A special preview of the Then & Now sessions coming to FMX.FMX is happening May 6-9 in Stuttgart, and befores & afters will once again be there hosting the Then & Now track, with some incredible speakers covering the latest films, old-school films, old-school techniques, and software history.Tickets are already available here.Below, check out a preview of the sessions.VFX supervisor Jake Morrison shares the VFX secrets of Thunderbolts*.Marvel Studios Thunderbolts*, from director Jake Schreier, tells the story of depressed assassin Yelena Belova alongside the MCUs latest band of misfits. To share how the old-school and new-school visual effects for the film were achieved, production visual effects supervisor Jake Morrison will sit down with befores & afters Ian Failes for this in-depth discussion. Well dissect the approach to the VFX, including for specific scenes, revealing behind the scenes of the planning, shoot, and execution of the films biggest moments. Youll also get a chance to ask Morrison about how he shepherded visual effects teams from around the world to make Thunderbolts*.Make-up effects artist Begoa Fernndez Martn will conduct an in-person make-up effects demo live on stage!In this special Then & Now session, special make-up effects artist Begoa Fernndez Martn will transform a volunteer live on stage at FMX using make-up effects and prosthetics. Youll be able to get up close and personal with this practical make-up effects work, and ask Begoa about her process as she works. befores & afters editor-in-chief Ian Failes will also be on hand to chat to Begoa about her career. Plus, as a special bonus during the week, Begoa will be doing live make-up effects demonstrations on the FMX floor at her booth.Celebrating 25 years of The Perfect StormThe visual effects task on Wolfgang Petersens The Perfect Storm (released in 2000) was monumentalplacing real men on a fishing trawler against the fiercest of storms, and even one 100 foot wave. It would require the latest fluid simulation R&D and artistry from Industrial Light & Magic, overseen by visual effects supervisor Stefen Fangmeier. In this retro session, Fangmeier will be joined on stage by befores & afters editor-in-chief Ian Failes to break down the big breakthroughs at the time, share stories from the set, and answer your questions about what had to be solved all the way back then.Nuke: from its beginnings to todayJonathan Egstad worked at Digital Domain as an artist and supervisor at the incredible time that Nuke was born. There, he had a keen hand in how it would be designed. After working at other facilities including ImageMovers Digital and DreamWorks Animation, Egstad is now Senior Product Innovation Manager at Foundry, again working on Nuke. With befores & afters editor-in-chief Ian Failes, Egstad will share untold stories from Nukes beginnings, and answer your questions about the history of the compositing tool. Youll even get to see some old-school Nuke interfaces!The post Thunderbolts*, The Perfect Storm, live make-up effects session and the history of Nukeall coming to FMX appeared first on befores & afters.