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42. Behind the VFX of 'Wakanda Forever'
VFX Notes - February 26, 2023 05:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 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
VFX Notes - February 21, 2023 23:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHugo 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'
VFX Notes - February 09, 2023 22:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHugo 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
VFX Notes - January 17, 2023 01:21 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHugo 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
VFX Notes - December 08, 2022 12:39 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHugo 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
VFX Notes - November 22, 2022 19:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHugo 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'
VFX Notes - November 09, 2022 09:46 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHugo 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
VFX Notes - September 26, 2022 21:36 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis 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
VFX Notes - September 02, 2022 02:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis 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 f...
33. The VFX of 'RRR' - Part 1
VFX Notes - August 15, 2022 02:10 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 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'
VFX Notes - July 27, 2022 06:40 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMelting 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'
VFX Notes - July 11, 2022 11:32 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis 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'
VFX Notes - July 04, 2022 08:17 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis 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
VFX Notes - June 27, 2022 09:52 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis 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'
VFX Notes - June 17, 2022 09:43 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis week, VFX Notes chats to 'Godzilla' visual effects supervisor Volker Engel about the 1998 Roland Emmerich film.
27. Last Night in Soho
VFX Notes - June 10, 2022 09:37 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHugo 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!
VFX Notes - June 02, 2022 21:15 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHugo 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
VFX Notes - May 26, 2022 21:52 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 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
VFX Notes - May 20, 2022 01:11 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsListen 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
VFX Notes - May 12, 2022 09:45 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 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
VFX Notes - April 22, 2022 03:18 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 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'
VFX Notes - March 26, 2022 05:26 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHugo and Ian talk practical and digital for the effects for 'No Time To Die'.
20. The VFX of Spider-Man: No Way Home
VFX Notes - March 23, 2022 19:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin 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
VFX Notes - March 18, 2022 18:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsCatchphrase! 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
VFX Notes - March 08, 2022 21:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIan 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!
VFX Notes - February 16, 2022 00:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsStef 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 ab...
16. The VFX of Tenet
VFX Notes - January 31, 2022 02:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHugo 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
VFX Notes - January 16, 2022 20:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIan 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
VFX Notes - January 16, 2022 20:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIan 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
VFX Notes - December 25, 2021 09:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHugo 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.
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