VFX Notes
43 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin director and VFX supervisor Hugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk and befores & afters editor Ian Failes in a detailed discussion of the latest in visual effects.
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42. Behind the VFX of 'Wakanda Forever'
February 26, 2023 05:12 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBIn the latest VFX Notes podcast, Hugo Guerra and Ian Failes discuss the visual effects in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Many VFX studios contributed to the film, principally Weta FX, ILM, Digital Domain and Cinesite, among others.
41. 'All Quiet on the Western Front' gets the VFX Notes breakdown
February 21, 2023 23:12 - 1 hour - 26.6 MBHugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters discuss the making of VFX Oscar-nominated 'All Quiet on the Western Front.'
40. The insider guide to the art and tech of 'Avatar: The Way of Water'
February 09, 2023 22:36 - 1 hour - 115 MBHugo Guerra and Ian Failes break down the big ticket VFX items in the new James Cameron film.
39. Real and synthetic: the VFX of Top Gun: Maverick
January 17, 2023 01:21 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBHugo Guerra and Ian Failes explore the extensive visual effects work in Top Gun: Maverick, which has largely not received any VFX coverage in the press so far. The use of real aerial photography mixed and matched with CG planes, environments and other elements is seamless.
38. Upending the classic VFX approach: Everything Everywhere all at Once
December 08, 2022 12:39 - 59 minutes - 48.1 MBHugo Guerra and Ian Failes discuss 'Everything Everywhere all at Once' and its unusual approach to VFX.
37. 'Avatar' changed performance capture, 3D and virtual production
November 22, 2022 19:32 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBHugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters go back to 2009 and the release of James Cameron's Avatar, which changed the game in movie making in several ways, including stereo, virtual production and performance capture.
36. Alien entities, day for night, and inflatable tube men: 'Nope'
November 09, 2022 09:46 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBHugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters dive into Jordan Peele's NOPE, and the visual effects by MPC.
35. That time Tom Holland got hit by a bluescreen car
September 26, 2022 21:36 - 42 minutes - 34.8 MBThis week on VFX Notes with Hugo Guerra and Ian Failes, we're looking at the stunning C-17 / car / skydiving sequence in Uncharted, featuring Tom Holland. An array of bluescreen shooting, wire work, robot arms, and even a bluescreen car stuffy, were used. VFX were crafted by DNEG.
34. Part 2 of the VFX Notes podcast on RRR is here
September 02, 2022 02:08 - 1 hour - 51.3 MBThis week on VFX Notes, Ian Failes and Hugo Guerra wrap up our coverage of the global phenomenon that is RRR. We discuss the tiger sequence, the Intermission fight, fighting with hoses, the use of Blender in the film, the tiger punch and the leopard throw, the prison break and the final forest fight.
33. The VFX of 'RRR' - Part 1
August 15, 2022 02:10 - 51 minutes - 41.2 MBIn this new VFX Notes episode, Hugo Guerra and Ian Failes look into the making of this incredible film, including aspects of its production and some of the major VFX moments.
32. OMG that goop in 'Stranger Things 3'
July 27, 2022 06:40 - 51 minutes - 41.8 MBMelting rats, goop, the Tom/Bruce Monster and Starcourt Mall are all covered in VFX Notes, with Hugo Guerra and Ian Failes.
31. Demodogs, Dart, Mind Flayer and the Gate in 'Stranger Things 2'
July 11, 2022 11:32 - 38 minutes - 31.7 MBThis week on VFX Notes, Hugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters head back into the Upside Down to look back at Stranger Things, series 2.
30. Meet the Demogorgon from 'Stranger Things 1'
July 04, 2022 08:17 - 34 minutes - 28.4 MBThis week on VFX Notes, Hugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters head into the Upside Down to look back at Stranger Things, series 1
29. The making of *that* batmobile chase
June 27, 2022 09:52 - 59 minutes - 50.1 MBThis week on VFX Notes, Hugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters jump into Wētā FX's visual effects for the stunning batmobile chase sequence in The Batman.
28. The practical and digital effects of 1998's 'Godzilla'
June 17, 2022 09:43 - 41 minutes - 31.5 MBThis week, VFX Notes chats to 'Godzilla' visual effects supervisor Volker Engel about the 1998 Roland Emmerich film.
27. Last Night in Soho
June 10, 2022 09:37 - 54 minutes - 44.9 MBHugo Guerra and Ian Failes go back in time on DNEG’s VFX for Last Night in Soho. We also explore some key mirror gags and VFX shots from history.
26. Twister: We got cows!
June 02, 2022 21:15 - 47 minutes - 37.8 MBHugo and Ian are back for part 2 of our discussion of the practical and digital effects in Twister.
25. Into the 'Doctor Strange' mirror dimension
May 26, 2022 21:52 - 35 minutes - 28.8 MBIn part 3 of our 'Doctor Strange' VFX Notes series, Hugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters delve into ILM's incredible work on the NYC mirror dimension scenes and Hong Kong reverse shots.
24. Twister -- a meeting of the minds of practical & digital effects
May 20, 2022 01:11 - 35 minutes - 81 MBListen to part 1 of our discussion on the visual effects of Jan de Bont's 'Twister', a film that mastered the art of combining real and virtual effects.
23. Doctor Strange: The Magic Mystery Tour
May 12, 2022 09:45 - 28 minutes - 24.1 MBIn part 2 of our 'Doctor Strange' discussion at VFX Notes, Hugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters break down Method Studios' work on the multi-verse sequence in the film.
22. Doctor Strange, Part 1, including the freakin cloak
April 22, 2022 03:18 - 38 minutes - 69.9 MBIn part 1 of VFX Notes' 'Doctor Strange' series, Hugo Guerra and Ian Failes review the film and also cover the amazing VFX for the whips, the eyes, the freakin' cloak and the car crash.
21. The VFX of 'No Time To Die'
March 26, 2022 05:26 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBHugo and Ian talk practical and digital for the effects for 'No Time To Die'.
20. The VFX of Spider-Man: No Way Home
March 23, 2022 19:41 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBJoin Hugo Guerra and Ian Failes as we get into the VFX of not one but three Spider-Man in 'No Way Home'.
19. The VFX of Free Guy
March 18, 2022 18:53 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBCatchphrase! Ian Failes from befores & afters and Hugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk explore this Ryan Reynolds film and the VFX behind it, including the incredible face replacement work.
18. The VFX of Dune
March 08, 2022 21:06 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBIan Failes from befores & afters and Hugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk explore the visual effects of Denis Villeneuve's 'Dune'.
17. VFX supervisor Stef Ceretti joins us!
February 16, 2022 00:31 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBStef Ceretti is a visual effects supervisor with some incredible credits, most recently on Marvel films Eternals, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Dr. Strange and Guardians of the Galaxy. Previously he worked at BUF and then in some London VFX studios. Hugo Guerra and Ian Failes have some fun asking Stef about all sorts of VFX things.
16. The VFX of Tenet
January 31, 2022 02:53 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBHugo Guerra and Ian Failes look back at last year's VFX Oscar winner, Tenet, and dive into the time-bending effects work.
15. The VFX of Eternals
January 16, 2022 20:31 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBIan and Hugo discuss the visual effects of Eternals, and we also look at some other big films crafted by what were traditionally 'indie' directors.
The VFX of Eternals
January 16, 2022 20:31 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBIan and Hugo discuss the visual effects of Eternals, and we also look at some other big films crafted by what were traditionally 'indie' directors.
14. The Matrix
December 25, 2021 09:59 - 1 hour - 76.2 MBHugo Guerra and Ian Failes discuss the VFX of The Matrix. We go over bullet time, miniatures, the filming and behind the scenes. We also discuss the brand new The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience.
13. 'Shang-Chi': A VFX and martial arts masterpiece
December 10, 2021 10:00 - 59 minutes - 47.3 MBHugo Guerra and Ian Failes discuss the visual effects in 'Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings'.
12. The art of matte painting and invisible VFX with Craig Barron
November 24, 2021 09:50 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBIan Failes from befores & afters and Hugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk are joined by Craig Barron, creative director at Magnopus, and co-founder and VFX supervisor at Matte World Digital.
11. Your first look at Nuke's Unreal Reader
November 17, 2021 03:43 - 59 minutes - 44.9 MBIan Failes from befores & afters and Hugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk chat to Foundry Director of Product - New Technology Mathieu Mazerolle for a special exclusive interview about the new Unreal Reader for Nuke.
10. Celebrating the 10th episode of VFX Notes!
November 02, 2021 03:08 - 45 minutes - 37.5 MBWe celebrate the 10th episode of VFX Notes, and discuss the VFX of Venom 2, Halloween Kills, The French Dispatch, and the state of play of WFH in VFX.
9. Looking back at David Lynch's 'Dune'
October 20, 2021 21:58 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBHugo Guerra and Ian Failes discuss the practical, miniature, matte painting and optical visual effects behind the 1984 film, Dune.
8. David Fincher and the rise of invisible VFX
October 01, 2021 20:55 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBThis week Ian Failes and Hugo Guerra discuss David Fincher, focusing on the incredible invisible effects work achieved by his team, including from Digital Domain, on films such as Zodiac and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
7. Free Guy, Mortal Kombat, Super Mario, Final Fantasy and films based on video games
September 11, 2021 21:02 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBHugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters dive deep into the art of films based on video games (and yes we talk about...Angry Birds 2).
6. Looking back at '2010: The Year We Make Contact', and, Are miniatures dead?
August 24, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBHugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters discuss the miniatures, practical effects and digital effects of 2010: The Year We Make Contact, and also ask, 'Are miniatures dead?'
5. The Suicide Squad, Jungle Cruise, Old, and de-ageing VFX
August 11, 2021 06:29 - 1 hour - 88.9 MBHugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters chat about the VFX in The Suicide Squad, Jungle Cruise and Old, and discuss the huge prevalence of digital de-ageing.
4. Space Jam 2, Tomorrow War, Loki, and a look at LED volume filmmaking
July 27, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBHugo Guerra from Hugo’s Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters do some deep discussion on the latest films and TV series, and talk about the latest in LED wall and real-time tech.
3. Black Widow, SIGGRAPH preview, LUTs, CG vs. practical
July 13, 2021 02:42 - 1 hour - 167 MBHugo Guerra from Hugo’s Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters discuss Black Widow, preview SIGGRAPH 2021, talk about why VFX artists need to know LUTs, and enter the discourse on CG vs. practical filmmaking.
2. F9, stylization in animation, VFX forums and z-depth
June 29, 2021 02:45 - 1 hour - 65 MBHugo Guerra and Ian Failes discuss what they've been watching (hint, it's fast and furious), look at the major leaps in sytlization in animation, discuss z-depth and talk about the best VFX forums on the web.
1. Actor replacement, UE5 and what exactly is gamma?
June 10, 2021 03:59 - 1 hour - 98.6 MBHugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters discuss the ethics of actor replacement like in Army of the Dead, the latest on UE5 from Epic Games, a new Unreal Engine bridge in Nuke, what gamma means and the best VFX things to check out on the web right now.