM's Ben Snow and Hayden Landis on the 25th anniversary of 'Pearl Harbor', looking back at key ILM innovations, including ambient occlusion, from the film.

June 1, 202627 min

A mysterious creature in a mysterious retirement community: the VFX of 'The Boroughs'

Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to visual effects supervisor Tara DeMarco about 'The Boroughs', and the creature, environment, TV distortion effects and other VFX in the Netflix show.

May 29, 202642 min

A deep dive into the visual effects of 'Murderbot'

Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to 'Murderbot' production visual effects supervisor Sean Faden.

May 25, 202628 min

The old-school show-within-a-show in 'Wonder Man' used some old-school effects techniques

Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to production visual effects supervisor John Haley about 'Wonder Man', including on the use of forced perspective miniatures.

May 22, 202634 min

The art of CG ping pong balls and crowds in 'Marty Supreme'

Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to 'Marty Supreme' visual effects supervisor Eran Dinur about crafting the ping pong match VFX in the film.

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