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VFX Firsts from beforesandafters.com features host Ian Failes and a new guest each week diving into the major visual effects milestones from history.

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    • Jul 30, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 18 EPISODES


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    Special note: You can now listen to all these podcasts at the befores & afters podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2022 1:12


    Hi listeners, I've consolidated some of my podcasts (VFX Futures, VFX Firsts and VFX Artifacts) under the one name: "befores & afters podcast". Please search for that new podcast, where you'll also be able to find every single past VFX Firsts podcast. Thanks so much, Ian

    The first Nuke composite

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 59:15


    What was the first composite done in Nuke at Digital Domain? That's what Ian Failes from befores & afters and Hugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk discuss in this episode.

    The first NLEs and digital editing, with Evan Schiff

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 49:29


    'Birds of Prey' and 'John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum' picture editor Evan Schiff joins Ian Failes from befores & afters to discuss NLEs and digital film editing. 

    25 years of Foundry

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 55:47


    In this sponsored podcast, befores & afters editor Ian Failes talks to Foundry founders Bruno Nicoletti and Simon Robinson about the early days of the company, the first plugins sold, how the Nuke acquisition from Digital Domain happened, and other key milestones in Foundry's quarter-century history.

    VFX Firsts: What was the first film to use Houdini?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 22:54


    Houdini artist Matt Estela and befores & afters editor Ian Failes reveal which film was the first ever to use Houdini.

    The first film to use an all-CG photoreal character

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 72:28


    Animation supervisor Webster Colcord and Ian Failes from befores & afters dive deep into the history of all-CG photoreal characters on film, looking for the "first" one that appeared on the silver screen.

    The first motion capture used in a film

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 57:58


    Motion capture performer and actor Marta Svetek and befores & afters' Ian Failes discuss where mocap first made it into a feature film.

    The first digital matte painting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 33:43


    Matte painter Liz Hume and b&a's Ian Failes discuss the first digital matte painting done for a film.

    The first previs for a film

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 45:31


    Previs supervisor Margaux Durand-Rival and befores & afters' Ian Failes discuss the first time previs was used for a feature film.

    The first ocean simulation in a film.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 49:32


    MR.X lead FX artist Gus Sanchez-Perez and b&a's Ian Failes discuss the first ever ocean simulation in a film.

    The first motion control shot in a film.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 51:53


    General Lift's Joe Lewis and b&a's Ian Failes discuss the first time motion control was used in a film.

    The first digital face replacement in a film

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 53:25


    Lola VFX's Trent Claus and b&a's Ian Failes discuss which film was the first to use a digital face replacement.

    The first digital wire removal on a film

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 59:19


    Visual effects digital artist Katie Morris and b&a's Ian Failes discuss the first ever digital wire removal shot from a feature film.

    The first model or miniature

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 42:51


    Modelmaker David Ross and b&a's Ian Failes discuss the first ever use of a model or miniature in a film.

    The first use of chrome balls

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 42:49


    CAVE Academy founder Jahirul Amin and b&a's Ian Failes discuss the first ever use of chrome balls for a film. (Note: be sure to check the show notes for an update on what is discussed in the podcast)

    The first stop-motion

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 48:15


    Stop-motion animator and video illusion creator Kevin Parry and b&a's Ian Failes ask, 'What was the first film to use stop-motion?'

    The first digital composite

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 48:01


    VFX supervisor Laura J. Hill and and b&a's Ian Failes discuss the first ever digital composite done for a film. 

    The first cloud tank

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 43:38


    DNEG's Gavin Graham and b&a's Ian Failes discuss the first ever cloud tank used on a film. 

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