Issue #18 of the mag is out! Learn all about big creature anim

June 2, 2024

Covering creature animation, with in-depth analysis of Fallout, YuYu Hakusho, Spaceman, and Damsel, and a print edition version of the history of the Dinosaur Input Device used on Jurassic Park.

Issue #18 of befores & afters magazine is here! Over 80 pages, the mag jumps into the world of big creature animation, covering several projects and the studios and artists behind them.

Go inside the creature work in ‘Fallout’.

Here’s what’s inside:

  • Start with our coverage of Framestore’s work on the gulper and yao guai in Fallout
  • Then delve into the fire-breathing dragon of Damsel with One of Us
  • Another large creature we cover is ‘Helen’ by Alt.vfx in YuYu Hakusho
  • Learn animation lessons from DNEG, Scanline and Wētā FX from Godzilla x Kong 
  • Go inside the mind of the space spider in Spaceman with MPC
  • Finally, look back at the incredible Dinosaur Input Device crafted by reps from Tippett Studio, ILM and Pixar way back on Jurassic Park
The DID!

You can grab issue #18 at Amazon. Find your copy in your local store. Here’s a link to the main Amazon marketplaces:

USA — UK — Canada — Germany — France — Spain

Italy — Australia — Japan — Sweden — Poland — Netherlands

A big thanks to Reallusion for sponsoring this issue!

In-depth on ‘Spaceman.’

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