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