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The VFX magazine from journalist Ian Failes. In print, podcast and online.

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November 27, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The latest issue of @beforesmag.bsky.social is out and it covers the VFX of Apple’s 'F1' in-depth!

Go inside the 2,500 VFX shots with Framestore, ILM and Red.

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November 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
New #vfxnotes ep!

Hugo Guerra & Befores & Afters continue our 'Rise of AI Robots' season with a look at VFX Oscar-winning #exmachina. Incredible work by Andrew Whitehurst, DNEG and more.

Just a huge shout-out to prep-team, compositors...oh man...on this one.

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November 25, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Go behind the scenes of the Apple TV Paul Greengrass film #thelostbus in the latest @beforesmag.bsky.social magazine.

This special excerpt showcases how they filmed the bus scenes, using stunt buses, a bluescreen stage, an array vehicle and more.

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November 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This preview for the new S. S. Rajamouli film ‘Varanasi’ already has millions and millions of views.

Here’s how it was made, courtesy of VFX supervisor Srinivas Mohan:

Read at @beforesmag.bsky.social:

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November 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
New podcast at @beforesmag.bsky.social !

Infinite Realities on the path to 4D gaussian splatting in digital human capture, including for the holograms in 'Superman'.

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November 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
New at @beforesmag.bsky.social is an in-depth interview with #thebadguys2 director Pierre Perifel and VFX supervisor Matt Baer about the stylization and 2D/3D FX in the film.

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November 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The race to get a model jet ready for filming on Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’ -->

The jet scenes in the film were realized with a combination of a modified off-the-shelf model plane kit and digital visual effects, via FX WRX and Phosphene.

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November 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A range of techniques were combined to make Superman fly in @jamesgunn.bsky.social's #superman -->

These included wire work, LED walls, drones & VFX.

More at @beforesmag.bsky.social, even includes the PEZ Dispenser story involving @stefceretti.bsky.social!

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November 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
CG Krypto VFX facts from James Gunn's #Superman!

Find out more about Framestore's Krypto work in @beforesmag.bsky.social magazine, issue #41.

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November 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM