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The 'Paddington in Peru' issue of @beforesmag.bsky.social is out! Really fun to go deep on the work by Framestore in the film. You can find it on Amazon, start here: beforesandafters.com/product/issu...

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Watch this ‘Severance’ VFX breakdown from season one --> It comes from VFX artist David Piombino, compositing supervisor at MPC on the first season. beforesandafters.com/2025/03/09/w...

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Behind the scenes of 'The Gorge', with DNEG. Read the in-depth coverage at @beforesmag.bsky.social. beforesandafters.com/2025/03/07/h...

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How the gorge was made in ‘The Gorge’ --> Behind the visual effects by DNEG in the Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy film. A look at environments, fog, CG builds and great comp. Really fun to chat to Anelia Asparuhova and Sebastian von Overheidt about this work. beforesandafters.com/2025/03/07/h...

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New video: Important Looking Pirates VFX breaks down ‘Skeleton Crew’ VFX. Watch at befores & afters. beforesandafters.com/2025/03/06/i...

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Watch these ‘Kraven the Hunter’ VFX reels from Image Engine and Rodeo FX, at @beforesmag.bsky.social . beforesandafters.com/2025/03/06/w...

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New at @beforesmag.bsky.social --> Reallusion AccuFace as the Solution for Rapid Film Production. Geoff Hecht on 'Love Is A Championship', and how he used AccuFace and iClone for facial capture and animation. Check out the article and podcast. #vfxinsight beforesandafters.com/2025/03/05/p...

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Brand new challenges for a familiar bear --> How Framestore tackled fresh shooting methodologies for ‘Paddington in Peru’, while drawing on its rich history in character animation. An excerpt from Befores & Afters magazine in PRINT. beforesandafters.com/2025/03/04/b...

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And the VFX Oscar went to…Dune: Part Two!! Awarded to Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer. Congratulations to all the nominees! beforesandafters.com/2025/03/03/a...

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How to animate a rat being smashed…and do it backwards --> The intricate stop-motion and puppeteering crafted by Tippett Studio for 'Alien: Romulus'. An excerpt from @beforesmag.bsky.social magazine in print. beforesandafters.com/2025/03/01/h...

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I very rarely get to chat to production designers at @beforesmag.bsky.social, so was super-stoked to interview Ramsey Avery on 'Captain America: Brave New World'. Includes concept art for Celestial Island, color scripts, and lots and lots of fun detail. beforesandafters.com/2025/03/01/t...

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How the Celestial Island scene in ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ was re-worked with previs & VFX from Digital Domain -> Plus, how Wētā FX made Harrison Ford’s Hulk! This is new coverage with production VFX supervisor Alessandro Ongaro at befores & afters: beforesandafters.com/2025/03/01/h...

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It's here! The latest issue of @beforesmag.bsky.social in print is out, and it covers Framestore 's VFX for #paddingtoninperu. Tons of behind the scenes photos and more! Find it here: beforesandafters.com/product/issu...

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Two Jim Carreys! Behind the face replacement VFX and those lasers in the craziest scene from ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ (and maybe the craziest scene in any recent film!) Befores & Afters goes bts with Rising Sun Pictures on their ML tools and artistry. beforesandafters.com/2025/02/28/b...

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The VFX you may not have noticed in ‘Maria’ -> Behind the invisible environments, crowd & clean-up VFX in the Angelina Jolie film, at @beforesmag.bsky.social. Includes some great bts of the crowd scans & other before/afters. beforesandafters.com/2025/02/27/t...

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‘Constantine’ behind the scenes to revisit ---> It was recently the 20th anniv of ‘Constantine’, & Warner Bros. released a whole bunch of bts featurettes. Watch at @beforesmag.bsky.social: beforesandafters.com/2025/02/25/c...

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The official 'Avatar' Instagram page posted this amazing Wētā FX bts video from 'The Way of Water'. A reminder that issue #20 of befores & afters print magazine is a deep dive into many of Weta FX's innovations on the film not covered anywhere else: beforesandafters.com/product/issu...

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Check out the @beforesmag.bsky.social front page for the latest stories, podcasts, videos and VFX stuff... beforesandafters.com

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NEW @beforesmag.bsky.social podcast! Weta FX VFX supe Luke Millar & actor Jonno Davies chat about motion capture on 'Better Man'. Lots of in-depth discussion on specific scenes like Rock DJ in Regent Street, and more intimate ones like at Robbie's home beforesandafters.com/2025/02/18/h...

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Really proud of this latest issue (#27) of Befores & Afters magazine in PRINT! It's a full issue all about Wētā FX VFX for 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes', with a ton of exclusive imagery and behind the scenes info. www.amazon.com/dp/B0DW7X11MM PLUS MANY OTHER STORES!

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The river and 1.2 petabytes of disk space --> How the emotional Raka scene from ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ was made by Wētā FX. An excerpt from befores & afters PRINT magazine. beforesandafters.com/2025/02/18/t...

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I added Wētā FX's new VFX breakdown for 'Alien: Romulus' to the Befores & Afters coverage --> this includes that awesome space station destruction, plus augmentation and FX sims for the Offspring. beforesandafters.com/2025/01/30/a...

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Mocap actor & VFX supervisor: the ‘Better Man’ Q&A --> Weta FX VFX supe Luke Millar and motion capture performer Jonno Davies discuss bringing Robbie Williams to life in a new @beforesmag.bsky.social interview. beforesandafters.com/2025/02/17/m...

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I don't think I'd seen these Weta FX tests with Robbie Williams for 'Better Man' yet. New video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqr7... Be sure to catch full coverage of 'Better Man' in the @beforesmag.bsky.social story. beforesandafters.com/2024/12/23/y...

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The making of Chistery and the monkey guards from ‘Wicked’ --> go behind the scenes with Industrial Light & Magic's pablo helman and David Shirk in this Befores & Afters PRINT MAGAZINE excerpt. beforesandafters.com/2025/02/16/t...

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Looking for breakdowns from all films in the VFX Oscar race? We got you, at #vfxnotes. Our latest ep is on 'Better Man', where we jump into a detailed look at Weta FX's incredible visual effects work. I am a FAN. Big time. beforesandafters.com/2025/02/14/t...

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Just added a new video from DNEG that includes breakdowns from #duneparttwo in the Befores & Afters interview with VFX supe Paul Lambert. beforesandafters.com/2024/11/18/t...

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Brand new video interview at @beforesmag.bsky.social with the directors of 'Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl', Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham. Learn about the craft, including puppets, stop-motion animation, live action videos (LAVs) and timelapses. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTsd...

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Whoa, Weta FX's full VFX breakdown for ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ is now available. Watch the full-length video at @beforesmag.bsky.social: beforesandafters.com/2025/02/11/w...

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New video: Marvel has made the entire 'Marvel Studios’ Assembled: The Making of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier' featurette available to watch on YouTube beforesandafters.com/2025/02/10/g...

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Go deep into ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ in the latest PRINT mag from Befores & Afters --> in-depth on Wētā FX’s process for performance capture of actors on set, through to translation into CG apes & build, anim, sim & final steps. beforesandafters.com/2025/02/06/g...

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A brand new ep of #vfxnotes is out, part of our season the 2025 VFX Oscar nominees! It's all on Wes Ball's 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes', where Hugo Guerra and befores & afters break down Wētā FX's incredible work on the film. beforesandafters.com/2025/02/08/v...

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New video: Framestore breaks down Dr. Dillamond VFX from ‘Wicked’ --> watch the new VFX video at @beforesmag.bsky.social: beforesandafters.com/2025/02/08/f...

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How Industrial Light & Magic made the audience-favorite character Dulicbear for ‘Wicked’ --> An excerpt from befores & afters print magazine, plus a look at ILM's newest VFX breakdown featuring the creature. beforesandafters.com/2025/02/07/h...

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Here's a fun THREAD 🧵 showcasing the work behind that insane oner car crash in #carryon by @wetafxofficial.bsky.social. It was filmed on a car rig, rotisserie, all on bluescreen, with digital freeway environments. Some neat tech details to follow...

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The brand new #VFXNOTES podcast with Hugo Guerra and Ian Failes also has a brand new Patreon! Patrons who sign up get weekly bonus material, like this exclusive 'Alien: Romulus' mini-ep, where we dive into the miniatures used on the film. Sign up here: www.patreon.com/posts/exclus...

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The brand new #VFXNOTES podcast with Hugo Guerra and Ian Failes also has a brand new Patreon! Patrons who sign up get weekly bonus material, like this exclusive 'Alien: Romulus' mini-ep, where we dive into the miniatures used on the film. Sign up here: www.patreon.com/posts/exclus...

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