‘How to Train Your Dragon’ – the new issue of the magazine is out!

September 24, 2025

Issue #39 of befores & afters magazine goes in-depth on the visual effects in Dean DeBlois’ live-action How to Train Your Dragon.

Issue #39 of befores & afters magazine covers the design of the dragons, including Toothless, the on-set puppeteering, the shooting of flying scenes on gimbals, and the extensive visualization, digital visual effects, animation and CG work by Framestore.

If you’re a DIGITAL MAGAZINE tier member, you’ll be able to download the mag direct from the shop post.

Not a member? Sign up as a DIGITAL MAGAZINE subscriber, or buy the mag direct from the shop post (to do that, purchase the post to get the mag).

There’s also details on the LiDAR, photogrammetry and scanning contributions from Clear Angle Studios, and in-depths perspectives on animation from multiple contributors.

The issue includes interviews with the following:

  • production visual effects supervisor Christian Manz
  • production animation supervisor Glen McIntosh
  • creature puppetry supervisor Tom Wilton
  • special effects motion control supervisor Pete Britten
  • Framestore visual effects supervisor Andy Kind
  • Framestore visual effects supervisor Francois Lambert
  • Framestore visual effects supervisor Glenn Melenhorst
  • Framestore visual effects supervisor Dom Hellier
  • Framestore global head of visual development Owen Jackson
  • Framestore visualization supervisor Jon Allen

You can also grab the issue in PRINT from Amazon (that’s the US store, make sure you try your local Amazon store, too).

Here’s the links to various Amazon stores:

USA: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FS28HXZP

UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FS28HXZP

Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0FS28HXZP

Germany: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0FS28HXZP

France: https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0FS28HXZP

Spain: https://www.amazon.es/dp/B0FS28HXZP

Italy: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B0FS28HXZP

Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0FS28HXZP

Japan: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0FS28HXZP

Sweden: https://www.amazon.se/dp/B0FS28HXZP

Poland: https://www.amazon.pl/dp/B0FS28HXZP

Netherlands: https://www.amazon.nl/dp/B0FS28HXZP

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