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Ian Failes

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

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August 18 · 35 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 · 38 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 · 31 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 · 59 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 · 25 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 · 1 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 · 48 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 · 26 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 · 24 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 · 33 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 · 25 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 · 34 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 · 23 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 · 41 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 · 25 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 · 38 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 · 27 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 · 42 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 · 28 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 · 34 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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