How the in-house VFX process worked on s2 of 'The Sandman'
11/2/2026 | 58 mins.
Ian Failes chats to 'The Sandman' s2 production visual effects supervisor Ian Markiewicz, as well as Henrique Reginato and Cristian Slavik from NOX VFX, which acted as the in-house team on the show.
Crafting 'Andor' season 2
05/2/2026 | 52 mins.
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to VFX supervisor Mohen Leo and VFX producer TJ Falls about the creation of 'Andor' season 2, including the opening TIE Avenger escape, bringing K2-SO to life again, and the Ghorman massacre.
How on-set scanning of environments and actor capture works
20/1/2026 | 38 mins.
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats with Clear Angle Studios US Head of Capture, Brian LaBrec, about photogrammetry booths, LiDAR scans and other capture on big projects.
How Framestore helped make the creatures and cinematography of 'Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age' feel so real
07/1/2026 | 39 mins.
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Framestore and production side visual effects supervisor Russell Dodgson about the Apple TV+ and BBC Studios Natural History Unit series 'Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age.'
Phil Tippett updates us on the state of his personal projects, and his view on AI
09/12/2025 | 28 mins.
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Phil Tippett about a couple of projects he has in the works - including what could be a follow-up to MAD GOD, ie. MAD GOD 2. There's also Pequin's Pendequin, and the Sentinel feature Tippett Studio already crafted a test for. Plus Tippett shares his candid thoughts about AI (they may not be what you think).