befores & afters is a brand-new visual effects and animation online magazine–and now print publication and podcast destination!–from visual effects and animation journalist Ian Failes.
Ian has written for other visual and effects and online magazines, including fxguide, Cartoon Brew, VFX Voice, 3D Artist, 3D World, Thrillist, Syfy, Inverse, Digital Arts, MovieMaker, Empire Magazine Australia, Develop, Rolling Stone and Polygon.
Ian co-hosts the VFX Notes visual podcast with Hugo Guerra from Hugo’s Desk.
He’s also a regular at conferences such as FMX, SIGGRAPH, SIGGRAPH Asia, VIEW, Annecy, Trojan Horse Was a Unicorn and SPARKFX, where he often conducts on-stage Q&As.
Ian’s first book, Masters of FX, was published by Ilex and Focal Press in August 2015. This full-color 192 page book features interviews with 16 of the world’s best visual effects supervisors and the films they’ve worked on.
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