befores & afters magazine
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befores & afters magazine
@beforesmag
The VFX magazine from journalist Ian Failes. In print, podcast and online.
Joined August 2008
- Meet the practical creatures and droids of ‘Skeleton Crew’ --> A new featurette highlights stop-motion work by @Tippett_Studio, and also creature work by @LegacyEffects. Watch at @beforesmag beforesandafters.com/2024/12/11/mee…
GIF - Water! Facial animation! Real vs CG! Here's a THREAD 🧵 on @WetaFXofficial's incredible VFX for @officialavatar #thewayofwater, based on the @beforesmag coverage. First...this insane shot featured in the trailers...VFX supe Eric Saindon confirmed how it was done...
GIF - This 'Zone of Interest' VFX reel really is super-cool, in terms of showing camera gear/audio equipment paint-outs, which were so crucial to telling the story of the film @oneofusvfx beforesandafters.com/2024/03/13/wat…
00:00 - Sometimes it's amazing to see what goes into shooting a single scene from a movie. 'The French Dispatch' (Searchlight Pictures)
GIF - ‘I’m very passionate about cobblestones now’ --> Behind the massive environment & vehicle build & complex compositing work by @FXRodeo for the Arc de Triomphe roundabout scene in ‘John Wick 4’. Amazing breakdown pics and video included at @beforesmag beforesandafters.com/2023/07/08/im-…
GIF - Here's the HUGE @beforesmag coverage of the new tools @imageworksvfx & @SonyAnimation built for #AcrossTheSpiderVerse --> brushstrokes, inklines, frame rate tools and more, plus case studies on Mumbattan and Vulture. Such a pleasure chatting to @mlasker. beforesandafters.com/2023/06/28/thi…
- Behind the scenes of the Iacon 5000 scene in ‘Transformers One’ --> Includes a few fun breakdowns and views of @ILMVFX Sydney crew members. beforesandafters.com/2024/11/03/beh…
GIF - Academy posts VFX Bake-Off summary video showcasing 5 nominees, including 'Top Gun: Maverick'. Watch at @beforesmag beforesandafters.com/2023/02/23/aca…
GIF - Wow, @trixterfilm has definitely got to work on some of the cutest animation in the MCU by far, right? (Don't fight me). Check out how they made Morris for #shangchi beforesandafters.com/2021/09/22/mee…
GIF - Happy 40th anniversary to 'Gremlins'. The final matte painting work by Rocco Gioffre, done at DQI, always makes me smile.
- Is this the single greatest thing on an official major VFX breakdown reel ever seen? #godzillaminusone
00:00 - From live-action to final shots: a @weta_digital case study on @wesball's Maze Runner: The Death Cure, at @vfxblog vfxblog.com/2018/03/27/fro…
