PodcastsTV & Filmbefores & afters

befores & afters

Ian Failes
befores & afters
Latest episode

245 episodes

  • befores & afters

    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.
  • befores & afters

    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.
  • befores & afters

    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.
  • befores & afters

    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.
  • befores & afters

    Rob Bredow shares 'Solo' stories, and how ILM inspired him before he was even at ILM

    14/03/2026 | 24 mins.
    Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Rob Bredow, Senior Vice President, Creative Innovation at Lucasfilm, about his time at ILM.

More TV & Film podcasts

About befores & afters

The befores & afters VFX podcast from journalist Ian Failes, covering the latest in visual effects, animation and virtual production.
Podcast website

Listen to befores & afters, The Rest Is Entertainment and many other podcasts from around the world with the radio.net app

Get the free radio.net app

  • Stations and podcasts to bookmark
  • Stream via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
  • Supports Carplay & Android Auto
  • Many other app features