This breakdown of how Blender was used on ‘Backrooms’ is awesome
Amazing presentation by Calvin Romeyn, associate visual effects supervisor, at Blender Conference 2026.
The new Guinness World Records features a special ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ spread
...which I helped make!
New cover reveal! All the magazines coming soon from befores & afters
Your first look at the cover for the Masters of the Universe issue!
Here’s what befores & afters is up to at VIEW Conference!
Hosting panels, sessions, workshops...and with the mags and book available!
The director of ‘HOPE’ breaks down those insane chase scenes, and working on mocap with Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender
Plus, how the creatures were designed for the film.
‘Stranger Things’ and ‘Spider-Noir’ win VFX Emmys
Congrats to all the nominees!
Magazines in the works at befores & afters
Lots coming, including on Backrooms, Project Hail Mary and The Mandalorian and Grogu.
One of the new categories at the VES Awards is ‘Outstanding In-Camera Effects in a Photoreal Project’
The Visual Effects Society has announced new categories and updates for the VES Awards.
How the ‘Camp Miasma’ team used a glass matte painting shot in their film
'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' production designer Brandon Tonner-Connolly breaks it down in this fun Instagram post.
New Scientific and Technical Awards investigations announced
Sci-Tech committee looking at water sims, markerless facial capture and other tech.
Shinya Ohira shares the secrets behind his captivating Star Wars: Visions ‘BLACK’ short
The film has been nominated for an Outstanding Animated Program Emmy. Includes bonus animatics to watch and storyboards to study.
The mags coming soon to befores & afters
New cover reveals and what else is in store!
See the full list of VFX Emmys nominees
Here's the Emmy nominations - congrats to all!
Preview the Computer Animation Festival at SIGGRAPH in this stunning trailer
Get a glimpse of the animated shorts, visual effects, scientific visualizations, and digital storytelling.
About 40 journalists watched the ‘Independence Day’ miniatures team blow up the White House, live
Plus other fun stories from the making of the Roland Emmerich film.
“The ending with the Zeppelin was a nightmare, but it turned out pretty cool”
How that final airship explosion in The Rocketeer was (almost) a major disaster.
‘Dragonheart’: the inside stories
Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dragonheart with key members of the VFX team.
‘Mission: Impossible’ is 30 this week!
One of those game-changer VFX films.
What’s coming soon to befores & afters
New magazines, podcasts and other fun coverage in VFX and animation.
Reflections on FMX 2026
A round up of chatting to Roland Emmerich, Then & Now sessions, and AI.
More of the SIGGRAPH 2026 schedule has been published
A huge number of Talks have been announced, covering projects like Fire and Ash, Stranger Things 5, Toy Story 5, and more.
‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’, ‘Project Hail Mary’ to be featured in SIGGRAPH 2026 Production Sessions
It's a big, big year of Production Sessions at SIGGRAPH.
The visual effects in ‘The Bride!’ that you may not have noticed
Environment builds, plus how that falling down the stairs shot was achieved, and how the re-animation of the Bride was done.
VES On-Set VFX Data Collection and Usage Guide released
A new guide for using and capturing on-set data for visual effects.
How those fiery scenes in ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’ were crafted
Behind the scenes with One of Us.
The magazines coming soon from befores & afters (there are so many!)
A heads up on the films and episodic series that we will be covering.
Paddington’s journey from London to Peru was made with old-school techniques
The National Film and Television School's Model Making students helped create this fun map sequence for Paddington in Peru.
Get my new book in PRINT or on KINDLE.
Issue #66: The visual effects of Avengers: Endgame.
Latest limited edition t-shirt: Pseudopod.
