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Visual effects and animation journalist Ian Failes

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Announcing ‘befores & afters’

I’ve just launched a brand new VFX publication called befores & afters. Check it out at https://beforesandafters.com.

Ian Failes Freelance March 19, 2019 1 Minute

A new VR animation tool, for first-timers

At Cartoon Brew, I wrote about Ollie VR, a new animation in VR tool that’s designed for beginners.

Ian Failes Freelance March 15, 2019 1 Minute

LEGO Movie 2 at 3D Artist

I wrote the cover feature for the latest 3D Artist magazine, on Animal Logic’s work for The LEGO Movie 2. Lots of fun doing this one.

Ian Failes Freelance March 12, 2019 1 Minute

Inside the fx of Bird Box

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For VFX Voice, I covered the invisible vfx of Bird Box. Some stunning work!

Ian Failes Freelance February 28, 2019 1 Minute

New 3D World has Alita, DNEG and more

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Check out the new 3D World magazine with features I’ve contributed on Alita: Battle Angel, DNEG’s environments and Stephan Fleet’s VFX tips.

Ian Failes Freelance February 26, 2019 1 Minute

Dean DeBlois on the tech of the ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ series

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Had a blast chatting to Dean about the latest film, and the tech over the entire series. Read my interview at Cartoon Brew.

Ian Failes Freelance February 18, 2019 1 Minute

3D Artist and Alita

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For 3D Artist magazine, I talked to Weta Digital about their work on Alita: Battle Angel.

Ian Failes Freelance February 13, 2019 1 Minute

The state of play with digital actors

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For Cartoon Brew, I jumped into the recent slurry of cg humans / digital actors in all sorts of places – in film, tv, commercials, real-time and even live venues.

Ian Failes Freelance February 8, 2019 1 Minute

The VFX of Mary Poppins Returns

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For VFX Voice, I asked Mary Poppins Returns vfx supervisor Matt Johnson about practical fx, combining 2D animated characters with live-action, and other work in the film.

Ian Failes Freelance January 29, 2019 1 Minute

New VirtuCamera app to make your films

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For Cartoon Brew, I covered this Gremlin short, which used a new VirtuCamera iPhone to Maya app to help block scenes.

Ian Failes Freelance January 28, 2019 1 Minute

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