befores & afters

befores & afters is a fresh online magazine dedicated to visual effects and animation, created by journalist Ian Failes. It also features a print version, making it accessible in multiple formats.

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See RISE FX's VFX breakdowns for 'Daredevil: Born Again'

11 hours ago | beforesandafters.com | Ian Failes

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Issue #34 is out and covers the practical and digital effects in 'The Last of Us' season 2

1 day ago | beforesandafters.com | Ian Failes

Issue #34 of befores & afters magazine is now out in PRINT and DIGITAL!Issue #34 of befores & afters magazine is now out in PRINT and DIGITAL.
A team of just three VFX artists helped make the million dollar-winning commercial in the Doritos ‘Crash the Super Bowl’ contest

2 days ago | beforesandafters.com | Ian Failes

Here’s how they did it (including a whole bunch of VFX breakdown videos). The first thing you should do before reading this article is to watch ‘Abduction’, the commercial by directors Dylan Bradshaw and Nate Norell that won the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl Contest earlier this year, leading to the ad being shown to millions during the first quarter of Super Bowl LIX and pocketing the creators a cool $1 million.
‘The number of times we talked about a blood and guts cannon in prep meetings was…fantastic’

3 days ago | beforesandafters.com | Ian Failes

The VFX supervisor for ‘The Monkey’ breaks down the film’s craziest and quirkiest death scenes. Plus, exclusive visual effects breakdown videos of all the major death moments. A girl dives into a pool and is electrocuted. Then, she explodes. This is just one random death moment in Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey. And it’s all because of a cursed toy monkey.
A quick behind the scenes of 'M3GAN 2.0'

3 days ago | beforesandafters.com | Ian Failes

Some on-set puppetry. Hats off to the VFX clean-up team!VIDEO
Planes, dams and invisible visual effects

4 days ago | beforesandafters.com | Ian Failes

How key scenes in Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme were made, including with miniatures!When visual effects supervisor Dan Schrecker first started working on Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme, his initial interactions all stemmed from the director’s detailed storyboards. “Wes does this meticulous storyboards and sometimes rough animatics to figure out everything,” Schrecker shares with befores & afters. “There isn’t a ton of what you would call standard prep. We’re not building assets.
Ingenious ways the deaths were filmed for 'Final Destination Bloodlines'

5 days ago | beforesandafters.com | Ian Failes

See the practical effects, bluescreen shoots and other ways that the deaths were captured. VIDEO
ILM breaks down the VFX in 'Andor', season 2

1 week ago | beforesandafters.com | Ian Failes

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Go behind the scenes of season 2 of 'Andor' in a full issue of befores & afters magazine

1 week ago | beforesandafters.com | Ian Failes

Issue #33 of befores & afters magazine is now out in PRINT and DIGITAL!Issue #33 of befores & afters magazine is now out in PRINT and DIGITAL. Inside, you’ll find in-depth coverage of the creature, practical and visual effects of season 2 of Andor.
Full ep of Marvel Studios’ 'Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' is released

1 week ago | beforesandafters.com | Ian Failes

Ahead of Disney+ series Ironheart release, the full making of for Wakanda Forever is now on YouTube. VIDEO