Also, how to score a 20% discount on tickets!
VIEW Conference is racing up to us! It’s taking place in Turin, Italy on 12-17 October 2025. The program is up and it is another insane year of VFX, animation and filmmaking talks, including on a number of projects not yet released!
NOT TO MISS
Here’s my 5 sessions you shouldn’t miss:
1. Behind the scenes of ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ – it’s hard not to be blown away by the talent who will be present here to discuss the film: Dean DeBlois (Writer/Director), Christian Manz (VFX Supervisor) and Glen McIntosh (Overall Animation Supervisor). That’s an incredible selection of the creative team.
2. The making of ‘ KPop Demon Hunters’ – this incredible film will be presented on by Maggie Kang (Director) and Chris Appelhans (Director). Expect a lot of fun details in how this film reached the screen.
3. Wicked: For Good Premiere Talk – the film will not even be out yet, but you’ll get to hear about how it was made with Pablo Helman (VFX Supervisor) and Dale Newton (Animation Supervisor, Framestore). Specific examples from the two movies will be provided, including director meetings, script analysis, and working with the different departments to achieve the director’s vision.
4. When Worlds Collide: Bridging the Grid and Reality in TRON: Ares – the film will only just have been released, which makes this presentation from Production Visual Effects Supervisor David Seager a very exciting prospect.
5. Doug Chiang: A Life in Film Design – Doug will be there with film historian Alexandre Poncet to discuss the artist’s work. A new book by Poncet and Gilles Penso, “Doug Chiang: The Cinematic Legacy/The Star Wars Legacy”, will also be discussed.
BEFORES & AFTERS-RELATED SESSIONS
Excitingly, I am hosting a range of sessions at VIEW, including:
- The Future of Filmmaking, with Doug Chiang (Senior Vice President and Executive Design Director, Lucasfilm), Camille Balsamo-Gillis (Actress, Producer, Director, and Co-Founder, Pro Machina), Janet Lewin (Senior Vice President, General Manager, and Head, ILM), Ramsey Naito (President, Paramount, Nickelodeon), Fiona Walkinshaw (CEO Film & Episodic, Framestore), Kevin Baillie (VP, Head of Studios, Eyeline Studios), Laurens Ehrmann (Founder & Creative Director, The Yard) and Jeff Dillinge (VFX Supervisor & CEO, Megalis).
- Fireside chat with Janet Lewin
- In Your Dreams, with Alex Woo (Director, In Your Dreams, Kuku Studios), Nicola Lavender (Director, CG Supervision and Visual Effects Supervisor, In Your Dreams, Sony Pictures Imageworks) and Sacha Kapijimpanga (Head of Character Animation, In Your Dreams, Sony Pictures Imageworks).
Plus, I’ll also be running a 3 hour workshop called ‘Learn the history of visual effects’ on Sunday, 12th October.
Come along to VIEW and you can also buy copies of the magazine straight from the bookstore.
DISCOUNTS!
And, until 3rd October, befores & afters readers get a special discount at VIEW. Just use the code BEFORESANDAFTERS_VIEW2025 for a 20% discount on tickets to the conference.
Get your tickets here: https://www.viewconference.it/pages/registration/
