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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 3h

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DeemosTech has unveiled Rodin Gen-2, its most advanced 3D generative AI model to date.

Visit hyper3d now to register for your free 14-day Creator Plan -->

Use the code bnaRodinGen2 during sign-up for instant access.

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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 2d

Why this VFX breakdown video from @tvaziri.com is SOOOO good -->

You rarely get this kind of analysis about VFX shots.

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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 3d

A foam head performance -->

Behind the on-set puppetry in ‘How to Train Your Dragon’.

Read the excerpt from issue #39 of @beforesmag.bsky.social.

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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 4d

A brand new podcast from befores & afters is out with Wētā FX CTO Kimball Thurston.

We discuss a range of topics, including rendering, de-noising, data flows and…yes…AI.

Listen in here: beforesandafters.com/2025/10/06/w...

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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 7d

How to get the latest magazine!

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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 7d

Currently in London!

Always use the opportunity to pick up an issue of ImagineFX
edited by my buddy Rob Redman!

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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 7d

Tech news at @beforesmag.bsky.social!

Deemos Launches Rodin Gen-2, A Groundbreaking Generative AI for Intuitive 3D Creation -->

Click to find out how to register for complimentary 14-day Creator Plan:

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#3DModeling #AI #3D #GenerativeAI #Rodin

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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 8d

Here’s the many different ways M3GAN was made in ‘M3GAN 2.0’, both practically and digitally -->

Animatronic, performer in open & closed mask, posable doll, CG, face replacements and more!

Find out more at @beforesmag.bsky.social :

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#m3gan2

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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 8d

Here’s the many different ways M3GAN was made in ‘M3GAN 2.0’, both practically and digitally -->

Animatronic, performer in open & closed mask, posable doll, CG, face replacements and more!

Find out more at @beforesmag.bsky.social :

beforesandafters.com/2025/10/02/h...

#m3gan2

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Mark Spatny @markspatny.bsky.social · 10d

Please enjoy the latest Befores & Afters podcast, where I talked with Ian Failes about what The Roddenberry Archive is doing to preserve the history of Star Trek and Gene Roddenberry's legacy in television and films. @beforesmag.bsky.social
beforesandafters.com/2025/09/29/h...

How The Roddenberry Archive is preserving 'Star Trek' history - befores & afters

A new podcast with OTOY's Mark Spatny.

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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 11d

Am curious about this one --> is the camera array set-up something that was shooting footage, or more like volumetric, or ... all of the above?

deadline.com/2025/09/tere...

Breaking Baz: Terence Stamp Pre-Shot ‘Priscilla Queen Of The Desert 2’ Scenes Months Before He Died; Filmmaker Stephan Elliott Says Actor Had “Time Of His Life”

Stephan Elliot tells Deadline that Terence Stamp spent his final months reprising his role as Bernadette for 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2'.

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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 10d

How The Roddenberry Archive is preserving ‘Star Trek’ history -->

A new befores & afters podcast with Mark Spatny from OTOY!

Lots of fun details here the various photoreal re-creations that are now inside the archive, and how they are made.

beforesandafters.com/2025/09/29/h...

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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 11d

Am curious about this one --> is the camera array set-up something that was shooting footage, or more like volumetric, or ... all of the above?

deadline.com/2025/09/tere...

Breaking Baz: Terence Stamp Pre-Shot ‘Priscilla Queen Of The Desert 2’ Scenes Months Before He Died; Filmmaker Stephan Elliott Says Actor Had “Time Of His Life”

Stephan Elliot tells Deadline that Terence Stamp spent his final months reprising his role as Bernadette for 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2'.

deadline.com

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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 13d

How to get the new @beforesmag.bsky.social on #howtotrainyourdragon right now —> SUBSCRIBE to the digital edition!

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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 14d

Here’s a bunch of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ VFX breakdowns -->

We will keep adding more here as they are published. Right now, check out VFX breakdowns from Digital Domain and RISE

Excerpt here, full breakdowns at befores & afters:

beforesandafters.com/2025/09/26/h...

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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 15d

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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 15d

OUT NOW! -->

Issue #39 of @beforesmag.bsky.social magazine goes in-depth on the visual effects by Framestore in Dean DeBlois' live-action #HowToTrainYourDragon.

DIGITAL: www.patreon.com/posts/issue-...

PRINT: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FS28HXZP

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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 15d

OUT NOW! -->

Issue #39 of @beforesmag.bsky.social magazine goes in-depth on the visual effects by Framestore in Dean DeBlois' live-action #HowToTrainYourDragon.

DIGITAL: www.patreon.com/posts/issue-...

PRINT: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FS28HXZP

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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 16d

There's 2 really great talks from the recent Blender conference that I would suggest VFXers check out...

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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 16d

In coverage I've been writing for the past couple of years, Blender has -- as many people will already know -- been creeping into VFX studio workflows in really diverse ways. And it's great to see presentations like these which highlight where the tool is being utilized.

befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 16d

2. Bringing concepts to life - Framestore's Visual Development - this deals with Framestore's use of Blender in its VisDev department, including on How to Train Your Dragon. Presenters are Stefan Mayr and Juan Hernández.

youtu.be/BtZ-ien0WOk?...

Bringing concepts to life - Framestore's Visual Development — Blender Conference 2025

YouTube video by Blender

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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 16d

1. VFX workflows for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - this comes from additional visual effects supervisor Joel Prager who discusses the use of Blender amongst other tools (love the 'Blunda' workflow) used for the film, particularly for previs and postvis

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJu7...

VFX workflows for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 — Blender Conference 2025

YouTube video by Blender

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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 16d

There's 2 really great talks from the recent Blender conference that I would suggest VFXers check out...

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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 16d

Cannot wait, @halhickel.bsky.social!

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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 16d

Watch Union’s visual effects breakdown for ’28 Years Later’ -->

Excerpt below, but watch the full video at @beforesmag.bsky.social:

beforesandafters.com/2025/09/24/w...

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