In-depth on the all the key explosive visual effects in Netflix's 'Man on Fire'
04/05/2026 | 45 mins.
Ian Failes from befores & afters talks to 'Man on Fire' visual effects supervisor Kevin Lingenfelser about the residential tower destruction, the lear jet sequence and that signature 'man on fire' moment with the main character, John Creasy.
How the artistic innovations behind the 'Spider-Verse' films led to a Scientific and Technical Award
27/04/2026 | 22 mins.
Ian Failes from befores & afters talks to the Sony Pictures Imageworks recipients about their Scientific and Technical Award stemming from stylized and artistic innovations on the 'Spider-Verse' films.
ILM's Ben Morris reflects on 'The Last Jedi' and 'ABBA Voyage'
11/04/2026 | 23 mins.
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Ben Morris, creative director at ILM London. Here we jump into two of the large projects he helped oversee at ILM, which were Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and ABBA Voyage. We go into the innovations required on those projects, and we explore ILM's move into things like immersive concert and other experiences.
ILM's Rachel Rose on the R&D side of visual effects
31/03/2026 | 26 mins.
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Rachel Rose, Director of R&D at ILM, about the development of virtual production and real-time tools, like StageCraft, and her work on the tools Block Party for rigging and Fez for facial animation.
ILM's Jeff White breaks down that incredible oner from 'The Avengers'
21/03/2026 | 28 mins.
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to visual effects supervisor Jeff White, now creative director at ILM Vancouver, on his roles on the Transformers films, the development of BlockParty, that New York oner in The Avengers and the creature work in Kong: Skull Island.