befores & afters

About befores & afters

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

Publisher

Ian Failes

Category

technology · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Jul 2022

Latest episode

14 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

271 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Sept 2026

   VFX supervisor Eran Dinur discusses the big AI and ML changes that have impacted visual effects

   Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to visual effects supervisor Eran Dinur, who has been teaching courses on ComfyUI and GripTape, about the AI and ML landscape VFX artists are facing right now.

2. 

   8 Sept 2026

   Pitch Black's Troy Tobin on where Rising Sun's REVIZE is now headed

   Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Pitch Black's Troy Tobin, now Head of REVIZE (Research and Innovation), about the expansion of the machine learning technology which started at Rising Sun Pictures.

3. 

   1 Sept 2026

   Nikola Todorovic on the latest developments in Autodesk's Flow Studio

   Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Nikola Todorovic, who co-founded Wonder Dynamics, about the new 3D Editor + Canvas in Flow Studio.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

8,486,012

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 84 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

97

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

85

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