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‘All this is not to do with animatronics. It’s to do with characters’

Posted onNovember 9, 2022

How one animatronics designer and puppeteer has made his way into the world of Star Wars, Dark Crystal and more.

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Inside issue #7 of b&a mag: animatronics, creature effects and Phil Tippett’s ‘MAD GOD’

Posted onOctober 28, 2022November 19, 2022

The latest issue of befores & afters magazine has arrived!

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Breaking down a low-budget stop-motion scene

Posted onOctober 4, 2022

Animator Angus Lamont reveals how he crafted a giant monster attack in his makeshift garage/studio.

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‘Where’s the head? When’s the head going to turn up?’

Posted onSeptember 25, 2022September 25, 2022

‘The Bubble’ had some slightly unusual visual effects requirements to help deliver its tongue-in-cheek tale.

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The art and design and VFX of a music video

Posted onSeptember 19, 2022September 19, 2022

A breakdown of Father John Misty’s single ‘Funny Girl’.

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147 3D printed pieces helped make this BBC Winter Olympics spot possible

Posted onSeptember 12, 2022

How Blinkink had to solve some interesting previs, stop-motion and 3D printing challenges for the promo. ‘Extreme by Nature’, a spot for the BBC Winter …

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Issue #6: stop-motion, music videos, Predator, DragonHeart, The Bubble!

Posted onSeptember 5, 2022September 20, 2022

120 pages of visual effects in print.

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The invisible effects of ‘Winning Time’

Posted onAugust 8, 2022September 2, 2022

An excerpt from issue #5 of befores & afters magazine.

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The invisible VFX of ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’

Posted onAugust 3, 2022August 8, 2022

An excerpt from the ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ article in issue #5 of befores & afters mag.

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Issue #5 of befores & afters magazine is FULL of invisible effects coverage

Posted onAugust 1, 2022August 13, 2022

From ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ to ‘Our Flag Means Death’.

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A history of CG bird flocking

Posted onApril 7, 2022April 7, 2022

Do you know about Boids?

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When your bird is actually a fish

Posted onMarch 31, 2022March 31, 2022

Behind those CG birds in ‘The Core’, and how one of them was actually a…salmon! An excerpt from issue #4 of befores & afters magazine.

Featured Post, Magazine

Issue #4 is here!

Posted onMarch 30, 2022June 5, 2022

…and there’s a new way for you to get your hands on it.

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The meta video bluescreen scene in ‘Wag the Dog’

Posted onOctober 15, 2021December 27, 2022

Find out how they made that ‘Wag the Dog’ bluescreen scene with Kirsten Dunst.

Articles

A new video showcases practical submarine model filming

Posted onOctober 7, 2021October 7, 2021

It’s from the team at InCamera, who also made that amazing submarine tutorial for befores & afters magazine.

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Issue #3 is here! See what’s inside

Posted onOctober 5, 2021March 28, 2022

The latest edition of befores & afters magazine covers greenscreen performers, ‘meta’ VFX moments, practical effects and more.

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Issue #2 is now here!

Posted onMay 11, 2021March 28, 2022

The latest print edition of befores & afters goes deep on wireframes, 3D scanning, and practical FX.

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It’s here: issue #1 of befores & afters in print

Posted onDecember 4, 2020March 28, 2022

You can now order a print version of befores & afters!  

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