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Article by Ian FailesJan 23, 20215:13 pmJanuary 23, 2021
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‘Outside the Wire’: check out this VFX breakdown video

VFX supe Sebastian Barker and star Anthony Mackie reveal all.

Article by Ian FailesJan 22, 20215:56 pm
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Watch this ‘Greyhound’ VFX breakdown video

Featuring synthetic ships and a CG ocean from DNEG.

Article by Ian FailesJan 21, 20218:04 am
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Go even more behind the scenes of this ‘Stranger Things’ monster

Rodeo FX breaks down the Tom/Bruce creature in this bespoke video.

Article by Ian FailesJan 20, 20213:07 pm
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This indie film with more than 500 VFX shots took more than 5 years to make

How warehouse spaces were transformed into the lush world of ‘The Wanting Mare’.

In Print by Ian FailesJan 19, 20213:41 pmJanuary 19, 2021
Article by Ian FailesJan 19, 202110:35 amJanuary 20, 2021
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An interesting video about making ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’

During COVID.

Retro by Ian FailesJan 16, 202112:33 pmJanuary 18, 2021
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How the ‘2021’ internet of ‘Johnny Mnemonic’ was imagined in 3D Studio

At the time, PCs were not being used heavily for Hollywood VFX.

Retro by Ian FailesJan 14, 20215:24 pmJanuary 15, 2021
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“I thought, ‘This is not going to work.’ But nobody has ever questioned it.”

The CG secrets behind General Grievous’ cape.

Article by Ian FailesJan 13, 202111:05 amJanuary 15, 2021
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The in-camera FX behind ‘Next’s’ title design

Real elements, real lights and…LEGO bricks.

Article by Ian FailesJan 12, 20214:58 pmJanuary 13, 2021
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Flashback to the cool Kato-vision shots in ‘The Green Hornet’

The film is now 10 years old.

Article by Ian FailesJan 11, 202111:09 amJanuary 13, 2021
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The VFX of ‘Greyhound’

Delivering ships at sea, submarines…and water…in limited time.

Retro by Ian FailesJan 8, 202112:01 pmJanuary 11, 2021
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The miniature FX of ‘Air Force One’

Watch these video interviews with the team behind the work.

Article by Ian FailesJan 6, 20214:34 pm
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Reminder: there’s a whole YouTube channel dedicated to in-camera effects

And it’s called…InCamera.

Retro by Ian FailesJan 5, 20219:25 pm
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Remember those giraffes in ’12 Monkeys’?

Here’s how they were crafted in CG, along with some of the other animals in the film.

Article by Ian FailesJan 4, 20216:10 pm
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Did you see ‘Soul’? Now read about the tech behind it

A number of technical Pixar papers and videos have been published.

Article by Ian FailesJan 3, 20212:46 pmJanuary 3, 2021
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These ‘Elf’ featurettes are simply fun

And they include some neat VFX info, too.

Article by Ian FailesDec 31, 20201:27 pmJanuary 2, 2021
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The top 5 VFX moments of 2020

befores & afters pinpoints the landmark visual effects moments from the past year.

Article by Ian FailesDec 31, 202011:42 amJanuary 2, 2021
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The VFX of ‘We Can Be Heroes’

This Netflix video breaks it down.

Retro by Ian FailesDec 29, 20203:04 pmJanuary 2, 2021
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‘Cast Away’ and the story behind Imageworks’ in-house compositing software

The untold tale of Bonsai.

VFX Insight by befores & aftersDec 28, 20206:43 pmDecember 31, 2020
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ActorCore: a new 3D mocap motion library

Reallusion offers AAA motion capture for any project, game, film and budget.

Article by Ian FailesDec 28, 20203:54 pmDecember 31, 2020
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How the ‘Midnight Sky’ VFX team pulled off the film’s most shocking scene

Animating astronauts—and blood—in space.

Article by Ian FailesDec 27, 202012:20 pmJanuary 8, 2021
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Thanks to everyone for sharing your issue #1 pics!

Here’s just some of those posted by befores & afters readers.

Article by Ian FailesDec 23, 20204:48 pmJanuary 8, 2021
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A ‘Midnight Sky’ VFX conversation—Part 1: LED walls, spaceships and CG face replacements

How the film used virtual production and multiple VFX methodologies.

Article by Ian FailesDec 22, 202010:29 amDecember 23, 2020
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VFX notes from the ICG ‘Mandalorian’ s2 panel

befores & afters live-tweeted some highlights.

Article by Ian FailesDec 22, 20208:56 amDecember 23, 2020
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