
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).

What it's like to run a visual effects studio in China
01/12/2025 | 58 mins.
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Base FX founder and CEO Chris Bremble about operating a VFX studio for 20 years from China.

The painterly art and tech behind stop-motion animated 'The Girl Who Cried Pearls'
24/11/2025 | 52 mins.
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to 'The Girl Who Cried Pearls' filmmakers Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski and Ćric Pouliot about the making of this stop-motion animated film.

Infinite Realities on the path to 4G gaussian splatting in digital human capture
18/11/2025 | 1h 16 mins.
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Infinite Realities' Lee Perry-Smith and Henry Pearce about the company's journey into the world of scanning, photogrammetry, videogrammetry and now 4D gaussian splats, including for the holograms in 'Superman.'

Saint Walker on the new Core Skills of VFX Handbook 2025
09/11/2025 | 28 mins.
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Saint Walker, who is the collator of The Core Skills of VFX Handbook 2025.



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