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The final podcast in the ILM ‘50 Years of Innovation’ series is here!
It features a special guest, @tvaziri@mastodon.social
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mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06The VFX magazine from journalist Ian Failes. In print, podcast and online.
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How those adorable sheep in ‘The Sheep Detectives’ were made -->
Go behind the scenes in this double-header podcast with Framestore.
https://beforesandafters.com/2026/07/29/how-those-adorable-sheep-in-the-sheep-detectives-were-made/
All the surprising rock climbing and kayaking VFX on ‘Apex’ (or, how Charlize Theron survives the Australian wilderness) -->
New podcast with VFX supe Enrik Pavdeja.
I got to meet @StefanHabel@mastodon.social today in LA! An amazing highlight from this week at SIGGRAPH!!
Boosted by @octothorpe@mastodon.online
At the VFX Oscar Bake-Off this year, there was an audible 'OMG' gasp from the pro audience at two points in the 'Jurassic World Rebirth' presentation from VFX supervisor David Vickery.
They are in this new reel from ILM:
https://beforesandafters.com/2026/03/03/ilms-vfx-breakdown-for-jurassic-world-rebirth-is-here/
A tribute to VFX artists, especially the on-set data wrangling teams.
Over the years, I've collected a bunch of fun 'balls and charts' images and videos. I thought it'd be fun to showcase them here.
Got a balls and charts pic? Send it to me at beforesandafters@gmail.com and I might just do a Part II video...
"Balls and Charts"
What it took to film with iPhones on ’28 Years Later’ -->
Behind the cinematography with iPhones, drone work and VFX in '28 Years Later'.
An excerpt from issue #63 of befores & afters magazine.
https://beforesandafters.com/2026/08/07/what-it-took-to-film-with-iphones-on-28-years-later/
The new issue of @beforesmag@mastodon.social is out!
We go deep into the visual effects of Danny Boyle's #28yearslater with Union VFX.
Included is also a deep dive with DOP Anthony Dod Mantle on the use of iPhones and the array rig (as shown in this video).
https://beforesandafters.com/2026/08/03/zombies-iphones-and-vfx/
NEW PODCAST!
ILM's John Knoll reveals one of the toughest VFX sequences he’s ever worked on --> the maelstrom in the third Pirates of the Caribbean film.
New VFX breakdown!
DNEG shares VFX breakdown for 'Masters of the Universe' -->
Watch in full at @beforesmag@mastodon.social:
https://beforesandafters.com/2026/07/30/dneg-shares-vfx-breakdown-for-masters-of-the-universe/
Some of the latest @beforesmag@mastodon.social magazines!
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Great bts photos here by production stills photographer Aaron Epstein from 'Spider-Noir'. Check them out at his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaronepstein/
And go in-depth on the VFX of the show in the Befores & Afters magazine:
https://www.patreon.com/beforesandafters/posts/crafting-color-161740047
Blood and gore, and how to kill Seth Rogen -->
An excerpt from issue #62 of @beforesmag@mastodon.social magazine on s5 of 'The Boys'.
Read here:
https://beforesandafters.com/2026/07/13/the-art-of-chunkiness/
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NEW PODCAST at @beforesmag@mastodon.social!
A special (& hilarious) Weta FX ANIMATION ROUNDTABLE with Dan Barrett, Stu Adcock & Dave Clayton.
Get a preview of what they'll be sharing at Siggraph, as they break down their approach to previs and mocap and more.
https://beforesandafters.com/2026/07/14/this-weta-fx-animation-roundtable-was-a-total-hoot/
Remember that live-action scene in the making-of for ‘Final Fantasy’? Here’s how it happened -->
The film just turned 25!
New issue of the mag is out!
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NEW PODCAST!
ILM's Jeff White breaks down that incredible oner from ‘The Avengers’, plus a look at transformations on 'Transformers', his role in developing the tool BlockParty, creature work in 'Kong: Skull Island', and environments of 'Aquaman'.
Our new ILM podcast series starts with Dennis Muren! -->
The legendary VFX supe on speeder bike chase in ROTJ, stained glass knight in Young Sherlock Holmes, & how ILM conquered digital comp'ing.
https://beforesandafters.com/2026/02/25/our-new-ilm-podcast-series-starts-with-dennis-muren/
Olivier Gondry on the making of Kylie Minogue’s ‘Come Into My World’ -->
We revisit this making of article in light of the new fun Margot Robbie CHANEL ad directed by Michel Gondry.
The making of ‘Wonder Man’ -->
Behind the invisible visual effects in the Marvel Television series, with Base FX.
A brand new exclusive interview:
https://beforesandafters.com/2026/04/03/the-making-of-wonder-man/