The befores & afters VFX podcast from journalist Ian Failes, covering the latest in visual effects, animation and virtual production.
All the surprising rock climbing and kayaking VFX challenges on 'Apex'
Apex (2026) · Aug 4, 2026
How those adorable sheep in 'The Sheep Detectives' were made
The Sheep Detectives (2026) · Jul 28, 2026
Behind the visual effects of 'Ted' season 2, including the bear, and the deepfake Bill Clinton
Ted (2012) · Jun 5, 2026
How ILM invented ambient occlusion for 'Pearl Harbor'
Pearl Harbor (2001) · Jun 3, 2026
A deep dive into the visual effects of 'Murderbot'
Murderbot (2023) · May 29, 2026
The art of CG ping pong balls and crowds in 'Marty Supreme'
Marty Supreme (2025) · May 22, 2026
How to make a photoreal CG octopus: the VFX of 'Remarkably Bright Creatures'
Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026) · May 18, 2026
The creatures of 'Keeper'
Keeper (2018) · Mar 3, 2026
Alec Gillis on the practical effects design process for 'Predator: Badlands'
Predator: Badlands (2025) · Feb 18, 2026
The painterly art and tech behind stop-motion animated 'The Girl Who Cried Pearls'
The Girl Who Cried Pearls (2025) · Nov 24, 2025
The art and tech behind the body morphing in 'Together'
Together (2025) · Oct 22, 2025
Paul Franklin reflects on the VFX of 'Interstellar'
Interstellar (2014) · Sep 15, 2025
How they made the new 'Lilo & Stitch'
Lilo & Stitch (2025) · Jul 7, 2025
Wētā FX used its Loki state machine for muscle simulations on Red Hulk in 'Captain America: Brave New World'
Captain America: Brave New World (2025) · Mar 25, 2025
How the motion capture worked on 'Better Man'
Better Man (2024) · Feb 18, 2025
The visual effects of 'Alien: Romulus'
Alien: Romulus (2024) · Feb 3, 2025
Will Becher from Aardman on the old-school and new-school tech in 'Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl'
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024) · Jan 31, 2025
The wide use of machine learning VFX techniques on 'Here'
Here (2024) · Jan 20, 2025
The virtual production behind 'Daddio'
Daddio (2024) · Dec 9, 2024
How the wrestling scenes in 'Unstoppable' were made
Unstoppable (2024) · Nov 29, 2024
In-depth on face replacement, environments and that crazy tennis ball POV shot in 'Challengers'
Challengers (2024) · Nov 27, 2024
Sponsored: How ActionVFX assets were used in 'Godzilla Minus One'
Godzilla Minus One (2023) · Nov 20, 2024
The visual effects of 'Dune: Part Two'
Dune: Part Two (2024) · Nov 18, 2024
The making of 'Gladiator': a look back with VFX supervisor John Nelson
Gladiator (2000) · Nov 11, 2024
The VFX and stop-motion animation in 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) · Nov 4, 2024
The invisible visual effects in 'Longlegs'
Longlegs (2024) · Oct 5, 2024
'Sky Captain' turns 20: looking back at filmmaking on the digital backlot
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) · Sep 17, 2024
Behind the invisible effects of 'The Instigators'
The Instigators (2024) · Sep 13, 2024
Celebrating the CG legacy of 'The Last Starfighter'
The Last Starfighter (1984) · Jul 29, 2024
All about the motion base mechs in the Jennifer Lopez film, 'Atlas'
Contrechants, atlas (2023) · Jul 15, 2024
Behind the tests, on-set shoot and CG animation of the characters in 'IF'
IF (2024) · Jul 8, 2024
The creatures of 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'
The Last Airbender (2010) · Jun 8, 2024
Visual effects problem solving: the dinosaurs of '65'
65 (2023) · May 20, 2024
Going from VFX artist to short film director
The Fore-Men (2022) · May 6, 2024
Making slimer, a sewer dragon and those Mini-Pufts for 'Frozen Empire'
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) · Apr 28, 2024
How the animatronic baby from 'The Matrix' was made
The Matrix (1999) · Apr 15, 2024
'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' VFX supervisor Alessandro Ongaro
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) · Apr 12, 2024
The stuntvis behind that stunning oner 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) · Mar 18, 2024
The effects of 'Napoleon' were so convincing, Ridley Scott thought they had killed a stunt performer
Napoleon (2023) · Feb 12, 2024
'Oppenheimer' special effects supervisor Scott Fisher on what the Trinity Test explosions in the film were made of
Oppenheimer (2023) · Feb 3, 2024
How Framestore turned Hugh Grant into an Oompa Loompa for 'Wonka'
Wonka (2023) · Dec 28, 2023
Wētā Workshop's Richard Taylor on crafting the horrifying creature in 'The Tank'
The Tank (2023) · Dec 11, 2023
How the live-action plate shoots worked for nature documentary series 'Life on our Planet'
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020) · Nov 20, 2023
You might be surprised how Tinkerbell in 'Peter Pan & Wendy' was made
Peter Pan & Wendy (2023) · Sep 18, 2023
The Third Floor's Casey Schatz on simulcam, motion bases and the eyeline system on 'Avatar The Way of Water'
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) · Sep 3, 2023
How they made that spectacular Harrison Ford bus/train jump in 'The Fugitive' with optical front projection tech
The Fugitive (1993) · Jul 30, 2023
Special effects supervisor Gerd Nefzer reflects on the practical effects of 'Dune'
Dune (2021) · Jul 24, 2023
Making miniatures and props for 'Asteroid City'
Asteroid City (2023) · Jul 2, 2023
The process of postvis on 'Cocaine Bear'
Cocaine Bear (2023) · May 8, 2023
Bringing 'Matilda' to life with more VFX than you might at first realize
Matilda (1996) · Apr 29, 2023
Making vampire chimps for 'Let the Right One In'
Let the Right One In (2008) · Apr 11, 2023
VFX supe and director Adam Valdez on making the UE5 short 'Brave Creatures' with new real-time tech
Brave Creatures (2023) · Mar 30, 2023
How to plan for huge VFX sequences: the VFX supe and VFX producer on 'Slumberland'
Slumberland (2022) · Mar 19, 2023
Go in-depth on the visual effects by Fuse FX for 'Wendell & Wild'
Wendell & Wild (2022) · Feb 20, 2023
How the VFX for 'All Quiet on the Western Front' were made
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) · Feb 13, 2023
Digital people, CG water, miniatures, morphing: 'Titanic' had it all
Titanic (1997) · Feb 6, 2023
'The Voice in the Hollow' is an Unreal Engine short with a difference
The Voice in the Hollow (2022) · Jan 22, 2023
Kevin Baillie on the virtual production of 'Pinocchio'
Pinocchio (2022) · Nov 7, 2022
How to build a CG mountain lion (and make it attack Kevin Hart)
Me Time (2022) · Nov 1, 2022
Pinocchio: going from virtual production to VFX
Pinocchio (2022) · Oct 20, 2022
Wētā FX on the tricky task of crafting battling Asgardian kids in Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) · Oct 10, 2022
How DNEG Animation gave 'Entergalactic' its stylized look
Entergalactic (2022) · Oct 6, 2022
The AI tool used to redub F-bombs and go from an R rating to PG-13
Fall (2022) · Sep 8, 2022
Rising Sun Pictures VFX supe Dan Bethell on 'Thor: Love and Thunder'
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) · Aug 18, 2022
NVIZ on the previs of 'Morbius'
Morbius (2022) · Jul 30, 2022
De-ageing, destruction and other digital effects in 'The Adam Project'
The Adam Project (2022) · Jul 30, 2022
Pixar's Danielle Feinberg on the studio's new tech in 'Turning Red'
Turning Red (2022) · Jul 30, 2022
VFX supervisor Scott Stokdyk on the digital human breakthroughs in 'Spider-Man 2'
Spider-Man 2 (2004) · Jul 30, 2022
Shane Mahan on the practical Dilophosaurus in 'Jurassic Park'
Jurassic Park (1993) · Jul 30, 2022
Phil Tippett on RoboCop's ED-209
RoboCop (1987) · Jul 30, 2022